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GAMMA#696 Goodman v Asai 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 1160 p4p, 147 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 1064 p4p, 138 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Small has chosen Penis song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small lands a body shot.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazaryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Small.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small 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.
Nazaryan drops his hands momentarily and Small takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Small bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small scores with a jab.
Nazaryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Small checks it well.
Nazaryan swinging wildly here.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Small takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nazaryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
Small looks for a takedown but Nazaryan sprawls well.
Nazaryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan connects with a looping right hand.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Small dodges the punch combination from Nazaryan.
Small with the counter takedown but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Nazaryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazaryan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazaryan lunges at Small with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Small's hand.
Small punishes Nazaryan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.
Small drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Nazaryan has wrist control.
Nazaryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
Small throwing strikes but missing.
Small throws an elbow that misses. Nazaryan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Small's guard. Nice move by Nazaryan!
Small is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Small throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is looking for a triangle but Nazaryan pushes his legs off easily.
Small throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Small working for submissions but it's allowed Nazaryan to get to half guard.
Small is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Small is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nazaryan pulls his head out easily.
Small wants to improve his position but Nazaryan is controlling well.
Nazaryan is thwarting Small's attempts to control the position.
Small is looking for a sweep. Nazaryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Small has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nazaryan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nazaryan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Small lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nazaryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Small avoids a kick to the body.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Small, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazaryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazaryan as he connects with a hook.
Small pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small throws a right and a left that Nazaryan avoids nicely.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nazaryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazaryan.
Small jabs at Nazaryan's body.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazaryan lands the left hand.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Small is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nazaryan with a body shot.
Nazaryan defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nazaryan defends it well.
Nazaryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nazaryan cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
Nazaryan misses with a few strikes there.
Nazaryan misses with a left hand
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Nazaryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazaryan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Nazaryan misses
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazaryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
Small's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nazaryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Small scrambles back to his feet.
Nazaryan misses with a few strikes there.
Nazaryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Small misses the target.
Small throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Dixie Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small moves forwards but Nazaryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Small there.
Nazaryan looks to land a body kick but Small moved away.
Small with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Small missing with a left hand there. Nazaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazaryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazaryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nazaryan misses with a wild body shot.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Small checks a leg kick.
Small avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Small moves out of range.
Small misses with a looping right.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
A jab from Small misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazaryan misses the target.
A big right from Nazaryan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small dodges the punch combination from Nazaryan.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nazaryan defends it well.
Nazaryan lands with a right hand.
Nazaryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan feints a jab promting Small to slip. Nazaryan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Small slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nazaryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Small is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Nazaryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Small moves out of range as Nazaryan throws a body kick.
Small lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Small bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nazaryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Small on the side of the head.
Nazaryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Small connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nazaryan scrambles back to his feet.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Nazaryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Small.
Small digs a good body shot into Nazaryan's ribs.
Nazaryan scores with a one two! Small had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Small misses with a hook.
Small takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan slips under a jab from Small.
Nazaryan scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nazaryan.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Small misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nazaryan defends it well.
Nice shot by Small.
Nazaryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Small let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazaryan just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Small was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Small keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nazaryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Small is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Small.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Small cracks Nazaryan with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nazaryan is rocked!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nazaryan eats them both and turns towards Small to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazaryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Small closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
Small is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nazaryan with a body shot.
Dixie Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nazaryan slips a straight right by Small.
Small throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nazaryan on the side of the head.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazaryan doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Small. Beautiful body shot.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
A low kick from Nazaryan misses
and Small counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Small.
Small's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazaryan wants to get back to his feet but Small is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Small is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to control from the top but Nazaryan keeps moving.
Small is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that misses
letting Small counter with a right hand.
Small takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Small has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Small!
Our winner, Dixie Small, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Vrej Nazaryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 784 p4p, 105 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 453 p4p, 60 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sigfridsson's head backwards.
Jab, jab by Sigfridsson - just one landing.
Sigfridsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen jabs Sigfridsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sonnen walks into a jab.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson backing away here, and Sonnen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Sonnen misses its intended target.
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!
Sigfridsson scores with a nice body kick.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Sigfridsson misses.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Sonnen moved away.
Sigfridsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Sonnen there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Sigfridsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sonnen.
Sonnen wants to land a leg kick but Sigfridsson is out of range.
Sigfridsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Sigfridsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Sonnen blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Sonnen there.
Sonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigfridsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Sigfridsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sigfridsson throws a big shot that misses.
Sonnen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sigfridsson scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sonnen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sonnen cracks Sigfridsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sonnen throws an off balance right hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sonnen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Sonnen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonnen counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands with a nice body punch.
Sonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen scores with a hook.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Sigfridsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonnen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sigfridsson checks the leg kick.
Sigfridsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sonnen slips a jab from Sigfridsson.
Sonnen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sigfridsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Sigfridsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonnen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sonnen feints the counter takedown.
Sonnen feints and as Sigfridsson raises his hands in defense, Sonnen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control but Sigfridsson is working from the bottom.
Sigfridsson kicks Sonnen off and gets to his feet.
Sonnen stuns Sigfridsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sigfridsson moves out of range of the body kick from Sonnen.
