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Syn 537 - Anathema PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyryx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers. Dall has chosen Fuel and Fire as his entrance music. Brady Barnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDall.
Dall scores with a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Dall avoids it well.
Dall misses with a two punch combination.
Dall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brady Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Dall down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall takes one to the chin there.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Dall counters with an outside leg kick.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Barnes motions for Dall to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Dall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Dall moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Dall gets a takedown into half guard.
Barnes is trying to escape back to his feet but Dall uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dall tries to move to mount but Barnes blocks the move with his legs.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes stops Dall from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Dall throws an elbow but Barnes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dall swings around for an armbar but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dall is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to stand but Barnes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barnes dives on top into guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dall's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pyryx Dall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Dall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Brady Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Dall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Dall down.
Dall has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dall with a nice cross.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes throws a low kick but Dall avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dall 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.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
Dall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dall in his tracks.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dall throws a fast counter high kick but Barnes manages to duck under it in time.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes is rocked!
Dall scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dall misses with a looping right.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Dall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dall throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Dall flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Brady Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease.
Dall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Dall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall cracks Barnes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dall has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barnes to stand back up!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Dall's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Dall follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dall scores with a counter punch that sends Barnes to the canvas! Dall smells blood - he's punishing Barnes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Barnes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyryx Dall!
After winning the bout, Pyryx Dall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Brady Barnes had this to say: 'Didn't hurt'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Lim has chosen Kamelot - Abandoned as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
25 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 28 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Lim scores with a jab. Anders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Anders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lim.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim avoids the body shot from Anders.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Lim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders lands a nice hook to Lim's body. Lim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charlie Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders slips under a jab.
Lim throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anders blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lim throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
A jab from Anders misses.
Lim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anders. That did some damage!
Lim lands with a hook. Anders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anders counters with a thumping low kick.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Lim.
Lim misses with a hook.
Anders cracks Lim with an open hand slap.
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!
Lim stuns Anders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders thuds his right hand into Lim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anders.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lim.
Lim avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Anders misses with a jab to the body
and Lim counters with a one-two to the body.
Anders is looking to wear down Lim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders blocks a jab.
Lim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Anders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lim is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
Lim lands a body shot.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Lim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Anders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anders manages to break the clinch.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lim tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Anders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anders's hands.
Anders takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Anders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lim misses with a right hand
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lim throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Anders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Anders.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anders cracks Lim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anders takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Lim moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lim throws a leg kick
and Anders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anders slips under a jab from Lim.
Anders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lim.
Lim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim walks into a jab.
Lim tries to clinch
and Anders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim misses with a hook.
Lim throws a leg kick
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim misses with a leg kick
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim tries to land a leg kick but Anders saw it coming and moves away.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders moves away from the strike by Lim.
Lim lands a really nice looking cross but Anders seems unphased.
Anders dips to his left and cracks Lim with an uppercut!
Anders is looking to score with low kicks.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Lim misses.
Anders throws a wild body kick that Lim sees coming a mile off.
Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Lim walks into a jab.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anders misses with a hook to the body
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
Lim lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lim jumps into guard, dragging Anders to the mat.
Lim trying to keep a closed guard but Anders is proving a slippery customer.
Lim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lim looking for a sweep. Not yet Lim, not yet.
Anders 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim trying to control the position.
Anders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lim looking for a sweep. Not yet Lim, not yet.
Anders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anders has managed to get both his arms back between Lim's legs - danger averted.
Lim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anders defends it easily.
Anders trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anders being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anders throws a hook but Lim blocks it.
Anders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lim can pounce on him.
Anders throws a body kick that misses.
Lim steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anders.
Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anders takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charlie Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anders tries to bum rush Lim with a series of wild strikes but Lim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
A combination from Lim does no damage.
Lim wants to land a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
Lim cracks the inside of Anders's front leg.
Anders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anders drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lim throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders blocks a leg kick.
Anders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim throws a front kick aimed at Anders's knee but Anders avoids it well.
Anders lands with a shot to the body.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
Lim takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Lim misses with a body shot
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Lim misses with a double jab.
Anders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lim feints and then cracks Anders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anders down.
