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Ascension 0617 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erick Clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clap kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn it to the ground. Unchained has chosen Murphy Lee (feat. King Jacob & Prentiss Church) - Stomp (Explicit) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
10 - 7 - 2 |
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154 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Unchained works the jab nicely.
Clap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Unchained.
Clap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unchained.
Unchained throws a jab but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Unchained did well to prevent Clap getting side control.
Unchained punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unchained wants to get back to full guard.
Clap wants to pass the guard but Unchained is defending well.
Clap is working for a submission of some sort.
Unchained has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Clap passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Unchained wants to improve his position but Clap is controlling well.
Unchained gets full guard.
Clap lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Unchained looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clap is one step ahead there.
Clap 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.
Unchained wants to control but Clap passes easily into half guard.
Unchained blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained controlling the position well.
Clap thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clap passes to side control.
Clap in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Unchained keeps Clap under control for a moment.
Unchained wants to control but Clap postures up.
Unchained is trying to buck Clap off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unchained struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap throws a strike aimed at the side of Unchained's head but Unchained avoids it well.
Unchained is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Clap scoring with punches and elbows.
Clap throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Unchained takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Unchained wants to control but Clap postures up.
Unchained tries to improve position but can't.
Unchained is trying to buck Clap off.
Unchained wants to control but Clap postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clap tries to advance to mount but Unchained denies him.
Clap cracks Unchained with a big right hand but Unchained just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Unchained tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Unchained seems a little lost for a moment, as Clap dominates the positioning.
Clap misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Unchained's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clap is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Unchained will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unchained is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Unchained is not content to let Clap control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Unchained throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clap counters with a straight right hand.
Unchained throws a looping overhand right but Clap ducks down to avoid it.
Clap moves out of range as Unchained strikes.
Unchained throws a big shot that misses.
Clap throwing a counter right hand but Unchained manages to avoid it.
Clap clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Unchained's brow.
A short uppercut from Unchained.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clap.
It looks like Olympia Unchained has been cut.
Unchained tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clap's elbow.
Unchained tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
Clap looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained misses with some punches.
Clap wants to take the fight to the mat but Unchained manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Unchained has a couple of punches blocked by Clap.
A short left from Unchained.
Clap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Unchained lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unchained misses with a hook to the ribs.
Unchained misses with a punch on the inside.
Clap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clap scores with a shoulder strike.
Clap lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Clap on the inside.
Unchained tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clap's elbow.
Unchained is working Clap over against the cage.
Unchained throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
Clap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Unchained backwards.
Erick Clap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Unchained works on Clap's body with a couple of short punches.
Clap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unchained misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unchained lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained blocks a body shot from Clap.
Clap tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Unchained fails to land.
Clap breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Unchained misses.
Unchained moves out of range of the body kick.
Clap looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clap throws a push kick but Unchained slaps the foot to one side.
Clap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Unchained.
Unchained tests Clap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clap slips a straight right by Unchained.
Clap changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Unchained sizes up Clap with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clap drops his hands momentarily and Unchained takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Unchained.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Clap.
Unchained misses with a looping left.
Clap chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clap connects with a leg kick. Unchained looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clap throws a leg kick that misses.
Clap moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Unchained misses with a left hand
and Clap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Unchained checks a leg kick.
Unchained misses with a straight left.
Clap is looking to clinch.
Unchained throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clap is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clap throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Unchained.
Clap staying out of range there.
Unchained throws a jab but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Unchained was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Clap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clap moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained with a jab.
Clap throws out a powerful jab.
Unchained throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clap throws a wild body kick that Unchained sees coming a mile off.
Clap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unchained manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Unchained! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Unchained. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Unchained.
Olympia Unchained is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Unchained misses with a hook.
Unchained ducks right into an uppercut from Clap.
Clap swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range.
Clap's jab looks to have found its range, popping Unchained under the eye.
Clap throws a leg kick which misses Unchained's front leg but catches the back leg as Unchained tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Unchained.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unchained moves away.
It seemed like Unchained was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Unchained scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Olympia Unchained will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice uppercut lands for Unchained. That snapped Clap's head back.
Unchained looks to land a right hand but Clap moved out of range.