Sonnen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. Sigfridsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sonnen looks to land a body kick but Sigfridsson moved away.
Sonnen thuds his right hand into Sigfridsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sigfridsson feints and then cracks Sonnen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sonnen down.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sonnen shoots in but Sigfridsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Sonnen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sigfridsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sigfridsson blocks the body kick.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigfridsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sigfridsson wants to slow Sonnen down by chopping away at his legs.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sigfridsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sonnen 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 round but Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Sigfridsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigfridsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sigfridsson tried to score with a low kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand.
Sonnen throws a leg kick which misses Sigfridsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Sigfridsson tries to avoid it.
Sigfridsson tries to score with a low kick but Sonnen moves his leg out of the way.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight right.
Sigfridsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigfridsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sigfridsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonnen to score with a decent uppercut.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Sigfridsson ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sigfridsson.
An inside leg kick from Sigfridsson misses.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
No luck for Sonnen with that takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sigfridsson looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Sonnen throws a push kick but Sigfridsson slaps the foot to one side.
Sonnen blocks a leg kick.
Sigfridsson jabs Sonnen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sonnen throws a solid leg kick but Sigfridsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sonnen.
Sigfridsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut. Sonnen saw that one coming.
Sonnen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sigfridsson with a body shot.
Sonnen throws a jab when Sigfridsson was well out of range.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen connects with the punch.
Dao Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Sigfridsson sees coming a mile off.
Sonnen is looking to chop away at Sigfridsson's legs.
Some wild striking there from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson scores with a hook to the body. Sonnen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sigfridsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonnen to score with a decent uppercut.
Dao Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sonnen, as that shot connected.
Sigfridsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sigfridsson lands with a cross.
Sigfridsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a left hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sigfridsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sonnen misses with a looping left.
Sonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonnen throws the left hand but Sigfridsson avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen misses with a looping left.
Sonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Sonnen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Sigfridsson. Those never looked like landing.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonnen.
Sigfridsson blocks a leg kick.
Sonnen lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfridsson is just out of range.
Sonnen tried to score with a low kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Sigfridsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sigfridsson digs a good body shot into Sonnen's ribs.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick that knocks Sonnen off balance momentarily.
Sonnen slips a jab and a cross from Sigfridsson.
Sonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sonnen is looking to slow Sigfridsson down with leg kicks.
Sonnen tries to clinch
and Sigfridsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonnen's knee momentarily.
Sigfridsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sigfridsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Sigfridsson is looking to land body kicks.
Sigfridsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sigfridsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sonnen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigfridsson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sonnen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonnen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sigfridsson checks it well.
Sonnen jabs Sigfridsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sigfridsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut lands for Sigfridsson. That snapped Sonnen's head back.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sigfridsson works Sonnen's body with a nice hook.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping right.
Sonnen keeps Sigfridsson at a distance using the push kick.
Sonnen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a solid body kick.
Sigfridsson takes one to the chin there.
Sonnen swings for the body but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Sonnen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen throws a hook to the side of Sigfridsson's head but Sigfridsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sigfridsson misses with a body kick.
Sigfridsson scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sigfridsson, right into the meat.
Sigfridsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson tries to sprawl but Sonnen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonnen in particular looking to stall.
Sonnen trying to control from half guard but Sigfridsson is working away.
Sigfridsson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sigfridsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dao Sonnen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Sigfridsson is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen not doing much here.
Sigfridsson is trying to stand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sonnen stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sonnen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sigfridsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sonnen.
Sigfridsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sigfridsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sigfridsson misses with a left hand
and Sonnen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sigfridsson's knee momentarily.
Sigfridsson throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
Sonnen thuds a left hand into Sigfridsson's body.
Sonnen moves away from the strike by Sigfridsson.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Sonnen lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
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!
Sigfridsson misses with a jab to the body
and Sonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Sigfridsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Sigfridsson ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen cracks the inside of Sigfridsson's front leg.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sigfridsson is trying to defend but Sonnen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sonnen is looking for a kimura here.
Sigfridsson is looking to control Sonnen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sigfridsson avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Dao Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonnen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen!
In his post fight interview, Dao Sonnen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 550 p4p, 85 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 620 p4p, 94 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doolittle! But no joy.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Doolittle looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Doolittle needs to keep his hands up - Fitzsimmons had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fitzsimmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doolittle at a distance.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Doolittle thumps Fitzsimmons with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Doolittle moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle lands a nice hook to Fitzsimmons's body. Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolittle moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Doolittle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle unleashes a big counter combination but Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doolittle staying out of range there.
Doolittle throws out a counter right but Fitzsimmons avoids it with no problem.
Doolittle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doolittle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doolittle misses with a hook. Fitzsimmons ducked under it nicely.
Doolittle dips to his left and cracks Fitzsimmons with an uppercut!
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Fitzsimmons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fitzsimmons jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Doolittle coming out on top.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolittle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Doolittle avoids it easily.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doolittle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fitzsimmons cracks Doolittle with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doolittle. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doolittle misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Doolittle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitzsimmons, as that shot connected.
