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Ascension 0429 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rokki Kukko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukko. Carroll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carroll lands a nice shot that snaps Kukko's head back.
Kukko slips a jab from Carroll.
Kukko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carroll.
Carroll comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carroll works the jab nicely.
Kukko staying out of range there.
Carroll throws a nice head kick!
Nice jab there from Carroll.
Kukko fails with the takedown.
Kukko moves out of range as Carroll strikes.
Kukko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Carroll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kukko's head.
Carroll thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Carroll cracks Kukko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carroll pinned against the cage. Carroll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carroll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kukko's head.
Carroll throws a solid leg kick but Kukko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carroll.
Andy Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carroll buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kukko keeps the fight on the outside.
Carroll slaps away a takedown attempt from Kukko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokki Kukko.
Kukko ducks under a wild hook from Carroll.
Carroll is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carroll throws a right hand that misses
and Carroll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Carroll misses its intended target.
Kukko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carroll.
Kukko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carroll defends it well.
Carroll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carroll works Kukko's body with a nice hook.
Kukko tries to clinch but Carroll is having none of it.
Kukko needs to keep his hands up - Carroll had a free shot at his head there.
Carroll lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carroll throws a big shot that misses.
Kukko throws a hook but Carroll blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Carroll misses its target.
Carroll is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kukko misses with a looping left.
Kukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andy Carroll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carroll fails to land with a series of punches.
Kukko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carroll.
Kukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carroll. Carroll obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carroll moves away.
Carroll tests Kukko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kukko is defended easily by Carroll.
Kukko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kukko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kukko tries to clinch up.
Carroll throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Carroll just misses with a punch to the body.
Carroll misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carroll!
Kukko with a nice cross.
Carroll lands a nice looking body shot.
Kukko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carroll throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carroll fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kukko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kukko takes a swing at Carroll's ribcage but misses.
Carroll wants to clinch.
Carroll scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Carroll dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kukko looks to land a right hand but Carroll moved out of range.
Carroll is looking to counter with a body kick.
Carroll instigates a clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kukko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carroll has got the better of the exchanges.
Carroll misses with a punch to the body.
Kukko tries a body shot but Carroll blocks it.
Carroll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carroll 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.
Carroll closes the distance and clinches.
Carroll manages to break the clinch.
Kukko throws a right hand that Carroll ducks under and follows up with a left that Carroll also avoids with ease.
Kukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carroll wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukko shoots and misses
and Carroll counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carroll. Kukko shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Carroll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll cracks Kukko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carroll lands a body shot.
Kukko takes the fight into the clinch.
Kukko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carroll is trying to stall.
Carroll breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Carroll.
Carroll comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carroll checks the leg kick.
Carroll scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carroll. Kukko shrugs it off though.
Carroll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kukko can do to turn this around?
Kukko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carroll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Carroll to counter with a crisp jab.
Carroll clinches with his opponent.
Kukko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokki Kukko.
Carroll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kukko tries for a takedown but Carroll circles away easily
and Carroll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carroll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kukko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carroll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andy Carroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Kukko is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Carroll.
Carroll throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kukko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carroll is pulling down on Kukko's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko won't allow Carroll to sweep him here.
Carroll is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carroll manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Carroll drives through and clinches with Kukko against the cage.
Carroll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kukko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kukko is trying to pull guard but Carroll turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carroll looking to slow down the pace here.
Carroll breaks from the clinch.
Kukko blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko misses with a low kick.
Carroll connects with a looping right hand.
Carroll scores with a hook to the body. Kukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carroll scoring well with a low kick there.
Carroll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carroll moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kukko wants a takedown but no success here.
Carroll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Carroll.
Kukko throws a right hand that Carroll ducks under and follows up with a left that Carroll also avoids with ease.
Carroll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukko with the counter takedown but Carroll avoids it easily.
Kukko throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Carroll was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Carroll dominated that second round.
That's time! Carroll'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!
Carroll darts in and clinches Kukko up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carroll as Kukko tries to tie him up.
Carroll is pressed up against the cage. Kukko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carroll down to the mat. Carroll avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kukko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carroll drops his hands momentarily and Kukko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kukko walks into a jab.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carroll as he jumps to the side.
Carroll lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukko shoots in but Carroll avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokki Kukko.
Carroll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carroll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kukko 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.
Kukko loads up on a big right hand but Carroll slips the punch.
Carroll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carroll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukko wants to counter with a clinch but Carroll pushes him away.
Carroll slips under a jab from Kukko.
Kukko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Carroll.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carroll, right into the meat.
Kukko swats away the attempt to clinch by Carroll.
Carroll fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carroll darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andy Carroll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carroll cracks the inside of Kukko's front leg.
Carroll scores with a sloppy right hand. Kukko should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko misses the jab.
Kukko throws a right and a left that Carroll avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carroll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carroll scores with a nice strike.
Kukko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kukko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kukko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll connects with a body shot that sends Kukko's belly button to the back.
Kukko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carroll connects with a body shot.
Kukko throws a sloppy head kick and Carroll moves out of range easily.
Carroll appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carroll connects with a body shot.
Kukko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carroll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carroll scores with a decent looking hook.
Kukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carroll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carroll is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Carroll. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carroll is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kukko lands a shot to the body.
Kukko is trying to pull guard but Carroll turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kukko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carroll walks away with a smile on his face. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carroll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carroll scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carroll scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Carroll.
Kukko closes the distance and clinches up with Carroll, looking for a takedown. Kukko pushes Carroll against the cage but Carroll circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carroll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kukko momentarily.
Rokki Kukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carroll lands a jab.
Carroll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Carroll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carroll has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Carroll!
Andy Carroll spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Venger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Live and Let Die. Payakaroon has chosen My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Samart Payakaroon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Payakaroon momentarily.
Payakaroon shoots in for a double leg but Venger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Venger looks to throw the jab but Payakaroon is out of range.
Venger backing away here, and Payakaroon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Payakaroon digs a good hook to Venger's body.
Venger throws the left hand but Payakaroon avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Payakaroon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Venger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Venger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakaroon throws out the jab.
