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UGD 79:Ajax Vs Gallagher PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 1903 p4p, 245 weight class) and Benny Silver (ranked 2829 p4p, 353 weight class). Silver has chosen Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarn cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Scarn pushes him off.
Scarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Scarn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver tries to clinch but Scarn moves out of range.
Scarn throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Scarn sets himself, and Silver steps forward looking for the clinch! Scarn avoids it this time.
Scarn misses with a leg kick.
Silver has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silver slips a jab from Scarn.
Scarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarn scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Scarn.
Scarn connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Silver scores with a nice body kick.
Scarn drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn misses with a looping left.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver takes a swing at Scarn's ribcage but misses.
Silver wants to clinch up but Scarn keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Scarn.
Scarn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gentleman's Club in the buildup to the fight.
Scarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Benny Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver avoids the body shot from Scarn.
Silver tries to clinch up but Scarn circles away and keeps his distance.
As Silver looks to move away, Scarn throws a big counter combo but Silver just gets out of the way.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
Benny Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarn throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Scarn tries to work over Silver's front leg with a kick but Silver checks it.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver tries to clinch up but Scarn circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarn with a hook.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarn manages to avoid it.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn fails with a takedown attempt.
Scarn sets himself, and Silver steps forward looking for the clinch! Scarn avoids it this time.
Scarn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scarn scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver moves to clinch but Scarn breaks away
and Scarn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver clinches.
Scarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Scarn is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Scarn avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Scarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Scarn throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Scarn.
Scarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scarn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scarn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarn misses with a wild body shot.
Silver pushes Scarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Scarn is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Scarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch up but Scarn circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarn throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Scarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Scarn avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarn manages to break the clinch.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarn throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver scores with a body shot.
Silver moves away from the strike by Scarn.
Scarn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver tries to clinch but Scarn is having none of it.
Scarn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver tries to clinch there but Scarn circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scarn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarn looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Scarn misses with a leg kick.
Scarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarn tried to counter with a leg kick but Silver avoided it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver looks for the body kick but Scarn saw that one coming.
Silver scores with a sloppy right hand. Scarn should have avoided that one.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Scarn pushes him off.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarn looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Scarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Scarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scarn rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.
Scarn throws a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Silver slips under a jab from Scarn.
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarn throws a leg kick but Silver checks it.
Scarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
A little feinted left hand from Scarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver throws a hook but Scarn blocks it.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
A short right from Scarn.
Scarn lands an elbow inside.
Scarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scarn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Michael Scarn is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scarn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarn lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silver is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silver pushes Scarn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Scarn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is looking to get back to his feet here but Scarn is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silver's back.
Silver takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Silver trying to get back to his feet but Scarn is in full control for now.
Scarn connects with a big shot to the side of Silver's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver tries to clinch up but Scarn circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver pushes Scarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scarn's brow.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scarn lands a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Scarn takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Michael Scarn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Scarn gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Scarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scarn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
And Scarn counters with a quick kick to the body but Silver blocks it.
Scarn looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Scarn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silver's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Scarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Scarn misses.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarn scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Silver moves out of range as Scarn strikes.
Scarn scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Scarn pushes him off.
Silver wants to clinch up but Scarn keeps it at a distance.
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Scarn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scarn sets himself, and Silver steps forward looking for the clinch! Scarn avoids it this time.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scarn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Scarn shoots for a takedown but Silver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scarn throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver has Scarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Scarn working hard to break the clinch.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Scarn shrugs off.
Scarn can't get the takedown.
Scarn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scarn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver has Scarn pressed against the cage, preventing Scarn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scarn is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Scarn can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scarn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scarn blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Scarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver wants to clinch up but Scarn keeps it at a distance.
Silver avoids the body shot from Scarn.
Scarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silver misses with a jab to the body
and Scarn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver slips under a jab.
Scarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch but Scarn moves away
and Scarn counters with a two punch combo.
Silver scores with the left hand. Scarn knows he should have avoided that one.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Scarn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Scarn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
A short right from Scarn.
Scarn is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Scarn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Scarn takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Scarn's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Scarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scarn up against the cage.
Scarn has clasped his hands together around Silver's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Silver is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Scarn scores with punches from side control.
Scarn prevents Silver from escaping the position.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scarn blocks the strikes from Silver.
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 Michael Scarn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scarn, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scarn!
After the fight, Michael Scarn 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 1928 p4p, 214 weight class) and Rich Junior (ranked 3200 p4p, 312 weight class). Rich Junior struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rich Junior enters the cage!
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153 lbs
37 - 17 - 0 |
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159 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior instigates a clinch.
Junior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Page pulls his leg out and moves away.
Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Junior persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page scores with a hook.
Junior misses with a takedown
and Page counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junior thinking.
Dennis Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Junior.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Junior slips a jab from Page.
Junior looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Page throws a leg kick but Junior checks it.
