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CEC 517 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maarten Bokhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokhorst comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
147 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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168 cm
32
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Kahne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maarten Bokhorst!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhorst cracks Kahne with a good jab.
Bokhorst lands a slapping body shot.
Kahne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bokhorst.
Kahne lands with a nice body punch.
Kahne lands a jab to the head.
Bokhorst connects with the punch.
Bokhorst throws a body kick that misses
so Kahne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahne postures up.
Bokhorst is looking for a triangle but Kahne pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kahne cracks Bokhorst with a solid left hand.
Bokhorst is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kahne gets full guard.
Bokhorst avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kahne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bokhorst has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bokhorst controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bokhorst won't allow Kahne to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bokhorst working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bokhorst lands a couple of elbows.
Bokhorst wants to pass the guard but Kahne is keeping the position.
Kahne looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahne, not yet.
Bokhorst with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bokhorst accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahne pulls Bokhorst in close to prevent any damage.
Kahne keeping moving, preventing Bokhorst from controlling successfully.
Bokhorst is fighting to break Kahne's control of his arms but Kahne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bokhorst is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bokhorst trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahne controls Bokhorst momentarily but Bokhorst frees himself.
Bokhorst postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahne throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bokhorst uses it to pass to side control.
Kahne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kahne is not content to let Bokhorst control the position.
Kahne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kahne is looking to control Bokhorst's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kahne avoid being mounted?
Kahne looking for submissions off his back.
Kahne is pressing down on Bokhorst's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahne keeping full guard, as Bokhorst tries to pass.
Kahne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bokhorst defends well.
Bokhorst wants to control from the top but Kahne keeps moving.
Bokhorst won't allow Kahne to sweep him here.
Bokhorst passes Kahne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bokhorst works his way into full mount!
Bokhorst avoids the attempt from Kahne to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maarten Bokhorst dominated that round.
That's time! Kahne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kahne connects with a body shot.
Bokhorst lands a nice looking body kick.
Bokhorst throws a push kick but Kahne slaps the foot to one side.
Maarten Bokhorst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhorst was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahne.
Bokhorst lands with a shot to the body.
Kahne slips a straight right by Bokhorst.
Bokhorst connects with a solid leg kick.
Kahne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kahne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bokhorst counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kahne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bokhorst sprawls well. Bokhorst wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kahne gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Kahne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bokhorst lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kahne will feel that in the morning.
Kahne avoids the body shot from Bokhorst.
Bokhorst misses with a straight right.
Kahne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bokhorst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown but Bokhorst shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kahne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bokhorst misses with the body kick
and Kahne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kahne.
Bokhorst is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kahne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ken Kahne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bokhorst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bokhorst keeping moving, preventing Kahne from controlling successfully.
Bokhorst had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kahne defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst pulls Kahne in close to his closed guard and prevents Kahne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bokhorst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahne.
Bokhorst has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kahne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bokhorst is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bokhorst not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahne looking for submissions off his back.
Bokhorst thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahne's head.
Bokhorst is keen to just control but Kahne is a slippery customer.
Bokhorst prevents Kahne from improving his position.
Bokhorst working over Kahne with some ground and pound. Kahne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bokhorst seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bokhorst is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kahne reverses the position - he's now on top in Bokhorst's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahne is one step ahead there.
Kahne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bokhorst is trying to keep Kahne in close.
Kahne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kahne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maarten Bokhorst will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kahne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kahne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahne misses with a wild body shot.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
Kahne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kahne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bokhorsts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bokhorst ducks under a wild hook from Kahne.
A swing and a miss from Kahne.
Bokhorst scores with a nice strike.
Kahne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bokhorst lands a two punch combo.
Kahne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bokhorst looks to land a right hand but Kahne moved out of range.
Kahne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bokhorst tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kahne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhorst was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhorst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bokhorst misses with a double jab.
Bokhorst moves out of range of the strikes.
Bokhorst throws a head kick but Kahne moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kahne.
Bokhorst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bokhorst digs a good hook to Kahne's body.
Kahne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhorst.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bokhorst.
Bokhorst attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kahne tests Bokhorst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bokhorst swivels and escapes.
Bokhorst sizes up Kahne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahne moves out of range as Bokhorst strikes.
Maarten Bokhorst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bokhorst.