Payakaroon tries a head kick but it misses.
Payakaroon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payakaroon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payakaroon slips a straight right by Venger.
Venger defending well as Payakaroon loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payakaroon shoots for a takedown but Venger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick
and Payakaroon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Venger misses the target.
Payakaroon lands a jab to the nose.
Venger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payakaroon moves away.
Payakaroon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Venger moved away.
Venger moves out of range as Payakaroon strikes.
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Venger with a series of wild strikes but Venger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payakaroon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Payakaroon throws a combination. Venger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venger takes one on the button.
Venger is rocked!
Payakaroon fakes the body blow, causing Venger to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Venger goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samart Payakaroon!
A relieved looking Samart Payakaroon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Vladimir Venger was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh crapper. I'm gonna get released losing to a sack of potatoes like that. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda comes to the cage accompanied by Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice body kick.
Tonga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tonga 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.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid body kick from Tonga.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tonga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tonga tries to close the distance and clinch but Chiarmanda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tonga pushes Chiarmanda up against the cage in a clinch.
Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Chiarmanda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonga misses with some punches.
Tonga throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Chiarmanda tries a body shot but Tonga blocks it.
Chiarmanda tries to circle away but Tonga has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga working aggressively here.
Tonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonga takes a shot to the head.
Tonga scores with a shoulder strike.
Tonga takes a shot to the head.
Chiarmanda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chiarmanda pushes Tonga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands with a right to the head.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Tonga.
Tonga working aggressively here.
Tonga pushes Chiarmanda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda blocking some punches.
Tonga misses with some punches.
Chiarmanda blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonga can't find room to land a body shot as Chiarmanda controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonga blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Chiarmanda.
Tonga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonga tries to work over Chiarmanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Tonga.
Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Tonga avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tonga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chiarmanda blocks an uppercut.
Chiarmanda breaks from the clinch.
Tonga moves in looking to clinch but Chiarmanda pushes him off.
Tonga closes the distance and pushes Chiarmanda back into the cage.
Tonga lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Chiarmanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongas head.
Chiarmanda lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonga throws a head punch that misses.
Tonga lands a left hand.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tonga blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tonga as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Tonga.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonga is working for takedown but Chiarmanda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chiarmanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a body punch.
Tonga throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Tonga controls the action.
Tonga throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
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!
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chiarmanda as the two fighters clinch.
Tonga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chiarmanda is trying to break the clinch but Tonga has him pressed against the cage.
Tonga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonga tries to clinch but Chiarmanda moves away
and Chiarmanda counters with an inside leg kick.
Tonga with a hook.
Chiarmanda swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tonga clinches with his opponent.
Tonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tonga tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing Tonga back against the cage.
Chiarmanda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chiarmanda taking a breather.
Tonga blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chiarmanda.
Still in the clinch, Chiarmanda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chiarmanda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chiarmanda up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonga moves into the clinch.
Tonga lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Chiarmanda - that landed with a thud.
Tonga throws a head punch that misses.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonga working aggressively here.
Tonga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonga has a couple of punches blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Tonga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chiarmanda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tonga lands a jab to the nose.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut.
Tonga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda misses with a straight right.
Tonga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonga is looking to clinch but Chiarmanda is avoiding it.
Tonga throws a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head but Chiarmanda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonga moves out of range as Chiarmanda throws a body kick.
Tonga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Chiarmanda misses.
Tonga tries to counter with a clinch but Chiarmanda shakes him off and moves away.
Tonga darts in trying to clinch
and Chiarmanda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonga closes the distance and pushes Chiarmanda back into the cage.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to break the clinch but Tonga is controlling the position.
Chiarmanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
Tonga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Tonga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tonga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonga tries to clinch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonga clinches.
Chiarmanda is trying to break the clinch but Tonga is controlling him.
Tonga tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing Tonga back against the cage.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Tonga is trying to maintain a safe position but Chiarmanda gets an underhook and turns Tonga into the cage.
Tonga misses with some punches.
Tonga lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonga tries to clinch up but Chiarmanda circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chiarmanda pushes Tonga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tonga can't find room to land a body shot as Chiarmanda controls the action.
Tonga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Chiarmanda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tonga lands with a short shot to the head.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Chiarmanda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tonga instigates a clinch.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chiarmanda lands with a right hand.
Tonga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chiarmanda on the side of the head.
Tonga tries to close the distance and clinch but Chiarmanda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Tonga catches Chiarmanda right on the button with a cross.
Tonga tries to clinch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
Tonga ducks right into an uppercut from Chiarmanda.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is winning the standup battle so far.
Chiarmanda avoids the head kick by Tonga.
Sloppy strikes from Tonga. Those never looked like landing.
Tonga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chiarmanda in his tracks.
Tonga might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chiarmanda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chiarmanda misses with a leg kick.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Chiarmanda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chiarmanda looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Tonga tries to clinch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut. Tonga saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Tonga throws a leg kick
enabling Chiarmanda to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga rushes Chiarmanda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Tonga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tonga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonga.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda working hard to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Tonga avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage.
Tonga working aggressively here.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tonga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chiarmanda under the eye.
Tonga throws a jab when Chiarmanda was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Tonga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tonga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chiarmanda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tonga on the side of the head.
Tonga is rocked!
Tonga is looking to clinch.
Tonga is still on wobbly legs! Can Chiarmanda finish him?
Tonga takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonga seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonga working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonga.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow that stopped Tonga in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Tonga misses with a body punch.
Tonga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda connects with a right hand. Tonga shakes it off.
Tonga rushes Chiarmanda and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kukulcan Tonga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Tonga.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Tonga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonga tries to clinch but Chiarmanda is having none of it.
Tonga has closed the distance and engaged Chiarmanda in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Chiarmanda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chiarmanda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga has Chiarmanda pressed against the cage, preventing Chiarmanda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chiarmanda is trying to break free.
Chiarmanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonga controls his hands.
Chiarmanda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tonga clinches with his opponent.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonga wants to clinch.
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 Ossilus Chiarmanda.
I think Tonga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kukulcan Tonga!