Lim tries to clinch but Anders moves away
and Anders counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Lim
and Anders counters with a low kick, right behind Lim 's knee.
Lim throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lim scores with a jab. Anders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lim tries to clinch up.
Lim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lim thows a body kick. Anders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lim. That did some damage!
Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anders scrambles back to his feet.
Lim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lim punishes Anders's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Lim avoids the body shot from Anders.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders misses the jab.
A lazy left from Anders finds it's target.
Lim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anders wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anders takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Anders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anders wants to slow Lim down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Anders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lim throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lim thumps Anders with a low kick.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lim moves away from the strike by Anders.
Lim flicks out a counter leg kick but Anders steps away.
Anders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lim stuns Anders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lim misses with a head kick.
Lim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lim throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.
Anders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lim 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... Charlie Lim!
Charlie Lim decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordi Joestar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Proud. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordi Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy rushes Joestar and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viceroy.
A right hand to the body from Joestar.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Joestar.
Joestar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joestar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joestar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joestar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Viceroy.
We've been informed that Viceroy 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.
Viceroy looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Joestar as the two fighters clinch.
Joestar taking a breather.
Viceroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viceroy.
Joestar lands with a left to the head.
Joestar lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joestar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joestar lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Lord Viceroy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joestar lands a right hand.
Joestar pushes Viceroy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Joestar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Joestar - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Joestar.
Joestar lands with a short shot to the head.
Joestar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viceroy has a couple of punches blocked by Joestar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar pushes Viceroy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joestar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joestar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Joestar on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joestar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Joestar.
Joestar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joestar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joestar lands with a right to the head.
Joestar is leaning against Viceroy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Joestar as the two fighters clinch.
Joestar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viceroys head.
Joestar lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joestar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joestar lands with a left to the head.
Joestar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joestar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joestar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Viceroy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Viceroy drops to his knees and Joestar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordi Joestar!
Jordi Joestar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Erasure - Always. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Lockyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Lockyer throws a solid leg kick but Von Kuschelbär takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lockyer.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a kick to the body.
Von Kuschelbär drops Lockyer with a nice combination! Von Kuschelbär dives into Lockyer's guard, looking to finish!
Von Kuschelbär wants to control from the top but Lockyer keeps moving.
Von Kuschelbär preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Von Kuschelbär working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Von Kuschelbär in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Kuschelbär postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control from the top but Lockyer keeps moving.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to work some ground and pound but Lockyer has wrist control.
Von Kuschelbär stays in close to Lockyer's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Kuschelbär postures up in Lockyer's guard and throws a big left but Lockyer blocks it.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lockyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Kuschelbär postures up in Lockyer's guard and throws a big left but Lockyer blocks it.
Von Kuschelbär stopping the sweep attempt from Lockyer.
Lockyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Von Kuschelbär is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lockyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lockyer lands with a good body shot.
Lockyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Kuschelbär looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lockyer. Beautiful body shot.
Von Kuschelbär dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a stiff right hand.
Lockyer scores with a nice head shot.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a right hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice body kick.
Lockyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lockyer is breathing heavily.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick that misses.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick but Lockyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Von Kuschelbär pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lockyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Kuschelbär fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Von Kuschelbär or perhaps it was just good defense by Lockyer, which made it look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Kuschelbär. That's going to slow Lockyer down.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Von Kuschelbär was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lockyer misses with a wild combination.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Kuschelbär bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Von Kuschelbär throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lockyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer stuns Von Kuschelbär with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockyer throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lockyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer lands a jab.
A big right from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Kuschelbär.
A cross from Lockyer lands.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lockyer lands with a hook. Von Kuschelbär tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär 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.
Von Kuschelbär jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Lockyer.
Lockyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Kuschelbär dips to his left and cracks Lockyer with an uppercut!
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a leg kick
and Lockyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lockyer lands a right hook to the body.
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Lockyer avoids it with no problem.
Lockyer throws the left hand but Von Kuschelbär avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelbär is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
Lockyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Von Kuschelbär's shoulder, as Von Kuschelbär tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Lockyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lockyer.
Lockyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer sets himself, and Von Kuschelbär steps forward looking for the clinch! Lockyer avoids it this time.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär moves away.