Page wants to land a leg kick but Junior is out of range.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Page.
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Page sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Junior looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Page shows good takedown defense.
Page looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Page drops Junior with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Junior! Page dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Page!
Dennis Page took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 3683 p4p, 476 weight class) and James Kingsley (ranked 1880 p4p, 264 weight class). Kingsley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alpenglow (instrumental) - Nightwish. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gloom.
Kingsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gloom moves out of range of the body kick from Kingsley.
James Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kingsley's head backwards.
Kingsley scores with a body shot.
Gloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gloom clinches with his opponent.
Gloom taking a breather.
Kingsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingsley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gloom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kingsley lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsley working the body and head with strikes.
Gloom manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kingsley's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley working the head and body with strikes.
Kingsley working the head and body with strikes.
Kingsley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingsley lands with a punch from half guard.
Gloom tries to get to full guard but Kingsley has control of the leg.
Gloom trying to control here.
Gloom has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingsley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gloom wants to improve his position but Kingsley is controlling well.
Kingsley is pressing down on Gloom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gloom is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingsley prevents Gloom from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kingsley slips a nice elbow through Gloom's hands, connecting with Gloom's forehead.
Kingsley is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gloom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gloom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kingsley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gloom is looking for a triangle but Kingsley pushes his legs off easily.
Gloom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley postures up.
Kingsley trying to control but Gloom is working from the bottom.
Kingsley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gloom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingsley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingsley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kingsley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gloom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gloom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kingsley's guard.
Gloom wants to pass the guard but Kingsley is keeping the position.
Kingsley seems keen to control Gloom's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom throws a big right hand that misses.
Gloom lands a couple of digs.
Gloom being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloom looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kingsley 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.
Kingsley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kingsley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingsley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gloom wants to sweep here but Kingsley controlling him for the moment.
Gloom trying to keep a closed guard but Kingsley is proving a slippery customer.
Kingsley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kingsley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gloom's guard.
Kingsley lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley slips a nice elbow through Gloom's hands, connecting with Gloom's forehead.
Kingsley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gloom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kingsley.
Gloom actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gloom is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingsley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gloom is pressing down on Kingsley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gloom wants to sweep here but Kingsley controlling him for the moment.
Kingsley stands up over Gloom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley scoring with some ground and pound.
Gloom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gloom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kingsley defends it easily.
Kingsley with a nice head shot there.
Kingsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gloom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingsley has managed to get both his arms back between Gloom's legs - danger averted.
Kingsley postures up.
Gloom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kingsley trying to move into half guard but instead Gloom has managed to sweep!
Gloom trying to move into half guard but instead Kingsley has managed to sweep!
Kingsley trying to control but Gloom is working from the bottom.
Kingsley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gloom's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom is looking to improve his position.
Gloom won't allow Kingsley to pass to mount.
Gloom is looking for a sweep. Kingsley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gloom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kingsley working over Gloom with some ground and pound. Gloom looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gloom is pressing down on Kingsley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kingsley wants to control from the top but Gloom keeps moving.
Gloom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingsley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingsley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kingsley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom has momentary wrist control but Kingsley slips an elbow through the middle.
Kingsley looking to pass the guard.
Kingsley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kingsley advances position into side control!
Kingsley cracks Gloom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kingsley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gloom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloom is trying to get back to half guard.
Gloom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gloom is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingsley lands with a shot to the body.
Kingsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Gloom was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kingsley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kingsley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kingsley working the ground and pound.
James Kingsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gloom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gloom is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingsley wants to pass to mount but Gloom is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom wants to get back to full guard.
Kingsley is trying to control the action in half guard but Gloom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gloom looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gloom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingsley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kingsley cracks Gloom with a solid left hand.
Gloom working for a triangle but Kingsley defends it easily.
Kingsley postures up and lands a big shot to Gloom's brow.
Gloom keeping moving, preventing Kingsley from controlling successfully.
Gloom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kingsley defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kingsley is one step ahead there.
Kingsley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kingsley connects with a couple of short punches.
Gloom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kingsley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gloom is rocked!
Kingsley looking to sit in guard and control but Gloom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gloom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingsley is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gloom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gloom in the domination position with Kingsley hanging on.
Gloom tries to move to full mount but Kingsley actually manages to regain half guard.
Guido Gloom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingsley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kingsley is refusing to be controlled, as Gloom sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gloom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kingsley has his hands clasped together around Gloom's back. He's all about the action.
Kingsley manages to get to full guard.
James Kingsley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingsley is pulling down on Gloom's head. It's preventing any offense from Gloom, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kingsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingsley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kingsley!
A determined James Kingsley didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 565 p4p, 97 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 1001 p4p, 156 weight class). Fleshou kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is FOK JULLE NAAIERS - Die Antwoord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stres Fleshou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Fleshou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Fleshou shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Fleshou saw that one coming.