Unchained moves forwards but Clap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clap tries to clinch but Unchained moves out of range.
Unchained lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
Unchained throws out a counter right but Clap avoids it with no problem.
Unchained throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Clap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unchained manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clap darts in and clinches Unchained up against the cage.
Unchained misses with a body punch.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unchained misses with some punches.
Clap is working for takedown but Unchained is calmly controlling the position for now.
Unchained misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap pushes Unchained back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unchained.
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unchained's elbow.
Unchained misses with the head strike.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Unchained struggles to land a body shot inside as Clap controls his hands.
Clap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Unchained throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claps head.
Unchained misses with some punches.
Unchained misses with a body punch.
Unchained throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unchained prevents a body shot from Clap.
Unchained misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unchained blocks a body shot from Clap.
Unchained misses with the head strike.
Unchained goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unchained misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Unchained fails to land.
Clap breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clap throws a sloppy head kick and Unchained moves out of range easily.
Unchained stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clap.
Unchained throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Unchained on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olympia Unchained seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clap.
A little jabbing left from Unchained on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch! Clap slams his shin into Unchained's torso.
Unchained throws a lazy right hand but Clap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unchained misses with an uppercut. Clap saw that one coming.
Clap staying out of range there.
Unchained takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clap tries to clinch there but Unchained circles away.
Unchained might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Unchained misses with a straight left.
Clap takes one to the chin there.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Clap pushes Unchained away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Clap.
Unchained slips a jab and a cross from Clap.
Clap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unchained.
Clap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unchained.
Clap defending well as Unchained loads up on a big left hand.
Clap moves away from the strike by Unchained.
Clap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Unchained doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Clap misses.
Clap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unchained.
Clap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clap lands a really nice looking cross but Unchained seems unphased.
Unchained bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clap's head.
Unchained closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clap throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clap throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unchained.
A counter left hand to the body from Clap misses its target.
Unchained throws an overhand right that lands on Clap's shoulder, as Clap tries to avoid the shot.
Unchained misses with a hook. Clap ducked under it nicely.
Clap tries to counter with a takedown but Unchained is quick to defend against it.
Clap throws a series of punches but Unchained moves out of range.
Clap scores with a kick to the body.
Clap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unchained looks to land a left hand but Clap moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Clap was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Unchained.
Crunch! Clap slams his shin into Unchained's torso.
Clap moves away from the strike by Unchained.
A little feinted left hand from Clap on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Unchained throws a looping overhand right but Clap ducks down to avoid it.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unchained.
Clap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unchained.
Clap swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Unchained throws an overhand right that lands on Clap's shoulder, as Clap tries to avoid the shot.
Unchained misses with a hook.
Clap thuds his right hand into Unchained's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Erick Clap.
I think Clap has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassius Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys. Kassius Halo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo ducks right into an uppercut from Payakaroon.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Payakaroon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payakaroon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
Payakaroon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payakaroon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Payakaroon.
Halo letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo blocks a body shot from Payakaroon.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payakaroon avoiding damage.
Payakaroon pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payakaroon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Payakaroon controls his hands.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon lands with a left to the head.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
Payakaroon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo being controlled against the cage.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Payakaroon.
Halo is trying to maintain a safe position but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns Halo into the cage.
Payakaroon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to break free.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Payakaroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Payakaroon controls the action.
Payakaroon scores with a knee to the head.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Payakaroon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halo working aggressively here.
Payakaroon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halo blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payakaroon blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Payakaroon digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Halo is looking to control Payakaroon's arms but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halo has his back to the cage.
Payakaroon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Payakaroon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo prevents a body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Halo.
Payakaroon pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Payakaroon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Payakaroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payakaroon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is working for takedown but Payakaroon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassius Halo.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payakaroon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon has Halo pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon lands an elbow that stopped Halo in his tracks for a moment.
Payakaroon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon lands with a right to the head.
Halo jumps guard but Payakaroon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halo tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated 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.
Payakaroon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halo checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Payakaroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo is looking to clinch but Payakaroon is avoiding it.
Payakaroon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payakaroon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a nice combination. Halo backs away looking to recover.
Halo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Payakaroon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo tries to clinch up but Payakaroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Payakaroon misses with a straight right.
Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo trying to stall but Payakaroon improves his position.