A little jabbing left from Von Kuschelbär on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lockyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Lockyer avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Lockyer avoids it with no problem.
Lockyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Kuschelbär with the counter takedown but Lockyer avoids it easily.
Lockyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Kuschelbär feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lockyer's calf.
Von Kuschelbär delivers a nice body kick.
Von Kuschelbär lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lockyer tries to sprawl but Von Kuschelbär drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Kuschelbär slips a nice elbow through Lockyer's hands, connecting with Lockyer's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär trying to pass the guard but Lockyer defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lockyer is trying to get back to full guard.
Von Kuschelbär missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lockyer has hold of Von Kuschelbär's hands but Von Kuschelbär slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to take a break and control but Lockyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär thows a huge punch but Lockyer dodges it nicely.
Lockyer wants to get back to full guard.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control from half guard but Lockyer is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Von Kuschelbär seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lockyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Von Kuschelbär throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Kuschelbär wants to pass the guard but Lockyer is defending well.
Von Kuschelbär lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the action but Lockyer is working from the bottom.
Lockyer is trying to stand back up but Von Kuschelbär is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Von Kuschelbär is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has got the better of the ground game so far.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to control. Lockyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Von Kuschelbär lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Von Kuschelbär working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Von Kuschelbär not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Kuschelbär thows a huge punch but Lockyer dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär 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! This is the final round!
Lockyer is looking to chop away at Von Kuschelbär's legs.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Von Kuschelbär was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelbär thuds his shin into the meat of Lockyer's side.
Lockyer misses with a hook to the body
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär cracks the inside of Lockyer's front leg.
Lockyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Von Kuschelbär.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Kuschelbär creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lockyer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Kuschelbär works to advance to full mount. Lockyer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot to the head.
Lockyer is bucking up trying to escape but Von Kuschelbär cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Von Kuschelbär lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Von Kuschelbär.
Lockyer is rocked!
Von Kuschelbär controlling the pace for now.
Oh Lockyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lockyer is squirming around, avoiding Von Kuschelbär's attempts to control the action.
Von Kuschelbär postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lockyer looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Kuschelbär lands a big shot to the head and Lockyer winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Security! Mean muggin Helix is about to assault the whole opposing camp!. Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Cabrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murray throws a leg kick but Cabrera moved away.
Cabrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Murray takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cabrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera pushes Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrera wants a takedown.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera avoids a wild elbow strike from Murray .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrera.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Still in the clinch, Cabrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Cabrera gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murray regains guard.
Cabrera lands a couple of digs.
Murray keeping full guard, as Cabrera tries to pass.
Cabrera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing that Cabrera has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cabrera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabrera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera working some strikes from top position.
Cabrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cabrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Cabrera there.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrera tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray .
Cabrera lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cabrera cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Murray avoided it.
Helix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera scores with a spinning back kick!
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Murray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cabrera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murray has time to react.
Cabrera dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murray has his feet on Cabrera's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murray misses the jab.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Murray avoids it well and moves away.
Cabrera tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murray needs to keep his hands up - Cabrera had a free shot at his head there.
Murray walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murray thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cabrera checks a leg kick nicely.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Murray can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cabrera controls the pace.
Cabrera postures up in Murray 's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Murray has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cabrera is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Cabrera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Murray .
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Murray 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Cabrera.
A short right from Cabrera on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cabrera.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Cabrera lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Murray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabrera.
Murray pushes Cabrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera wants a takedown.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabrera has Murray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Murray .
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cabrera - that landed with a thud.
Murray wants to break free but Cabrera has control.
Cabrera throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
Cabrera blocks a body shot from Murray .
Cabrera blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray is pressed up against the cage. Cabrera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murray down to the mat. Murray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera lands with a good body shot.
Cabrera stalks Murray and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murray 's face. Murray staggers backwards, shaken.
Cabrera scores with a push kick.
Murray lands with a hook. Cabrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Murray .
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cabrera lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Helix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cabrera. That snapped Murray 's head back.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera checks the leg kick.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Murray .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murray throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a left to the body.