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons is looking to land body kicks.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle clobbers Fitzsimmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fitzsimmons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doolittle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doolittle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doolittle scores with a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doolittle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle stuns Fitzsimmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doolittle lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the body kick.
Doolittle walks into a straight right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Doolittle tenderised Fitzsimmons's leg. Fitzsimmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doolittle jabs at Fitzsimmons's body.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle cracks the inside of Fitzsimmons's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Doolittle moves away and avoids it.
Doolittle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doolittle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fitzsimmons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crunch! Fitzsimmons slams his shin into Doolittle's torso.
Doolittle delivers a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Doolittle throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doolittle can pounce on him.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Doolittle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doolittle defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doolittle on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Doolittle.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
Doolittle with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doctor Doolittle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fitzsimmons 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 Doolittle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doolittle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Doolittle tenderised Fitzsimmons's leg. Fitzsimmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzsimmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Doolittle slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Doolittle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doolittle.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doolittle! But no joy.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doolittle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitzsimmons cracks Doolittle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitzsimmons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the head.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doolittle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Doolittle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doolittle blocks a head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doolittle finds it's way round the side to connect with Fitzsimmons's head.
Doolittle is looking to land body kicks.
Fitzsimmons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good leg kick by Doolittle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Doolittle blocks it.
A jab from Doolittle misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doolittle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fitzsimmons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doolittle. Doolittle obviously looking to wear him down.
Doolittle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Doolittle moves away and avoids it.
Doctor Doolittle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doolittle blocks a head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle misses with a head kick.
Fitzsimmons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzsimmons's sensitive parts.
Fitzsimmons throws a looping overhand right but Doolittle ducks down to avoid it.
Doolittle connects with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Doolittle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Doolittle lands with a nice combination. Fitzsimmons backs away looking to recover.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons needs to keep his hands up - Doolittle had a free shot at his head there.
Doolittle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Doolittle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doolittle lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitzsimmons off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doolittle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
Doolittle flicks out a counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doolittle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doolittle lands with a good body shot.
Doolittle lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Doolittle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fitzsimmons on the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Doolittle avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Doolittle tenderised Fitzsimmons's leg. Fitzsimmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doolittle slips under a jab.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Fitzsimmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Doolittle throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Doolittle both land. Nice combination.
Doolittle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doolittle slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fitzsimmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Doolittle slips a straight right by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a left hand but Doolittle moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doolittle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Fitzsimmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Doolittle takes one to the side of the head.
Doolittle works Fitzsimmons's body with a nice hook.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick but Doolittle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle scores with a nice strike.
Doolittle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fitzsimmons misses the jab.
Jab from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doolittle throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws out a loose jab but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doolittle checks it well.
Doolittle throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doolittle throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Fitzsimmons tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doolittle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolittle connects with a leg kick. Fitzsimmons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doolittle avoids the head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Doolittle counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Doolittle.
Doolittle clobbers Fitzsimmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Doolittle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Doolittle misses with a looping right.
Doctor Doolittle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy head kick
and Doolittle counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doolittle connects with a jab.
Doolittle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doolittle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzsimmons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doolittle cracks Fitzsimmons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doolittle sizes up Fitzsimmons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fitzsimmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doolittle.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle connects with an inside leg kick.
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doolittle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzsimmons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doolittle on the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons throws a solid leg kick but Doolittle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Fitzsimmons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle counters with a leg kick.
Doolittle keeps Fitzsimmons at a distance using the push kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fitzsimmons might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Doolittle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doolittle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a front kick aimed at Doolittle's knee but Doolittle avoids it well.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Doolittle moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Doolittle misses.
Doolittle lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Fitzsimmons.
Doolittle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Doolittle.
Doolittle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Doolittle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Doolittle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doolittle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle sizes up Fitzsimmons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
A slow jab from Fitzsimmons misses its intended target.
Doolittle scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Doolittle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doolittle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Doolittle!
During a confident post fight interview, Doctor Doolittle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jim Fitzsimmons stepped up to the mic, saying 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 210 p4p, 32 weight class) and Ray Malenko (ranked 217 p4p, 33 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko lands with a good body shot.
Lamb lands a leg kick that knocks Malenko off balance momentarily.
Lamb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamb tries to sprawl out of it but Malenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malenko misses with a straight right.
Lamb has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Malenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Malenko lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko dips to his left and cracks Lamb with an uppercut!
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Lamb shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb wants to control but Malenko is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lamb is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamb is fighting to break Malenko's control of his arms but Malenko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Malenko looking for subs off his back but Lamb has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lamb looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malenko keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malenko trying to control here.
Malenko gets back to full guard.
Malenko keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
Lamb throws a big elbow that misses.
Malenko wants to sweep here but Lamb controlling him for the moment.
Lamb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb works over Malenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Malenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malenko has momentary wrist control but Lamb slips an elbow through the middle.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Malenko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malenko looking for a triangle here. Lamb is fighting it but it looks tight! Malenko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lamb is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ray Malenko!
