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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 2795 p4p, 285 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 3832 p4p, 371 weight class). Nahtic comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping My Day Away. Johnson has chosen Icky Thump as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Nahtic.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson misses with a body punch
letting Nahtic counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kevin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Nahtic.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nahtic, right into the meat.
Nahtic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahtic throws out the jab.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Nahtic. Nahtic maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nahtic.
Nahtic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nahtics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nahtic scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Nahtic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson works Nahtic's body with a nice hook.
Nahtic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Nahtic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nahtic misses the jab.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nahtic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahtic misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nahtic was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nahtic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nahtic was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Lou Nahtic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nahtic throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a low kick but Nahtic moves out of range easily.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nahtic's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Nahtic.
Nahtic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Nahtic avoids it easily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nahtic throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Nahtic moved out of range nicely.
Nahtic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nahtic is out of range.
Nahtic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahtic.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Nahtic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nahtic counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic lands a brutal uppercut that launches Johnson off his feet! Johnson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lou Nahtic!
An out of breath Lou Nahtic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 2017 p4p, 227 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 2479 p4p, 260 weight class). Stark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sledgehammer!. Haigh has chosen Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 35 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haigh is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haigh wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haigh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haigh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Haigh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haigh wants to control but Stark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haigh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Haigh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haigh is looking to control Stark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haigh avoid being mounted?
Haigh trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stark manages to pass to mount!
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haigh is looking to escape.
Stark lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
BOOM! Stark connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stark landing punches.
Haigh gets back to half guard.
Haigh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haigh trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
Haigh is looking to improve his position.
Haigh manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh 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.
Haigh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haigh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Stark passes Haigh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Haigh trying to control but Stark postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stark uses his free foot to push down on Haigh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haigh.
Haigh is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haigh tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Haigh is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Stark content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haigh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haigh throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Stark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haigh to the mat! Haigh manages to get full guard.
Haigh working a defensive guard here.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haigh keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark scoring with some ground and pound.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Haigh is keeping the position.
Haigh trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark scoring with some ground and pound.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Haigh is retaining full guard.
Stark trying to control but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Haigh wants to sweep but no luck.
Stark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haigh's head.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haigh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Stark is in close to Haigh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haigh looking to control.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark trying to move into half guard but instead Haigh has managed to sweep!
Haigh trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark wants to improve his position but instead Haigh has moved into half guard.
Stark is staying active underneath Haigh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haigh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to improve his position but Haigh is controlling well.
Haigh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haigh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haigh's back!
Haigh rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Haigh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Haigh wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh missing with punches from the bottom.
Haigh is pressing down on Stark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stark stands up over Haigh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haigh is controlling Stark's posture.
Stark trying to control but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Haigh controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haigh wants to improve his position but instead Stark has moved into half guard.
Haigh is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stark dominated that second round.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Haigh scores with a hook.
John Haigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Haigh.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haigh can do to turn this around?
Haigh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stark to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stark prevents Haigh from getting back to his feet.
Stark works over Haigh with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark postures up.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haigh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark advances to half guard.
Haigh wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
Haigh wants to get back to full guard but Stark has mounted him!
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haigh tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haigh is looking to escape.
Haigh wants to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Haigh can't escape the position.
Haigh tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
Haigh regains half guard.
Haigh is looking to improve his position.
Stark is just content to waste time from the top position. Haigh takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steven Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haigh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haigh being controlled here, momentarily.
Haigh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stark passes Haigh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
John Haigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haigh wants to control but Stark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stark performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stark tries to pass to full mount but Haigh defends it.
Steven Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Stark!
After the fight, Steven Stark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
John Haigh spoke after the fight, saying 'Maybe it is time for me to make the move to another weight class.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 1757 p4p, 199 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 2054 p4p, 229 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Borys Grabowski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
Grabowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrycki tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrycki misses with a few strikes there.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrycki.