Halo being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payakaroon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payakaroon is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands with a right to the head.
Halo tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Payakaroon controls his hands.
Payakaroon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Payakaroon.
Halo is breathing heavily.
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!
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo tries to pull guard but Payakaroon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassius Halo.
Payakaroon lands with a right to the head.
Payakaroon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payakaroon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo is rocked!
Halo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Payakaroon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halo fails to pull guard.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon lands a nice elbow.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Payakaroon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Payakaroon scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Payakaroon finish him?
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon controlling the action here for a moment.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Payakaroon controls the action.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Halo letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Payakaroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon is struggling to control the position.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon drops Halo with a big knee straight up the middle! Halo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Payakaroon cracks Halo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samart Payakaroon!
An out of breath Samart Payakaroon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 5, fighting out of New York, Charles McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuire takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joe is keen to just control but McGuire is a slippery customer.
Joe working McGuire over with strikes.
McGuire is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joe's back!
McGuire trying to control.
McGuire is landing with strikes from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is taking a good look at Joe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from McGuire!
We've been hearing good reports from McGuire's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with punches from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire biding his time, looking for the opening.
Joe can't escape the position.
McGuire somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Joe just trying to survive but McGuire is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Joe tries to escape the position.
Joe fending off the submission attempt from McGuire.
McGuire punches the canvas rather than the man.
McGuire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe turns into McGuire and is now in his guard.
Joe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joe wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGuire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGuire looking for a sweep. Not yet McGuire, not yet.
McGuire keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Joe throws a strike but McGuire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joe keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGuire cracks Joe with a solid left hand.
McGuire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joe 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Joe keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGuire duly obliges.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Joe darts in looking for a takedown but McGuire gets double underhooks and turns Joe into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles McGuire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joe tries to sprawl but McGuire drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McGuire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
McGuire is just content to waste time from the top position. Joe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Joe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joe stalling away here and it's allowed McGuire to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Joe has passed into half guard!
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Joe.
Charles McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control from the bottom.
McGuire is refusing to be controlled, as Joe sits in half guard.
Joe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuire's head.
McGuire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGuire keeping control of the position.
Joe works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe has hold of McGuire's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McGuire seems comfortable defending it but Joe has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McGuire is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McGuire is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Joe couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Glass Joe!
Glass Joe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seve Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballesteros cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laine is looking to slow Ballesteros down with leg kicks.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Ballesteros makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laine tries to clinch but Ballesteros is having none of it.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Laine has closed the distance and engaged Ballesteros in a clinch.
Laine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballesteros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballesteros lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Ballesteros lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballesteros breaks from the clinch.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballesteros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ballesteros as he avoids it easily.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
Laine swings for the body but Ballesteros moves out of range.
It seemed like Ballesteros was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but Ballesteros pushes him off.
Ballesteros misses with a wild body shot.
Laine throws out a leg kick but Ballesteros moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Ballesteros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballesteros.
Ballesteros checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballesteros counters with a straight right hand.
Laine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ballesteros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine darts in trying to clinch
letting Ballesteros counter with a right hand.
Ballesteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Ballesteros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Ballesteros scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballesteros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pako Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine takes the fight into the clinch.
Laine scores a nice knee to the body.
Ballesteros missing with knees to the body.
Ballesteros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ballesteros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballesteros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Seve Ballesteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballesteros scores with a punch to the head.
Ballesteros gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Laine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ballesteros wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Laine manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Laine keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ballesteros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballesteros lands with a left to the head.
Ballesteros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballesteros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballesteros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballesteros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to clinch up
and Ballesteros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Pako Laine has been cut.
Ballesteros slips under a jab.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine throws a low kick but Ballesteros moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine cracks Ballesteros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pako Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballesteros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballesteros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ballesteros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Laine.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Ballesteros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballesteros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seve Ballesteros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pako Laine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Ballesteros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Ballesteros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Ballesteros releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ballesteros tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine is looking to clinch but Ballesteros is avoiding it.
Laine wants to clinch.
Ballesteros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine blocks a head kick by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballesteros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine misses with a takedown attempt
and Ballesteros counters with a head kick.
Ballesteros misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Ballesteros tries to sprawl but Laine drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ballesteros is not content to let Laine control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros wants to get back to his feet.
