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OFC 284: Daghammar vs Urai PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lamphard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lamphard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamphard throws a hook but Camble blocks it.
Camble tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lamphard manages to circle out of the way.
Lamphard misses with a looping left.
Camble sizes up Lamphard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camble moves away from the strike by Lamphard.
As Lamphard tries to get set, Camble tries to push him back and clinch up but Lamphard manages to avoid the attempt.
Lamphard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camble counters with a straight right hand.
Lamphard throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Lamphard - just one landing.
It looks like Ash Camble has been cut.
A slow jab from Lamphard misses its intended target.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lamphard tries to move into range but Camble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lamphard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble misses with an uppercut. Lamphard saw that one coming.
Camble lands with a straight right. Lamphard didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lamphard to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamphard avoids the body shot from Camble.
Lamphard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camble counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Lamphard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble looks to land a combination but Lamphard avoids it well.
Camble is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lamphard throws a shot from downtown. Camble moves away and avoids it.
Camble moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamphard.
Camble is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lamphard.
Lamphard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamphard throws a leg kick but Camble sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Camble swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Camble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamphard under the eye.
Lamphard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Lamphard misses.
Lamphard has his takedown stuffed
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Lamphard lands a jab to the nose.
Lamphard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Lamphard takes one to the chin there.
Lamphard misses with a jab to the body
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Lamphard looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lamphard does no damage.
Lamphard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamphard throws a jab when Camble was well out of range.
Lamphard throws a right hand that misses
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Camble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camble connects with a nice looking jab.
Camble 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.
Camble connects with the punch.
Lamphard misses with a straight right.
Camble fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamphard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamphard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamphard is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Camble misses its target.
Lamphard misses with a double jab
and Lamphard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camble jabs Lamphard right on the nose. Lamphard blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Camble as he checks the leg kick.
Camble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamphard blocks a jab.
Camble fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamphard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frank Lamphard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamphard misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lamphard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lamphard looks to land a left hand but Camble moved out of range nicely.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamphard.
Camble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camble cracks Lamphard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lamphard misses with a hook.
Lamphard tries to clinch up
and Camble counters with a series of strikes. Lamphard will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamphard misses with an uppercut. Camble saw that one coming.
Camble slips under a jab.
Camble looks to throw the jab but Lamphard is out of range.
Lamphard fails with a takedown attempt.
Camble's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Camble duly obliges.
Lamphard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Camble lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamphard throws a combination that misses
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble blocks a leg kick.
Lamphard misses with a hook
and Camble counters with a left to the body.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Lamphard throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Camble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ash Camble's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lamphard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamphard moves out of range of the strikes.
Camble 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.
Lamphard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamphard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Camble with a nice cross.
Lamphard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camble finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamphard's head.
Lamphard thows a leg kick but Camble checks it
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camble throws a right hand that misses
and Lamphard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamphard throws a leg kick
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamphard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamphard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Camble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Camble. Those never looked like landing.
Camble scores with the left hand. Lamphard knows he should have avoided that one.
Ash Camble is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamphard lands a nice shot that snaps Camble's head back.
Camble looks to land a right hand but Lamphard moved out of range.
Camble defending well as Lamphard loads up on a big left hand.
Lamphard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lamphard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamphard ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
As Camble backs off Lamphard throws a huge counter combo but Camble manages to avoid it all.
Lamphard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lamphard.
Lamphard takes one on the button.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Lamphard.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Lamphard ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
Camble lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamphard's head.
Camble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamphard can do to turn this around?
Camble throws a right and a left that Lamphard avoids nicely.
Camble 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.
Ash Camble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Camble dodges the punch combination from Lamphard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamphard misses with a left hand
and Camble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble slips under a jab.
Lamphard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamphard slips under a jab from Camble.
A big right from Camble misses.
Lamphard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lamphard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camble lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamphard off the cage and back into range.
Lamphard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamphard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lamphard misses with an uppercut
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamphard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camble 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.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamphard was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
Lamphard throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Camble wants it to stay on the feet.