Petrycki lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grabowski scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Grabowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrycki throws a right hand that Grabowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabowski also avoids with ease.
Grabowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrycki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Grabowski throws a low kick but Petrycki avoids it.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski avoids the head kick by Petrycki.
Grabowski jabs Petrycki right on the nose. Petrycki blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Grabowski moves out of range easily.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrycki's head backwards.
Petrycki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrycki misses with a hook
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrycki misses with a looping left.
Grabowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrycki sizes up Grabowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrycki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrycki moves out of range as Grabowski strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Petrycki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrycki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grabowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrycki looks to throw a body kick
and Grabowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Grabowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Petrycki lands but Grabowski takes it in his stride.
Grabowski scores with a nice head shot.
Petrycki sizes up Grabowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grabowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grabowski 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.
Grabowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a big counter combination but Grabowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick.
Grabowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrycki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Petrycki.
Grabowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice combination there by Petrycki.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrycki throws a lazy head kick
enabling Grabowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrycki connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grabowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski moves away from the strike by Petrycki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grabowski! But no joy.
Grabowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrycki.
Grabowski staying out of range there.
Grabowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grabowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grabowski counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrycki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Grabowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrycki.
Grabowski connects with a leg kick. Petrycki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Grabowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grabowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrycki throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrycki tests Grabowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrycki loads up on a big right hand but Grabowski slips the punch.
Petrycki 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrycki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grabowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrycki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Petrycki scores with a body shot.
Grabowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrycki throws a right hand that misses
and Grabowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut.
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grabowski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrycki blocks it well.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrycki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grabowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
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!
Grabowski avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grabowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrycki momentarily.
A slow jab from Petrycki misses its intended target.
Petrycki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grabowski throws out the jab.
Grabowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrycki.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabowski slips a jab and a cross from Petrycki.
Grabowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot.
Petrycki works the jab nicely.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Petrycki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grabowski throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Petrycki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
Petrycki connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrycki checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!
Petrycki lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrycki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grabowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grabowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Grabowski misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrycki misses its target.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut. Grabowski saw that one coming.
Grabowski throws out a counter right but Petrycki avoids it with no problem.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrycki slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Petrycki throws out a powerful jab.
Grabowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrycki moves out of range as Grabowski strikes.
That kick from Petrycki tenderised Grabowski's leg. Grabowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrycki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabowski.
Petrycki slips a jab from Grabowski.
Grabowski digs a good hook to Petrycki's body.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrycki lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrycki misses with the combination.
Grabowski throws out a counter right but Petrycki avoids it with no problem.
Grabowski avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Grabowski throws a hook but Petrycki blocks it.
Petrycki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grabowski misses with a hook.
Petrycki fails to land with a series of punches.
Grabowski feints a counter leg kick.
Petrycki throws a looping overhand right but Grabowski ducks down to avoid it.
Grabowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrycki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabowski.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Petrycki scores with a punch to the head.
Petrycki scores with a nice strike.
Petrycki misses with a kick to the body.
Grabowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
Petrycki backing away here, and Grabowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range and Grabowski settles back down.
Petrycki scores with a hook to the body. Grabowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrycki scores with a nice head shot.
Petrycki misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki moves forwards but Grabowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grabowski throws a hook to the side of Petrycki's head but Petrycki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
That kick from Grabowski tenderised Petrycki's leg. Petrycki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grabowski.
Petrycki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grabowski slips a jab from Petrycki.
Grabowski scores with a shot to the body.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Grabowski lands a body shot.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut.
Petrycki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabowski.
Grabowski is trying to counter with his kicks.
Petrycki connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Grabowski misses the target.
Petrycki tried to counter with a leg kick but Grabowski avoided it.
Petrycki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grabowski misses with a straight left.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Borys Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Grabowski moves away and avoids it.
Grabowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
Petrycki throws a quick counter head kick but Grabowski was just out of range.
