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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 2445 p4p, 353 weight class) and Jeti Rostedt (ranked 2317 p4p, 332 weight class). Germano comes to the cage accompanied by HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper. Rostedt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Silent Running kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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208 lbs
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30
209 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeti Rostedt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostedt cracks Germano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rostedt, as that shot connected.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rostedt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No joy there for Rostedt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Germano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rostedt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Germano is rocked!
Germano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rostedt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Germano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rostedt misses with an uppercut. Germano saw that one coming.
Germano misses with the combination.
Rostedt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rostedt tries to clinch but Germano is having none of it.
Germano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rostedt drives through and clinches with Germano against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Germano is struggling to control the position.
Rostedt tries to work over Germano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostedt misses with the head strike.
Rostedt tries a body shot but Germano blocks it.
Germano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rostedt has closed the distance and engaged Germano in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rostedt.
Rostedt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Germanos head.
Germano misses with a punch on the inside.
Germano scores with a shoulder strike.
Germano has had enough of the clinch but Rostedt keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Germano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Germano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germano.
Rostedt working aggressively here.
Germano fails to pull guard.
Germano misses with the head strike.
Germano misses with some punches.
Rostedt has a couple of punches blocked by Germano.
Rostedt takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rostedt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rostedt.
Rostedt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rostedt on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rostedt.
Rostedt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rostedt fails to land.
Rostedt tries to throw a body punch but Germano avoids it by throwing Rostedt back against the cage.
Germano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rostedt lands a right hand.
Rostedt lands a left hand.
Rostedt lands a nice uppercut.
Rostedt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Germano backwards.
Germano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rostedt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Germano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Rostedt.
Germano seems to have got his legs back now.
Rostedt misses with some punches.
Germano pulls Rostedt into guard.
Germano has his foot on Rostedt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rostedt works his way back into a safe position though.
Germano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rostedt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostedt trying to control the position from guard on top but Germano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Germano looking for a sweep. Not yet Germano, not yet.
Rostedt works over Germano with some ground and pound from guard.
Germano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rostedt defends well.
Germano working a defensive guard here.
Rostedt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Germano is trying to hold Rostedt in close to prevent damage but Rostedt has managed to pass into half guard.
Germano trying to control from the bottom.
Rostedt is trying to control. Germano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rostedt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rostedt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Germano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rostedt wants to free his trapped foot but Germano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rostedt working over Germano with some ground and pound. Germano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Germano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Germano is refusing to be controlled, as Rostedt sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeti Rostedt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Germano misses with a body shot.
Rostedt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Germano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Germano shoots in looking for a takedown but Rostedt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Germano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Germano just misses with a punch to the body.
Rostedt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Germano throws out the jab.
Rostedt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rostedt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Germano looking for a takedown.
Germano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rostedt blocking some punches.
Rostedt misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano misses with a punch to the body.
Jeti Rostedt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rostedt misses with a body punch.
Germano blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rostedt fails to land.
Rostedt struggles to land a body shot inside as Germano controls his hands.
Rostedt working aggressively here.
Germano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano misses with the head strike.
Rostedt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Germano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Germano has Rostedt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rostedt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rui Rodrigo Germano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rostedt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rostedt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Germano.
Nice body punch from Rostedt - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rostedt struggles to land a body shot inside as Germano controls his hands.
Rostedt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rostedt cracks Germano with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rostedt.
A short right from Rostedt.
Germano takes a shot to the head.
Rostedt misses with some punches.
Germano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rostedt misses with the head strike.
Rostedt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rostedt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rostedt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rostedt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rostedt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rostedt lands with a light punch inside.
Rostedt lands a body shot.
Germano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rostedt digs a right hand underneath Germano's ribcage. Germano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rostedt works on Germano's body with a couple of short punches.
Rostedt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut is getting worse.
A hook to the body from Rostedt.
Rostedt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Germano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Germano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rostedt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Germano backwards.
Rostedt stops a takedown attempt from Germano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rostedt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rostedt lands with a right to the head.
Germano working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rostedt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rostedt pushes Germano against the cage. Rostedt is working some dirty boxing. Rostedt pushes off with a quick right hook! Germano goes down! Germano tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rostedt moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeti Rostedt!
Jeti Rostedt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 840 p4p, 117 weight class) and Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz (ranked 1483 p4p, 192 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sergiu Petrescu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergiu Petrescu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Al Aziz tries a low kick but Petrescu avoids it.
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrescu has time to react.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrescu.
Petrescu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrescu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bin Al Aziz , as that shot connected.