Camble lands a jab to Lamphard's midsection.
Lamphard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good standup being displayed there by Camble as he connects with a hook.
Lamphard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lamphard throws a solid leg kick but Camble takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamphard.
Lamphard throws a leg kick
and Camble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lamphard tried to score with a low kick but Camble checks it.
Camble connects with a jab.
Lamphard scores with a punch to the head.
Lamphard fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamphard is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Camble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Lamphard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamphard.
Camble is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lamphard.
A bone on bone clash there as Camble blocks the leg kick.
Lamphard connects with a nice looking jab.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamphard.
Lamphard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamphard manages to avoid it.
Lamphard throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Camble misses.
Frank Lamphard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamphard misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Camble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ash Camble's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Camble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamphard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Lamphard.
Lamphard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Lamphard does it's job there.
Lamphard closes the distance and clinches.
Lamphard wants to get back to striking at distance but Camble won't allow it.
Camble lands with a short shot to the head.
Camble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamphard misses with a wild body shot.
Camble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lamphard misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamphard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camble in his tracks.
Camble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lamphard misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble lands a nice hook to Lamphard's body. Lamphard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Lamphard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamphard throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble counters with a straight right hand.
Camble lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamphard off the cage and back into range.
Lamphard walks into a jab.
Lamphard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camble on the side of the head.
Camble scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamphard should have avoided that one.
Lamphard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lamphard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamphard misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamphard thinking.
Camble connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble connects with a body shot.
Camble misses with a shot to the body
and Lamphard counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamphard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camble.
Lamphard tries to bum rush Camble with a series of wild strikes but Camble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Camble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camble looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamphard is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamphard throws a lazy head kick
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamphard throws out the jab.
Camble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamphard lands a lovely overhand right.
Camble lands a really nice looking cross but Lamphard seems unphased.
Camble lands a right hook to the body.
Lamphard misses with the combination.
Camble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camble is looking to counter the offense by Lamphard and move into the clinch.
Lamphard throws a series of punches but Camble avoids them all with ease.
Camble sizes up Lamphard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lamphard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamphard is rocked!
Camble scores with a nice strike.
Lamphard is still on wobbly legs! Can Camble finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamphard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamphard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Camble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamphard seems to have recovered his senses.
Camble defending well as Lamphard loads up on a big left hand.
Camble cracks Lamphard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank Lamphard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamphard shoots and misses
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamphard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble cracks Lamphard with a good jab.
Lamphard throws a lazy head kick
and Camble counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Camble.
Camble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamphard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamphard wants to clinch but Camble slips to the side
and Camble counters with a big right hand! Oh Lamphard is in trouble here! Camble follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Camble!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angelov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angelov. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Angelov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angelov. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angelov.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Angelov swivels and escapes.
Angelov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angelov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Angelov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Angelov counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Peter Angelov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Angelov. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Angelov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Angelov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Angelov keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Angelov is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Angelov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson is pulling down on Angelov's head. It's preventing any offense from Angelov, at least for the moment.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angelov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angelov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Angelov kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Angelov is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Angelov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Angelov is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Angelov circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Angelov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Angelov scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Angelov's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angelov tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angelov to the ground. Angelov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Angelov misses with a double jab.
Angelov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Angelov. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Angelov checks it
and Angelov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peter Angelov is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angelov tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angelov to the ground. Angelov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Angelov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Angelov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Angelov circles away easily
and Angelov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Angelov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Angelov but Angelov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Angelov stuffs the takedown.
Angelov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Angelov thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Angelov scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Angelov lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Angelov tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Angelov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Angelov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Angelov wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angelov rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Angelov walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Angelov counters with a right hand to the body.
Angelov lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Angelov!
Angelov thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angelov.
A solid body kick from Angelov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Angelov. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Angelov lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Angelov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Angelov counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson is rocked!
Angelov cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelov finish him?