It seemed like Bokhorst was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
Bokhorst misses with a body kick.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bokhorst but Bokhorst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bokhorst scores with a one two! Kahne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bokhorst stuns Kahne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bokhorst lands a head kick!
Bokhorst throws a sloppy head kick and Kahne moves out of range easily.
Kahne throws a shot from downtown. Bokhorst moves away and avoids it.
Kahne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bokhorst connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kahne scrambles back to his feet.
Bokhorst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahne.
Kahne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bokhorst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bokhorst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhorst tries a head kick but it misses.
Bokhorst connects with an inside leg kick.
Kahne loads up on a big right hand but Bokhorst slips the punch.
Bokhorst ducks right into an uppercut from Kahne.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bokhorst. Kahne shrugs it off though.
Kahne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bokhorst to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bokhorst postures up.
Kahne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bokhorst gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kahne keeping moving, preventing Bokhorst from controlling successfully.
Ken Kahne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst looking to pass the guard.
Kahne lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bokhorst looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kahne passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahne throwing shots but Bokhorst is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maarten Bokhorst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bokhorst 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maarten Bokhorst!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Maarten Bokhorst waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Ken Kahne had this to say: 'It's tough to lose but that's what makes a winner. I'll do what I must to never feel this again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
202 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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30
190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Pepe Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rage!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Rage slips a straight right by Lopez.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Rage.
Rage swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Rage avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lopez defends it well.
Rage defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Rage thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Rage 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.
Lopez swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage feints and as Lopez raises his hands in defense, Rage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez pulls Rage in close to his closed guard and prevents Rage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Rage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
Rage chips away with some ground and pound.
Rage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lopez is controlling Rage's posture.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Lopez wants to improve his position but instead Rage has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard but Rage has mounted him!
Lopez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lopez holds on to Rage as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopez wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
Rage looking to control but Lopez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lopez?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rage throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rage is looking to score with low kicks.
Rage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Lopez 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.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rage throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Rage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Rage's head.
Lopez connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Rage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rage cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage slips a straight right by Lopez.
Rage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Rage lands with an overhand left.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
Lopez is rocked!
Rage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Jason Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez moves out of range as Rage throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands a left and a right that send Lopez crashing to the mat, dazed. Rage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nice jab there from Lopez.
It looks like Jason Rage has been cut.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Rage's ribs.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rage off to one side.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez with a hook.
Jason Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.
Rage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Lopez catches Rage right on the button with a cross.
Rage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rage throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left lands for Lopez.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely.
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Rage connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rage dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez connects with the punch.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rage throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
Rage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
Rage throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Rage scoring well with a low kick there.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Rage stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Rage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Rage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rage throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rage.
Rage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Rage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez throws a series of strikes that have Rage backpedaling.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Rage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lopez won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard.
Lopez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage laying and praying for a moment but Lopez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Rage works his way into side control.
Rage working the ground and pound but Lopez is defending the strikes.
Rage misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rage's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Rage with the ground and pound but Lopez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez seems keen to control Rage's posture.
Lopez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Rage's ribs.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Pepe Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rage.
Rage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Rage.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick from Rage.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Rage as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rage takes a kick to the side of the head.
A cross from Rage lands.
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Rage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rage works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Rage's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Rage.
Well Rage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Rage!
Jason Rage decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika Saarenpaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ash throws an elbow but misses.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Ash avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saarenpaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ash struggles to land a body shot inside as Saarenpaa controls his hands.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saarenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saarenpaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Ash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saarenpaa clinches up against the cage.
Ash is looking to break free of the clinch but Saarenpaa has double underhooks.
Ash takes a shot to the head.
Saarenpaa lands with a right to the head.
Ash lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ash is trying to break the clinch but Saarenpaa has him pressed against the cage.
Saarenpaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Ash backwards.
Saarenpaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ash working hard to break the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to work over Ash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash has had enough of the clinch but Saarenpaa keeps him there for the moment.
Ash blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ash tries to break the clinch but Saarenpaa is controlling the position.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Ash has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saarenpaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ash can turn it around.
Ash tries to circle away but Saarenpaa has him pinned against the cage.
Saarenpaa gets through Ash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saarenpaa blocks an elbow strike.
Ash is struggling to control the position.
Saarenpaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ash misses with the head strike.
Come on Ash - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Ash controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ash.
Saarenpaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ash backwards.