Fleshou is looking to counter punch.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Fleshou shakes it off.
Fleshou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Fleshou's head back.
Fleshou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fleshou stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Fleshou is out of range.
Fleshou blocks a jab.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Fleshou saw that one coming.
Fleshou looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
It looked like Fleshou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleshou connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Henderson closes the distance but Fleshou moves to the side
and Fleshou counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henderson's knee momentarily.
Fleshou has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fleshou's head.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleshou misses the body punch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fleshou tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Fleshou back against the cage.
Fleshou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stres Fleshou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Fleshou's head but Fleshou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fleshou looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleshou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fleshou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou throws a good cross that connects.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleshou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Fleshou is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Fleshou saw that one coming.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Fleshou missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleshou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Fleshou avoids it.
Fleshou digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Fleshou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleshou lands a nice looking body shot.
Fleshou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fleshou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
Henderson catches Fleshou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleshou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fleshou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleshou.
Fleshou throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Fleshou takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Fleshou lands with a good body shot.
Fleshou slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFleshou.
Fleshou instigates a clinch.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fleshou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleshou avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Fleshou blocks with his arms.
Fleshou misses with a punch to the body.
Fleshou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleshou avoids the damage to the body.
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Fleshou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stres Fleshou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fleshou loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fleshou's head backwards.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleshou was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Fleshou blocks a head kick by Henderson.
It looked like Fleshou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson throws a wild body kick that Fleshou sees coming a mile off.
Fleshou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleshou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Fleshou and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fleshou's head.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Stres Fleshou is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleshou.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fleshou.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Fleshou throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fleshou.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
Fleshou throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fleshou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Fleshou counters with a left to the body.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleshou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleshou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Fleshou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Fleshou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Fleshou throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fleshou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fleshou moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Fleshou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Fleshou moves away and avoids it.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Fleshou's shoulder, as Fleshou tries to avoid the shot.
Fleshou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fleshou looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fleshou.
Fleshou connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Fleshou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fleshou scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Fleshou moved out of range.
Fleshou misses with a double jab.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fleshou misses with a straight right.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Fleshou with an uppercut!
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson forces Fleshou back against the cage and clinches.
Fleshou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Fleshou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson is leaning against Fleshou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleshou breaks the clinch.
Fleshou loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Fleshou misses.
Henderson throws a hook but Fleshou avoids it easily.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fleshou scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 Stres Fleshou will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Fleshou tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Fleshou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Fleshou looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fleshou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fleshou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Fleshou throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Henderson.
Fleshou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fleshou backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Fleshou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleshou half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou misses the jab.
Fleshou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson throws a front kick that sends Fleshou stumbling back into the cage.
Fleshou avoids a kick to the body.
Fleshou misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fleshou on the side of the head.
Fleshou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fleshou if he has to take too many more of those.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson tests Fleshou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fleshou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Fleshou keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Fleshou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Fleshou takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Fleshou and move into the clinch position.
Fleshou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Julius Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stres Fleshou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fleshou ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Fleshou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleshou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fleshou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fleshou seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henderson can turn it around.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
Henderson tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fleshou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fleshou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Fleshou won't want to take too many of those.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson tries a body shot but Fleshou blocks it.
Henderson tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Julius Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleshou is defending well for now.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Fleshou managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson works on Fleshou's body with a couple of short punches.
Fleshou blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Fleshou avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Fleshou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Fleshou counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Fleshou avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fleshou has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stres Fleshou!
Stres Fleshou decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Magn (ranked 805 p4p, 118 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 664 p4p, 97 weight class). Magn comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera-5 Minutes Alone. 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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205 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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires checks a leg kick nicely.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Aires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magn on the side of the head.
Aires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magn is out of range and Aires settles back down.
Aires misses with a hook.
Magn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aires.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires with the counter takedown but Magn avoids it easily.
Aires looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aires moves out of range as Magn strikes.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magn gets a clinch.
Magn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aires breaks the clinch.
Magn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aires manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aires fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magn checks it well.
Einar Magn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aires gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magn.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
Aires connects with a right hand. Magn shakes it off.
Aires scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aires slips under a jab.
Magn misses with a body shot.
Aires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magn. Magn obviously looking to wear him down.
Magn wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Magn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magn swinging wildly here.
Magn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires scores with a shot to the body.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires lands with a nice body punch.
Magn throws a push kick but Aires slaps the foot to one side.
Aires will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires with a hook.
Aires looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Aires connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Magn is looking to counter the offense by Aires and move into the clinch.
Magn thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Aires checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aires counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magn tries to kick Aires off in order to stand up. Aires Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Magn is not content to let Aires control the position.
Aires works his way into side control.
Aires working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magn wants to control but Aires postures up.
Magn is trying to get back to half guard.
Magn has one of Aires's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Magn is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Magn is not content to let Aires control the position.
Aires sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Magn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aires passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magn!