Ray Malenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Darren Lamb had this to say: 'Baaaaaa... Baaaaaa... Baaaaa... Shit, someone backstage put acid in my drink. I thought I was a lamb.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 375 p4p, 49 weight class) and Bluto Braun (ranked 555 p4p, 74 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bluto Braun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Churchill.
Braun 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.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Churchill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Churchill has Braun up against the cage in a clinch.
Braun pushes Churchill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braun's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Braun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Braun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braun throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Churchill on the inside.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braun's elbow.
Braun effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Braun scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braun tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brauns head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braun.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braun misses with a wild body shot.
Braun dodges the punch combination from Churchill.
Churchill 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.
Braun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Churchill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braun, pushing him back against the cage.
Churchill lands a hook that snaps the head of Braun backwards.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Braun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill scores with a shoulder strike.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braun misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Braun's head.
Nice body punch from Churchill.
Braun struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Braun controls the action.
Churchill blocks a body shot from Braun.
Braun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braun lands a left hand.
Braun struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Braun misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Churchill.
A short right from Braun.
Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braun lands with a light punch inside.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill tries to work over Braun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Churchill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braun.
Churchill lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Braun fails to land.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Braun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braun misses with a punch on the inside.
Braun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill gets through Braun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braun digs a right hand into Churchill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Churchill's gas tank.
Braun tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braun blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braun blocking some punches.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Braun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braun throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun misses with a body punch.
Braun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braun tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braun.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braun stalling.
Braun can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Braun misses with the head strike.
Braun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Braun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braun backwards.
Braun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Braun tries to move into range but Churchill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Churchill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Churchill's corner calls for a 1-2. Churchill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Churchill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braun cracks the inside of Churchill's front leg.
Churchill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braun in his tracks.
Churchill tries to clinch but Braun moves out of range.
Churchill wants to clinch up but Braun keeps it at a distance.
Braun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Churchill's head.
Churchill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braun has time to react.
Churchill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braun can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill throws a jab when Braun was well out of range.
Churchill misses the body punch
and Braun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Churchill is rocked!
Braun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh Churchill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Churchill has managed to clinch.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill seems to have got his legs back now.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Braun.
Braun manages to break the clinch.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Braun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Churchill wants to clinch.
Braun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Churchill.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Churchill throws out a powerful jab.
Churchill tries to clinch there but Braun circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Churchill checks a leg kick.
Churchill throws a big shot that misses.
Braun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Churchill manages to avoid it.
Braun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Churchill. Beautiful body shot.
Churchill lands with a kick to the temple. Braun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Braun.
Braun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Churchill - just one landing.
Churchill misses with an uppercut. Braun saw that one coming.
Braun only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Braun swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braun connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braun swats away the attempt to clinch by Churchill.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braun.
Braun takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses.
Braun scores with a kick to the body.
Braun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Churchill.
Braun connects with the punch.
Churchill looks up at the clock. Bad move! Braun lands a right hand from hell, dropping Churchill. Braun pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bluto Braun!
After winning the bout, Bluto Braun 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 199 p4p, 31 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 174 p4p, 27 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
Sodergren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sodergren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Matt Quin has been cut.
Sodergren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin misses with a hook. Sodergren ducked under it nicely.
Quin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Quin blocks the leg kick.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin throws a shot to the body.
Sodergren throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodergren. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodergren missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sodergren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin closes the distance and clinches up with Sodergren, looking for a takedown. Quin pushes Sodergren against the cage but Sodergren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sodergren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quin swings for the body but Sodergren moves out of range.
Basten Sodergren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin lands the left hand.
Quin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Quin lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Sodergren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin lands with a cross.
Sodergren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sodergren wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sodergren scores with a jab. Quin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodergren scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands a body shot.
Quin blocks a leg kick.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Quin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sodergren is fending him off so far but Quin persists. Nope, Sodergren circles away and we're back to standing.
Sodergren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sodergren.
Nice body punch from Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin slips a jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
Quin shoots for a takedown but Sodergren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quin showed some decent athleticism there.
Sodergren controlling the position for now.
Sodergren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sodergren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodergren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sodergren wants to stand but Quin is controlling the position.
Quin stays in close to Sodergren's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren wants to get back to his feet but Quin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quin sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quin moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
Sodergren displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quin.
Quin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin is chipping away with strikes.
Sodergren is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Quin's cut.
That's time! Quin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sodergren ducks right into an uppercut from Quin.
The crowd cheers as Quin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sodergren doesn't seem phased though.
Sodergren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Quin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sodergren, which made it look bad.
Quin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sodergren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodergren needs to keep his hands up - Quin had a free shot at his head there.
Sodergren throws a front kick aimed at Quin's knee but Quin avoids it well.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sodergren was covering up waiting for the punch and Quin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin trying to control but Sodergren is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throwing strikes from guard but Sodergren blocks nicely.
Quin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sodergren is keeping the position for now.
Quin forces his way into half guard.
Quin is trying to control. Sodergren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quin wants to work for an arm triangle but Sodergren is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quin wants to control but Sodergren is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sodergren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sodergren is looking to get to half guard.