Murray misses with a hook to the body
and Cabrera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A jab from Murray misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrera. Those never looked like landing.
Murray tries a quick counter leg kick but Cabrera is wise to it.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera tries to clinch
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrera throws a combination that misses
and Murray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabrera's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Murray .
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murray misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick.
Murray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Cabrera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrera is in Murray 's guard.
Cabrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Cabrera controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cabrera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chad Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray has his foot on Cabrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Cabrera trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Cabrera controlling from the top position.
Cabrera stops Murray from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Murray avoided it.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray .
Murray gets tackled into the cage by Cabrera. Cabrera maintains the clinch.
Murray is working Cabrera over against the cage.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murray .
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Murray .
Murray blocking some punches.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrera tries to work over Murray 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabrera.
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 Helix Cabrera.
Well Cabrera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera!
Helix Cabrera bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a lazy right hand but Pullo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
Pullo looks to land a combination but Johansson avoids it well.
Johansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pullo misses with a looping right.
Johansson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pullo.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pullo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pullo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pullo throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pullo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pullo doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Johansson defending well as Pullo loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Johansson responds with a good body kick, but Pullo manages to step out the way in time.
Johansson lands with an overhand left.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Pullo looks to clinch
and Johansson counters with a nice body shot.
Pullo takes one on the button.
Titus Pullo's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Johansson and Pullo are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Johansson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Pullo into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Johansson knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kristian Johansson!
During a confident post fight interview, Kristian Johansson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Steven Rutherford 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orion ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orion.
Orion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orion cracks Rutherford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orion works Rutherford's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Rutherford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orion doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orion.
We've been told by Orion's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Orion moves out of range as Rutherford throws a body kick.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutherford digs a good hook to Orion's body.
Orion is looking to slow Rutherford down with leg kicks.
Orion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses with a low kick as Rutherford jumps back.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Rutherford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutherford.
Orion throws a leg kick that misses.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Rutherford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the body.
Orion moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orion prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Orion stalling in the clinch but Rutherford improves position.
Orion tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford connects with a solid leg kick.
Orion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutherford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Orion.
Orion throws a leg kick
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Orion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutherford.
Orion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutherford.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Orion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Orion blocks a leg kick.
Rutherford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
Rutherford tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Rutherford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Rutherford coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutherford keeps Orion at a distance using the push kick.
Orion throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orion scores with a jab to the head.
Rutherford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Orion misses.
Orion thumps Rutherford with a low kick.
Orion throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford tries to counter with a clinch but Orion shakes him off and moves away.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Rutherford misses with a jab to the body
and Orion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford scores with a jab.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
Rutherford gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Orion to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion looks for the body kick but Rutherford saw that one coming.
Orion scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orion scores with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Orion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orion swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutherford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Orion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Orion moved away.
Orion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Orion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Orion misses
and Rutherford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orion throws a leg kick that misses.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutherford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Orion is looking to counter punch.
Rutherford lands a nice hook to Orion's body. Orion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orion checks a leg kick.
Orion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Rutherford throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Rutherford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Rutherford misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutherford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Orion lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orion connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutherford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orion momentarily.
Orion works Rutherford's body with a nice hook.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutherford is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.
Orion tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Orion walks into a left hand.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Rutherford moves away and avoids it.
Orion slips under a jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford throws a chopping leg kick but Orion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutherford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orion's head.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Orion tried to counter with a leg kick but Rutherford avoided it.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Rutherford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Orion throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Rutherford 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.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford misses with a low kick as Orion jumps back.
Orion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rutherford checks the leg kick.
Orion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutherford takes one on the button.
Orion lands a glancing blow to the side of Rutherford's head.
Orion throws a leg kick but Rutherford checks it.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orion looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford defending well as Orion loads up on a big left hand.
Orion tries to land a body kick
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orion.
Orion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Rutherford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orion tries a low kick but Rutherford avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rutherford 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 Orion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rutherford throws a nice head kick!
Rutherford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutherford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orion's knee momentarily.
Orion staying out of range there.