Magn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magn is working to get back to half guard.
Aires punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aires misses with an uppercut
and Magn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aires throws a series of punches but Magn moves out of range.
Aires needs to keep his hands up - Magn had a free shot at his head there.
Magn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aires connects with a body shot.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magn.
Magn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aires at a distance.
Aires throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aires looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Aires connects with a right hand. Magn shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magn walks into a stiff left hand from Aires.
Aires swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magn.
Aires takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magn misses with a leg kick
and Aires counters with a straight right hand.
Magn throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Aires looks to land a right hand but Magn moved out of range.
Aires throws a head kick that misses.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aires.
Aires thuds his right hand into Magn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magn moves forwards but Aires connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aires throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a lovely overhand right.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Aires lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires lands a nice looking body shot.
Aires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magn misses with a straight left.
Magn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
Magn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires misses with the combination.
Aires missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aires lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires lands a nice looking body shot.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aires swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aires scores with the left hand. Magn knows he should have avoided that one.
Magn takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Aires catches Magn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Aires drops his hands momentarily and Magn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magn is looking to slow Aires down with leg kicks.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Magn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Magn moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Aires takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Magn.
Magn swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Aires changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magn tries to avoid it but Aires manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magn to the ground. Magn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aires wants to land a leg kick but Magn is out of range.
Aires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aires throws a jab when Magn was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Magn blocks the low kick.
That kick from Magn tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magn misses with a kick to the body.
Magn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aires. Magn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Aires will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aires throws out a leg kick but Magn moves out of range and Aires only half commits.
Magn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aires throws a big shot that misses.
Aires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magn. Magn obviously looking to wear him down.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
Aires is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magn with a body shot.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Aires counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aires.
Donk. Aires catches Magn right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires throws a body kick that misses
and Magn counters with a low kick, right behind Aires 's knee.
Magn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Magn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires tried to score with a low kick but Magn checks it.
Aires misses with a hook
and Magn counters with a thumping low kick.
Magn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aires.
Magn connects with a solid leg kick.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magn connects with a body shot that sends Aires's belly button to the back.
Magn misses with a low kick.
Magn cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.
Magn is looking to wear down Aires with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magn checks a leg kick.
Magn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn throws a leg kick but Aires checks it.
Aires appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Einar Magn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn motions for Aires to come forward. Magn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Aires releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aires keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magn.
Jab, jab by Aires - just one landing.
Magn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aires passes into half guard.
Magn is trying to control but Aires manages to pass to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Aires.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magn wants to hold on but Aires pushes him away.
BOOM! Aires connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn is trying to escape the mount.
Aires scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magn?
Aires working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Magn is looking to improve his position but Aires isn't that keen on the idea.
Aires wants to control the pace but Magn is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Magn is looking to get to half guard.
Aires lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aires controlling the pace for now.
Aires lands with some strikes.
Aires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aires lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aires with a couple of short strikes.
Aires landing strikes from the mount and Magn is in trouble!
Aires avoids the attempt from Magn to control.
Aires scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magn?
Aires landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aires winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
After winning the bout, Bruno Aires thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 399 p4p, 46 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 594 p4p, 64 weight class). Montana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Push it to the Limit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Antonio Montana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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249 lbs
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana walks into a straight right hand from Palmer.
A low kick from Montana misses
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palmer throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Montana.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer lands with an overhand left.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Palmer clobbers Montana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Palmer lands a head shot.
Palmer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana flicks out a counter leg kick but Palmer steps away.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palmer lands with a right hand.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Palmer defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Palmer lands the left hand.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Montana tries for a takedown but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Montana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmer takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Roy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Montana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer cracks Montana with a good jab.
Montana tries to move into range but Palmer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Palmer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Palmer lands with a nice body punch.
Roy Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmer lands with a cross.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Montana throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Palmer misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Montana moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Montana raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana lands a front kick.
Montana staying out of range there.
Palmer scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montana under the eye.
Montana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Montana misses.
A head kick from Palmer lands but Montana takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Palmer there.
Montana slips under a jab.
Palmer digs a good body shot into Montana's ribs.
Palmer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Montana's head.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montana gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Nice jab there from Montana.
Palmer tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmer scores with a hook.
Palmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Montana's head.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmer checks a low kick from Montana.
Palmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Montana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana tried to score with a low kick but Palmer checks it.
Palmer scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Montana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer checks a low kick from Montana.
Montana darts in and clinches Palmer up against the cage.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Palmer working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Montana is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana slips under a jab from Palmer.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmer swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to 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!
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Montana.
Palmer tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmer stuns Montana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montana wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Montana tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palmer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer connects with a jab.
Montana moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Montana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palmer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmer to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Palmer as he connects with a hook.
Montana is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Palmer. Beautiful body shot.
Montana is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Montana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palmer to the mat! Palmer manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana looking to sit in guard and control but Palmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Montana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer stopping the sweep attempt from Montana.