I was talking to Saarenpaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saarenpaa is keeping busy.
Saarenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ash blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Ash turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ash throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Saarenpaa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Saarenpaa pushes Ash off and gets back to his feet.
Ash takes one to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saarenpaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa takes one to the chin there.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ash.
Ash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saarenpaa momentarily.
No joy there for Ash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Saarenpaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ash lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ash is defended easily by Saarenpaa.
A cross from Ash lands.
Ash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saarenpaa pinned against the cage. Saarenpaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ash manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ash doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saarenpaa throws a front kick aimed at Ash's knee but Ash avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa misses with a right hand
and Ash counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
Ash misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ash drives through and clinches with Saarenpaa against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saarenpaa.
Ash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ash tries to clinch up but Saarenpaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ash misses the body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a good low kick that Ash was not able to check.
Ash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saarenpaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Ash misses the target.
Ash avoids the head kick by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa missing with a left hand there. Ash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ash scores with a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa slips a jab and a cross from Ash.
Ash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saarenpaa circles away.
Mika Saarenpaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Ash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ash throws the left hand but Saarenpaa avoids the punch easily.
Saarenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ash.
Ash looks for a takedown but Saarenpaa sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Saarenpaa misses its target.
Adam Ash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarenpaa moves into the clinch.
Ash has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saarenpaa after a bit of a struggle.
Saarenpaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ash controls his hands.
Ash struggles to land a body shot inside as Saarenpaa controls his hands.
Saarenpaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ash backwards.
Ash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saarenpaa slips a jab and a cross from Ash.
Saarenpaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice right hand.
Saarenpaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ash has a takedown stuffed.
Mika Saarenpaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Ash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
It looked like Saarenpaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ash.
Adam Ash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ash looks to land a combination but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Saarenpaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saarenpaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ash will feel that in the morning.
Ash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saarenpaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saarenpaa is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ash.
Ash throws a nice looking combination but Saarenpaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saarenpaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ash can do to turn this around?
Saarenpaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Saarenpaa catches Ash right on the button with a cross.
Ash throws a sloppy head kick and Saarenpaa moves out of range easily.
Ash moves in looking to clinch but Saarenpaa pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Ash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ash clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash slows down the pace here.
A short right from Saarenpaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saarenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saarenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ash prevents a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Ash misses with some punches.
Mika Saarenpaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saarenpaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Saarenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Saarenpaa as the two fighters clinch.
Ash cracks Saarenpaa with a nice body shot.
Ash misses with some punches.
Saarenpaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ashs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to work over Ash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarenpaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ash has a couple of punches blocked by Saarenpaa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ash working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Ash.
A shot in the inside from Ash.
Saarenpaa misses with a knee strike.
Ash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saarenpaa checks a leg kick.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Ash.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ash swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a left and a right that stings Ash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ash's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ash.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ash.
Ash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ash fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saarenpaa on the side of the head.
Ash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ash was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ash misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa digs a good hook to Ash's body.
Saarenpaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saarenpaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saarenpaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ash.
A solid body kick from Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saarenpaa thows a body kick. Ash tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Ash misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Ash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ash throws a right and a left that Saarenpaa avoids nicely.
Ash has a takedown stuffed.
Ash displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Ash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ash misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa moves into the clinch.
Ash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ash goes for a takedown attempt but Saarenpaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ash misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a low kick, right behind Ash 's knee.
Saarenpaa throws a sloppy head kick and Ash moves out of range easily.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice body punch.
Ash tries to clinch but Saarenpaa moves away
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands with a straight right. Ash didn't see that one coming.
Ash is rocked!
BOOM! Saarenpaa lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ash. Ash tries to recover but Saarenpaa is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ash lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Saarenpaa!
Our winner, Mika Saarenpaa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikkinen has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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27
191 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Al Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Bin Al Aziz takes one to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz blocks a low kick nicely.
And Bin Al Aziz counters with a quick kick to the body but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bin Al Aziz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Bin Al Aziz moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick which misses Heikkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Heikkinen tries to avoid it.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is avoiding it.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Al Aziz . Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Bin Al Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Heikkinen.