Angelov Throws a clean left jab. Angelov Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Johnson's chin! Johnson crumbles to the ground and Angelov follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Angelov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Angelov!
A very excited looking Peter Angelov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - Hurt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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43
194 lbs
34 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Hendrix's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendrix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan tries to bum rush Hendrix with a series of wild strikes but Hendrix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendrix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Hendrix tries to clinch
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Hendrix jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Hendrix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Morgan misses.
As Morgan looks to move away, Hendrix throws a big counter combo but Morgan just gets out of the way.
Hendrix looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Hendrix misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan digs a good hook to Hendrix's body.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Morgan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Hendrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Hendrix lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Morgan goes down and covers up as Hendrix starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Hendrix!
A very excited looking Akira Hendrix rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wykyd Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simengwa comes to the cage accompanied by Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dall's choice of entrance music: Attitude. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Baraka Simengwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wykyd Dall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall misses the jab.
We've been informed that Dall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Simengwa staying out of range there.
Simengwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dall sprawls and moves away.
A big right from Dall misses.
Simengwa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dall throws a hook but Simengwa blocks it.
Dall tries to land a body kick
and Simengwa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Simengwa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dall sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Simengwa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall manages to get to full guard.
Simengwa controlling from the top position.
Simengwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simengwa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simengwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Simengwa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simengwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simengwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simengwa wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Simengwa sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simengwa.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Simengwa.
Simengwa loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Simengwa scores with a three punch combo!
Nice takedown defense from Dall. No joy for Simengwa on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Dall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Simengwa misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simengwa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simengwa.
Dall throws out a counter right but Simengwa avoids it with no problem.
Dall punishes Simengwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Simengwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Simengwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Dall misses.
Simengwa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dall blocks a jab.
Wykyd Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall throws out a leg kick but Simengwa moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall scores with a jab to the head.
Dall throws a jab when Simengwa was well out of range.
A big right from Simengwa misses.
Simengwa backing away here, and Dall unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simengwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall feints and then cracks Simengwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simengwa down.
Dall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simengwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simengwa throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wykyd Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simengwa slips a straight right by Dall.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Simengwa.
Dall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simengwa feinted with a counter takedown.
Simengwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simengwa ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
A punch lands to the side of Simengwa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a body punch but Simengwa moves out of range.
Simengwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dall sprawls and moves away.
A cross from Dall lands.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simengwa counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
Dall keeps trying to improve his position.
Dall sneaks back into half guard.
Simengwa is looking for a kimura but Dall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Simengwa to get the leverage.
Simengwa prevents Dall from improving his position.
Dall trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simengwa is working for a submission of some sort.
Simengwa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Simengwa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simengwa content to control rather than advance.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simengwa is looking for a kimura here.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Simengwa has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Simengwa wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Simengwa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simengwa looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simengwa keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Dall postures up.
Simengwa keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Dall wants to stand but Simengwa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Simengwa is controlling Dall's posture.
Simengwa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
Dall passes into half guard.
Simengwa actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall seems to be working for a kimura but Simengwa defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wykyd Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Simengwa's leg but Simengwa calmly moves out of range.
Simengwa attempts a counter takedown but Dall avoids it well and moves away.
Simengwa loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall connects with a nice looking jab.
Dall misses with an uppercut. Simengwa saw that one coming.
Simengwa swings widly with a right hand
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall scores with the left hand. Simengwa knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Simengwa moved out of range.
Simengwa tries to counter with a takedown but Dall is quick to defend against it.
Dall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simengwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall motions for Simengwa to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Simengwa.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simengwa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Dall misses
and Simengwa counters with a takedown into side control.
Baraka Simengwa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simengwa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dall manages to get back to half guard.
Simengwa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dall is just riding it out for now. Simengwa eventually gives up the hold.
Dall manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa passes Dall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Simengwa trying to control from half guard but Dall is working away.
Simengwa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Simengwa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dall defends it well.
Simengwa is looking to stall here but Dall recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Simengwa from controlling successfully.
Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dall keeping full guard, as Simengwa tries to pass.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wykyd Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dall controls Simengwa momentarily but Simengwa frees himself.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall controls Simengwa momentarily but Simengwa frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simengwa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dall!
Simengwa wants to control but Dall postures up.
Dall taking a breather here.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Simengwa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Simengwa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to control the action but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wykyd Dall.
I've got Dall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wykyd Dall!
Wykyd Dall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
159 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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39
145 lbs
35 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Palikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Palikka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cronos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palikka's head backwards.
Palikka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cronos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palikka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cronos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palikka.
A combination from Cronos does no damage.
Palikka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Palikka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cronos tries to roll over but Palikka keeps him under control.
Cronos has hold of Palikka's hands but Palikka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palikka lands a nice short elbow.
Palikka trying to mount his opponent but Cronos defends it.
Cronos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palikka trying to control from half guard but Cronos is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos taking some punishment here, with Palikka in his half guard.
Palikka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cronos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Palikka.
Cronos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palikka lands strikes from half guard.
Palikka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cronos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cronos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cronos can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Palikka raining down shots from the mount!
Cronos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palikka with shots to the head and body - Cronos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cronos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Palikka 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.
Cronos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palikka working Cronos over with strikes here.
Palikka lands with some strikes.
Cronos is rocked!
Palikka postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cronos badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Palikka around the waist but Palikka pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Palikka is the winner by TKO! Palikka jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Palikka!
Kalle Palikka 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrowind's entrance music is The Foggy Dew. A fine choice. Kessler has chosen Coal Chamber - Burgundy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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179 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrowind takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morrowind connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kessler's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Morrowind there.
Kessler is rocked!
Kessler throws a right hand that Morrowind ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrowind also avoids with ease.
Kessler is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrowind finish him?
Kessler ducks under a wild hook from Morrowind.
Kessler seems to have recovered his senses.
Kessler lands an overhand right.
Morrowind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kessler.
Kessler throws a body kick that misses
and Morrowind counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kessler! Morrowind lets Kessler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Morrowind gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrowind is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kessler is controlling him.
Morrowind looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kessler is in close to Morrowind's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrowind wants to stand but Kessler is controlling the position.
Morrowind controlling Kessler's posture.
Kessler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrowind is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kessler is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrowind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kessler.
Morrowind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morrowind throws a nice looking combination but Kessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kessler avoids the body shot from Morrowind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kessler counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrowind misses with an uppercut.
Kessler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrowind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrowind throwing a counter right hand but Kessler manages to avoid it.
Johann Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Morrowind.
Kessler throws a chopping leg kick but Morrowind manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morrowind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kessler manages to avoid it.
Kessler tries to counter with a clinch but Morrowind shakes him off and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Morrowind as Kessler shoots in.
We've been told by Morrowind's head coaches at MM eh Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morrowind drops Kessler with a beautiful combination! Kessler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morrowind is looking for the KO!
It looks like Johann Kessler has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrowind feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kessler crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iko Morrowind!
After winning the bout, Iko Morrowind thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by Tones on Tail - Go!. Thiago Meida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt misses with a looping left.
Wyatt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC in the buildup to the fight.
Wyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meida was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyatt.
Wyatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt misses with a hook
and Meida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyatt misses the shot to the body.
Meida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meida connects with a crisp jab.
Meida misses with a left hand
and Wyatt counters with a right hand to the body.
Wyatt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meida eats them both and turns towards Wyatt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wyatt tries to work over Meida's front leg with a kick but Meida checks it.
Meida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wyatt with a body shot.
Meida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wyatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt is looking to score with low kicks.
Meida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wyatt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meida.
Wyatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Wyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wyatt scores with a decent looking hook.
Wyatt pounces like a tiger and cracks Meida with a vicious hook! Meida is down but not out! Wyatt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derp Wyatt!