Petrycki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Petrycki.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Petrycki. Those never looked like landing.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
Petrycki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrycki can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Petrycki.
Grabowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grabowski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrycki has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabowski. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
It seemed like Grabowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabowski can do to turn this around?
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabowski.
Grabowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrycki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grabowski misses the jab.
Petrycki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grabowski takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrycki throws a jab but it's blocked by Grabowski.
Petrycki throws a right hand that Grabowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabowski also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski 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.
Petrycki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut
and Petrycki counters with a stiff right hand.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut. Petrycki saw that one coming.
A jab from Grabowski misses.
Petrycki misses with a hook. Grabowski ducked under it nicely.
Grabowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrycki momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrycki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
A very excited looking Bogdan Petrycki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Stove (ranked 1360 p4p, 160 weight class) and Shi Fu Tu (ranked 1020 p4p, 129 weight class). Fu Tu has chosen Klendathu drop as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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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 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Steffan Stove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu Tu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fu Tu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fu Tu misses with a kick to the body.
Stove misses with the combination.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Fu Tu keeps Stove at a distance using the push kick.
Fu Tu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu jabs Stove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu throws a right hand that Stove ducks under and follows up with a left that Stove also avoids with ease.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stove works over Fu Tu's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
It seemed like Fu Tu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fu Tu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stove swings widly with a right hand
and Fu Tu counters with a good, hard body kick but Stove shrugs it off.
Fu Tu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fu Tu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Stove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stove thumps Fu Tu with a low kick.
Fu Tu throws out a powerful jab.
Stove scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fu Tu throws a body punch but Stove moves out of range.
Stove scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Stove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fu Tu loads up on a big right hand but Stove slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stove misses with a head kick.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Fu Tu misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Fu Tu throws a nice head kick!
Stove walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fu Tu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fu Tu throws the left hand but Stove avoids the punch easily.
Stove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu Tu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stove counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Fu Tu catches Stove right on the button with a cross.
Fu Tu pushes Stove away with a front kick.
Stove misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Stove ducks right into an uppercut from Fu Tu.
Stove turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu motions for Stove to come forward. Fu Tu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Stove on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fu Tu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu motions for Stove to come forward. Fu Tu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stove looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stove's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fu Tu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stove scrambles back to his feet.
Fu Tu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu Tu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fu Tu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu Tu misses with a leg kick.
Stove is looking to counter punch.
Fu Tu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stove checks a leg kick.
Fu Tu misses with a jab to the body
and Stove counters with a two punch combo.
Stove tries to score with a low kick but Fu Tu moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fu Tu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stove is out of range and Fu Tu settles back down.
Stove throws a leg kick but Fu Tu moved away.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Stove moved away.
A swing and a miss from Fu Tu.
Stove throws a lazy uppercut
and Fu Tu counters with a straight right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stove might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stove throws a shot from downtown. Fu Tu moves away and avoids it.
Fu Tu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stove moves away from the strike by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fu Tu counters with a right hand to the body.
Stove throws a series of punches but Fu Tu moves out of range.
A big right from Fu Tu misses.
As Fu Tu looks to move away, Stove throws a big counter combo but Fu Tu just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Fu Tu is predictable there
and Stove counters with a series of strikes. Fu Tu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick
and Stove counters with a nice uppercut.
Fu Tu thows a leg kick but Stove checks it
letting Stove counter with a right hand.
Fu Tu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fu Tu connects with a single shot there.
Fu Tu lands a body shot.
Fu Tu connects with the punch.
Fu Tu lunges at Stove with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stove's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu Tu misses the target.
Stove appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stove takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stove is rocked!
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Shi Fu Tu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu scoring well with a low kick there.
Stove gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Stove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fu Tu misses with a wild combination.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stove seems to have got his legs back now.
Stove on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fu Tu. Fu Tu obviously looking to wear him down.