Ballesteros kicks off Laine and gets to his feet.
Seve Ballesteros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballesteros connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine lunges at Ballesteros with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballesteros's hand.
Laine looks for a takedown but Ballesteros sprawls well.
Ballesteros scores with a leg kick.
Ballesteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ballesteros cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laine tries to clinch up.
Laine moves into the clinch.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros is trying to maintain a safe position but Laine gets an underhook and turns Ballesteros into the cage.
Ballesteros trying to stall but Laine improves his position.
Laine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballesteros is defending well for now.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballesteros working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballesteros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine digs a right hand underneath Ballesteros's ribcage. Ballesteros let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballesteros avoids it.
Laine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballesteros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Ballesteros avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Ballesteros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine thows a leg kick but Ballesteros checks it
enabling Ballesteros to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballesteros takes one to the side of the head.
Ballesteros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Ballesteros moved out of range.
Ballesteros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a swing at Ballesteros's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Ballesteros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ballesteros lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Laine wants to clinch.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballesteros tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballesteros 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 Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ballesteros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Ballesteros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballesteros throws out the jab.
Ballesteros misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Ballesteros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ballesteros avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Laine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Ballesteros manages to avoid it.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballesteros. Ballesteros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Ballesteros misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Ballesteros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballesteros is out of range.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballesteros was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine walks into a straight right hand from Ballesteros.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Ballesteros moved out of range.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballesteros is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seve Ballesteros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pako Laine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ballesteros misses with some punches.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine avoiding damage as Ballesteros throws knees to the body.
Laine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballesteros is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laine obliges.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballesteros misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ballesteros struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballesteros throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
A right hand to the body from Ballesteros.
Pako Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Ballesteros misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Ballesteros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballesteros avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Ballesteros fails to land.
Laine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballesteros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballesteros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ballesteros.
Laine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine lands a body punch.
Ballesteros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballesteros pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballesteros.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballesteros blocks it with crossed arms.
Pako Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Laine.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballesteros blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Ballesteros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballesteros landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ballesteros fails to land.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballesteros.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Ballesteros working aggressively here.
Ballesteros is trying to maintain a safe position but Laine gets an underhook and turns Ballesteros into the cage.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ballesteros fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine misses with some punches.
Ballesteros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine works on Ballesteros's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballesteross head.
Ballesteros blocking some punches.
Laine misses with some punches.
Ballesteros scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Ballesteros avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laine obliges.
Ballesteros misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine working aggressively here.
Ballesteros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballesteros avoids the damage to the body.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballesteros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballesteros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laine counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballesteros keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Ballesteros saw that one coming.
Ballesteros lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballesteros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Ballesteros scores with a leg kick.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballesteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Ballesteros's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballesteros tries to avoid it.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ballesteros keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballesteros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Ballesteros checks the leg kick.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ballesteros! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pako Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ballesteros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seve Ballesteros!
An out of breath Seve Ballesteros thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Walk. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
146 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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38
158 lbs
32 - 22 - 2 |
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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fran staying out of range there.
De Fran throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brophy. De Fran shrugs it off though.
Brophy avoids the body shot from De Fran.
De Fran moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
De Fran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fran tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy throws a leg kick but De Fran checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
De Fran lands a head kick. Brophy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy sizes up De Fran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Fran misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brophy throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and De Fran counters with a left to the body.
De Fran 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.
Brophy takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fran scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
De Fran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Brophy swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Brophy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
De Fran scores with a punch to the head.
Brophy forces De Fran back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brophy blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brophy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
Brophy avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
It looks like Davie Brophy has been cut.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
De Fran is struggling to control the position.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Fran throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
De Fran misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
De Fran throws a head kick that Brophy semi-blocks.
De Fran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
It looks like Brophy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Fran! But no joy.
No joy there for Brophy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
De Fran takes the fight into the clinch.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
A short body shot lands from Brophy as the two fighters clinch.
Davie Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
De Fran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran working Brophy over with knees to the body.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
De Fran lands an elbow inside that Brophy shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
De Fran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brophy lands a right hand.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
Brophy cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy lands a shot to the body.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy 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 Brophy.