Derp Wyatt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabaisama comes to the cage accompanied by Liquid Swords. Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lamb of God - Redneck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabaisama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Yabaisama jabs at Price's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yabaisama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabaisama. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price throws a series of punches but Yabaisama moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Yabaisama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick lands from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Yabaisama. Beautiful body shot.
Price misses with a body kick.
Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yabaisama cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yabaisama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Yabaisama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a nice looking body shot.
Yabaisama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
Yabaisama connects with a solid leg kick.
Price moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yabaisama wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Price thinks about the counter body kick.
Yabaisama misses with a shot to the body
and Price counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yabaisama's knee momentarily.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yabaisama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yabaisama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yabaisama cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Yabaisama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Yabaisama misses.
Price is trying to counter with his kicks.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yabaisama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yabaisama.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yabaisama.
Price motions for Yabaisama to come forward. Price throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Yabaisama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Price takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diagoro Yabaisama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabaisama misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama dominated that round.
That's time! Yabaisama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Price ducks right into an uppercut from Yabaisama.
Price lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Diagoro Yabaisama has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yabaisama. That's going to slow Price down.
Yabaisama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama throws a series of punches but Price avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yabaisama.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price slips a straight right by Yabaisama.
Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Price's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yabaisama under the eye.
Price takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Yabaisama.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Price might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yabaisama has got the better of the exchanges.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yabaisama wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yabaisama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yabaisama thinking.
Price takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yabaisama misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price avoids a kick to the body.
Yabaisama throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yabaisama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yabaisama throws a poor cross that misses
and Price counters with a low kick, right behind Yabaisama 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick.
Yabaisama throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Price! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yabaisama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yabaisama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Price. Price obviously looking to wear him down.
Yabaisama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Price checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Price flicks out a counter leg kick but Yabaisama steps away.
Price moves out of range of the strikes.
Price throws out a counter right but Yabaisama avoids it with no problem.
Yabaisama misses with a straight left.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yabaisama - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diagoro Yabaisama's cut.
That's time! Yabaisama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick nicely.
Yabaisama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Price 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabaisama. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama lands with a nice combination. Price backs away looking to recover.
Yabaisama thumps Price with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama misses with a hook.
Yabaisama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yabaisama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price drops his hands momentarily and Yabaisama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yabaisama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yabaisama keeps Price at a distance using the push kick.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Yabaisama had a free shot at his head there.
Yabaisama is looking to score with low kicks.
Price looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yabaisama scores with a sloppy right hand. Price should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Price keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yabaisama punishes Price's body with a nice straight punch.
Yabaisama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Yabaisama tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yabaisama misses the target.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Yabaisama.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price wants to stall.
Yabaisama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yabaisama misses with some punches.
Price working aggressively here.
Yabaisama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yabaisama presses Price against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Yabaisama tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Yabaisama back against the cage.
Yabaisama tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Price lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Yabaisama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yabaisama closes the distance and clinches.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yabaisama backwards.
Yabaisama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Diagoro Yabaisama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Price misses.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama misses with a wild combination.
Price scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Price looks to land a left hand but Yabaisama moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yabaisama looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Yabaisama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yabaisama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yabaisama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Price misses with a looping left.
Yabaisama lunges at Price with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Price's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Price on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diagoro Yabaisama is winning the standup battle so far.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yabaisama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Yabaisama quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Yabaisama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Price has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Price keeps Yabaisama at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Price throws a leg kick but Yabaisama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yabaisama looks to land a body kick but Price moved away.
Yabaisama throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabaisama missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yabaisama checks a low kick from Price.
Yabaisama feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yabaisama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yabaisama throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yabaisama wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Price lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yabaisama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yabaisama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama had his way with Dan Price in that round.
The cut man is working on Diagoro Yabaisama's cut.
That's time! Yabaisama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Price looks to land a combination but Yabaisama avoids it well.
Yabaisama throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yabaisama lands a slapping body shot.
Yabaisama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yabaisama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Yabaisama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yabaisama throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yabaisama connects with an inside leg kick.