Stove is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fu Tu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stove counters with a three punch combo that has Fu Tu backing up. Fu Tu nods at Stove to acknowledge the strikes.
Shi Fu Tu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu Tu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Stove sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stove attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut. Stove saw that one coming.
Fu Tu with a nice cross.
Stove throws a right hand that Fu Tu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fu Tu also avoids with ease.
That kick from Fu Tu tenderised Stove's leg. Stove is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steffan Stove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu Tu looks to land a right hand but Stove moved out of range.
Fu Tu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Stove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Stove was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fu Tu.
Nice defenses there by Stove.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu scores with a push kick.
Fu Tu misses with a leg kick
and Stove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Stove fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fu Tu misses with a double jab
and Stove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fu Tu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stove counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fu Tu.
Stove moves out of range as Fu Tu strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu Tu is looking to slow Stove down with leg kicks.
Fu Tu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stove on the side of the head.
Fu Tu throws out a loose jab but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stove's head backwards.
Fu Tu throws a sloppy head kick and Stove moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove moves out of range of the body kick.
As Fu Tu looks to move away, Stove throws a big counter combo but Fu Tu just gets out of the way.
Stove throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu Tu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut. Stove saw that one coming.
Stove looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stove closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fu Tu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Stove misses with a few strikes there.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Stove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stove appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stove slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Stove seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stove misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove misses with a straight left.
Fu Tu scores with a decent looking hook.
Fu Tu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu Tu is looking to chop away at Stove's legs.
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stove was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stove.
Fu Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Stove half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Fu Tu finds it's way through Stove's defenses.
Fu Tu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fu Tu throws a right hand that misses
and Stove counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu misses with a right hand
and Stove counters with a straight right hand.
Stove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stove throws a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it.
Stove thows a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it
and Fu Tu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu Tu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Stove tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu Tu manages to avoid it.
A jab from Fu Tu does it's job there.
Fu Tu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stove takes one to the chin there.
Steffan Stove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stove thows a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it
and Fu Tu counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Fu Tu misses.
Stove takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stove misses with a right hand
and Fu Tu counters with a left right combination that sends Stove crashing to the mat - Fu Tu wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Stove out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shi Fu Tu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shi Fu Tu waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Steffan Stove stepped up to the mic, saying 'Some devil possessions CANT be excorcised...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 896 p4p, 110 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 1152 p4p, 143 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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151 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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151 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hays.
Hays misses with a head kick.
Henry attempts a counter takedown but Hays avoids it well and moves away.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hays sprawls well. Hays wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Hays instigates a clinch.
Hays misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry prevents a body shot from Hays.
Henry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Hays blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Hays has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hays breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hays scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Hays misses with a hook
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hays pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hays tried to score with a low kick but Henry checks it.
Henry blocks a leg kick.
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hays to the ground. Henry is now in Hays's guard.
Hays working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry wants to control from the top but Hays keeps moving.
Henry advances position into side control!
Henry 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.
Hays takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henry wants to control but Hays is keeping him busy.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Hays takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry is staying tight to Hays's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Henry cracks Hays with a big right hand but Hays just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hays is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hays looks to move to half guard but instead Henry has passed into mount! Damn!
Hays tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hays can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Hays is in trouble!
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Hays is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Hays is in trouble!
Hays taking shots to the head.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Hays is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hays can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hays manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hays is staying active underneath Henry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hays moves away.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Hays sprawls well.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hays misses with a looping right.
A cross from Henry lands.
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hays quickly recovers to half guard.
Hays has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Henry is on him like a limpet, forcing Hays back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hays can do to turn this around?
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hays prevents it.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hays fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Hays throws a leg kick
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hays jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Hays.
Henry takes a swing at Hays's ribcage but misses.
Henry slips a straight right by Hays.
Hays throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henry's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Hays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
Hays regains half guard there - taking advantage of Henry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hays with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry thows a huge punch but Hays dodges it nicely.
John Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Hays is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hays blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hays is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hays is trying to get back to full guard.
Hays is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hays is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
Hays is squirming around, avoiding Henry's attempts to control the action.
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 John Henry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays lands with a short shot to the head.
Hays throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Henry blocks a body shot from Hays.
Henry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hays creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hays pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands a jab to Hays's midsection.
Hays misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henry connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Hays does no damage.
Hays throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry advances to half guard.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hays wants to get back to his feet.
Hays moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Hays's brow.
Henry won't allow Hays to get back to his feet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hays works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hays is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hays.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is nestled in close to Hays, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hays is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hays's thigh. Hays counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Henry trying to control but Hays is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry stands and throws Hays's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henry cracks Hays with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hays trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hays's shoulder. That is not cool.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hays keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A relieved looking John Henry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 1150 p4p, 142 weight class) and Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 1677 p4p, 189 weight class). Yaj comes to the cage accompanied by Hey mr. DJ. Mirzaev has chosen Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasul Mirzaev!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj gets tackled into the cage by Mirzaev. Mirzaev maintains the clinch.
Yaj lands an elbow that stopped Mirzaev in his tracks for a moment.
Mirzaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mirzaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yaj slows down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mirzaev is trying to break the clinch but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.
Mirzaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirzaev manages to break the clinch.
Yaj lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirzaev.
A solid body kick from Mirzaev.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Mirzaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Mirzaev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mirzaev throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mirzaev as Yaj tries to tie him up.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Yaj is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Mirzaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yaj tries to stall but Mirzaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Mirzaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mirzaev breaks the clinch.
Mirzaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mirzaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaj's head backwards.
Mirzaev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Mirzaev misses its intended target.
Yaj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mirzaev throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Mirzaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mirzaev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirzaev throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj takes the fight into the clinch.
Mirzaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj gets through Mirzaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mirzaev tries to break free but Yaj pushes him back against the cage.
Mirzaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mirzaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Yaj.
Yaj dives in and grabs Mirzaev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mirzaev pushes down on Yaj's head and hops out.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mirzaev 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 Yaj has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yaj and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mirzaev lands a really nice looking cross but Yaj seems unphased.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirzaev throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev clinches up against the cage.
Mirzaev can't break the clinch.
Mirzaev scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirzaev.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mirzaev fails to land.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirzaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaj has double underhooks.
Mirzaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yaj takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
Yaj manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yaj looking for a triangle here. Mirzaev is fighting it but it looks tight! Yaj pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mirzaev is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Leo Yaj!
Leo Yaj made sure to mention his sponsor, FORCEE in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 707 p4p, 84 weight class) and Henry Longbow (ranked 778 p4p, 96 weight class). Khasbulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. Longbow has chosen Hero as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Longbow. That one must have hurt.
Khasbulaev swings widly with a right hand
and Longbow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khasbulaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Longbow finds it's way through Khasbulaev's defenses.
Khasbulaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Longbow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khasbulaev blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Khasbulaev throws a combination that misses
and Longbow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Longbow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khasbulaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khasbulaev lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khasbulaev throws a right hand that Longbow ducks under and follows up with a left that Longbow also avoids with ease.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longbow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longbow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khasbulaev throws a right and a left that Longbow avoids nicely.
Longbow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khasbulaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Longbow.
Khasbulaev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Longbow counters with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Khasbulaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbow.
Longbow catches Khasbulaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khasbulaev is rocked!
Longbow feints a jab promting Khasbulaev to slip. Longbow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khasbulaev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Khasbulaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khasbulaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Longbow counters with a huge right that knocks Khasbulaev out cold! Longbow is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Longbow!
Henry Longbow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PePe Hapitchou (ranked 790 p4p, 98 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 768 p4p, 94 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hapitchou might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blackalicious - Sky is falling. Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, PePe Hapitchou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hapitchou throws a right hand that misses
and Ramos counters with a leg kick.