Petrescu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrescu avoids the body shot from Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bin Al Aziz is defended easily by Petrescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bin Al Aziz .
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz misses
and Petrescu counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Al Aziz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz misses
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bin Al Aziz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrescu on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz 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.
Petrescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Petrescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrescu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Lotus in the buildup to the fight.
Bin Al Aziz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Bin Al Aziz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bin Al Aziz lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Al Aziz cracks Petrescu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz throws a series of strikes that have Petrescu backpedaling.
Bin Al Aziz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrescu moves in looking to clinch but Bin Al Aziz pushes him off.
Petrescu lands with a slapping head kick.
Petrescu checks a low kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz throws a looping overhand right but Petrescu ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Al Aziz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrescu throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick
enabling Petrescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bin Al Aziz tried to score with a low kick but Petrescu checks it.
Petrescu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrescu scores with the left hand. Bin Al Aziz knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrescu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz blocks it.
Petrescu missing with a left hand there. Bin Al Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrescu takes one to the chin there.
Petrescu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bin Al Aziz can pounce on him.
Petrescu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick, looking for Petrescu's leg but Petrescu calmly moves out of range.
Petrescu throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu cracks Bin Al Aziz with a good jab.
Bin Al Aziz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrescu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick which misses Petrescu's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrescu tries to avoid it.
Bin Al Aziz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrescu finds it's way round the side to connect with Bin Al Aziz 's head.
Petrescu throws out a loose jab but Bin Al Aziz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Al Aziz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrescu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrescu scores with a spinning back kick!
Petrescu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bin Al Aziz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrescu misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bin Al Aziz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Petrescu misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrescu misses with a hook. Bin Al Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Petrescu misses with a hook. Bin Al Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Petrescu swings widly with a right hand
and Bin Al Aziz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Petrescu really felt that one!
Petrescu misses the jab.
Bin Al Aziz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bin Al Aziz .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a hook.
Petrescu walks into a left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Petrescu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Petrescu throws a right and a left that Bin Al Aziz avoids nicely.
Bin Al Aziz lands a leg kick that knocks Petrescu off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Petrescu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu connects with a right hand. Bin Al Aziz shakes it off.
Petrescu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Petrescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrescu tries to counter by clinching up but Bin Al Aziz breaks away and moves out of range.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Al Aziz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrescu is fending him off so far but Bin Al Aziz persists. Nope, Petrescu circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Al Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrescu tries to score with a low kick but Bin Al Aziz moves his leg out of the way.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a low kick.
Petrescu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good low kick that Petrescu was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Petrescu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petrescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrescu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a front kick aimed at Bin Al Aziz 's knee but Bin Al Aziz avoids it well.
Petrescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bin Al Aziz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrescu throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bin Al Aziz was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrescu.
Nice body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu throws a poor cross that misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrescu's knee momentarily.
Bin Al Aziz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrescu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrescu throws an off balance right hand
and Bin Al Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrescu scores with a hook to the body. Bin Al Aziz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrescu lands the left hand.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrescu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz connects with a body shot that sends Petrescu's belly button to the back.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but Petrescu moves out of range easily.
Petrescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bin Al Aziz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bin Al Aziz wants to land a leg kick but Petrescu is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bin Al Aziz .
Good shot there by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz connects with a high kick.
Petrescu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bin Al Aziz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrescu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Bin Al Aziz .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrescu connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bin Al Aziz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrescu is able to avoid easily.
Bin Al Aziz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrescu. That did some damage!
Petrescu blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrescu throws out the jab.
Bin Al Aziz lands a jab to the head.
Petrescu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz is out of range and Petrescu settles back down.
Petrescu moves to clinch but Bin Al Aziz breaks away
and Bin Al Aziz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu throws a right hand that misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrescu tries to counter by clinching up but Bin Al Aziz breaks away and moves out of range.
Bin Al Aziz lands with an overhand left.
Petrescu misses with an uppercut. Bin Al Aziz saw that one coming.
Bin Al Aziz throws a sloppy head kick and Petrescu moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrescu checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin Al Aziz . That's going to slow Petrescu down.
Petrescu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrescu throws a lazy right hand but Bin Al Aziz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bin Al Aziz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrescu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bin Al Aziz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrescu scores with a body shot.
Bin Al Aziz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bin Al Aziz walks into a straight right hand from Petrescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrescu throws a sloppy head kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrescu scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Petrescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz is predictable there
and Petrescu counters with a one-two to the body.