Yabaisama misses with a shot to the body
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Yabaisama moves away and avoids it.
Price tries a low kick but Yabaisama avoids it.
Jab by Price.
Price chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yabaisama can pounce on him.
Dan Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Yabaisama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Yabaisama.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Yabaisama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yabaisama is able to avoid easily.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Yabaisama.
Price throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama scores with a punch to the head.
Yabaisama scores with a body shot.
Yabaisama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yabaisama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Price misses the jab.
Yabaisama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Price motions for Yabaisama to come forward. Price throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabaisama moves away.
Yabaisama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yabaisama throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Yabaisama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Price throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Yabaisama had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diagoro Yabaisama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yabaisama 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diagoro Yabaisama!
Diagoro Yabaisama retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Diagoro Yabaisama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daghammar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Just like that - Dregen. Urai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sever the Wicked. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Daghammar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urai throws out the jab.
Urai 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.
Daghammar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daghammar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daghammar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urai can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Daghammar there.
Daghammar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urai thumps Daghammar with a low kick.
Daghammar slips a jab from Urai.
Urai swings for the body but Daghammar moves out of range.
Daghammar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Urai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daghammar throws a jab but it's blocked by Urai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daghammar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daghammar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Urai off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Urai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daghammar throws a looping overhand right but Urai ducks down to avoid it.
Daghammar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daghammar misses with a looping right.
Urai throws out a counter right but Daghammar avoids it with no problem.
Daghammar moves out of range of the body kick.
Urai throws a lazy head kick
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daghammar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Daghammar misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai connects with a looping right hand.
Daghammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daghammar scores with the left hand. Urai knows he should have avoided that one.
Urai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Urai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Urai.
Urai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daghammar slips under a jab.
Daghammar misses with a looping left.
Daghammar tries to bum rush Urai with a series of wild strikes but Urai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Urai.
Urai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urai scores with a spinning back kick!
Urai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daghammar counters with a straight right hand.
Urai lands with a nice body kick.
Urai ducks under a wild hook from Daghammar.
Urai misses with a body shot.
As Urai looks to move away, Daghammar throws a big counter combo but Urai just gets out of the way.
Urai tries to land a front kick but Daghammar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Daghammar misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urai throws a front kick aimed at Daghammar's knee but Daghammar avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Urai.
Urai misses the shot to the body.
Daghammar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urai manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Urai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daghammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urai moves away from the strike by Daghammar.
Urai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Urai scores with a head kick.
Urai's corner calls for a 1-2. Urai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sam Urai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daghammar is out of range and Urai settles back down.
Daghammar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut. Urai saw that one coming.
Urai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urai misses with a straight left.
Urai throws a push kick but Daghammar slaps the foot to one side.
Daghammar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a looping overhand right but Urai ducks down to avoid it.
Urai scores with a leg kick.
Daghammar slips under a jab from Urai.
It looked like Daghammar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urai digs a good body shot into Daghammar's ribs.
Daghammar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daghammar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Urai takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Urai.
Daghammar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a head kick that Daghammar semi-blocks.
Sam Urai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daghammar throwing a counter right hand but Urai manages to avoid it.
Daghammar throws out a loose jab but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daghammar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urai.
Good shot there by Daghammar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daghammar throws the left hand but Urai avoids the punch easily.
Daghammar swings for the body but Urai moves out of range.
Urai connects with a leg kick. Daghammar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daghammar.
Daghammar misses with a double jab.
Urai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a poor cross that misses
and Urai counters with an inside leg kick.
Urai fakes the leg kick and cracks Daghammar in the body.
Urai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daghammar misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Daghammar.
Daghammar is looking to counter punch.
Urai tries to land a leg kick but Daghammar saw it coming and moves away.
Urai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Daghammar misses.
A nice side step and Urai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daghammar throws a lazy right hand but Urai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urai dips to his left and cracks Daghammar with an uppercut!