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brophy as De Fran tries to tie him up.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Brophy in his tracks for a moment.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
A short right from Brophy.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy is working De Fran over against the cage.
De Fran is breathing heavily.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Brophy working aggressively here.
De Fran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Brophy.
De Fran looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
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 Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
Andr De Fran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Fran to score with a decent uppercut.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Brophy pushes De Fran away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
De Fran misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Brophy tenderised De Fran's leg. De Fran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brophy dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Brophy avoids the head kick by De Fran.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Fran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Fran ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy throws a right hand that misses
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Brophy finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fran misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran misses with an uppercut.
De Fran throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Fran thinking.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Fran's calf.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
Brophy tests De Fran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fran fails to land with a series of punches.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy feints and then cracks De Fran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fran down.
A cross from Brophy lands.
De Fran just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Fran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy drives through and clinches with De Fran against the cage.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
A short right from Brophy.
De Fran is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns De Fran into the cage.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brophy 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Ohchooto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ohchooto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ohchooto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ohchooto looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Ohchooto 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.
Ohchooto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ohchooto throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Ohchooto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Ohchooto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake scores with a nice body kick.
Ohchooto throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ohchooto.
Blake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Ohchooto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a hook but Ohchooto avoids it easily.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
We've been hearing reports that Blake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ohchooto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake takes a swing at Ohchooto's ribcage but misses.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
Ohchooto throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blake 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.
Ohchooto with a jab.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ohchooto avoids it really well and circles away.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with some punches.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Blake blocks a body shot from Ohchooto.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
A short left from Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ohchooto is trying to keep an underhook but Blake manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ohchooto is doing well to control the position and prevent Blake from advancing to side control.
Blake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blake lands strikes from half guard.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ohchooto keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blake connects with a nice short shot to Ohchooto's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to roll over but Blake keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Blake there.
Ohchooto is doing well to control the position and prevent Blake from advancing to side control.
Ohchooto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ohchooto has his foot on Blake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blake works his way back into a safe position though.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Ohchooto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blake tries to get to full guard but Ohchooto has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto is keen to just control but Blake is a slippery customer.
Blake wants to improve his position but Ohchooto is controlling well.
Blake actively working from the bottom here.
Blake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blake 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.
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 William Blake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blake working over Ohchooto with some ground and pound. Ohchooto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ohchooto trying to control here.
Blake trying to pass the guard but Ohchooto defending well.
Ohchooto tries to roll over but Blake keeps him under control.
Ohchooto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohchooto is looking to get to half guard.
Blake raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake with shots to the head and body - Ohchooto looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Blake connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ohchooto tries to lock up and control but Blake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ohchooto can do to turn this around?
Blake lands with some strikes.
Ohchooto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blake controlling from the full mount.
Ohchooto has given up his back here.
Blake is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ohchooto is defending well though. Blake let's go of the attempt for now.
Blake gets his hands free as Ohchooto looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto can't escape the position.
Blake scores with punches to the body.
Blake looking to break Ohchooto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ohchooto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Blake will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ohchooto tries to break free.
Blake has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake is looking for the choke from the back position but Ohchooto is controlling his hands well.
Blake patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Blake not allowing Ohchooto to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto can't escape the position.
Blake keeps control of the position easily here as Ohchooto tries to buck him off.
Ohchooto grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Blake scores with strikes from the back.
Blake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ohchooto covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Blake working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ohchooto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Blake lands a shot to the head.
Ohchooto trying to get back to his feet but Blake is in full control for now.
Blake has Ohchooto flattened out and is raining down punches.
Blake trying to control.
Blake scores with punches and elbows.
Blake is looking to control Ohchooto but Ohchooto is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ohchooto cracks Blake with a good jab.
Ohchooto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blake is defended easily by Ohchooto.
A big right from Ohchooto misses.
Ohchooto scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ohchooto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake avoids the head kick by Ohchooto.
A counter left hand to the body from Blake misses its target.
Ohchooto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake slips a straight right by Ohchooto.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Ohchooto moved out of range nicely.
Blake slips a straight right by Ohchooto.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ohchooto is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Ohchooto is quick to defend against it.