Bin Al Aziz defending well as Petrescu loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrescu 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 Bin Al Aziz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bin Al Aziz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrescu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrescu duly obliges.
Petrescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrescu walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick that misses
and Petrescu counters with a body kick that stops Bin Al Aziz in his tracks momentarily.
Petrescu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Al Aziz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrescu's sensitive parts.
Sergiu Petrescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz has a takedown stuffed.
Petrescu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bin Al Aziz counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu throws a front kick aimed at Bin Al Aziz 's knee but Bin Al Aziz avoids it well.
Bin Al Aziz lands a head shot.
Petrescu checks the leg kick.
Petrescu throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz avoids it easily.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Petrescu.
Petrescu misses with a body shot
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bin Al Aziz . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz misses with a right hand
and Petrescu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bin Al Aziz thumps Petrescu with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu moves out of range as Bin Al Aziz strikes.
Petrescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Al Aziz .
Petrescu missing with a left hand there. Bin Al Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Al Aziz throws the kick towards the body but Petrescu avoids it.
Petrescu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Petrescu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bin Al Aziz back to the cage. Petrescu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Petrescu takes a swing at Bin Al Aziz 's ribcage but misses.
Petrescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bin Al Aziz .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Al Aziz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Al Aziz moves away.
Bin Al Aziz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrescu is looking for a counter combo.
A good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrescu. That did some damage!
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrescu is looking to chop away at Bin Al Aziz 's legs.
Petrescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to slow Petrescu down with leg kicks.
Petrescu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bin Al Aziz !
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz .
Well Bin Al Aziz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
Our winner, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 1157 p4p, 158 weight class) and Sinbad Baba (ranked 1841 p4p, 240 weight class). Heikkinen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Baba has chosen King of Seven Seas as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kaino Heikkinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kaino Heikkinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Baba shoots in and drives through. Heikkinen sprawls well.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Baba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baba gets a double leg takedown into Heikkinen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baba is controlling him.
Baba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baba stands and steps away. Heikkinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Baba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikkinen trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen wants to improve his position but Baba is controlling well.
Baba slows the pace down in half guard.
Baba decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
Baba throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baba looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Baba.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
Baba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baba gets tackled into the cage by Heikkinen. Heikkinen maintains the clinch.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Heikkinen is controlling the position.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Heikkinen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Baba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heikkinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen digs a right hand underneath Baba's ribcage. Baba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Baba as the two fighters clinch.
Baba is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Baba into the cage.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baba.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Heikkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baba just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Baba with an uppercut!
Heikkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba shoots in but no luck this time.
Baba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heikkinen. That one must have hurt.
Baba misses with a low kick as Heikkinen jumps back.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heikkinen catches Baba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Baba wants to counter the offense by Heikkinen and move into the clinch position.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baba cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Heikkinen does no damage.
Heikkinen is looking to wear down Baba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baba checks a leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baba.
Heikkinen looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Heikkinen lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Baba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba is looking for the big counter here.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heikkinen 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 Baba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baba misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
A head kick from Heikkinen lands but Baba takes it in his stride.
Heikkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baba wants to break free but Heikkinen has control.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Baba strikes.
As Baba backs away, Heikkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Baba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Baba.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heikkinen.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen throws a right and a left that Baba avoids nicely.
Baba unleashes a big counter combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Baba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baba lands with a nice body punch.
Heikkinen blocks a leg kick.
Baba looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba throws the left hand but Heikkinen avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baba needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heikkinen lands a head kick. Baba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Baba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heikkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Baba is proving a slippery customer.
Heikkinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet but Baba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen has Baba pulled in close to control his posture.
Baba trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heikkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Baba is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Baba is standing up over Heikkinen. Heikkinen looks to escape but Baba dives into side control.
Baba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Heikkinen to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Baba looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Baba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baba is trying to force a seperation but Heikkinen has the dominant position.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Baba misses with some punches.
Heikkinen presses Baba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baba wants to take the fight to the mat but Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinbad Baba.
Baba tries to break free but Heikkinen pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Baba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen digs a right hand underneath Baba's ribcage. Baba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Heikkinen pushes Baba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinbad Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baba wants a takedown.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baba tries to break free but Heikkinen pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baba.
Baba leaning against his opponent.
Baba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baba tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heikkinen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
A less than humble Kaino Heikkinen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 1410 p4p, 219 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 1819 p4p, 278 weight class). Duffy comes to the cage accompanied by Brawl - Bloody spit. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy lands a body shot.
Hoffman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duffy slips under a jab.