Sodergren manages to control the position for a moment.
Quin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sodergren is squirming around, avoiding Quin's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren working to try and regain half guard.
Quin trying to control but Sodergren is having none of it.
Sodergren tries to reverse the position but Quin maintains control.
Sodergren in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sodergren holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sodergren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quin prevents Sodergren from getting the reversal.
Quin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Quin avoids the attempt from Sodergren to control.
Quin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quin is working for a guillotine from mount but Sodergren frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Quin'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!
Sodergren throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Quin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sodergren defends well and Quin ends up having to push Sodergren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Sodergren with an uppercut!
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quin is defended easily by Sodergren.
Quin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sodergren can pounce on him.
A jab from Sodergren misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren tries a quick counter leg kick but Quin is wise to it.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sodergren rushes Quin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren is pressed up against the cage. Quin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sodergren down to the mat. Sodergren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Quin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Quin happy to just control the position for now.
Sodergren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Quin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sodergren is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sodergren sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sodergren manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren wants to control but Quin is keeping him busy.
Quin gets full guard.
Sodergren is looking to stand up but Quin won't let him.
Quin controls Sodergren momentarily but Sodergren frees himself.
Sodergren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sodergren manages to get himself to full guard.
Quin stops Sodergren from standing up.
Quin trying to control but Sodergren is working from the bottom.
Quin 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.
Sodergren wants to sweep but no luck.
Quin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quin looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sodergren is looking to stand up but Quin isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice jab there from Quin.
Quin dives in and grabs Sodergren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sodergren pushes down on Quin's head and hops out.
Sodergren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Sodergren.
Sodergren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sodergren walks into a straight right hand from Quin.
Sodergren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quin shoots and misses
letting Sodergren counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sodergren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 90 p4p, 12 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 168 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko throws a head kick that misses
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
It looked like Diehard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diehard cracks Emelienko with an open hand slap.
Diehard throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diehard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emelienko to the ground. Diehard is now in Emelienko's guard.
Emelienko pushes Diehard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diehard with a body shot.
Emelienko cracks Diehard with an open hand slap.
Diehard lands a nice shot that snaps Emelienko's head back.
Nice jab there from Diehard.
Diehard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diehard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelienko throws a hook but Diehard avoids it easily.
Good work by Diehard as he checks the leg kick.
Diehard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko throws a series of punches but Diehard moves out of range.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Diehard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Diehard clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diehard.
Emelienko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelienko blocking some punches.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Diehard blocks it.
Diehard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diehard blocks an uppercut.
Diehard throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Diehard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diehard or not.
Diehard working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diehards head.
Emelienko tries to work over Diehard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Emelienko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diehard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Diehard controls the action.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diehard's elbow.
Emelienko looking to stall.
Diehard working aggressively here.
Emelienko struggles to land a body shot inside as Diehard controls his hands.
Emelienko slows down the pace here.
Diehard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diehard.
Diehard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diehard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land a leg kick but Diehard saw it coming and moves away.
Diehard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Diehard. Beautiful body shot.
Diehard cracks Emelienko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Emelienko misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diehard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Emelienko is looking to chop away at Diehard's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Diehard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diehard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko lands a nice hook to Diehard's body. Diehard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Emelienko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko lands a jab.
Emelienko throws a hook but Diehard blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diehard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diehard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelienko throws a front kick aimed at Diehard's knee but Diehard avoids it well.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diehard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diehard throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diehard scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Diehard misses the target.
Diehard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard jabs at Emelienko's body.
A low kick from Emelienko misses
enabling Diehard to counter with a crisp jab.
Diehard defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Diehard lunges at Emelienko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelienko's hand.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelienko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diehard.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Diehard closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Diehard blocks the leg kick.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Diehard checks it.
Diehard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diehard throws a right hand that misses
and Emelienko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
Diehard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Emelienko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelienko staying out of range there.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
A little feinted left hand from Diehard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diehard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko lands a leg kick that knocks Diehard off balance momentarily.
Diehard shoots in for a takedown but Emelienko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diehard throws a hook but Emelienko avoids it easily.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard throwing a counter right hand but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Diehard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelienko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Diehard as he checks the leg kick.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Emelienko moves away and avoids it.
Diehard instigates a clinch.
Emelienko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelienko lands a left hand.
Emelienko lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Diehard.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diehard swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelienko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko lands a nice hook to Diehard's body. Diehard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard connects with a single shot there.
Emelienko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diehard lands a slapping body shot.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Diehard counter with a right hand.
Emelienko lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diehard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diehard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diehard.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Diehard moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Emelienko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
Diehard lands a body shot.
Diehard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diehard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diehard closes the distance and clinches.
Diehard swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diehard backwards.
Diehard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Diehard blocks it.
Emelienko working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diehard fails to land.
Diehard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diehard tries for a takedown but Emelienko manages to get underhooks.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelienko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diehard goes for a takedown attempt but Emelienko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Diehard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Diehard's shoulder, as Diehard tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diehard.