We've been hearing reports that Bin Al Aziz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bin Al Aziz throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Bin Al Aziz only half commits.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
Bin Al Aziz thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Al Aziz thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Bin Al Aziz lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Heikkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen 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.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Al Aziz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bin Al Aziz thuds his shin into the meat of Heikkinen's side.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses the body punch
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Bin Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bin Al Aziz 's calf.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bin Al Aziz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen motions for Bin Al Aziz to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Al Aziz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Heikkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Heikkinen backs away, Bin Al Aziz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bin Al Aziz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Bin Al Aziz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Bin Al Aziz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Bin Al Aziz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz throws a lazy uppercut
and Bin Al Aziz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Al Aziz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heikkinen cracks Bin Al Aziz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz checks a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Bin Al Aziz 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bin Al Aziz tried to score with a low kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz moved away.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz walks into a left hand.
Bin Al Aziz loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bin Al Aziz looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bin Al Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Al Aziz circles away.
Bin Al Aziz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz tries to land a front kick but Heikkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Bin Al Aziz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Heikkinen misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Bin Al Aziz saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen swings for the body but Bin Al Aziz moves out of range.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bin Al Aziz slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Bin Al Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Bin Al Aziz does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Bin Al Aziz slips the punch.
Bin Al Aziz throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Al Aziz .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz lunges at Heikkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heikkinen's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Bin Al Aziz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Bin Al Aziz 's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Al Aziz .
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bin Al Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Bin Al Aziz 's head but Bin Al Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the temple. Bin Al Aziz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bin Al Aziz misses the target.
Heikkinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bin Al Aziz 's head.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Al Aziz should have avoided that one.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Bin Al Aziz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Bin Al Aziz moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tests Bin Al Aziz 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bin Al Aziz wants to land a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
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!
Heikkinen stops a takedown attempt from Bin Al Aziz .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz is trying to break free.
Bin Al Aziz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bin Al Aziz looking to control.
Bin Al Aziz wants to sweep here but Heikkinen controlling him for the moment.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Al Aziz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heikkinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Heikkinen seems content to control.
Bin Al Aziz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heikkinen trying to control the action but Bin Al Aziz is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bin Al Aziz is refusing to be controlled, as Heikkinen sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Bin Al Aziz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Bin Al Aziz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bin Al Aziz . That one must have hurt.
Heikkinen lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
A slapping body kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Al Aziz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Bin Al Aziz moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heikkinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bin Al Aziz - the referee stops the clock and Heikkinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bin Al Aziz . Heikkinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bin Al Aziz throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heikkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin has chosen Redbone- Come And Get Your Love as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pony Mclovin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman misses with the combination.
Mclovin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hoffman blocks it well.
Mclovin cracks the inside of Hoffman's front leg.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
We've been informed that Mclovin 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mclovin.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
Hoffman tries to bum rush Mclovin with a series of wild strikes but Mclovin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Hoffman.
Hoffman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoffman lands an overhand right.
Hoffman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoffman misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman misses with a straight left.
Mclovin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hoffman blocks it well.
Hoffman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mclovin.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Mclovin's head but Mclovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mclovin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mclovin is looking to chop away at Hoffman's legs.
Crunch! Mclovin slams his shin into Hoffman's torso.
Mclovin slips a jab and a cross from Hoffman.
Mclovin throws out a counter right but Hoffman avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman walks into a straight right hand from Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mclovin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclovin, as that shot connected.
Mclovin lands a head kick. Hoffman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab from Hoffman.
Mclovin is rocked!
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoffman finish him?
Nice cross by Hoffman.
Mclovin clinches up against the cage.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclovin controlling the action here for a moment.
Mclovin prevents a body shot from Hoffman.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mclovin is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Hoffman scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoffman.
Mclovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman gets through Mclovin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mclovin blocks a body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin connects with a knee to the head.
Hoffman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoffman tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hoffman - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Hoffman.
Mclovin looks winded!
Hoffman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mclovin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Hoffman throws a right hand that Mclovin ducks under and follows up with a left that Mclovin also avoids with ease.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Mclovin ducks into an uppercut from Hoffman and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Hoffman!
In his post fight interview, Jack Hoffman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manta comes into the arena with Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio blaring out of the sound system. White has chosen Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. as his entrance music. Federico Manta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie White's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Federico Manta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie White!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to land a front kick but Manta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manta - that will leave a mark!
Manta throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Manta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White feints a counter leg kick.
Manta scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Manta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manta throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Manta slips under a jab from White.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manta. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manta.
Manta lands a body shot.