Duffy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Duffy defending well as Hoffman loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy jabs Hoffman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duffy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoffman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoffman.
Duffy misses with a straight left.
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffy. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Duffy ducked under it nicely.
Duffy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Duffy throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Hoffman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoffman punishes Duffy's body with a nice straight punch.
Duffy with a nice cross.
Duffy looks to throw the jab but Hoffman is out of range.
Hoffman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Duffy's head coaches at Dark Corner that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duffy moves forwards but Hoffman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Duffy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a body kick.
Duffy pushes Hoffman away with a front kick.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Duffy moved out of range.
Hoffman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDuffy.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoffman 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.
Duffy throws a shot from downtown. Hoffman moves away and avoids it.
Duffy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duffy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
A jab lands there for Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Hoffman lands with a right hand.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Duffy ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Hoffman lands.
Duffy is rocked!
Duffy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Oh Duffy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Duffy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duffy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoffman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duffy throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman needs to keep his hands up - Duffy had a free shot at his head there.
Duffy thuds his right hand into Hoffman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
As Hoffman looks to move away, Duffy throws a big counter combo but Hoffman just gets out of the way.
Hoffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duffy.
Duffy looks to throw the jab but Hoffman is out of range.
Duffy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Duffy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffman.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duffy.
Duffy throws a nice looking combination but Hoffman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Duffy slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Duffy loads up on a big right hand but Hoffman slips the punch.
Duffy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duffy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffman momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Hoffman misses with a hook
and Duffy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Duffy moved out of range.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duffy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Hoffman to counter with a crisp jab.
Duffy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duffy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duffy swinging wildly here.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Duffy throwing a counter right hand but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Hoffman clobbers Duffy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duffy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Duffy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Duffy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoffman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duffy fakes the leg kick and cracks Hoffman in the body.
Duffy throws a head kick that half lands.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Duffy blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Hoffman.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duffy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman lands with a hook. Duffy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duffy lands with a shot to the body.
Duffy swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffman moves away.
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 Carney Duffy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Duffy ducks down to avoid it.
Hoffman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Hoffman finds it's way through Duffy's defenses.
Hoffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duffy's hands.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Hoffman and Duffy goes tumbling to the canvas! Hoffman follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hoffman decides to stand and escape the position.
Duffy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duffy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Duffy throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Duffy scores with a jab.
Hoffman tests Duffy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duffy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duffy looks for the body kick but Hoffman saw that one coming.
Duffy walks into a straight right hand from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Duffy throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Duffy throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Duffy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hoffman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Duffy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Hoffman!
Jack Hoffman 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Blazer (ranked 593 p4p, 90 weight class) and Donnie Felterbush (ranked 813 p4p, 123 weight class). Donnie Felterbush acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Felterbush
and Blazer counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Blazer digs a good body shot into Felterbush's ribs.
Felterbush lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Felterbush slips a jab from Blazer.
Blazer scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Felterbush.
A big right from Blazer misses.
Blazer lands a high kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blazer, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazer throws a jab but it's blocked by Felterbush.
Felterbush misses with a looping right.
Felterbush throws a body punch but Blazer moves out of range.
Blazer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blazer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felterbush delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush dives in and grabs Blazer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blazer pushes down on Felterbush's head and hops out.
A jab from Felterbush finds it's way through Blazer's defenses.
Ricky Blazer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blazer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Felterbush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Felterbush connects with a body shot that sends Blazer's belly button to the back.
Blazer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
Felterbush just misses with a punch to the body.
Felterbush knocks Blazer to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Blazer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felterbush lands a big left to the face of Blazer, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Felterbush and another - Blazer is out! Felterbush stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Donnie Felterbush!
Donnie Felterbush 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 363 p4p, 49 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 635 p4p, 91 weight class). Kurtz comes to the cage accompanied by Adagio For Strings. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Gone moves into the clinch.
Gone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gone throws a head punch that misses.
Kurtz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kurtz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gone misses with some punches.
Gone throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurtz.
Gone is trying to force a seperation but Kurtz has the dominant position.
Kurtz has a couple of punches blocked by Gone.
Kurtz jumps guard but Gone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurtz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gone tries to land a knee to the head but Kurtz blocks with his arms.
Kurtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurtz cracks a nice hook into Gone's ribs.
Kurtz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone scoring well with a low kick there.
Gone dips to his left and cracks Kurtz with an uppercut!
It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
Kurtz lands a head kick!
It looks like Chins Gone has been cut.
Kurtz blocks a low kick nicely.
Gone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gone throws out a powerful jab.