Hapitchou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hapitchou throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hapitchou.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Hapitchou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Hapitchou thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Ramos thows a leg kick but Hapitchou checks it
and Hapitchou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hapitchou to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hapitchou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hapitchou misses with a straight right.
Hapitchou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
Ramos throws a jab when Hapitchou was well out of range.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hapitchou throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Hapitchou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Hapitchou's ribs.
A lazy body kick from Ramos
enabling Hapitchou to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Hapitchou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos checks a low kick from Hapitchou.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hapitchou throws a chopping leg kick but Ramos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
PePe Hapitchou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos cracks Hapitchou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Hapitchou counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hapitchou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hapitchou backs up against the cage.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Hapitchou's body.
Hapitchou pushes Ramos away with a front kick.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Hapitchou walks into a left hand.
Hapitchou misses the jab.
Ramos slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Hapitchou.
Ramos lands a jab to Hapitchou's midsection.
Hapitchou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hapitchou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.
Hapitchou cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Hapitchou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hapitchou tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Hapitchou digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Hapitchou finds it's target.
Ramos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with a left hand
and Ramos counters with a good low kick that Hapitchou was not able to check.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Ramos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hapitchou throws out a powerful jab.
Ramos swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos tests Hapitchou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hapitchou as he checks the leg kick.
Hapitchou throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hapitchou throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hapitchou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramos slips a straight right by Hapitchou.
Ramos swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hapitchou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos flicks out a counter leg kick but Hapitchou steps away.
Hapitchou tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos slips under a jab from Hapitchou.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Ramos throws a body kick that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou lands a really nice looking cross but Ramos seems unphased.
Ramos throws a lazy head kick
and Hapitchou counters with a nice body shot.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target.
PePe Hapitchou is winning the standup battle so far.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hapitchou throws a lazy right hand but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Hapitchou.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hapitchou counters with a low kick, right behind Ramos 's knee.
Ramos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ramos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hapitchou has got the better of the exchanges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hapitchou scores with a hook.
Hapitchou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramos. Ramos obviously looking to wear him down.
Hapitchou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hapitchou thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Hapitchou takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hapitchou fails to land.
Hapitchou lands with a short shot to the head.
Hapitchou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hapitchou misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hapitchou avoids it.
Hapitchou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hapitchou finish him?
Ramos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hapitchou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ramos. Hapitchou shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses the jab.
Ramos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!
Ramos stuns Hapitchou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hapitchou rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hapitchou throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos flicks out a counter leg kick but Hapitchou steps away.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Ramos slips a straight right by Hapitchou.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hapitchou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramos feints and then cracks Hapitchou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hapitchou down.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou checks a leg kick.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Hapitchou's body.
A big right from Ramos misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramos!
Ramos walks into a jab.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramos tries to work over Hapitchou's front leg with a kick but Hapitchou checks it.
Hapitchou scores with a hook.
Ramos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Hapitchou ducks down to avoid it.
Hapitchou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos misses with a hook
and Hapitchou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramos slips under a jab.
A low kick from Hapitchou misses
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou has Ramos up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Hapitchou.
Ramos wants to break free but Hapitchou has control.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hapitchou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hapitchou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Hapitchou.
Ramos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hapitchou blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Hapitchou's body.
Ramos moves out of range as Hapitchou strikes.
Hapitchou tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hapitchou rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hapitchou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Hapitchou avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Hapitchou avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Hapitchou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Hapitchou blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Hapitchou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hapitchou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Hapitchou controls his hands.
Hapitchou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hapitchou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hapitchou gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hapitchou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hapitchou misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hapitchou can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramos works on Hapitchou's body with a couple of short punches.
Hapitchou misses with some punches.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hapitchou in his tracks.
Hapitchou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Ramos misses
enabling Hapitchou to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Hapitchou throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Hapitchou's ribs.
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Hapitchou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Hapitchou avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Hapitchou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hapitchou counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos jabs Hapitchou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou rushes Ramos and presses him up against the cage.