Palmer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Montana wants to sweep but no luck.
Palmer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Palmer continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Montana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmer to score with a decent uppercut.
Montana tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Palmer parries the strikes from Montana easily there. Montana is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Palmer to escape.
Montana working the strikes but Palmer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Montana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Montana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palmer's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montana throwing shots but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Montana throws a strike but Palmer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Montana throws a big elbow that misses.
Montana with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Montana with a nice head shot there.
Montana trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Montana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana throws out a counter right but Palmer avoids it with no problem.
Palmer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palmer throws a right hand that Montana ducks under and follows up with a left that Montana also avoids with ease.
Montana tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Montana instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer wants to clinch but Montana slips to the side
and Montana counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montana on the side of the head.
Montana tries to clinch up.
Montana tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Montana lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmer off the cage and back into range.
Roy Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Palmer misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Montana misses.
A lazy left from Montana finds it's target.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmer misses the target.
Montana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palmer throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer stalks Montana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montana's face. Montana staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmer.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Montana is trying to counter with his kicks.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Montana.
Palmer misses with a jab to the body
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Montana wants to clinch but Palmer slips to the side
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to clinch up.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
Montana moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Montana tries for a takedown but Palmer circles away easily
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Palmer!
A very excited looking Roy Palmer 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.
The defeated Antonio Montana had this to say: '"....Hey Fuck you!!!Worthless piece of shit..."'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 306 p4p, 50 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 261 p4p, 42 weight class). McGuire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch - Jekyll And Hyde kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
McGuire connects with the punch.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne pulls guard.
McGuire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wayne looking for a guillotine here but McGuire defends easily.
McGuire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McGuire passes into side control.
McGuire working the head with strikes.
McGuire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGuire controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne gets back to half guard.
Wayne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McGuire in particular looking to stall.
McGuire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
Wayne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wayne is looking to control McGuire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wayne avoid being mounted?
McGuire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGuire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wayne actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne actively working from the bottom here.
McGuire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wayne looking for submissions off his back.
McGuire working Wayne over with strikes.
Wayne has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McGuire escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McGuire!
Wayne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McGuire scores with punches from side control.
Wayne is trying to control McGuire's posture but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire wants to control but Wayne is keeping him busy.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
McGuire is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wayne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wayne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wayne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
Wayne actively working from the bottom here.
Wayne actively working from the bottom here.
McGuire is nestled in close to Wayne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGuire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wayne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
Wayne throws his legs up looking for a submission but McGuire uses it to pass to side control.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
McGuire is putting a hurting on Wayne here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Wayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
McGuire taking a breather here.
Wayne tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
McGuire feints a counter leg kick.
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGuire or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayne, which made it look bad.
Wayne blocks a head kick by McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Wayne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
McGuire misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuire scores with a push kick.
Donk. McGuire catches Wayne right on the button with a cross.
Bruce Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wayne is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
McGuire takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wayne rather than just go for the knockout.
McGuire thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGuire clinches.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
McGuire has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wayne regains guard immediately.
Wayne working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McGuire has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGuire lands a nice short elbow.
McGuire slows the pace down in half guard.
Wayne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wayne is trying to control but can't.
Wayne looking for submissions off his back.
McGuire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wayne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGuire is nestled in close to Wayne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wayne has hold of McGuire's hands but McGuire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGuire is nestled in close to Wayne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mike McGuire has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGuire seems to be working for a kimura but Wayne defends the submission attempt.
Wayne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGuire scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wayne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wayne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGuire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McGuire trying to control from half guard but Wayne is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
Wayne manages to pull guard.
Wayne wants to control the position but McGuire says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nice strikes from McGuire there.
McGuire working the head and body with strikes.
Wayne actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from McGuire there.
Wayne looking for subs from the bottom but McGuire mounts him!
Wayne tries to reverse the position but McGuire maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGuire raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGuire unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Wayne wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McGuire celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bruce Wayne was interviewed post fight and said 'I fear only the Fart Master....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 197 p4p, 25 weight class) and Coke Montana (ranked 370 p4p, 56 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana throws a leg kick that misses.
Cotto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cotto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montana has time to react.
A left lands for Cotto.
Cotto looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Montana.
Montana throws a body kick that misses.
Montana punishes Cotto's body with a nice straight punch.
Cotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
Montana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Montana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cotto doesn't seem phased though.
Cotto misses with a jab to the body
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Montana lands a head shot.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana closes the distance and clinches.
Montana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cottos head.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto blocking some punches.
Montana blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Cotto working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto lands a left hand.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Montana wants to get back to striking at distance but Cotto won't allow it.
I was talking to Cotto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Montana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cotto tries a body shot but Montana blocks it.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Cotto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cotto gets through Montana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Montana prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Montana lands a shoulder strike.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Montana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana lands an uppercut.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana blocking some punches.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Montana prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto misses with the head strike.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana pushes Cotto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Cotto misses with the head strike.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
Montana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Montana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cotto misses with a body punch.