Manta throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Manta rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to break the clinch but Manta is controlling the position.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manta lands with a right to the head.
Manta misses with a punch to the body.
Manta prevents a body shot from White.
A right hand to the body from White.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manta.
A short left from Manta.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Manta.
Manta misses with a punch to the body.
White gets through Manta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manta lands with a short shot to the head.
Manta lands a right hand.
Manta tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White blocking some punches.
Manta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White tries to work over Manta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White pushes Manta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manta lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Manta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manta scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manta lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manta is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Manta's shoulder, as Manta tries to avoid the shot.
Manta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Manta keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
Manta tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manta ducks under a wild hook from White.
Manta scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manta's calf.
Manta throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Manta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mantas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Federico Manta has been cut.
Manta misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Manta 's knee.
White misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Manta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manta jabs at White's body.
Manta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
The fighters circling - Manta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manta throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Manta off the cage and back into range.
Manta moves out of range as White strikes.
Manta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Manta misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Manta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooh!!! White has knocked Manta down with a huge combo! White steps away and waves a wobbly Manta back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Manta is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Manta's head, knocking him out cold! White is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie White!
Jamie White was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Federico Manta had this to say: 'I bow down to your excellence sir.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Garota de Ipanema as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Hogan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Hogan blocks the body kick.
Hogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Nice body kick there by Hogan.
Hogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Hogan walks into a jab.
Hogan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hogan. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Hogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Hogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hogan lands with a nice body kick.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hogan misses the target.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogan. Hogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos throws a low kick but Hogan avoids it.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
Santos lands a nice hook to Hogan's body. Hogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hogan blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan misses with a double jab.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hogan is out of range.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hogan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hogan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogan throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hogan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Santos thuds a left hand into Hogan's body.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hogan back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santos misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Santos.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hogan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hogan misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan blocks a head kick by Santos.
Hogan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Hogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Hogan scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hogan finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Santos blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Hogan scores with a hook.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos moves out of range as Hogan throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hogan's hands.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hogan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hogan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos throws a hook but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Hogan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos misses the jab.
Hogan tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
Hogan throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
And Hogan counters with a quick kick to the body but Santos blocks it.
Santos defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hogan is out of range and Santos settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Hogan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Santos thows a body kick. Hogan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neymar Santos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hogan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Hogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hogan blocks the low kick.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Neymar Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Hogan.
Hogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Hogan's shoulder, as Hogan tries to avoid the shot.
Hogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Hogan.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hogan misses with a looping right.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan avoids a kick to the body.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hogan.
Hogan connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogan checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos moves forwards but Hogan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Santos tenderised Hogan's leg. Hogan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Hogan.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Hogan only half commits.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hogan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Hogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Hogan throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Santos swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Hogan throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Hogan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Hogan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Santos checks a low kick from Hogan.
Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Hogan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Hogan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Hogan sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hogan throws a good cross that connects.
Hogan throws a one two combo.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hogan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hogan checks a leg kick.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Santos throws a low kick but Hogan avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hogan staying out of range there.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Hogan lands with a cross.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Hogan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogan cracks Santos with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Hogan.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hogan's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neymar Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hogan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Hogan.
Hogan throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Hogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos cracks Hogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Hogan as he connects with a hook.
Hogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Hogan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Santos checks a low kick from Hogan.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Hogan takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Santos lands a head kick. Hogan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hogan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hogan blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hogan misses the target.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Hogan.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Hogan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hogan will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan avoids the body shot from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Hogan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Hogan settles back down.
Hogan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Hogan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Hogan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hogan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Neymar Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hogan is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Good exchange - Hogan coming out on top.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hogan has time to react.
Hogan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Santos slips a jab from Hogan.
Santos wants to counter the offense by Hogan and move into the clinch position.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Santos lands with a straight right. Hogan didn't see that one coming.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Hogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hogan!
Hogan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogan. Hogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hogan's calf.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Hogan throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hogan with a body shot.
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hogan.
Santos throws a leg kick but Hogan checks it.
Santos moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Ben Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Hogan.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Neymar Santos!
Neymar Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Blazer blocks the low kick.
A big left from Blazer misses.
Blazer connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Holy War has been cut.
War tries to work over Blazer's front leg with a kick but Blazer checks it.
Blazer misses with a straight right.
Blazer walks into a stiff left hand from War.