Hapitchou stops a takedown attempt from Ramos.
Hapitchou throws a head punch that misses.
Hapitchou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hapitchou.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Hapitchou scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Hapitchou working aggressively here.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hapitchou lands with a left to the head.
Hapitchou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hapitchou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramos pushes Hapitchou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Hapitchou lands with a short shot to the head.
Hapitchou misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Hapitchou avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Hapitchou throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos tries a body shot but Hapitchou blocks it.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Hapitchou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hapitchou throws a head punch that misses.
Hapitchou swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hapitchou throws a head punch that misses.
Hapitchou misses with some punches.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos scores with a shoulder strike.
Hapitchou misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
PePe Hapitchou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hapitchou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PePe Hapitchou!
An out of breath PePe Hapitchou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Mubango (ranked 550 p4p, 84 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 681 p4p, 107 weight class). Mubango kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jessie J - Bang Bang. Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Mubango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mubango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mubango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah scores with a hook.
It looks like Christian Mubango has been cut.
Mubango throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mubango at a distance.
We've been informed that Judah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mubango walks into a stiff left hand from Judah.
Mubango defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
Mubango connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mubango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Mubango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubango slips a jab from Judah.
Mubango wants to slow Judah down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mubango dives in for a single leg takedown but Judah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mubango connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Mubango misses with a low kick.
Mubango misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mubango darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mubango just misses with a punch to the body.
Mubango misses with a looping right.
Mubango ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mubango throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Judah avoids the body shot from Mubango.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mubango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a hook but Mubango blocks it.
Jab from Judah.
A punch combination from Mubango misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Mubango misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Judah enables Mubango to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Judah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mubango looking to pass the guard.
Mubango working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mubango's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Judah is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mubango seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mubango looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Judah has picked Mubango up and slammed him! Mubango can't keep hold of the triangle and Judah manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mubango is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubango is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubango looks to move to half guard but instead Judah has passed into mount! Damn!
Mubango is looking to improve his position but Judah isn't that keen on the idea.
Mubango is working hard here to advance position.
Judah landing shots from mount.
Mubango tries to hold on but Judah postures up.
Judah controlling the pace for now.
Mubango is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mubango sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mubango moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ras Li Judah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Mubango's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mubango with a lazy takedown attempt
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Mubango tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Judah misses.
Mubango throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christian Mubango's cut is getting worse.
Mubango throws a right hand that misses
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ras Li Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mubango defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
Mubango cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
Mubango misses with a combination
and Judah counters with a nice body shot.
Mubango fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mubango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Mubango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mubango misses with a body shot.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
Mubango tries for a takedown but Judah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Judah throws out a counter right but Mubango avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Mubango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ras Li Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judah misses with a hook. Mubango ducked under it nicely.
As Judah backs away, Mubango returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mubango tries to land a leg kick but Judah saw it coming and moves away.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mubango's sensitive parts.
Judah keeps Mubango at a distance using the push kick.
Mubango misses with a body shot.
Mubango throws a body shot but no joy.
Mubango looks for a takedown but Judah sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubango misses with a straight right.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christian Mubango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mubango throws a body shot but no joy.
Mubango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters by clinching up.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mubango has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mubango blocking some punches.
Mubango prevents a body shot from Judah.
Mubango changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Judah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mubango throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mubango works over Judah's head and body with a nice combination.
Mubango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mubango with a poor takedown
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mubango.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Mubango misses the target.
A shot to the body from Mubango misses
and Judah counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mubango throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Mubango's head back.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Judah throws a hook but Mubango blocks it.
Judah digs a good hook to Mubango's body.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mubango swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Christian Mubango's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Judah lands a big uppercut and Mubango crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mubango looks OK. Judah waves Mubango back to his feet!
Mubango is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Mubango misses
and Judah counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ras Li Judah!