Kukulcan Tonga bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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38
162 lbs
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32
158 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, En Sabah Nur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax gets a double leg takedown into Sabah Nur's guard.
Sabah Nur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabah Nur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sabah Nur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ajax scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sabah Nur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ajax's guard.
Ajax throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sabah Nur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ajax has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sabah Nur has managed to get both his arms back between Ajax's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabah Nur is working Ajax over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sabah Nur postures up.
Ajax has Sabah Nur pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ajax is keeping the position for now.
Sabah Nur won't allow Ajax to sweep him here.
Ajax working for a triangle but Sabah Nur defends it easily.
Ajax keeping moving, preventing Sabah Nur from controlling successfully.
Ajax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sabah Nur defends it easily.
Ajax looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sabah Nur has picked Ajax up and slammed him! Ajax can't keep hold of the triangle and Sabah Nur manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ajax is not content to let Sabah Nur control the position.
Sabah Nur controls the position from side control.
Ajax is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur is looking to take a break and control but Ajax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sabah Nur is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ajax is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ajax is looking to regain half guard here but Sabah Nur keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ajax is still trying to improve position.
Ajax manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sabah Nur is trying to control but can't.
Ajax lands strikes from half guard.
Ajax not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sabah Nur trying to control from the bottom.
Ajax takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabah Nur won't allow Ajax to pass to mount.
Sabah Nur is pressing down on Ajax's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sabah Nur controls Ajax momentarily but Ajax frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Ajax misses the target.
Ajax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabah Nur was well out of range. Poor timing from Ajax.
Sabah Nur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sabah Nur lands with a hook. Ajax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sabah Nur lands with a right hand.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabah Nur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ajax.
A jab from Sabah Nur misses.
Ajax shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sabah Nur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ajax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ajax is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ajax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ajax postures up.
Ajax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sabah Nur controlling Ajax's posture.
Sabah Nur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ajax stopping the sweep attempt from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ajax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sabah Nur wants to sweep but no luck.
Ajax is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ajax scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sabah Nur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sabah Nur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sabah Nur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ajax with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sabah Nur has his hands on Ajax's head, controlling the position.
Sabah Nur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabah Nur pulls Ajax in close to prevent any damage.
Ajax scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sabah Nur being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ajax throws a strike but Sabah Nur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ajax has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ajax throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sabah Nur controlling from the top position.
Ajax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sabah Nur defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax wants to sweep but no luck.
Ajax has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sabah Nur wants to pass the guard but Ajax is keeping the position.
Ajax keeping moving, preventing Sabah Nur from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabah Nur throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ajax swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabah Nur slips a jab and a cross from Ajax.
Sabah Nur looks to throw the jab but Ajax is out of range.
Sabah Nur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ajax throws a body punch but Sabah Nur moves out of range.
Ajax lands a leg kick that knocks Sabah Nur off balance momentarily.
Sabah Nur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ajax lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabah Nur misses with a two punch combination.
Sabah Nur looks to throw the jab but Ajax is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ajax.
Ajax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur avoids the body shot from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a hook. Sabah Nur ducked under it nicely.
Sabah Nur is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ajax.
Ajax throws a lazy right hand but Sabah Nur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ajax takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Sabah Nur slips a jab from Ajax.
En Sabah Nur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajax fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sabah Nur checks it well.
Sabah Nur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ajax misses with a shot to the body
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice body shot.
Ajax misses with a right hand
and Sabah Nur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sabah Nur lands a high kick!
It looks like Marco Ajax has been cut.
Ajax stuns Sabah Nur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabah Nur scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabah Nur misses the target.
Sabah Nur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabah Nur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajax.
En Sabah Nur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur digs a good hook to Ajax's body.
Ajax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax scores with a jab. Sabah Nur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sabah Nur connects with a nice looking jab.
Ajax falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajax avoids a kick to the body.
Ajax takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ajax tries a head kick but it misses.
Ajax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ajax misses with a hook.
Ajax misses with a hook.
Sabah Nur looks to land a left hand but Ajax moved out of range nicely.
Ajax scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sabah Nur in his tracks.
Ajax throws a series of punches but Sabah Nur avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabah Nur. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Ajax.
Ajax tries for a takedown but Sabah Nur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sabah Nur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sabah Nur blocks a low kick nicely.
Sabah Nur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
En Sabah Nur is winning the standup battle so far.
Ajax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ajax has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sabah Nur, as that shot connected.
Sabah Nur wants to clinch up but Ajax keeps it at a distance.
Sabah Nur moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajax is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ajax.
Ajax throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sabah Nur counters with a head kick.
Ajax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabah Nur lands with a right hand.
Sabah Nur tries to clinch up but Ajax circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ajax.
Sabah Nur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajax was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabah Nur.
Ajax manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sabah Nur on his heels. He'll look to pass Sabah Nur's guard now, I'm sure.
Sabah Nur looking to control.
Ajax scoring with some ground and pound.
Sabah Nur is looking for a triangle here but Ajax uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabah Nur is trying to get back to half guard.
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 En Sabah Nur.
I think Ajax has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ajax!
A less than humble Marco Ajax misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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33
210 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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30
205 lbs
26 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
and Aires counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aires as he jumps to the side.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aires counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aires sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aires can pounce on him.
Hatfield misses with a body punch
and Aires counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatfield looking to score a takedown here. Aires is defending well but Hatfield drives through and ends up in Aires's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aires looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aires content to control rather than advance.
Hatfield trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Aires manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is in a horrible position here. Aires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hatfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hatfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Aires avoids the attempt from Hatfield to control.
Hatfield manages to control the position for a moment.
Aires avoids the attempt from Hatfield to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires with shots to the head and body - Hatfield looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aires lands a big shot there that rocks Hatfield but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aires is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aires lands a big shot there that rocks Hatfield but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aires looking to control but Hatfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aires lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hatfield wants to hold on but Aires pushes him away.
Hatfield is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aires is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aires lands a big elbow.
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!
Aires cracks Hatfield with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a heavy elbow.
Hatfield is looking to get to half guard.
Aires with good strikes from the mount here!
Aires trying to control but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hatfield taking shots to the head.