Diehard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diehard throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelienko counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelienko gets tackled into the cage by Diehard. Diehard maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diehard fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Emelienko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelienko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diehard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Diehard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Diehard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diehard connects with a body shot.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko tries to score with a low kick but Diehard moves his leg out of the way.
Emelienko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Diehard.
Diehard takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Emelienko throws a right hand that Diehard ducks under and follows up with a left that Diehard also avoids with ease.
Emelienko throws out a leg kick but Diehard moves out of range and Emelienko only half commits.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Diehard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diehard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Diehard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diehard misses with a looping left.
Emelienko misses with a body punch
and Diehard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diehard.
Emelienko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Diehard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Diehard lands an uppercut.
Diehard digs a right hand into Emelienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelienko's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard pushes Emelienko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diehard lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Diehard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelienko.
Bruce Diehard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diehard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diehard lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Diehard pushes Emelienko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelienko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
Emelienko wants to get back to striking at distance but Diehard won't allow it.
Diehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diehard digs a right hand into Emelienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelienko's gas tank.
Diehard digs a right hand underneath Emelienko's ribcage. Emelienko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diehard.
Diehard lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Diehard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelienkos head.
Diehard working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard is pushing Emelienko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Diehard blocks it.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelienko misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Emelienko.
Emelienko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard tries to work over Emelienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diehard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
Diehard misses with some punches.
Diehard being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard working aggressively here.
Diehard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diehard lands with a right to the head.
Emelienko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelienko controls his hands.
Emelienko tries to work over Diehard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelienko is looking to break free of the clinch but Diehard has double underhooks.
A short right from Diehard on the inside.
Diehard scores with a shot to the side of Emelienko's head.
Diehard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Diehard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diehard.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diehard's elbow.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce Diehard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diehard swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko taking a breather.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diehard's elbow.
Emelienko has a couple of punches blocked by Diehard.
Emelienko blocking some punches.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Diehard avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diehard jumps guard but Emelienko stands there with Diehard around his waist. Diehard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Diehard avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelienko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Emelienko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelienko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
A very excited looking Vladimir Emelienko 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 547 p4p, 28 weight class) and Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 106 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
48 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steigelmann staying out of range there.
Steigelmann 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.
Steigelmann misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fjera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steigelmann connects with a leg kick. Fjera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fjera throws a lazy uppercut
and Steigelmann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fjera just misses with a punch to the body.
Fjera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steigelmann misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steigelmann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.
Fjera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steigelmann throws a lazy right hand but Fjera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fjera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Steigelmann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fjera's head.
Steigelmann throws a series of punches but Fjera moves out of range.
Steigelmann tests Fjera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steigelmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steigelmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steigelmann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fjera throws a hook but Steigelmann blocks it.
Steigelmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fjera throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Steigelmann misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera misses with a left hand
and Steigelmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fjera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steigelmann.
Fjera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
Fjera misses with an uppercut.
Steigelmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fjera.
Steigelmann throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fjera counters with a shoot takedown. Steigelmann fights it but they end up in guard.
Steigelmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Steigelmann, not yet.
Fjera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steigelmann keeping moving, preventing Fjera from controlling successfully.
Fjera stopping the sweep attempt from Steigelmann.
Fjera wants to pass the guard but Steigelmann is keeping the position.
Steigelmann is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fjera throws a big elbow that misses.
Steigelmann keeping full guard, as Fjera tries to pass.
Fjera is working hard here to advance position.
Steigelmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fjera trying to control but Steigelmann is working from the bottom.
Fjera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steigelmann is keeping the position for now.
Fjera postures up in Steigelmann's guard and throws a big left but Steigelmann blocks it.
Fjera trying to control but Steigelmann is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann throws a right hand that Fjera ducks under and follows up with a left that Fjera also avoids with ease.
Steigelmann misses with a two punch combination.
Fjera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fjera walks into a jab.
Steigelmann throws a series of punches but Fjera avoids them all with ease.
Steigelmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fjera throws out the jab.
Fjera staying out of range there.
Fjera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steigelmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Fjera swats away the attempt to clinch by Steigelmann.
Fjera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steigelmann moves away from the strike by Fjera.
Steigelmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Steigelmann misses.
Steigelmann moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera lands a nice looking body shot.
Steigelmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fjera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fjera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steigelmann momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steigelmann throws a low kick but Fjera avoids it.
Fjera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steigelmann takes one on the button.
Steigelmann misses with a looping right.
Steigelmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steigelmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Fjera misses with a looping left.
Steigelmann slips a straight right by Fjera.
Fjera takes a swing at Steigelmann's ribcage but misses.
Steigelmann lands the left hand.
Steigelmann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fjera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fjera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steigelmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steigelmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Fjera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steigelmann misses with a body punch
and Fjera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fjera throws a looping overhand right but Steigelmann ducks down to avoid it.
Steigelmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steigelmann avoids the body shot from Fjera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Steigelmann will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
Steigelmann throws a big shot that misses.
Steigelmann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fjera's head.
Steigelmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fjera.