An out of breath Ras Li Judah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 332 p4p, 49 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 449 p4p, 70 weight class). Ragnarsson has chosen Anja - Where I Am as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juan Marfaker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Marfaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Marfaker.
Marfaker avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marfaker.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marfaker ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marfaker connects with a looping right hand.
Marfaker throws a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Marfaker's leg but Marfaker calmly moves out of range.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marfaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Marfaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marfaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a good cross that connects.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Marfaker throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Marfaker steps away.
Marfaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marfaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Marfaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marfaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marfaker.
Marfaker misses with a straight right.
Marfaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarsson is able to avoid easily.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfaker throws a front kick aimed at Ragnarsson's knee but Ragnarsson avoids it well.
Ragnarsson looks for the body kick but Marfaker saw that one coming.
Marfaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marfaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marfaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marfaker avoids it.
Marfaker has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marfaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marfaker misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Marfaker is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marfaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marfaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marfaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Marfaker blocks it.
Ragnarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marfaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marfaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marfaker lands with a right to the head.
Marfaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marfaker misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Marfaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Marfaker throws a head punch that misses.
Marfaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marfaker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker lands a shoulder strike.
Marfaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marfaker avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Marfaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marfaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marfaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marfaker's face.
It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marfaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Marfaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Juan Marfaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Marfaker moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marfaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marfaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marfaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Marfaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Marfaker misses the target.
Marfaker scores with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marfaker throws a head kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marfaker throws a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Marfaker strikes.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
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!
Ragnarsson throws a lazy body kick
and Marfaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marfaker can pounce on him.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker misses with a low kick as Ragnarsson jumps back.
Ragnarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marfaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsson can pounce on him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marfaker thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marfaker. Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
Marfaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfaker working hard to break the clinch.
Marfaker breaks from the clinch.
Marfaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marfaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marfaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Marfaker misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Marfaker scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marfaker doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch up but Marfaker keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marfaker.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marfaker.
Marfaker jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnarsson scores with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Marfaker slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Marfaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnarsson cracks Marfaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marfaker throws a leg kick which misses Ragnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnarsson tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker misses with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marfaker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ragnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marfaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marfaker avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Marfaker misses the target.
Marfaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marfaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marfaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Marfaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfaker lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marfaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marfaker.
Marfaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marfaker looks to throw a body kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a good low kick that Marfaker was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juan Marfaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Marfaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Marfaker moves away and avoids it.
Marfaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Marfaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Marfaker checks it.
Marfaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marfaker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marfaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marfaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marfaker throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Marfaker counters with a two punch combo.
Marfaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Marfaker is out of range.
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 Juan Marfaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnarsson blocks the leg kick.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marfaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Ragnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Marfaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Marfaker down.
Marfaker misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Marfaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marfaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsson 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 Marfaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marfaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marfaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marfaker blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Marfaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marfaker.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marfaker.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marfaker.
Marfaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marfaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Marfaker avoids them all with ease.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marfaker misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsson throws out a counter right but Marfaker avoids it with no problem.
Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marfaker counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marfaker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marfaker in his tracks.
Marfaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marfaker connects with a right hand. Ragnarsson shakes it off.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marfaker moves away.
Marfaker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Marfaker's body.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marfaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Marfaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Marfaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Marfaker's head.
Nice cross by Marfaker.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marfaker moves away.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Marfaker's defenses.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
and Marfaker counters with a right hand to the body.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Jab from Marfaker.
Ragnarsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
Marfaker throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Marfaker throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Marfaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnarsson with a hook.
Marfaker with a jab.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Marfaker moved away.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marfaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marfaker connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marfaker.
Marfaker ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfaker scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Marfaker.
Marfaker tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Marfaker avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfaker misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Marfaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
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 Juan Marfaker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marfaker, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
A victorious Juan Marfaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Bjorn Ragnarsson had this to say: 'I'm not done, I'll be back with my new team managment'.
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