Orion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion throws a push kick but Rutherford slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rutherford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters by clinching up.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Orion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orion.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Rutherford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Orion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
As Rutherford backs away, Orion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rutherford lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Orion thows a body kick. Rutherford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford connects with a crisp jab.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Orion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
Orion keeps Rutherford at a distance using the push kick.
Orion clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Orion.
Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Orion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion slips a jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws out a leg kick but Orion moves out of range and Rutherford only half commits.
Orion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Orion does it's job there.
Rutherford cracks Orion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orion throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orion slips a jab from Rutherford.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orion cracks Rutherford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutherford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orion, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Orion.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
Orion has had enough of the clinch but Rutherford keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Rutherford.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Orion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Orion throws an elbow but it misses.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford lands a jab to the nose.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutherford walks into a left hand.
Orion throws a low kick but Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rutherford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Orion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutherford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutherford looks to land a combination but Orion avoids it well.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Orion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutherford just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrion.
Nice cross by Orion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orion.
Rutherford throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Orion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion lands with a shot to the body.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Rutherford down.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford takes one on the button.
Orion delivers a nice body kick.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Orion misses.
Rutherford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
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 Cole Orion.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's a fight!!. Tsoi has chosen Zvezda po Imeni Solnce as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Skrumbo saw that one coming.
Skrumbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Tsoi.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tsoi misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Skrumbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi looks to land a right hand but Skrumbo moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the head.
Tsoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tsoi 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.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tsoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skrumbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi walks into a left hand.
Skrumbo misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsoi 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 Skrumbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skrumbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skrumbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsoi is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Tsoi catches Skrumbo right on the button with a cross.
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Skrumbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsoi's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Skrumbo misses with a left hand
and Tsoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo connects with a body shot.
Skrumbo slips a jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi moves out of range as Skrumbo strikes.
Tsoi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skrumbo as he avoids it easily.
Jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skrumbo has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skrumbo , right into the meat.
Skrumbo swings widly with a right hand
letting Tsoi counter with a right hand.
Skrumbo misses with a straight right.
Skrumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Skrumbo throws a looping overhand right but Tsoi ducks down to avoid it.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the body kick.
Tsoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skrumbo is rocked!
Tsoi throws a monster overhand right that drops Skrumbo ! Tsoi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Tsoi!
A victorious Viktor Tsoi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Da Skrumbo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Kalervo Kaunismieli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaunismieli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coath takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coath counters with a nice leg kick.
Coath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Coath moves away and avoids it.
Coath throws a nice head kick!
Coath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaunismieli, pushing him back against the cage.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Coath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Coath.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Coath lands with a light punch inside.
Coath misses with some punches.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Coath blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coath.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coath or not.
Kaunismieli is working Coath over against the cage.
Coath is breathing heavily.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Coath lands a shot to the body.
Coath prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Coath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coath seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kaunismieli can turn it around.
Kaunismieli presses Coath against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaunismieli pushes Coath back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coath digs a right hand underneath Kaunismieli's ribcage. Kaunismieli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coath lands a right hand.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coath misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli taking a breather.
Kaunismieli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli pushes Coath back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kaunismieli.
Coath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
Kaunismieli lands a shoulder strike.
Coath tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coath pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coath tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Coath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Coath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coath.
A short uppercut from Coath.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
A short uppercut from Coath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli looking to stall.
Coath tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Kaunismieli.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coath throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
Kaunismieli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coath. That did some damage!
Coath misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Coath 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.
Coath's corner calls for a 1-2. Coath obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Coath throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Coath fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kaunismieli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaunismieli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaunismieli lands a really nice looking cross but Coath seems unphased.
Coath clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath lands an uppercut.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coath blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli digs a right hand into Coath's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coath's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coath.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coath.
Coath misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Coath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coath's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaunismieli under the eye.
Coath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
A head kick misses from Coath.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Coath 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.
Kaunismieli connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coath jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaunismieli lands a really nice looking cross but Coath seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coath lands a jab to the nose.
Kaunismieli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaunismieli duly obliges.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coath, as that shot connected.
Kaunismieli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaunismieli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coath is out of range and Kaunismieli settles back down.
Coath is looking to land body kicks.
Kaunismieli steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Coath.