Montana misses with a body punch.
Cotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
Cotto misses with a body punch.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Cotto controls the action.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coke Montana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cotto misses with a hook
and Montana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Cotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Cotto does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Cotto.
Cotto lands a really nice looking cross but Montana seems unphased.
Montana wants to clinch up but Cotto keeps it at a distance.
Montana 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.
Cotto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cotto lands a slapping body shot.
Montana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Montana 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.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana misses with a hook to the body
and Cotto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Montana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotto.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montana.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Montana.
A big right from Montana misses.
Cotto swinging wildly here.
Cotto defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Montana avoids the head kick by Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montana counters with an outside leg kick.
Cotto checks the leg kick.
As Montana looks to move away, Cotto throws a big counter combo but Montana just gets out of the way.
Montana lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Montana throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Cotto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Cotto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Cotto avoids the head kick by Montana.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Montana manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cotto misses with a body shot
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Montana throws the kick towards the body but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Montana off the cage and back into range.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Cotto moves out of range easily.
Cotto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cotto moves away from the strike by Montana.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montana's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cotto has time to react.
Cotto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana misses with a low kick as Cotto jumps back.
Montana throws a leg kick but Cotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cotto connects with an inside leg kick.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Cotto lands with a hook. Montana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto backing away here, and Montana unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montana tries to land a front kick but Cotto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cotto throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cotto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Montana avoids the head kick by Cotto.
Montana misses with a straight right.
Montana misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
Cotto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Montana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
Montana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cotto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotto defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Cotto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cotto checks a low kick from Montana.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cotto misses with a left hand
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Montana takes one to the side of the head.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cotto!
Cotto scores with a head kick. Montana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Montana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Montana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Cotto ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Montana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cotto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana thows a leg kick but Cotto checks it
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
Montana misses with a straight right.
Cotto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cotto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Montana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Montana moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Montana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Montana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cotto digs a good hook to Montana's body.
Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Cotto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotto pushes Montana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Cotto misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Montana scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotto.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cotto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Montana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Cotto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Cotto.
Cotto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montana under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cotto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miguel Cotto!
A very excited looking Miguel Cotto 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 Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 62 p4p, 5 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 120 p4p, 13 weight class). Takeshi Yuudai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Yuudai.
A jab from Yuudai does it's job there.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuudai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yuudai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Lord connects with the punch.
Yuudai tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuudai avoids the head kick by Lord.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Yuudai's head but Yuudai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuudai.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yuudai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Donk. Yuudai catches Lord right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Yuudai. Beautiful body shot.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuudai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord checks a low kick from Yuudai.
Lord flicks out a counter leg kick but Yuudai steps away.
Yuudai thows a body kick. Lord tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuudai.
We've been told by Yuudai's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lord swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yuudai.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
An inside leg kick from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Yuudai blocks a jab.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuudai throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
Yuudai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuudai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuudai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Yuudai keeps Lord at a distance using the push kick.
Lord scores with a jab to the body.
Lord is looking to slow Yuudai down with leg kicks.
Yuudai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lord attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord scores with a sloppy right hand. Yuudai should have avoided that one.
Lord moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a nice uppercut.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuudai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Yuudai throws an off balance right hand
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuudai cracks Lord with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yuudai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Yuudai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuudai scores with a nice head shot.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Yuudai ducks down to avoid it.
Yuudai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
Lord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lord drives through and clinches with Yuudai against the cage.
Lord misses with a body punch.
Yuudai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuudai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lord lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuudai.
Yuudai digs a right hand underneath Lord's ribcage. Lord let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuudai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuudai.
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!
Yuudai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
Yuudai breaks from the clinch.
Yuudai cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Yuudai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuudai tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Yuudai throws a solid leg kick but Lord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuudai.
A clash of legs there as Lord blocks the low kick.
Yuudai lands a glancing blow to the side of Lord's head.
Yuudai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lord throws a low kick, looking for Yuudai's leg but Yuudai calmly moves out of range.
Yuudai lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuudai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lord under the eye.
Yuudai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yuudai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yuudai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lord misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lord takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yuudai lands a really nice looking cross but Lord seems unphased.
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lord 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.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Yuudai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Lord misses.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Lord tries to keep at a distance but Yuudai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Lord throws a leg kick that misses.
Lord lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Yuudai digs a good body shot into Lord's ribs.
Yuudai throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
Jab by Yuudai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Yuudai throwing a counter right hand but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord tries to work over Yuudai's front leg with a kick but Yuudai checks it.
Yuudai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yuudai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yuudai.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Yuudai avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Yuudai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuudai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuudai throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yuudai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lord can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Yuudai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord avoids a wild elbow strike from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yuudai misses with some punches.
Yuudai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Yuudai - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Yuudai.