Kurtz lands a head shot.
Gone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurtz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kurtz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kurtz cracks Gone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gone defending well as Kurtz loads up on a big left hand.
Gone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurtz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurtz is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kurtz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gone takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Kurtz looks to land a body kick but Gone moved away.
Gone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurtz staying out of range there.
Kurtz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gone misses with a right hand
and Kurtz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gone thinking.
Gone misses with a straight left.
Kurtz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kurtz throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurtz swings for the body but Gone moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gone.
Kurtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gone.
An attempted straight right counter from Kurtz misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gone's hands.
Gone lands a slapping body shot.
Chins Gone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone scores with a nice head shot.
Kurtz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with an uppercut
letting Gone counter with a right hand.
Kurtz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurtz throws a hook but Gone blocks it.
Gone avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Gone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurtzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Gone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurtz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gone misses with a body punch
and Kurtz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurtz blocks a jab.
Gone misses with an uppercut
and Kurtz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gone misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurtz blocks the leg kick.
Gone misses with a right hand
and Kurtz counters with a good low kick that Gone was not able to check.
Gone throws a series of punches but Kurtz moves out of range.
Gone throws a hook but Kurtz avoids it easily.
Gone throws a shot from downtown. Kurtz moves away and avoids it.
Kurtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chins Gone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gone loads up on a big right hand but Kurtz slips the punch.
Gone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurtz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kurtz walks into a straight right hand from Gone.
Kurtz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gone.
Kurtz throws a head kick but Gone moves out of range.
Chins Gone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gone fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gone blocks a jab.
Gone misses with a straight right.
Kurtz misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gone throws out the jab.
Kurtz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurtz throws a body punch but Gone moves out of range.
Gone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gone tries to clinch but Kurtz moves out of range.
Gone is looking to clinch but Kurtz is avoiding it.
Gone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurtz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurtz misses with a looping left.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gone looks to land a left hand but Kurtz moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gone drives through and clinches with Kurtz against the cage.
Gone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurtz blocks an uppercut.
Gone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurtz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gone.
Kurtz is working Gone over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurtz is trying to break the clinch but Gone is controlling him.
Gone misses with some punches.
Kurtz working aggressively here.
Gone prevents a body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz digs a right hand into Gone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gone's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
Gone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kurtz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gone can turn it around.
Gone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurtz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurtz lands a shot to the body.
Kurtz throws a head punch that misses.
Kurtz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurtz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gone throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurtz.
Kurtz manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Kurtz misses.
Kurtz scores with a spinning back kick!
Gone just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurtz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kurtz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kurtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gone has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gone.
Gone tries to throw a body punch but Kurtz avoids it by throwing Gone back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kurtz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gone blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Gone.
Gone misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurtz takes a shot to the head.
Kurtz is leaning against Gone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kurtz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gone throws a hook but Kurtz blocks it.
Kurtz lands a nice hook to Gone's body. Gone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
Kurtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Gone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gone doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurtz circles away.
Gone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gone takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Gone is looking to slow Kurtz down with leg kicks.
Gone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurtz.
Kurtz backing away here, and Gone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gone slips a jab from Kurtz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gone.
Kurtz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gone back to the cage. Kurtz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Kurtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtz lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurtz tries to land a front kick but Gone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gone slips a straight right by Kurtz.
Gone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
Kurtz missing with a left hand there. Gone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gone staying out of range there.
Gone throws an overhand right that lands on Kurtz's shoulder, as Kurtz tries to avoid the shot.
Kurtz defending well as Gone loads up on a big left hand.
Gone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gone blocks a jab.
Kurtz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gone wants to clinch but Kurtz slips to the side
and Kurtz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz throws an overhand right that lands on Gone's shoulder, as Gone tries to avoid the shot.
Gone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kurtz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurtz misses with a straight right.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Kurtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Gone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Gone catches Kurtz right on the button with a cross.
Gone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurtz.
Gone throws out a loose jab but Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Kurtz does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone moves into the clinch successfully.
Gone tries a body shot but Kurtz blocks it.
Gone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurtz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurtz checks a leg kick.
Kurtz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gone misses with an uppercut. Kurtz saw that one coming.
Kurtz throws out a loose jab but Gone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurtz drops Gone with a naaaaasty hook - Gone is in real trouble here! Kurtz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Kurtz!
During a confident post fight interview, Walter Kurtz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Flores (ranked 476 p4p, 55 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 830 p4p, 87 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores sizes up Drama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drama feints and then cracks Flores's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flores down.