Ohchooto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohchooto misses the target.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Ohchooto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohchooto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ohchooto, right into the meat.
Blake throws a one two combo.
Ohchooto tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
Blake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake cracks Ohchooto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Ohchooto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blake. Ohchooto shrugs it off though.
Moses Ohchooto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a hook but Ohchooto avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ohchooto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ohchooto moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Ohchooto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Ohchooto coming out on top.
Ohchooto clinches.
Blake cracks Ohchooto with a nice body shot.
Ohchooto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Blake.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake cracks Ohchooto with a good jab.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Ohchooto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohchooto throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
William Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Ohchooto throws an off balance right hand
and Ohchooto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ohchooto wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ohchooto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blake works Ohchooto's body with a nice hook.
Ohchooto misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ohchooto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake lunges at Ohchooto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ohchooto's hand.
Ohchooto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohchooto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ohchooto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ohchooto missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohchooto throws a body shot but no joy.
Ohchooto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ohchooto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ohchooto wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Ohchooto misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ohchooto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Ohchooto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohchooto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
William Blake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clones Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pusha T - Blocka. Magn has chosen Godsmack-I stand Alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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208 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clones Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Magn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clones Jr throws a hook to the side of Magn's head but Magn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magn lands a really nice looking cross but Clones Jr seems unphased.
Clones Jr throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Clones Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magn throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magn throws a leg kick but Clones Jr checks it.
Clones Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magn darts in and clinches Clones Jr up against the cage.
Clones Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Magn.
Good body shot from Clones Jr.
Magn lands an elbow just above Clones Jr 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clones Jr misses with some punches.
Magn tries a body shot but Clones Jr blocks it.
Magn can't find room to land a body shot as Clones Jr controls the action.
Clones Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clones Jr fails to land.
Magn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magn's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Magn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clones Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magn lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Magn.
Magn lands with a short shot to the head.
Clones Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clones Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clones Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn works on Clones Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Magn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clones Jr prevents a body shot from Magn.
Magn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clones Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Magn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Magn misses with some punches.
Magn wants to stall.
Clones Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with the head strike.
Magn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clones Jr misses with a body shot.
Magn unleashes a big counter combination but Clones Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Magn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magn scores with a punch to the head.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
A little feinted left hand from Clones Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clones Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Clones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn looks to clinch
and Clones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Clones Jr.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clones Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clones Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magn moves away from the strike by Clones Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magn! But no joy.
Clones Jr moves out of range as Magn throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magn is looking to slow Clones Jr down with leg kicks.
Magn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clones Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magn. Magn obviously looking to wear him down.
Magn has closed the distance and engaged Clones Jr in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clones Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Magn tries to work over Clones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magn tries to work over Clones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clones Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magn prevents a body shot from Clones Jr.
Magn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clones Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
It looked like Clones Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Clones Jr coming out on top.
Clones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magn in his tracks.
Clones Jr throws an overhand right that has Magn reeling! Clones Jr follows up with more punches and Magn is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Clones Jr!
Don Clones Jr 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's entrance music is Tupac - I'm a Soldier. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sturd Jr's choice of entrance music: Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Jason Sturd Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Sturd Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
Diego throws a nice head kick!
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturd Jr at a distance.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Diego settles back down.
And Sturd Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Diego pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr avoids them all with ease.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily.
Sturd Jr tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd Jr is just out of range.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Sturd Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sturd Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Diego catches Sturd Jr right on the button with a cross.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diego throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Diego.
Sturd Jr jabs at Diego's body.
Diego closes the distance but Sturd Jr moves to the side
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego trying to control the position.
Sturd Jr is fighting to break Diego's control of his arms but Diego is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diego is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diego looking to control.
Sturd Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diego looking to control.
Diego managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diego tests Sturd Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturd Jr misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturd Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sturd Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sturd Jr defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Sturd Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Diego swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Sturd Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diego defends it well.
Sturd Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diego on his heels. He'll look to pass Diego's guard now, I'm sure.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
Diego wants to stand and escape but Sturd Jr is having none of it.
Diego is trying to control the position but Sturd Jr postures up.
Sturd Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Diego thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diego throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego jabs at Sturd Jr's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
Nice shot lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diego.
Sturd Jr scores with a push kick.
Sturd Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sturd Jr takes one on the button.