Aires has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hatfield's face.
Aires tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hatfield looks a forlorn figure.
Hatfield tries to reverse the position but Aires maintains control.
Aires raining down shots from the mount!
Aires raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires controlling from mount.
Aires avoids the attempt from Hatfield to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aires throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aires moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Aires wants to counter with a clinch but Hatfield pushes him away.
Hatfield seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aires, right into the meat.
Hatfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aires counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aires throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Aires connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aires checks the leg kick.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield checks a low kick from Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires fakes the leg kick and cracks Hatfield in the body.
Jab by Hatfield.
Aires is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aires.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Aires moves out of range.
Hatfield cracks Aires with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aires, as that shot connected.
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aires lands with a hook. Hatfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Aires moves out of range.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Aires is out of range.
Hatfield sets himself, and Aires steps forward looking for the clinch! Hatfield avoids it this time.
A jab from Aires misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aires.
Hatfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aires sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aires looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Aires.
Aires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aires lands with a cross.
Aires throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatfield is looking to counter punch.
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!
Hatfield throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Devil Anse Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Aires.
Hatfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Aires avoids nicely.
Aires sizes up Hatfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Aires swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aires. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruno Aires seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aires checks a low kick from Hatfield.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Hatfield scores with a four punch combination!
Hatfield with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Aires to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aires throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield walks into a jab.
Aires comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aires cracks Hatfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Aires does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aires with a jab.
Aires lands with an overhand left.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Aires counters with a one-two to the body.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aires wants to counter the offense by Hatfield and move into the clinch position.
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!
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown but Aires shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Anse Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield takes one to the chin there.
Aires fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield closes the distance and clinches up with Aires, looking for a takedown. Hatfield pushes Aires against the cage but Aires circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aires tests Hatfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aires takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Aires has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aires lands with a shot to the body.
Aires fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aires jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hatfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aires connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatfield is rocked!
Aires moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Oh Hatfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Aires counters with a left to the body.
Aires lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hatfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aires fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hatfield to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hatfield looks to clinch but Aires throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hatfield taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruno Aires!
A relieved looking Bruno Aires thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vontavious Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasim Barakat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vontavious Payne comes into the arena with Hope blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Maurice Vontavious Payne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maurice Vontavious Payne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Vontavious Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasim Barakat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakat throws a sloppy head kick and Vontavious Payne moves out of range easily.
Vontavious Payne throws a body kick that misses.
Vontavious Payne throws a head kick but Barakat moves out of range.
A nice side step and Barakat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barakat looks to land a left hand but Vontavious Payne moved out of range nicely.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat throws a head kick but Vontavious Payne moves out of range.
Barakat 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.
Barakat checks a low kick from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vontavious Payne can pounce on him.
Barakat throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vontavious Payne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barakat is out of range and Vontavious Payne settles back down.
Barakat instigates a clinch.
Barakat gets underhooks to prevent Vontavious Payne's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne pushes Barakat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barakat lands with a short shot to the head.
Barakat blocking some punches.
Vontavious Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Vontavious Payne is leaning against Barakat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barakat blocks a body shot from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barakat throws a head punch that misses.
Barakat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vontavious Payne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barakat prevents it.
Barakat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Barakat.
Barakat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vontavious Payne backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vontavious Payne fails to land.
Vontavious Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat throws a head punch that misses.
Vontavious Payne misses with some punches.
Vontavious Payne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barakat is trying to keep an underhook but Vontavious Payne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakat is not content to let Vontavious Payne control the position.
Barakat is controlling Vontavious Payne's trapped leg to prevent Vontavious Payne from advancing to side control.
Vontavious Payne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakat's head.
Barakat manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barakat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vontavious Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barakat controlling Vontavious Payne's posture.
Vontavious Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vontavious Payne wants to control from the top but Barakat keeps moving.
Barakat seems keen to control Vontavious Payne's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vontavious Payne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barakat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barakat controls Vontavious Payne momentarily but Vontavious Payne frees himself.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Barakat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat trying to control the position here.
Vontavious Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barakat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vontavious Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vontavious Payne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barakat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes from guard but Barakat blocks nicely.
Vontavious Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vontavious Payne being controlled here momentarily.
Barakat keeping full guard, as Vontavious Payne tries to pass.
Barakat trying to control the position here.
Barakat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barakat's head.
Barakat trying to keep a closed guard but Vontavious Payne is proving a slippery customer.
Barakat has Vontavious Payne pulled in close to control his posture.
Vontavious Payne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barakat's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vontavious Payne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barakat slips a straight right by Vontavious Payne.
Barakat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vontavious Payne.
A combination from Barakat does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne throws a leg kick that misses.
Vontavious Payne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vontavious Payne attempts a counter takedown but Barakat avoids it well and moves away.
Barakat misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne misses with a head kick.
Barakat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vontavious Payne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barakat can do to turn this around?
Vontavious Payne throws a combination. Barakat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donk. Barakat catches Vontavious Payne right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne needs to keep his hands up - Barakat had a free shot at his head there.
Vontavious Payne misses with an uppercut
and Barakat counters with a stiff right hand.
Vontavious Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barakat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barakat looks to land a left hand but Vontavious Payne moved out of range nicely.
Vontavious Payne misses with a kick to the body.
Barakat avoids a kick to the body.
Barakat checks a leg kick.
Barakat shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vontavious Payne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barakat throws out a leg kick but Vontavious Payne moves out of range and Barakat only half commits.
Maurice Vontavious Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
Vontavious Payne throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throws a leg kick but Barakat moved away.
Barakat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vontavious Payne misses with a kick to the body.
Barakat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barakat misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vontavious Payne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barakat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vontavious Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barakat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barakat moves out of range as Vontavious Payne throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barakat.
Barakat slips under a jab.
Vontavious Payne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barakat to score with a decent uppercut.
Vontavious Payne swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Barakat blocks the low kick.
A nice side step and Barakat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vontavious Payne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barakat if he has to take too many more of those.
Barakat slips a jab and a cross from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barakat defending well as Vontavious Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Barakat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barakat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barakat scores with a head kick. Vontavious Payne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vontavious Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Vontavious Payne cracks Barakat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barakat's head.