Drama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flores.
Drama wants to land a leg kick but Flores is out of range.
Flores slips a straight right by Drama.
Drama is looking to land body kicks.
Flores paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flores on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Drama misses its intended target.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drama tries to clinch up but Flores circles away and keeps his distance.
Drama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drama scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama misses with a right hand
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flores misses with a hook. Drama ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flores - the referee stops the clock and Drama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flores. Drama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Flores lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flores.
Rafael Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drama. Drama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drama moves out of range as Flores strikes.
Flores looks to land a combination but Drama avoids it well.
Drama slips under a jab from Flores.
Flores swings widly with a right hand
and Drama counters with a stiff right hand.
Drama blocks a low kick nicely.
Drama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drama throws the kick towards the body but Flores avoids it.
Flores seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Drama lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drama tries to clinch up.
A big right from Flores misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flores!
Drama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drama moves into the clinch.
Drama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flores or not.
A short right from Flores.
A right handed body shot lands from Drama.
Drama misses with the head strike.
Flores tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drama's elbow.
Drama tries a body shot but Flores blocks it.
Flores misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drama lands with a short shot to the head.
Flores prevents a body shot from Drama.
Drama tries to throw a body punch but Flores avoids it by throwing Drama back against the cage.
Flores throws a punch but it's blocked by Drama.
Drama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flores tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drama's elbow.
Drama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flores backwards.
Flores's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flores tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drama tries a body shot but Flores blocks it.
Flores misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flores throws a head punch that misses.
Flores tries a body shot but Drama blocks it.
Drama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flores lands an uppercut.
Drama misses with a body punch.
Drama cracks Flores with a nice body shot.
Drama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flores blocks a body shot from Drama.
Drama misses with a body punch.
Flores throws a punch but it's blocked by Drama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama presses Flores against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drama digs a right hand into Flores's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flores's gas tank.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Drama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flores or not.
Drama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Flores.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flores or not.
Drama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drama catches Flores with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drama cracks a nice hook into Flores's ribs.
Drama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Drama throws a sloppy head kick and Flores moves out of range easily.
Flores ducks under a wild hook from Drama.
A jab from Flores misses.
Flores throws a jab when Drama was well out of range.
Drama cracks a nice hook into Flores's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Drama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flores looks to land a left hand but Drama moved out of range nicely.
Flores lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drama circles away quickly and effectively.
Flores tries to land a leg kick but Drama saw it coming and moves away.
Flores avoids the body shot from Drama.
Drama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flores ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flores missing with a left hand there. Drama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drama scores with a nice body kick.
Flores moves out of range of the body kick from Drama.
It looked like Flores wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drama connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores needs to keep his hands up - Drama had a free shot at his head there.
Drama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Flores rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drama counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Drama!
After the big win, Johnny Drama made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Amped Performance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 60 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 163 p4p, 17 weight class). Ribber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ay Ay Ay. Jolly Leg Byrd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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148 lbs
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32
142 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Ribber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Byrd's half guard.
Byrd desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber thows a huge punch but Byrd dodges it nicely.
Byrd moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber landing with the ground and pound.
Byrd is controlling Ribber's posture.
Ribber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Byrd's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ribber postures up.
Byrd is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Our spies down at at Boyz II Men inform us that Byrd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Byrd looking for a guillotine here but Ribber defends easily.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Byrd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribber chips away with some ground and pound.
Ribber throwing strikes from guard but Byrd blocks nicely.
Ribber trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Ribber postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ribber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Byrd has time to react.
Byrd throws a low kick but Ribber moves out of range easily.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ribber was covering up waiting for the punch and Byrd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Byrd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Byrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Byrd defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribber is keeping the position for now.
Ribber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ribber wants to control but Byrd is keeping him busy.
Byrd is trying is best to control the position here.
Byrd tries to roll over but Ribber keeps him under control.
Byrd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ribber.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Byrd tries to roll over but Ribber keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ribber throws a leg kick but Byrd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrd goes for a double leg but Ribber avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ribber continues to drive forward.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
Ribber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrd can do to turn this around?
Byrd scores with a decent looking hook.
Ribber moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Ribber is looking for a counter combo.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Ribber.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Byrd throws a leg kick but Ribber moved away.
Ribber feinted with a counter takedown.
A left lands for Ribber.
Ribber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd closes the distance and pushes Ribber back into the cage.
Byrd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribber.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ribber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd misses with some punches.
Byrd can't find room to land a body shot as Ribber controls the action.
Ribber misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd lands with a left to the head.