Donk. Blazer catches War right on the button with a cross.
Blazer takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
War throws out a powerful jab.
War tries to land a leg kick but Blazer saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazer misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazer. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
War tries a low kick but Blazer avoids it.
Blazer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
War looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War scores with a jab to the body.
Blazer catches War with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blazer staying out of range there.
War connects with a single shot there.
Blazer throws a hook but War blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Blazer.
War misses with a body shot.
War misses with a low kick.
Blazer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War moves to clinch but Blazer breaks away
and Blazer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
War throws a shot to the body.
War tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War connects with an inside leg kick.
Blazer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That kick from War tenderised Blazer's leg. Blazer is trying to keep his angry face on.
War getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by War.
A shot to the body from War misses
and Blazer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holy War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from War misses
letting Blazer counter with a right hand.
War lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
Blazer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
War gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blazer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazer blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from War.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War blocking some punches.
Blazer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of War backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
Blazer is trying to maintain a safe position but War gets an underhook and turns Blazer into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
War tries to work over Blazer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazer can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
Blazer lands a nice uppercut.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blazer lands a right hand.
Blazer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from War.
Blazer blocks a body shot from War.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
Blazer lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer misses with some punches.
War pushes off an throws an elbow but Blazer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
War misses with a punch to the body.
War blocks an uppercut.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War working aggressively here.
Blazer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blazer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Blazer.
War misses with a punch to the body.
Blazer lands a hook to the side of the head.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blazer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wars head.
Blazer lands a nice shot to the body.
Blazer lands a hook that snaps the head of War backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
Blazer blocks a body shot from War.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holy War will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holy War's cut.
That's time! Blazer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
War avoids a punch combination nicely.
War throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blazer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blazer cracks War with a hook to the temple - War is on wobbly legs here! Blazer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! War falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Blazer wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricky Blazer!
Ricky Blazer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns 's entrance music is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. A fine choice. Fitzsimmons has chosen Rule Britannia as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons walks into a straight right hand from Burns .
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Fitzsimmons.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
We've been told by Burns 's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons blocks a head kick by Burns .
Good work by Fitzsimmons as he checks the leg kick.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns .
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzsimmons is able to avoid easily.
Burns checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Burns tries to counter by clinching up but Fitzsimmons breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzsimmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Fitzsimmons moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves his leg out of the way.
Fitzsimmons tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burns swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Burns pushes Fitzsimmons up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzsimmons fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body punch.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Burns .
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Burns digs a right hand into Fitzsimmons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzsimmons's gas tank.
Fitzsimmons looks winded!
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns .
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
A short uppercut from Burns .
Fitzsimmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Fitzsimmons on the inside.
Burns working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes Fitzsimmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
Fitzsimmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzsimmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fitzsimmons presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fitzsimmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fitzsimmons momentarily.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Burns .
Burns throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to work over Fitzsimmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzsimmons trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzsimmons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns 's brow.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns .
It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fitzsimmons on the side of the head.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Fitzsimmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns . That did some damage!
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns cracks Fitzsimmons with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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!
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzsimmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns 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 Fitzsimmons has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fitzsimmons and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fitzsimmons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns blocks a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns prevents Fitzsimmons from breaking the clinch.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alex John Conor Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzsimmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Burns misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Burns digs a right hand into Fitzsimmons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzsimmons's gas tank.
Fitzsimmons is breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns moves out of range as Fitzsimmons throws a body kick.
Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzsimmons, pushing him back against the cage.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons digs a right hand into Burns 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns 's gas tank.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzsimmons.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzsimmons.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns lands a left hand.
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzsimmons can do to turn this around?
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Burns .
Burns lands an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fitzsimmons to his knees! Burns keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex John Conor Burns !
An out of breath Alex John Conor Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jim Fitzsimmons stepped up to the mic, saying 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Steam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoker has chosen Let There Be Rock by AC/DC as his entrance music. Edward Stoker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stoker slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Stoker 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.
Steam misses with a right hand
and Stoker counters with a good, hard body kick but Steam shrugs it off.
Stoker lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Steam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Stoker.
Stoker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoker tries to land a front kick but Steam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Steam misses its target.
Stoker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steam tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steam scores with a nice head shot.
Stoker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steam throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stoker avoids it.