The crowd cheers as Kaunismieli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coath doesn't seem phased though.
Coath swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Coath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli keeps Coath at a distance using the push kick.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Coath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaunismieli pushes Coath up against the cage in a clinch.
Coath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath lands a shoulder strike.
Coath works on Kaunismieli's body with a couple of short punches.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kaunismieli.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands with a left to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Kaunismieli presses Coath against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
A nice left hand lands by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Kaunismieli.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Still in the clinch, Kaunismieli scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Coath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaunismieli swats away the attempt to clinch by Coath.
Coath moves forwards but Kaunismieli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coath takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coath.
Coath throws a sloppy head kick and Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Coath.
Kaunismieli feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath is looking to clinch.
Kaunismieli tries to counter with a clinch but Coath shakes him off and moves away.
Kaunismieli thuds a left hand into Coath's body.
Kaunismieli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaunismieli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coath counters with a good low kick that Kaunismieli was not able to check.
Coath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Coath moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaunismieli has Coath up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Coath.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli is trying to maintain a safe position but Coath gets an underhook and turns Kaunismieli into the cage.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coath or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coath.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Kaunismieli.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Coath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli cracks Coath with a nice body shot.
Kaunismieli works on Coath's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaunismieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Kaunismieli.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
Coath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Coath working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coath blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Coath looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli darts in and clinches Coath up against the cage.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalervo Kaunismieli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaunismieli 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 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JEW FLOW. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hurmio's choice of entrance music: Black Star. Tuomari Hurmio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz 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 Hurmio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hurmio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Hurmio sees coming a mile off.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donowitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hurmio in his tracks.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurmio manages to avoid it.
Hurmio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Hurmio slips the punch.
Donowitz lands a jab to the nose.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurmio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hurmio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hurmio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
Hurmio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Hurmio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurmio throws a body shot but no joy.
Hurmio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Hurmio.
It looked like Donowitz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hurmio.
No luck for Hurmio with that takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donowitz, as that shot connected.
Hurmio moves out of range of the leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz cracks Hurmio with a good jab.
A jab from Hurmio misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donowitz cracks Hurmio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hurmio, right into the meat.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hurmio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Hurmio.
It appears Donowitz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hurmio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a double jab.
Hurmio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurmio shoots for a takedown but Donowitz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurmio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donowitz throws a jab when Hurmio was well out of range.
Donowitz misses the jab.
A big right from Hurmio misses.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Hurmio throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hurmio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donowitz on his heels. He'll look to pass Donowitz's guard now, I'm sure.
Donowitz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hurmio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz 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.
Hurmio trying to control the position from guard on top but Donowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmio looking to pass the guard.
Hurmio passes Donowitz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hurmio is trying to control. Donowitz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Donowitz tries to get to full guard but Hurmio has control of the leg.
Hurmio lands strikes from half guard.
Hurmio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hurmio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hurmio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hurmio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Hurmio.
Hurmio wants to take a breather but Donowitz is having none of it.
Donowitz tries to roll over but Hurmio keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Hurmio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurmio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donowitz's calf.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Hurmio slips the punch.
Hurmio loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Hurmio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Hurmio.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz swings for the body but Hurmio moves out of range.
Hurmio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hurmio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donowitz as he avoids it easily.
Hurmio connects with a body shot that sends Donowitz's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Hurmio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Hurmio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Hurmio tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hurmio.
Good leg kick by Hurmio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurmio.
Hurmio avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hurmio as he jumps to the side.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurmio.
Hurmio fails with the takedown.
Hurmio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Donowitz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hurmio some visible discomfort.
Donowitz wants to control but Hurmio is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hurmio has hold of Donowitz's hands but Donowitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Donowitz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hurmio defending well though.
Hurmio trying to control here.
Donowitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hurmio is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Donowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tuomari Hurmio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donowitz wants to control but Hurmio is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donowitz content to control rather than advance.
Hurmio is trying to get back to full guard.
Hurmio actively working from the bottom here.
Donowitz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Hurmio's leg. Hurmio is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Hurmio counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hurmio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hurmio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz misses with the body kick
and Hurmio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Hurmio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurmio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurmio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hurmio jabs Donowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hurmio's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurmio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donowitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hurmio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donowitz has managed to get both his arms back between Hurmio's legs - danger averted.