Vontavious Payne dodges the punch combination from Barakat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vontavious Payne. Barakat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barakat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vontavious Payne misses the jab.
Barakat loads up on a big right hand but Vontavious Payne slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakat lands a jab-cross combination.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Qasim Barakat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vontavious Payne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barakat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat walks into a jab.
Barakat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vontavious Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barakat wants to clinch up but Vontavious Payne keeps it at a distance.
Vontavious Payne tries to land a leg kick but Barakat saw it coming and moves away.
Vontavious Payne lands a two punch combo.
Barakat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vontavious Payne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Barakat misses.
Vontavious Payne cracks Barakat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vontavious Payne.
A clash of legs there as Vontavious Payne blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne misses with a straight right.
Barakat looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vontavious Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vontavious Payne cracks Barakat with an open hand slap.
Vontavious Payne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barakat is able to avoid easily.
Barakat tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vontavious Payne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barakat at a distance.
Vontavious Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barakat manages to avoid it.
Barakat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barakat throws a nice head kick!
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vontavious Payne.
Barakat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vontavious Payne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maurice Vontavious Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vontavious Payne staying out of range there.
Vontavious Payne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barakat is able to avoid easily.
Vontavious Payne scores with a body shot.
Vontavious Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barakat manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vontavious Payne. That's going to slow Barakat down.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne is looking to chop away at Barakat's legs.
Barakat throws a combination that misses
and Vontavious Payne counters with a low kick, right behind Barakat 's knee.
Barakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vontavious Payne throws a right hand that Barakat ducks under and follows up with a left that Barakat also avoids with ease.
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
Barakat throws a series of punches but Vontavious Payne avoids them all with ease.
Barakat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vontavious Payne misses with a hook.
Vontavious Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
Barakat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Vontavious Payne misses its target.
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barakats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barakat clinches with his opponent.
Vontavious Payne tries to throw a body punch but Barakat avoids it by throwing Vontavious Payne back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barakat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vontavious Payne blocks it with crossed arms.
Barakat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barakat is leaning against Vontavious Payne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakat cracks Vontavious Payne with a nice body shot.
Vontavious Payne being controlled against the cage.
Barakat struggles to land a body shot inside as Vontavious Payne controls his hands.
Barakat crunches a lovely knee into Vontavious Payne's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barakat swings wildly with an uppercut but Vontavious Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vontavious Payne or not.
Vontavious Payne misses with a body punch.
Vontavious Payne tries to work over Barakat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Vontavious Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vontavious Payne 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurice Vontavious Payne!
A victorious Maurice Vontavious Payne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitsu moves away.
Jitsu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Jitsu checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia sets himself, and Jitsu steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcia avoids it this time.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
Jitsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jitsu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Garcia is posturing up here but Jitsu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Garcia tries to roll out but it's too tight and Garcia has to tap! Slick submission there by Jitsu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jiu Jitsu!
Jiu Jitsu made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with Pantera - Walk blaring out of the sound system. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Brophy tries to sprawl out of it but Iron Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brophy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a three punch combo that has Iron Tyson backing up. Iron Tyson nods at Brophy to acknowledge the strikes.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brophy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brophy tries to clinch but Iron Tyson is having none of it.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Iron Tyson.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Iron Tyson.
Brophy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iron Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iron Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brophy walks into a left hand.
Brophy defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy is looking for a counter combo.
Brophy walks into a jab.
Brophy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Iron Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iron Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brophys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brophy defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brophy throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Iron Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brophy.
Good work by Iron Tyson as he checks the leg kick.
Iron Tyson digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Iron Tyson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Brophy takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Iron Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
Davie Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy pushes Iron Tyson away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brophy tries to work over Iron Tyson's front leg with a kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
Iron Tyson jabs at Brophy's body.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Iron Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brophy but Brophy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Iron Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Brophy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Brophy
and Iron Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iron Tyson takes a step back to recover.
Brophy drops his hands momentarily and Iron Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iron Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. Iron Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Brophy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Jab, jab by Brophy - just one landing.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
As Iron Tyson backs away, Brophy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Iron Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Iron Tyson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brophy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson controls Brophy momentarily but Brophy frees himself.
Iron Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Iron Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Brophy off the cage and back into range.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Brophy lands a nice shot that snaps Iron Tyson's head back.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson tries to move into range but Brophy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Iron Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Iron Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy feints and then cracks Iron Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron Tyson down.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Iron Tyson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Iron Tyson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Brophy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron Tyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brophy lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Iron Tyson's leg. Iron Tyson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron Tyson defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iron Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Iron Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Iron Tyson.
Brophy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron Tyson on the side of the head.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson slips a straight right by Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses
and Iron Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brophy.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Brophy misses its target.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy throws a low kick but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Iron Tyson jumps back.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy throws a hook but Iron Tyson avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Iron Tyson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iron Tyson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brophy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Iron Tyson works his way into side control.
Iron Tyson is staying tight to Brophy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brophy tries to buck Iron Tyson off but Iron Tyson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
Iron Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brophy under the eye.
Iron Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Brophy had a free shot at his head there.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iron Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brophy under the eye.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Iron Tyson misses with a left hand
and Iron Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Iron Tyson.
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!
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iron Tyson digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Iron Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brophy is controlling Iron Tyson's trapped leg to prevent Iron Tyson from advancing to side control.
Iron Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Iron Tyson sits in half guard.
Brophy tries to roll over but Iron Tyson keeps him under control.
Iron Tyson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brophy tries to get to full guard but Iron Tyson has control of the leg.
Iron Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shogun Iron Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson wants to pass to mount but Brophy is defending the position.
Iron Tyson wants to stand but Brophy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Still in half guard, Iron Tyson seems content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brophy throws a jab when Iron Tyson was well out of range.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Brophy tried to counter with a leg kick but Iron Tyson avoided it.
Iron Tyson works the jab nicely.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson cracks Brophy with a good jab.
Brophy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron Tyson, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Iron Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Brophy lands with a cross.
Iron Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Iron Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Iron Tyson cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Brophy there.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a jab. Iron Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
And Brophy counters with a quick kick to the body but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Iron Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iron Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
In his post fight interview, Shogun Iron Tyson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane is looking to clinch.