Lord prevents a body shot from Yuudai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yuudai.
Yuudai tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Yuudai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord prevents Yuudai from breaking the clinch.
Lord lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai breaks from the clinch.
Yuudai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses
and Lord counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Yuudai's shoulder, as Yuudai tries to avoid the shot.
Lord connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yuudai. Yuudai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yuudai walks into a stiff left hand from Lord.
Yuudai throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yuudai missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Lord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yuudai cracks Lord with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Yuudai lands.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Lord misses with a few strikes there.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Lord 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.
Lord blocks the body kick.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a body shot.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yuudai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuudai connects with a body shot that sends Lord's belly button to the back.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lord connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yuudai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yuudai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuudai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Lord clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lord uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yuudai.
Takeshi Yuudai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Yuudai's front leg but catches the back leg as Yuudai tries to avoid it.
Yuudai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yuudai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord cracks Yuudai with a good jab.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
Yuudai throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yuudai scores with a leg kick.
Yuudai connects with a jab.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai digs a good body shot into Lord's ribs.
Lord scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yuudai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Yuudai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that second round.
That's time! Yuudai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lord crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuudai - the referee stops the clock and Lord gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuudai. Lord manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuudai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yuudai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuudai misses with a wild body shot.
Lord wants to land a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
Yuudai tries to land a body kick
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lord doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yuudai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuudai is looking to slow Lord down with leg kicks.
Yuudai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lord. Yuudai shrugs it off though.
A cross from Yuudai lands.
Yuudai misses with a straight left.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuudai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Yuudai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord throws a front kick aimed at Yuudai's knee but Yuudai avoids it well.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yuudai.
Lord changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
Lord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuudai with a nice cross.
Lord slips a straight right by Yuudai.
Yuudai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord scores with a jab. Yuudai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuudai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lord moves out of range of the leg kick from Yuudai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuudai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuudai drops his hands momentarily and Lord takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yuudai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lord.
Yuudai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Yuudai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yuudai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lord takes a step back to recover.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lord closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Yuudai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuudai.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
Yuudai needs to keep his hands up - Lord had a free shot at his head there.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Yuudai's head but Yuudai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Yuudai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuudai breaks from the clinch.
Yuudai throws a low kick but Lord avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Lord scores with the left hand. Yuudai knows he should have avoided that one.
Lord misses with a looping left.
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!
Lord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yuudai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lord is out of range and Yuudai settles back down.
Good exchange - Lord coming out on top.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Lord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lord misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuudai - that will leave a mark!
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lord misses the body punch
and Yuudai counters with a straight right hand.
Lord takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takeshi Yuudai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lord defending well as Yuudai loads up on a big left hand.
Yuudai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai pushes Lord away with a front kick.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Yuudai.
A head kick misses from Lord.
Lord takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yuudai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lord counters with a left to the body.
Lord throws a hook but Yuudai avoids it easily.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yuudai blocks a jab.
Yuudai throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
Lord tests Yuudai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lord throws a chopping leg kick but Yuudai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuudai works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Yuudai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Yuudai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuudai misses the target.
Yuudai thows a leg kick but Lord checks it
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuudai scores with a leg kick.
Yuudai tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Lord moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Lord moved away.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuudai.
Lord thumps Yuudai with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord's corner calls for a 1-2. Lord obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Yuudai misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Yuudai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Crunch! Lord slams his shin into Yuudai's torso.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuudai. Yuudai obviously looking to wear him down.
Lord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yuudai in his tracks.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuudai scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Yuudai misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Yuudai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lord closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lord thuds a left hand into Yuudai's body.
Yuudai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Yuudai 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.
Yuudai tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Yuudai tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Yuudai moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuudai misses with a looping left.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a hook but Lord avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lord defending well as Yuudai loads up on a big left hand.
And Lord responds with a good body kick, but Yuudai manages to step out the way in time.
Yuudai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lord takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Yuudai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuudai throws a head kick that misses.
Lord appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yuudai scores with a jab to the body.
Lord tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai connects with a jab.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuudai.
Yuudai is looking to land body kicks.
Yuudai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai had his way with Selfie Lord in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yuudai misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a right hand to the body.
Yuudai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yuudai cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Lord throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuudai.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
Lord takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lord on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lord wants to clinch.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Yuudai lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Yuudai had a free shot at his head there.
Yuudai moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Yuudai.
Yuudai tries to clinch there but Lord circles away.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuudai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuudai, right into the meat.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord checks a leg kick.
Yuudai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuudai missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuudai cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai slips a straight right by Lord.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Yuudai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord tries to score with a low kick but Yuudai moves his leg out of the way.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Lord blocks the low kick.
Lord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai takes one to the chin there.
Yuudai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
Yuudai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yuudai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yuudai dips to his left and cracks Lord with an uppercut!
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuudai is looking to land body kicks.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Yuudai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lord.