Steam throws a body shot but no joy.
Steam looks for the body kick but Stoker saw that one coming.
Steam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steam throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stoker throws a front kick aimed at Steam's knee but Steam avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stoker throws a front kick that sends Steam stumbling back into the cage.
Steam looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Stoker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but Steam moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker clinches up with Steam and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Stoker.
Steam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker tries a body shot but Steam blocks it.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steam lands a left hand.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoker.
Steam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stoker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steam moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stoker looks for the body kick but Steam saw that one coming.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Stoker 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.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stoker. Steam shrugs it off though.
Steam is looking to land body kicks.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steam half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stoker throws a leg kick that misses.
Steam throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steam tried to score with a low kick but Stoker checks it.
Steam is looking to wear down Stoker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steam.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steam has time to react.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoker throws a low kick, looking for Steam's leg but Steam calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Steam's front leg but catches the back leg as Steam tries to avoid it.
Steam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Steam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Steam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoker in his tracks.
Stoker scores with a jab.
Stoker moves out of range as Steam strikes.
Steam throws a hook but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker throws a body punch but Steam moves out of range.
Steam throws a leg kick that misses.
Steam wants to slow Stoker down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steam slips a jab and a cross from Stoker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Steam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steam thows a leg kick but Stoker checks it
enabling Stoker to counter with a crisp jab.
Steam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoker scores with a jab.
Steam throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steam misses with a lunging right hand
and Steam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steam slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker blocks a head kick by Steam.
Steam is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steam checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steam tries to work over Stoker's front leg with a kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Steam.
Steam throws the kick towards the body but Stoker avoids it.
Steam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stoker sizes up Steam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stoker wants to clinch up but Steam keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Steam blocks the leg kick.
Steam cracks the inside of Stoker's front leg.
Steam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stoker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steam on the side of the head.
Steam tests Stoker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steam blocks a leg kick.
Stoker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stoker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker cracks Steam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam lands with a nice body kick.
Stoker scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Steam blocks the low kick.
Steam throwing a counter right hand but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Stoker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Steam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steam definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steam looks to throw a body kick
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.
Steam slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Stoker.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Steam is just out of range.
Steam appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stoker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stoker wants to slow Steam down by chopping away at his legs.
Stoker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steam is looking to counter with a body kick.
Steam lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steam swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steam looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Steam throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Stoker does it's job there.
Stoker takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Stoker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steam 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.
Steam misses with a low kick.
Steam misses with a looping right.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Stoker cracks Steam with a good jab.
Stoker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Stoker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Stoker tries a low kick but Steam avoids it.
Steam throws a wild body kick that Stoker sees coming a mile off.
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stoker misses.
Steam looks to land a right hand but Stoker moved out of range.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Steam misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steam.
Stoker misses with a hook. Steam ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Steam is predictable there
and Stoker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoker defending well as Steam loads up on a big left hand.
Steam throws a push kick but Stoker slaps the foot to one side.
Steam blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoker.
Steam blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Stoker slips a straight right by Steam.
Steam throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Steam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoker. Stoker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stoker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Stoker throws a hook but Steam blocks it.
Stoker connects with a single shot there.
Steam will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steam motions for Stoker to come forward. Steam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Stoker does it's job there.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Steam.
Some bone on bone action there as Steam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stoker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Steam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steam, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Steam.
Steam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stoker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Steam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steam blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steam is looking to score with low kicks.
Steam throws a lazy body kick
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steam cracks the inside of Stoker's front leg.
Steam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Steam scores with a leg kick.
Stoker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stoker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker scores with a nice body kick.
Edward Stoker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Stoker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steam.
Stoker tries to land a leg kick but Steam saw it coming and moves away.
Stoker throws a low kick, looking for Steam's leg but Steam calmly moves out of range.
Steam throws a leg kick but Stoker moved away.
Steam throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Steam misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Stoker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stoker misses with a hook. Steam ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Steam throws a chopping leg kick but Stoker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Steam slips the punch.
Steam is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stoker lands a really nice looking cross but Steam seems unphased.
Good work by Stoker as he checks the leg kick.
Steam looks for the body kick but Stoker saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steam is looking to slow Stoker down with leg kicks.
Stoker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steam is out of range and Stoker settles back down.
Stoker throws a hook but Steam blocks it.