Ribber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribber misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ribber.
A head punch on the inside from Ribber fails to land.
Byrd pushes Ribber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribber lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribber backwards.
Ribber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribber backwards.
Byrd leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrd.
Ribber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd tries to throw a body punch but Ribber avoids it by throwing Byrd back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Byrd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrd.
A short right from Byrd on the inside.
Ribber misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber blocks an uppercut.
Byrd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd digs a right hand into Ribber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ribber's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Byrd.
Ribber misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd blocks an uppercut.
Byrd lands a left hand.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Ribber tightens his grip and picks Byrd up, before dumping him to the ground. Byrd manages to land in guard.
Ribber connects with a couple of short punches.
Ribber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Byrd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Byrd trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrd is keeping the position for now.
Byrd has Ribber pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ribber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd.
That's four 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.
Byrd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ribber lands with a nice body punch.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribber moves away.
Ribber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Byrd.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Ribber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ribber.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd shoots in and bounces Ribber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ribber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribber looking for a guillotine here but Byrd defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ribber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Byrd has time to react.
No joy there for Ribber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribber staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribber.
Byrd looks to land a right hand but Ribber moved out of range.
Byrd drives through with a takedown into Ribber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Byrd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ribber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Byrd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ribber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribber working a defensive guard here.
Byrd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ribber 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 referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Byrd misses the jab.
Grin Ribber is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribber throws a solid leg kick but Byrd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribber.
A big left from Ribber misses.
Byrd checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribber. Byrd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ribber.
Ribber misses with a low kick as Byrd jumps back.
Byrd throws out a counter right but Ribber avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Byrd.
Ribber throws a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Byrd as he checks the leg kick.
Byrd defending well as Ribber loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Byrd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Byrd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ribber with a body shot.
Ribber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd moves out of range as Ribber strikes.
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribber.
Ribber checks a low kick from Byrd.
Byrd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd scores with a decent looking hook.
Ribber misses with a straight left.
Byrd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ribber with a body shot.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribber moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Ribber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrd.
A good leg kick by Byrd.
Byrd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribber.
Ribber feinted with a counter takedown.
Ribber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ribber's sensitive parts.
Ribber misses with a straight left.
Byrd tries to counter with a clinch but Ribber shakes him off and moves away.
Ribber misses with a low kick.
Ribber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ribber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd moves in looking to clinch but Ribber pushes him off.
Ribber misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrd.
Jab by Byrd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ribber enables Byrd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ribber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber wants to control the position but Byrd says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Byrd controlling the action here.
Ribber won't allow Byrd to pass to mount.
Ribber tries to roll over but Byrd keeps him under control.
Byrd perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ribber is trying to control but can't.
Ribber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Byrd is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jolly Leg Byrd.
I think Byrd 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
Jolly Leg Byrd 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Spawn Diego (ranked 12 p4p, 2 weight class) and Marcin Sokol (ranked 107 p4p, 14 weight class). Diego comes to the cage accompanied by Turn it up(Shine On) Chamillionaire. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sokol's choice of entrance music: DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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32
167 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spawn Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego connects with a jab.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sokol. Sokol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a body kick that misses
and Sokol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Spawn Diego has been cut.
Diego is looking to slow Sokol down with leg kicks.
Diego moves away from the strike by Sokol.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sokol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sokol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sokol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sokol throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Sokol misses with a leg kick.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Sokol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Spawn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Sokol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Sokol misses with a wild combination.
Sokol misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego motions for Sokol to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Sokol walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Sokol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokol is able to avoid easily.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Sokol is out of range.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Sokol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a straight right.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Diego lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego swings for the body but Sokol moves out of range.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Sokol ducks down to avoid it.
Sokol throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Sokol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego works the jab nicely.
Sokol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokol.
Sokol shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sokol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Diego.
Sokol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Diego.
Sokol 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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokol.
Diego half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diego misses the body punch
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Sokol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Sokol lands with an overhand left.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego cracks Sokol with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Sokol down.
Sokol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Sokol saw it coming and moves away.
Sokol throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Sokol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sokol throws a big shot that misses.
Sokol 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.
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sokol checks a leg kick.
Diego throws a series of punches but Sokol moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokol connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sokol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sokol throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spawn Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diego throws out a loose jab but Sokol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Diego.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego slips under a jab.
It looked like Diego was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sokol.
Sokol throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Sokol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sokol counters with a three punch combo that has Diego backing up. Diego nods at Sokol to acknowledge the strikes.