Urai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urai throws the left hand but Daghammar avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Daghammar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daghammar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Urai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daghammar misses with a right hand
and Urai counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Daghammar slips a jab and a cross from Urai.
Urai misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar looks to land a right hand but Urai moved out of range.
Urai misses with a low kick.
Daghammar throws a poor cross that misses
and Urai counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Urai misses
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urai misses with a hook.
Urai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Urai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
Urai misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Urai.
Urai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daghammar slips a jab from Urai.
Nice shot lands for Daghammar.
Urai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daghammar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urai.
Daghammar throwing a counter right hand but Urai manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daghammar checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Daghammar misses the target.
Urai misses with a left hand
and Urai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daghammar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Daghammar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urai throws a leg kick but Daghammar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Daghammar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Urai slips a jab and a cross from Daghammar.
Urai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daghammar with a body shot.
Daghammar lands a jab to Urai's midsection.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Urai moves out of range of the strikes.
Urai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daghammar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urai scrambles back to his feet.
Urai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daghammar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urai finds it's way round the side to connect with Daghammar's head.
Urai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daghammar throws out the jab.
Urai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Daghammar scores with a hook.
Daghammar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urai. Daghammar shrugs it off though.
Daghammar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daghammar misses with a hook
and Urai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daghammar throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Urai misses.
Daghammar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urai.
Urai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daghammar doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai looks to land a right hand but Daghammar moved out of range.
Daghammar throwing a counter right hand but Urai manages to avoid it.
Urai lands with a hook. Daghammar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Urai.
Urai throws an overhand right that lands on Daghammar's shoulder, as Daghammar tries to avoid the shot.
Urai misses with a body kick.
Daghammar looks to throw the jab but Urai is out of range.
Daghammar moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUrai.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Daghammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Daghammar misses its intended target.
Urai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Urai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Urai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
It seemed like Urai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daghammar slips a straight right by Urai.
Daghammar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daghammar throws a hook but Urai blocks it.
Urai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daghammar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daghammar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daghammar blocks a head kick by Urai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daghammar missing with a left hand there. Urai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daghammar lands a jab to the nose.
Daghammar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urai misses with a looping left.
Daghammar swings widly with a right hand
and Urai counters with a low kick, right behind Daghammar 's knee.
Urai throws an off balance right hand
and Daghammar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urai goes for a double leg but Daghammar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Daghammar continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Urai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daghammar throws a right hand that misses
and Urai counters with a nice leg kick.
Daghammar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urai can pounce on him.
Urai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Urai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urai staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Urai misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Daghammar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urai.
Daghammar blocks a jab.
Daghammar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urai.
Urai moves away from the strike by Daghammar.
Good exchange - Urai coming out on top.
Daghammar throws a lazy uppercut
and Urai counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daghammar under the eye.
Daghammar throws an off balance right hand
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai lands a nice hook to Daghammar's body. Daghammar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Daghammar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daghammar walks into a stiff left hand from Urai.
Urai lands the left hand.
Daghammar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daghammar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Urai lands with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Urai finds it's target.
Urai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar digs a good body shot into Urai's ribs.
Daghammar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar tries to move into range but Urai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daghammar tests Urai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daghammar as he avoids it easily.
Daghammar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daghammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daghammar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urai looks to throw the jab but Daghammar is out of range.
Urai thows a leg kick but Daghammar checks it
and Daghammar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daghammar is able to avoid easily.
Urai slips a jab and a cross from Daghammar.
Urai misses with a body shot.
Daghammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Daghammar misses the target.
Urai cracks Daghammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daghammar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urai's head backwards.
Daghammar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urai.
An attempted straight right counter from Daghammar misses the target.
Dag Daghammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urai circles away quickly and effectively.
Daghammar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Daghammar.
Urai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daghammar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urai misses with a straight left.
Daghammar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Daghammar misses with the combination.
Urai stuns Daghammar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Urai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Urai!
Sam Urai is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Sam Urai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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