Steam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
and Steam counters with a low kick, right behind Stoker 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Steam moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Stoker misses.
Stoker cracks Steam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoker tries to clinch but Steam is having none of it.
Steam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stoker is out of range.
Steam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steam slips under a jab from Stoker.
Stoker thuds his right hand into Steam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stoker on the side of the head.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steam looks to land a right hand but Stoker moved out of range.
Stoker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoker can pounce on him.
Steam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steam throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Steam.
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.
Stoker throws a body punch but Steam moves out of range.
Steam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Steam.
Stoker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
Steam slips a jab from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Steam.
Stoker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steam finds it's way round the side to connect with Stoker's head.
Steam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Steam.
Stoker throws a leg kick that misses.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Stoker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick from Stoker lands but Steam takes it in his stride.
Stoker moves away from the strike by Steam.
Steam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stoker tries to clinch up.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steam throws a push kick but Stoker slaps the foot to one side.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steam throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stoker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
Stoker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steam counters with a good low kick that Stoker was not able to check.
Steam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoker. Stoker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steam.
Stoker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steam throws out the jab.
Steam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Steam moved out of range nicely.
Steam avoids a kick to the body.
Steam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam scores with a leg kick.
Steam checks a low kick from Stoker.
Stoker blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Stoker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steam doesn't seem phased though.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
Steam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steam.
Nice uppercut lands for Steam. That snapped Stoker's head back.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steam moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoker.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Steam half committed to a counter leg kick.
Steam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stoker.
Steam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tries to work over Steam's front leg with a kick but Steam checks it.
Steam misses with a low kick.
Stoker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Steam.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Steam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam misses with a straight left.
Stoker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Steam works the jab nicely.
Steam thows a body kick. Stoker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Steam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steam throws an off balance right hand
and Stoker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoker tests Steam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steam's sensitive parts.
Stoker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a low kick but Steam moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Steam misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stoker! But no joy.
Steam tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoker misses with a leg kick.
Steam blocks a leg kick.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steam.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Steam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Steam misses with a head kick.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stoker swings widly with a right hand
letting Steam counter with a right hand.
Steam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stoker momentarily.
Steam connects with a single shot there.
Steam scores with a jab.
Stoker connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steam manages to avoid it.
Steam avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker blocks a leg kick.
Stoker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Steam.
Steam catches Stoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Steam saw that one coming.
Steam throws a big counter combination but Stoker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Steam misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stoker.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Steam ducks down to avoid it.
Steam throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stoker avoids it.
Steam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steam checks a low kick from Stoker.
Steam throws a chopping leg kick but Stoker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bronson Steam will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stoker misses with a wild combination.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Steam misses.
Stoker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stoker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stoker 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.
Stoker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steam.
Steam throws a sloppy body shot
and Stoker counters with a low kick, right behind Steam 's knee.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Steam moved out of range.
Steam misses with a body shot.
Stoker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker is looking to land body kicks.
Stoker slips under a jab.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Steam saw that one coming.
Steam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steam looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Steam is just out of range.
Steam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Steam avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steam throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Steam.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Steam.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Steam.
Sloppy strikes from Stoker. Those never looked like landing.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steam.
Steam lands a jab to Stoker's midsection.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker is looking to slow Steam down with leg kicks.
Steam looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
Bronson Steam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a right hand that Steam ducks under and follows up with a left that Steam also avoids with ease.
Steam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Steam misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steam, right into the meat.
Stoker misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoker scores with a one two! Steam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stoker lands with a kick to the temple. Steam shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stoker moves out of range as Steam throws a body kick.
Stoker lands a front kick.
Steam takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steam.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a leg kick that misses.
Stoker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steam.
An inside leg kick lands from Stoker.
Steam throws a lazy uppercut
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steam slips a jab from Stoker.
Steam tries to land a front kick but Stoker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stoker cracks Steam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoker lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoker.
Stoker swings for the body but Steam moves out of range.
Stoker slips under a jab.
Steam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steam swings widly with a right hand
and Stoker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stoker is looking to slow Steam down with leg kicks.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steam tries to work over Stoker's front leg with a kick but Stoker checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stoker.
Steam throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Steam.
Stoker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Steam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steam fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steam is out of range and Stoker settles back down.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stoker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Edward Stoker is the new middleweight champion!
Edward Stoker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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