Crane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monteban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Monteban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crane slips a jab from Monteban.
Crane jabs Monteban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crane throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monteban swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crane clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane lands an uppercut.
Monteban lands a hook that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Monteban blocks an uppercut.
Monteban stalling the fight.
Crane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monteban is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crane swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteban moves away.
Monteban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban scores with a hook to the body. Crane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monteban has time to react.
Monteban throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monteban with the counter takedown but Crane avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Crane as he connects with a hook.
Crane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monteban at a distance.
Monteban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane punishes Monteban's body with a nice straight punch.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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. Monteban connects with a nice short shot to Crane's temple.
Crane tries to roll over but Monteban keeps him under control.
Monteban not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Monteban throwing shots but Crane is blocking nicely.
Monteban not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Monteban not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monteban is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Monteban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crane is defending against the submission attempts here by Monteban.
Monteban is looking to stall here but Crane recovers full guard.
Monteban working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban won't allow Crane to sweep him here.
Crane wants to get back to his feet but Monteban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Monteban trying to control but Crane is working from the bottom.
Monteban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monteban throws a big right hand that misses.
Monteban throws a big elbow that misses.
Crane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monteban.
Monteban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monteban throws a strike but Crane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monteban fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crane.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Monteban sizes up Crane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monteban walks into a stiff left hand from Crane.
Crane swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteban throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
A solid body kick from Monteban.
Monteban misses with a straight left.
Monteban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monteban.
Crane tries to move into range but Monteban moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane tries to clinch up but Monteban circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monteban.
Crane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crane as he avoids it easily.
Monteban avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Monteban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crane.
Crane tries to counter by clinching up but Monteban breaks away and moves out of range.
Crane is looking to wear down Monteban with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monteban rushes Crane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Monteban goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crane prevents it.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monteban is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crane.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane works the jab nicely.
Monteban misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Crane tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monteban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
Monteban rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane is working Monteban over against the cage.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane throws a jab when Monteban was well out of range.
Monteban moves out of range as Crane strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monteban! But no joy.
Monteban misses with a hook
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crane slips a straight right by Monteban.
Monteban misses the jab.
Crane cracks Monteban with an open hand slap.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Monteban throws an off balance right hand
and Crane counters with a right hand to the body.
Monteban clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteban.
Crane throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Monteban wants to slow Crane down by chopping away at his legs.
Monteban fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crane.
Monteban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane misses with an uppercut. Monteban saw that one coming.
Crane drops his hands momentarily and Monteban takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban cracks Crane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monteban moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Monteban.
A big right from Monteban misses.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Monteban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane defending well as Monteban loads up on a big left hand.
Monteban misses with a body kick.
Monteban moves away from the strike by Crane.
Monteban only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monteban slips under a jab from Crane.
Monteban tries to land a front kick but Crane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Monteban moved out of range nicely.
Crane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monteban under the eye.
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 Ichabod Crane 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.
Monteban wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Crane slaps away a takedown attempt from Monteban, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Monteban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Monteban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monteban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Monteban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteban was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Monteban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crane under the eye.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Crane misses.
Crane's corner calls for a 1-2. Crane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Crane misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monteban! But no joy.
Crane moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Monteban blocks it.
Monteban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Monteban keeps control of Crane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crane misses with a body punch.
Crane lands a shoulder strike.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane wants to break free but Monteban has control.
Crane stalling in the clinch but Monteban improves position.
Monteban pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crane stops a takedown attempt from Monteban.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Crane throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteban.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane stalls.
Crane trying to stall but Monteban improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monteban is trying to pull guard but Crane has him pressed against the cage.
Monteban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteban connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monteban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane takes one to the chin there.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane avoids a kick to the body.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crane misses with an uppercut
and Monteban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban is looking to score with low kicks.
Monteban connects with the punch.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Monteban throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Monteban tests Crane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monteban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Monteban lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crane thuds a left hand into Monteban's body.
Monteban misses with a right hand
and Crane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monteban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monteban misses with a looping right.
Monteban throws a leg kick
and Crane counters with a straight right hand.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Monteban moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crane doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monteban throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monteban throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monteban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Monteban dives in for a single leg takedown but Crane sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Monteban closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crane's guard.
Crane has momentary wrist control but Monteban slips an elbow through the middle.
Crane keeping moving, preventing Monteban from controlling successfully.
Monteban is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monteban connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monteban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monteban throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crane on the side of the head.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Crane coming out on top.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteban was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Monteban throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monteban doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Crane throws a sloppy body shot
and Monteban counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Monteban misses the target.
Monteban is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monteban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Monteban is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crane with a body shot.
Crane swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane misses with a hook. Monteban ducked under it nicely.
Monteban throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Crane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Crane misses.
Crane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monteban throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Monteban throws a poor cross that misses
and Crane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Crane. That snapped Monteban's head back.
Monteban moves out of range as Crane strikes.
Monteban cracks a nice hook into Crane's ribs.
Crane misses with a hook. Monteban ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Monteban wants to slow Crane down by chopping away at his legs.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Monteban's shoulder, as Monteban tries to avoid the shot.
Monteban lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteban tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Monteban somewhat.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Monteban connects with the punch.
Monteban takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crane moves into range and clinches up with Monteban.
Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Monteban.
Monteban has Crane pressed against the cage.
Crane pushes Monteban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monteban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Monteban connects with a single shot there.
Crane misses the body punch
and Monteban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monteban throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Monteban shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Crane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monteban just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Crane misses the target.
Crane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monteban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Monteban doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Crane. That snapped Monteban's head back.
Monteban closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monteban is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monteban.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Monteban keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monteban feints and as Crane raises his hands in defense, Monteban changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crane wants to get back to his feet but Monteban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Monteban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Monteban misses with a body shot.
Monteban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane throws a sloppy body shot
and Monteban counters with a nice uppercut.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Crane throws a hook but Monteban avoids it easily.
Monteban feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crane's calf.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monteban throws out a leg kick but Crane moves out of range and Monteban only half commits.