Fjera loads up on a big right hand but Steigelmann slips the punch.
Fjera avoids a kick to the body.
Steigelmann misses with a head kick.
Fjera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steigelmann throws out a loose jab but Fjera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steigelmann jabs Fjera right on the nose. Fjera blinks but takes it well.
Fjera misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fjera scores with a hook.
Fjera misses the jab.
Fjera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steigelmann.
Fjera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera misses with a hook.
Fjera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fjera checks a low kick from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Steigelmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fjera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fjera throws a lazy uppercut
and Steigelmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fjera missing with a left hand there. Steigelmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steigelmann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steigelmann lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fjera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nick Fjera's cut is getting worse.
Fjera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
Steigelmann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fjera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fjera is rocked!
Steigelmann throws a powerful right kick. Fjera tried to block low but the kick was high! Fjera was taken right off of his feet! Steigelmann jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunnar Steigelmann!
A very excited looking Gunnar Steigelmann 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 27 p4p, 6 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 28 p4p, 7 weight class). Ridgeway comes to the cage accompanied by The Forgotten War. Springs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Meltdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randy Springs enters the cage!
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158 lbs
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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
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a looping overhand right but Springs ducks down to avoid it.
Springs misses the body punch
and Ridgeway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Springs checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Springs follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Springs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Springs.
Springs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Springs counters with a body kick.
Springs throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Springs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Springs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ridgeway makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Springs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ridgeway doesn't seem bothered though.
Ridgeway tries a low kick but Springs avoids it.
It seemed like Springs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ridgeway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Springs counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs connects with a leg kick. Ridgeway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Springs throws a solid leg kick but Ridgeway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Springs.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Springs checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs throws a solid leg kick but Ridgeway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Springs.
Ridgeway throws a jab when Springs was well out of range.
Ridgeway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Springs.
Springs throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Springs is out of range and Ridgeway settles back down.
Ridgeway 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Springs checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Springs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springs flicks out a counter leg kick but Ridgeway steps away.
Springs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridgeway.
Springs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Springs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ridgeway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridgeway wants to slow Springs down by chopping away at his legs.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Springs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Springs down.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.
Springs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Springs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ridgeway doesn't seem phased though.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway slips under a jab from Springs.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Springs counters with a good low kick that Ridgeway was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springs misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway cracks Springs with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Ridgeway.
A nice side step and Springs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Springs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Springs jabs Ridgeway right on the nose. Ridgeway blinks but takes it well.
Good work by Springs as he checks the leg kick.
Springs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Springs moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway backing away here, and Springs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Springs checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that misses.
Springs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ridgeway counters with a stiff right hand.
Ridgeway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Springs.
Springs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ridgeway will feel that in the morning.
Springs with a nice cross.
Ridgeway throws the left hand but Springs avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway drops his hands momentarily and Springs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs moves into the clinch.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Springs controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Springs.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springs scores with a shot to the side of Ridgeway's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
I was talking to Ridgeway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Springs fails to land.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Springs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ridgeway.
A head punch on the inside from Springs fails to land.
Springs tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Springs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Springs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway stalls.
Springs has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ridgeway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Springs can turn it around.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Springs controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
Springs throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Springs.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Springs blocks it.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Springs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Springs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ridgeway works on Springs's body with a couple of short punches.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Ridgeway digs a right hand underneath Springs's ribcage. Springs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Springs lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Springs will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Springs misses with a straight right.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Springs blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Springs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Springs blocks a leg kick.
Ridgeway looks to land a body kick but Springs moved away.
Springs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ridgeway at a distance.
Ridgeway throws out a leg kick but Springs moves out of range and Ridgeway only half commits.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the leg kick from Springs.
Mathew Ridgeway is winning the standup battle so far.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Springs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway tries a low kick but Springs avoids it.
It seemed like Springs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Springs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Springs. Beautiful body shot.
Springs throws a chopping leg kick but Ridgeway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Springs misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway is looking to chop away at Springs's legs.
Springs slips under a jab.
Springs jabs Ridgeway right on the nose. Ridgeway blinks but takes it well.
Springs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Springs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ridgeway momentarily.
Springs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ridgeway.
Springs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Springs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ridgeway.
Springs scoring well with a low kick there.
Ridgeway slips under a jab from Springs.
Springs slips a straight right by Ridgeway.
Springs throws a hook but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ridgeway throws a solid leg kick but Springs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Springs.
Ridgeway jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Springs slips a straight right by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Ridgeway is looking to land body kicks.
Springs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Springs counters with a stiff right hand.
Springs blocks a leg kick.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Springs.
Springs throws a wild body kick that Ridgeway sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Springs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ridgeway's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Springs misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ridgeway misses the target.
Springs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ridgeway blocks it well.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ridgeway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the body kick.
Ridgeway lands the left hand.
Ridgeway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Nice uppercut lands for Springs. That snapped Ridgeway's head back.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Springs 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.
Ridgeway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Ridgeway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Springs counters with a body kick.
Ridgeway wants to land a leg kick but Springs is out of range.