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 punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diego throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd Jr seems unphased.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Don Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Diego tries to sprawl out of it but Sturd Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diego manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sturd Jr.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Sturd Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturd Jr's calf.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd Jr is just out of range.
Sturd Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Sturd Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown but Diego shows good takedown defense.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego misses with the combination.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sturd Jr on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Sturd Jr misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr takes one on the button.
Sturd Jr connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Jab from Diego.
Sturd Jr shoots in and drives through. Diego sprawls well.
Don Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sturd Jr.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sturd Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diego is trying to defend but Sturd Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr tries to pass to full mount but Diego defends it.
Diego wants to control but Sturd Jr is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sturd Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Diego is trying to stand back up but Sturd Jr is controlling him
Diego trying to control here.
Diego is trying to get back to full guard.
Sturd Jr stalling.
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 Don Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Diego throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturd Jr blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sturd Jr blocks the leg kick.
Diego stuns Sturd Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Sturd Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Don Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego tries to clinch there but Sturd Jr circles away.
Sturd Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Sturd Jr throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Sturd Jr's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturd Jr defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego backing away here, and Sturd Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Diego.
Sturd Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sturd Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Sturd Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Sturd Jr.
Diego connects with a right hand. Sturd Jr shakes it off.
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!
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Sturd Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturd Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sturd Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diego tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sturd Jr gets his hands free as Diego looks to control.
The referee is taking a good look at Diego as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sturd Jr!
Sturd Jr is not going to allow Diego to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sturd Jr loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diego hold on?
Diego trying to control but not successfully.
Diego is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sturd Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sturd Jr biding his time, controlling Diego.
Sturd Jr keeps control of the position as Diego tries to break free.
Jason Sturd Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sturd Jr tries to keep control of the position but Diego is staying busy.
Diego wants to control his opponent's hands but Sturd Jr gets his hands free.
Sturd Jr loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diego hold on?
Sturd Jr lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diego rolls, trying to escape but Sturd Jr keeps control of the position.
Diego trying to control the hands but Sturd Jr won't let him.
Diego is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sturd Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jason Sturd Jr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Sturd Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego wants to clinch
and Sturd Jr counters with a big head kick but Diego shrugs it off.
Sturd Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sturd Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Diego 's knee.
Sturd Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diego really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sturd Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturd Jr thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Diego.
Sturd Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Diego off the cage and back into range.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Sturd Jr's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Diego.
Sturd Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Sturd Jr throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Diego's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diego is trying to keep Sturd Jr in close.
Diego wants to stand and escape but Sturd Jr is having none of it.
Diego is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sturd Jr controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diego throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr stays in close to Diego's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sturd Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diego swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Sturd Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr with a hook.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturd Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sturd Jr. Diego shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr lands with a right hand.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Sturd Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sturd Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sturd Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturd Jr with a hook.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Sturd Jr and move into the clinch.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturd Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Diego will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd Jr.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
Diego throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Sturd Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diego lands a head kick. Sturd Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr motions for Diego to come forward. Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego has managed to clinch.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego digs a right hand into Sturd Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sturd Jr's gas tank.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego pushes Sturd Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sturd Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sturd Jr blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sturd Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sturd Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego lands a body punch.
Sturd Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr scores with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Sturd Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Sturd Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Sturd Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sturd Jr 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.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturd Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Diego!
Don Diego retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Don Diego took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party 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 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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a right hand that misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crane lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane.
Crane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Iron Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crane digs a good body shot into Iron Tyson's ribs.
Crane misses with a few strikes there.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iron Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crane.
Crane connects with a single shot there.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Iron Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iron Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Crane.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Crane.
Iron Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Crane has the dominant position.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Iron Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Iron Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crane with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a left hand
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson dives in and scores a takedown into Crane's guard.
Iron Tyson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Iron Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crane pushes Iron Tyson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crane is looking to wear down Iron Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Iron Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane tries to clinch up but Iron Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Iron Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crane finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron Tyson's head.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iron Tyson takes one on the button.
Crane lands with an overhand left.
Crane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crane misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Crane lands with a good body shot.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Iron Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Iron Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Crane, which made it look bad.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crane. Crane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane throws a right hand that misses
and Iron Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crane misses with a hook to the body
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Crane is rocked!
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron Tyson momentarily.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Crane.
Crane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crane swings widly with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a crisp right that sends Crane to the canvas! Iron Tyson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson is the new featherweight champion!
Shogun Iron Tyson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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