Monteban swings for the body but Crane moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane checks the leg kick.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monteban throws a leg kick
and Crane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick.
Crane forces Monteban back against the cage and clinches.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monteban.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Monteban with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crane counters with a right hand to the body.
Monteban drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good work by Crane as he checks the leg kick.
Crane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Monteban.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crane takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
Monteban pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crane is out of range and Monteban settles back down.
Crane throws a shot to the body.
Crane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Monteban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteban throws a body kick that misses.
Monteban lands with a hook. Crane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crane scores with the left hand. Monteban knows he should have avoided that one.
Ricardo Monteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monteban looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Crane misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban throws out a leg kick but Crane moves out of range and Monteban only half commits.
Crane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monteban has time to react.
Monteban connects with a body shot.
Monteban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
Monteban throws a hook but Crane blocks it.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monteban throws a poor cross that misses
and Monteban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monteban lands the left hand.
Monteban tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crane defends well and Monteban ends up having to push Crane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crane leaves Monteban with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Monteban is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right-left combo lands from Crane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban shoots in looking for a takedown. Crane tries to sprawl out of it but Monteban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Crane.
Monteban needs to keep his hands up - Crane had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane's corner calls for a 1-2. Crane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monteban.
Monteban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monteban throws a sloppy body shot
and Crane counters with a right hand to the body.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Crane.
Crane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Monteban uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Monteban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane retains his featherweight title!
Ichabod Crane tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haades might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Accept - Head Over Heels. Clones Jr has chosen Pusha T - Blocka as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haades thuds his shin into the meat of Clones Jr's side.
Haades lands a nice hook to Clones Jr's body. Clones Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Haades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haades.
Clones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clones Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clones Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haades works over Clones Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clones Jr is out of range and Haades settles back down.
Haades scoring well with a low kick there.
Haades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clones Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Haades slams his shin into Clones Jr's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haades closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haades wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clones Jr throws a jab when Haades was well out of range.
Clones Jr throws out a loose jab but Haades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haades moves away.
Clones Jr misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades dodges the punch combination from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haades walks into a stiff left hand from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haades moves out of range as Clones Jr strikes.
That kick from Haades tenderised Clones Jr's leg. Clones Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clones Jr misses with a hook
and Haades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haades is looking to land body kicks.
Clones Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haades with a body shot.
Haades goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haades scores with a leg kick.
Haades misses with a low kick.
Haades lands a slapping body shot.
Clones Jr dips to his left and cracks Haades with an uppercut!
Clones Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haades misses with a low kick.
Haades with a nice cross.
Clones Jr dodges the punch combination from Haades.
Clones Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Haades pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Haades.
Clones Jr misses with a body kick.
Haades checks a leg kick.
Haades digs a good hook to Clones Jr's body.
Haades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clones Jr is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Clones Jr misses.
Haades moves out of range as Clones Jr strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Haades misses the target.
Haades fakes the leg kick and cracks Clones Jr in the body.
Haades slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades lands with a nice body kick.
Haades misses with the combination.
Clones Jr throws a hook but Haades avoids it easily.
Haades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haades throws a leg kick but Clones Jr checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haades. That's going to slow Clones Jr down.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Clones Jr misses with a straight left.
Haades scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haades wants to slow Clones Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Clones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Haades.
A jab from Haades does it's job there.
Clones Jr misses with a body shot.
Haades throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clones Jr avoids it.
Haades lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haades connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clones Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clones Jr blocks a head kick by Haades.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clones Jr.
Haades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clones Jr moves away.
Haades throws a lazy body kick
and Clones Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clones Jr's sensitive parts.
Haades takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clones Jr misses with a looping left.
Clones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haades in his tracks.
Clones Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Haades is just out of range.
Haades is looking for a counter combo.
Clones Jr digs a good hook to Haades's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clones Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Haades there.
Haades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haades scores with a kick to the body.
Haades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hannes Haades is winning the standup battle so far.
Clones Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clones Jr dodges the punch combination from Haades.
Haades throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Clones Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Clones Jr thumps Haades with a low kick.
A low kick from Haades misses
and Clones Jr counters with a body kick.
Haades throws an off balance right hand
and Clones Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Haades tried to score with a low kick but Clones Jr checks it.
Haades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clones Jr can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Haades.
Both fighters circling a little - Haades finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haades swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clones Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haades checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades slips a jab from Clones Jr.
Haades throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clones Jr throws a hook but Haades avoids it easily.
Haades misses with a leg kick.
Haades takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clones Jr lands with a cross.
Haades throws a low kick but Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
Clones Jr blocks the body kick.
Clones Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Hannes Haades has been cut.
Haades walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haades is rocked!
Haades swings for the body but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clones Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Haades off balance momentarily.
Haades throws a body kick that misses.
Haades cracks Clones Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clones Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Haades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr looks for the body kick but Haades saw that one coming.
Haades seems to have got his legs back now.
Clones Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haades throws a body punch but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Clones Jr misses with the body kick
and Haades counters with a nice body kick.
Clones Jr misses with a looping left.
Clones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Haades.
Haades works Clones Jr's body with a nice hook.
Haades looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Clones Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haades ducks right into an uppercut from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haades.
Clones Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haades.
Haades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clones Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clones Jr blocks a jab.
Clones Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Haades steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clones Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clones Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Haades.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clones Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haades has got the better of the exchanges.
Clones Jr lands with an overhand left.
Clones Jr throws a hook to the side of Haades's head but Haades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Haades misses.
Clones Jr cracks Haades with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haades clinches up with Clones Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haades can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Clones Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clones Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Haades prevents a body shot from Clones Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Haades's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clones Jr misses with the head strike.
Clones Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haades backwards.
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!
Clones Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades throws a punch but it's blocked by Clones Jr.
Haades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haades scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haades misses with a punch on the inside.
Haades can't find room to land a body shot as Clones Jr controls the action.
Haades breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Clones Jr misses the target.
Clones Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Haades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clones Jr's sensitive parts.
Haades tries to work over Clones Jr's front leg with a kick but Clones Jr checks it.
Clones Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haades throws a hook to the side of Clones Jr's head but Clones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haades avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Clones Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hannes Haades's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haades tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clones Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haades misses with a low kick.