Yuudai wants to clinch up but Lord keeps it at a distance.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the body.
Yuudai lands a head shot.
Yuudai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuudai.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
Lord clinches up against the cage.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuudai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lord.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lord as the two fighters clinch.
Yuudai lands an uppercut.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the side of Lord's head.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuudai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Takeshi Yuudai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 19 p4p, 1 weight class) and Philip Gallagher (ranked 137 p4p, 19 weight class). Ajax's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Gallagher has chosen The Vindictives - Stupid Song 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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158 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax throws a leg kick but Gallagher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gallagher raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ajax blocks a low kick nicely.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Gallagher takes one to the side of the head.
Ajax throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ajax is predictable there
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Ajax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gallagher doesn't seem phased though.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ajax.
Ajax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gallagher defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ajax.
Ajax motions for Gallagher to come forward. Ajax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gallagher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ajax.
A shot to the liver by Ajax. Beautiful body shot.
Gallagher jabs at Ajax's body.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Ajax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher takes a swing at Ajax's ribcage but misses.
Ajax connects with an inside leg kick.
Gallagher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gallagher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gallagher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ajax throws a body shot but no joy.
Ajax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ajax is out of range and Gallagher settles back down.
Ajax's corner calls for a 1-2. Ajax obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Ajax.
Gallagher connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Ajax as he checks the leg kick.
Gallagher scores with a body shot.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gallagher enables Ajax to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gallagher manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ajax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ajax has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ajax misses with a punch on the inside.
Ajax swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Ajax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ajax.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Ajax blocks it.
Ajax tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ajax.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Ajax.
Ajax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax lands with a left to the head.
Gallagher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ajaxs head.
Ajax tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallagher tries to break free but Ajax pushes him back against the cage.
Ajax swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Gallagher.
Ajax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ajax.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Ajax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallagher obliges.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ajax.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Ajax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ajax is trying to pull guard but Gallagher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Ajax blocks with his arms.
Ajax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ajax blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
A short left from Ajax.
Ajax throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ajax is breathing heavily.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Ajax takes a shot to the head.
Gallagher lands a right hand.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajax misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Gallagher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Gallagher blocks the low kick.
Gallagher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ajax connects with a solid leg kick.
Ajax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ajax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajax lands a jab to the head.
Ajax's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gallagher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ajax scrambles back to his feet.
Ajax misses the jab.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Ajax attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ajax takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Ajax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gallagher avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Gallagher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ajax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gallagher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ajax somewhat.
Ajax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gallagher to the mat! Gallagher manages to get full guard.
Ajax postures up in Gallagher's guard and throws a big left but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ajax forces his way into half guard.
Gallagher controlling the position well.
Ajax winds up and cracks Gallagher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax prevents Gallagher from standing back up.
Ajax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ajax stops Gallagher from getting back to his feet.
Gallagher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ajax.
Ajax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gallagher has one foot on Ajax's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ajax throws out a powerful jab.
Ajax throws a chopping leg kick but Gallagher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Ajax feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gallagher is looking to chop away at Ajax's legs.
Ajax looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Gallagher's shoulder, as Gallagher tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Ajax lands a lovely overhand right.
Gallagher scores with a head kick.
Ajax tries to work over Gallagher's front leg with a kick but Gallagher checks it.
Ajax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gallagher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher throws out a counter right but Ajax avoids it with no problem.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Gallagher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gallagher swings for the body but Ajax moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ajax. That's going to slow Gallagher down.
Ajax connects with a solid leg kick.
Philip Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallagher scores with a hook to the body. Ajax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ajax throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallagher's waist but Gallagher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ajax off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ajax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ajax 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 Gallagher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gallagher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
Ajax looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gallagher is fending him off so far but Ajax persists. Nope, Gallagher circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallagher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ajax throws out a leg kick but Gallagher moves out of range and Ajax only half commits.
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Ajax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ajax misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Ajax sees coming a mile off.
Ajax misses with a hook.
Gallagher lands with a cross.
Ajax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallagher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ajax.
Ajax gets a takedown into half guard.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep. Ajax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Marco Ajax will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ajax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ajax decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ajax is trying to control the action in half guard but Gallagher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gallagher is looking to control Ajax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?
Ajax scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gallagher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ajax.
Gallagher trying to control but Ajax postures up.
Gallagher taking some punishment here, with Ajax in his half guard.
Gallagher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax is thwarting Gallagher's attempts to control the position.
Marco Ajax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax winds up and cracks Gallagher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ajax takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ajax working the head and body with strikes.
Ajax tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gallagher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ajax 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.
Ajax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ajax landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ajax scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gallagher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ajax.
Ajax slips a nice elbow through Gallagher's hands, connecting with Gallagher's forehead.
Ajax scores with a big shot! Gallagher's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gallagher! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Ajax!
Marco Ajax retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Marco Ajax rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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