Donowitz wants to pass the guard but Hurmio is keeping the position.
Donowitz controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz wants to pass the guard but Hurmio is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donowitz catches Hurmio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donowitz dives in for a single leg takedown but Hurmio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Donowitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donowitz takes a swing at Hurmio's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Hurmio shrugs it off though.
Donowitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurmio can do to turn this around?
Donowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz lands a nice shot that snaps Hurmio's head back.
Hurmio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurmio blocks a jab.
Donowitz scores with the left hand. Hurmio knows he should have avoided that one.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Hurmio's legs.
Hurmio throws a series of punches but Donowitz avoids them all with ease.
Donowitz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hurmio defends well and Donowitz ends up having to push Hurmio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hurmio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurmio.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hurmio.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hook but Hurmio blocks it.
Hurmio scores with a body shot.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Hurmio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Hurmio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurmio checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donowitz, as that shot connected.
Donowitz sizes up Hurmio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donowitz stalks Hurmio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hurmio's face. Hurmio staggers backwards, shaken.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Hurmio off balance momentarily.
Hurmio moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Donowitz scores with a nice strike.
Hurmio scores with a hook to the body. Donowitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurmio.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Hurmio is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
Hurmio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donowitz.
Hurmio checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio scores with the left hand. Donowitz knows he should have avoided that one.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurmio.
Hurmio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
Hurmio takes one on the button.
Donowitz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hurmio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hurmio thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
Hurmio throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Hurmio misses.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Hurmio saw that one coming.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Hurmio misses the jab.
Donowitz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hurmio was covering up waiting for the punch and Donowitz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Donowitz throwing strikes from guard but Hurmio blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donowitz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hurmio avoids it really well and circles away.
Hurmio takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Hurmio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hurmio.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurmio misses the target.
Hurmio tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Hurmio moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Hurmio moved out of range.
Hurmio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
And Hurmio tries to counter it with a takedown but Donowitz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hurmio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hurmio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donowitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz needs to keep his hands up - Hurmio had a free shot at his head there.
Hurmio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Hurmio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
An inside leg kick from Hurmio misses.
Abraham Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Hurmio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hurmio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hurmio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donowitz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Donowitz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Hurmio keeps moving.
Donowitz is pushing down on Hurmio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hurmio is fighting to maintain full guard but Donowitz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hurmio won't allow Donowitz to pass to mount.
Hurmio has a hand on Donowitz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Donowitz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hurmio wants to hold on but Donowitz pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz cracks Hurmio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hurmio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hurmio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hurmio is staying active underneath Donowitz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donowitz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hurmio trying to control here.
Hurmio is pressing down on Donowitz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hurmio is trying to keep Donowitz in close.
Donowitz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hurmio 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurmio avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Hurmio connects with a single shot there.
Donowitz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hurmio wants to improve his position but Donowitz is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz had his way with Tuomari Hurmio in that round.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Donowitz misses with a hook. Hurmio ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Hurmio scoring well with a low kick there.
Hurmio cracks Donowitz with an open hand slap.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Donowitz moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
Hurmio misses with a looping right.
Donowitz feinted with a counter takedown.
Hurmio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hurmio tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Hurmio walks into a left hand.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hurmio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurmio.
Donowitz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hurmio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick
and Hurmio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donowitz's knee momentarily.
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!
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Hurmio. Beautiful body shot.
Hurmio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Hurmio moves out of range.
Hurmio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Hurmio throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hurmio.
Hurmio tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Donowitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hurmio as he avoids it easily.
Donowitz slips a jab from Hurmio.
Tuomari Hurmio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hurmio.
Hurmio scores with a jab.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Hurmio 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.
Hurmio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Hurmio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurmio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz 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.
Hurmio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Hurmio.
Hurmio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz is looking to slow Hurmio down with leg kicks.
Hurmio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Donowitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hurmio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hurmio is looking to reverse the position.
Donowitz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donowitz controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but Hurmio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Donowitz controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hurmio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donowitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Abraham Donowitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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