Haades slips a jab from Clones Jr.
Haades misses with a body kick.
Clones Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haades at a distance.
Haades lands with a shot to the body.
Clones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Haades.
Decent striking displayed by Clones Jr there.
Haades misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clones Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haades fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clones Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Clones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Haades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr moves away from the strike by Haades.
Haades misses the body punch
and Clones Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Clones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Haades.
Haades is looking for a counter combo.
Haades connects with a nice looking jab.
Haades scores with a body shot.
Haades throws a head kick but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Clones Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haades is looking to chop away at Clones Jr's legs.
Clones Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Haades wants to clinch up but Clones Jr keeps it at a distance.
Haades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haades misses with a right hand
and Clones Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clones Jr throws out a leg kick but Haades moves out of range and Clones Jr only half commits.
Clones Jr throws out a loose jab but Haades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clones Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades swings for the body but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Clones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haades walks into a stiff left hand from Clones Jr.
Haades throws a chopping leg kick but Clones Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clones Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Haades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clones Jr throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Haades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Haades misses.
Clones Jr connects with a single shot there.
Clones Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haades.
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.
Haades throws out a loose jab but Clones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haades slips under a jab.
Haades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clones Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clones Jr throws a hook but Haades avoids it easily.
Haades moves out of range of the strikes.
Haades just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Clones Jr.
Haades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clones Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haades.
Clones Jr misses with a looping right.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haades throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr counters with a body kick.
Clones Jr looks to land a left hand but Haades moved out of range nicely.
Haades moves into range and clinches up with Clones Jr.
Clones Jr pushes Haades back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haades misses with a punch to the body.
Clones Jr breaks the clinch.
Haades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clones Jr moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clones Jr throws the kick towards the body but Haades avoids it.
Clones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haades misses with a body shot.
Haades moves out of range as Clones Jr strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Haades misses its target.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut. Haades saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Haades misses its target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clones Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haades just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Clones Jr misses.
Clones Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clones Jr checks a leg kick.
Clones Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Clones Jr jabs Haades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crunch! Clones Jr slams his shin into Haades's torso.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Clones Jr moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Clones Jr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Haades's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Haades.
Clones Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haades is out of range and Clones Jr settles back down.
Haades takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Haades ducks down to avoid it.
Haades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clones Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Haades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clones Jr clobbers Haades with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haades looks to land a left hand but Clones Jr moved out of range nicely.
Haades looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades throws a poor cross that misses
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clones Jr scores with a jab.
Haades fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clones Jr is out of range.
Clones Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades misses with a hook
enabling Clones Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Clones Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clones Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haades is looking to clinch but Clones Jr is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Clones Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haades.
Haades is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haades looks to land a right hand but Clones Jr moved out of range.
Haades throws the left hand but Clones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Clones Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haades throws a lazy right hand but Clones Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haades scores with a kick to the body.
Haades throws a push kick but Clones Jr slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades tried to score with a low kick but Clones Jr checks it.
Clones Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haades's calf.
Clones Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clones Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clones Jr throws a low kick, looking for Haades's leg but Haades calmly moves out of range.
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!
Clones Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haades throws a leg kick that misses.
Clones Jr checks a low kick from Haades.
Haades throws a leg kick that misses.
Clones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Haades gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clones Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haades can't find room to land a body shot as Clones Jr controls the action.
Clones Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clones Jr tries to work over Haades's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clones Jr blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr is working Haades over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Clones Jr.
A short left from Clones Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Clones Jr.
Clones Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clones Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Clones Jr as he connects with a hook.
Haades fakes the leg kick and cracks Clones Jr in the body.
Haades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clones Jr.
A jab from Clones Jr misses.
Clones Jr thuds a left hand into Haades's body.
Haades takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clones Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Clones Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades lands a lovely overhand right.
Clones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clones Jr cracks Haades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clones Jr dodges the punch combination from Haades.
Clones Jr lands a big right hand that sends Haades crashing to the mat! Clones Jr stays standing though and waves Haades back to his feet!
Haades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Haades.
Clones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Haades slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Haades.
Haades throws a body kick that misses.
Haades throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Clones Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Haades's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clones Jr drops his hands momentarily and Haades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haades connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haades finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut. Haades saw that one coming.
Clones Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haades.
Haades moves in looking to clinch but Clones Jr pushes him off.
Clones Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades throws a wild body kick that Clones Jr sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Haades.
Clones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haades slips a jab from Clones Jr.
Haades is looking to counter the offense by Clones Jr and move into the clinch.
Clones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Haades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Haades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clones Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clones Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haades throws a lazy right hand but Clones Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clones Jr throws the left hand but Haades avoids the punch easily.
Haades lands a body shot.
Haades lands a nice shot to the body.
Haades checks a leg kick nicely.
Haades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clones Jr cracks Haades with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clones Jr looks to land a body kick but Haades moved away.
Hannes Haades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haades on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clones Jr lands a jab to the head.
Haades delivers a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clones Jr checks a leg kick.
Haades swings for the body but Clones Jr moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haades.
Clones Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Haades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clones Jr's sensitive parts.
Haades takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clones Jr! But no joy.
Clones Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haades dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clones Jr. That did some damage!
Haades throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clones Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Haades misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clones Jr throws out the jab.
Clones Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clones Jr checks a leg kick.
Clones Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haades's calf.
Clones Jr moves out of range as Haades throws a body kick.
It seemed like Clones Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clones Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Clones Jr.
Don Clones Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haades avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Clones Jr tenderised Haades's leg. Haades is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haades misses the shot to the body.
Haades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clones Jr misses with a straight right.
Haades tries to land a body kick
letting Clones Jr counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades looks to land a left hand but Clones Jr moved out of range nicely.
Haades lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clones Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clones Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haades on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Haades misses its intended target.
Clones Jr misses with a head kick.
Haades throws a head kick that misses.
Clones Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Haades should have avoided that one.
Haades misses with a body kick.
Clones Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haadess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Clones Jr tenderised Haades's leg. Haades is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haades misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Clones Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haades 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.
Haades takes one to the chin there.
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 Hannes Haades.
Well Clones Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Clones Jr!
Don Clones Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Don Clones Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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