Sokol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sokol can do to turn this around?
Sokol walks into a jab.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokol.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sokol might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diego has got the better of the exchanges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Sokol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokol looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Diego lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.
Sokol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diego misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sokol. Those never looked like landing.
Diego moves forwards but Sokol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sokol tries to work over Diego's front leg with a kick but Diego checks it.
Sokol throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sokol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sokol! But no joy.
Diego misses the jab.
Sokol thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses.
Sokol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokol.
Spawn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokol needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Diego misses with a looping right.
A jab from Sokol misses.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego misses the jab.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Diego stuns Sokol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sokol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Sokol as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sokol! But no joy.
Diego misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Sokol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Sokol lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diego backs up against the cage.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sokol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
A clash of legs there as Sokol blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Diego.
Diego with a hook.
Sokol throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Sokol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sokol tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Sokol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol scores with a jab. Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sokol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Sokol connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego thuds a left hand into Sokol's body.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Sokol should have avoided that one.
Donk. Sokol catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
Diego is rocked!
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol throws an overhand right that has Diego reeling! Sokol follows up with more punches and Diego is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcin Sokol!
Marcin Sokol is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 19 p4p, 3 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 63 p4p, 10 weight class). Romero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Havana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
Romero feints and as Lester raises his hands in defense, Romero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Lester blocks nicely.
Lester wants to stand up but Romero is controlling him.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lester 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lester throws Romero to one side and escapes!
Lester looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Lester blocks the leg kick.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Lester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Lester misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Lester clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Lester misses.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Romero slips a straight right by Lester.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Lester's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero darts in looking for a takedown but Lester gets double underhooks and turns Romero into the cage.
Romero moves away from the strike by Lester.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Romero tries a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Romero cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Lester down.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester staying out of range there.
Romero thumps Lester with a low kick.
Romero has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Romero is looking to chop away at Lester's legs.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lester had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Romero cracks Lester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero jabs at Lester's body.
Lester throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lester on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero 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.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Hector Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Romero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romero.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lester ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero wants to control but Lester is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Romero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lester tries to escape but Romero is in control.
Romero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lester has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero throws a strike aimed at the side of Lester's head but Lester avoids it well.
Romero with the ground and pound but Lester regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.
Lester kicks off Romero and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Romero with the counter takedown but Lester avoids it easily.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester takes one on the button.
Romero swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lester defends it well.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
And Romero tries to counter it with a takedown but Lester pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Romero throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and Romero only half commits.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Romero misses.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Lester swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Romero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romero tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero takes one on the button.
Romero lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Lester's head back.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lester.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Romero lands with a hook. Lester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick there by Lester.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Lester's head.
Lester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Lester's head back.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lester defends it well.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Lester blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Lester misses the jab.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Lester blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Romero.
Romero misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lester was covering up waiting for the punch and Romero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Lester has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.
Hector Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero prevents Lester from standing back up.
Lester is not content to let Romero control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lester is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Romero unloads with some shots from mount but Lester bucks and avoids them well.
Romero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lester's face.
Romero raining down shots from the mount!
Lester is trying to stand up.
Romero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lester turns into him and now he's in Romero's guard.
Lester trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romero's guard.
Romero has his foot on Lester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lester works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romero is proving hard to escape from.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero really 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.
Lester tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester checks a low kick from Romero.
Lester checks a leg kick.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester misses with an uppercut
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Lester as he connects with a hook.
Romero slips a jab from Lester.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Lester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester misses the jab.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero tries a quick counter leg kick but Lester is wise to it.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a shot to the body.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester connects with the punch.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester avoids the body shot from Romero.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Romero fails with the takedown.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Lester blocks a jab.
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Lester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester lands with an overhand left.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
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!
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Lester throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Lester misses with a hook.
Lester scores with a punch to the head.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero thuds his right hand into Lester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester had his way with Hector Romero in that round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Lester throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Lester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Lester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Lester staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Lester slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Romero jabs Lester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romero slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Lester throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Lester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero throws a low kick but Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester tries to land a front kick but Romero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Lester moves away from the strike by Romero.
Lester connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Lester tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
Romero takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero jabs Lester right on the nose. Lester blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Romero misses.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lester misses.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Lester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romero if he has to take too many more of those.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Romero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Lester.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero drops his hands momentarily and Lester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Moe Lester.
Well Romero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
Hector Romero is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hector Romero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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