Springs moves out of range as Ridgeway throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot.
Ridgeway throws a big shot that misses.
Springs unleashes a big counter combination but Ridgeway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Springs wants to land a leg kick but Ridgeway is out of range.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Springs is out of range.
Springs throws a chopping leg kick but Ridgeway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Springs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Springs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ridgeway's calf.
Springs lands with a good body shot.
Springs throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Springs scores with a decent looking hook.
Ridgeway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Springs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Springs off balance momentarily.
Ridgeway misses with a straight left.
Springs misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Springs can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Springs connects with a right hand. Ridgeway shakes it off.
Ridgeway catches Springs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Springs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridgeway.
Springs throws a chopping leg kick but Ridgeway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Springs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ridgeway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Springs slips a jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Springs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway takes a swing at Springs's ribcage but misses.
Springs cracks Ridgeway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Springs checks the leg kick.
Springs is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Springs cracks Ridgeway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ridgeway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Springs's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Springs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Springs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Springs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Springs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Springs blocks the leg kick.
Springs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Springs.
Springs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ridgeway looks to land a left hand but Springs moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Springs misses the target.
Ridgeway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Springs blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridgeway.
Springs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Springs throws a hook but Ridgeway blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Springs misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Ridgeway misses the target.
Ridgeway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Springs counters with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Springs.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Springs lands a really nice looking cross but Ridgeway seems unphased.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a straight right.
Springs throws a sloppy head kick and Ridgeway moves out of range easily.
Ridgeway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ridgeway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ridgeway throws out a leg kick but Springs moves out of range and Ridgeway only half commits.
Ridgeway throws a jab when Springs was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Springs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Springs.
Ridgeway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springs misses with a body kick.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Springs.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Springs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Springs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Springs stalling in the clinch but Ridgeway improves position.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Springs blocks it.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Springs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy Springs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Springs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Springs.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Springs's elbow.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Ridgeway.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Springs blocks it.
Springs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Springs blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Springs lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Ridgeway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway trying to control the position but instead, Springs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ridgeway into the cage.
Springs working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Springs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Springs blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Springs lands a body shot.
Springs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Springs blocks an uppercut.
Springs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mathew Ridgeway did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Springs. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Springs moves out of range of the leg kick from Ridgeway.
Springs thumps Ridgeway with a low kick.
Springs closes the distance and clinches.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Springs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Springs.
Springs pushes Ridgeway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Springs lands with a right to the head.
Springs lands a shot to the body.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
A short left from Springs.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Springs controls the action.
Springs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Springs blocks it.
Springs scores with a shoulder strike.
Springs blocking some punches.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Springs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Springs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway is working Springs over against the cage.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Springs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Springs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Springs blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springs blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springs lands with a left to the head.
Springs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Springs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springs taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs misses with some punches.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Springs working aggressively here.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Springs prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
A head punch on the inside from Springs fails to land.
Springs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Springs.
Ridgeway pushes Springs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
A short right from Springs on the inside.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Springs fails to land.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Springs blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway trying to stall but Springs improves his position.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Springs controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Springs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Springs lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ridgeway.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Springs dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
Ridgeway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Springs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ridgeway throws out a leg kick but Springs moves out of range and Ridgeway only half commits.
Ridgeway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Springs.
Ridgeway lands with a straight right. Springs didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Springs.
Ridgeway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Springs lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ridgeway. That snapped Springs's head back.
Springs throws a leg kick but Ridgeway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springs defending well as Ridgeway loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Springs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Springs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgeway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Springs thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgeway. Ridgeway obviously looking to wear him down.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Springs moves out of range of the leg kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Springs sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Ridgeway.
Springs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway jabs Springs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Ridgeway misses
and Springs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Springs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ridgeway lands the left hand.
Ridgeway blocks a low kick nicely.
Ridgeway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Springs.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Springs saw it coming and moves away.
Springs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs misses with a body kick.
Ridgeway motions for Springs to come forward. Ridgeway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Springs on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springs lands a head shot.
Springs dips to his left and cracks Ridgeway with an uppercut!
Ridgeway misses with a looping left.
Ridgeway throws the left hand but Springs avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Springs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ridgeway throws a lazy uppercut
and Springs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Springs misses with a wild body shot.
Springs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ridgeway momentarily.
Springs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ridgeway throws a right hand that misses
and Springs counters by moving into the clinch.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Springs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ridgeways head.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway stalling the fight.
Mathew Ridgeway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Springs misses with the head strike.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Ridgeway.
Springs prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Springs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springss head.
Ridgeway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springss head.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs working aggressively here.
Ridgeway presses Springs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
Springs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Springs lands a left hand.
Springs blocking some punches.
Springs tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway tries to work over Springs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Springs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Springs controls the action.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Springs blocks it.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Springs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Mathew Ridgeway.
I think Springs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randy Springs!
Randy Springs is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Randy Springs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 94 p4p, 18 weight class). Goodman comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'riley. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai blocks the body kick.
Goodman moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asai throws a head kick that Goodman semi-blocks.
Goodman scores with a decent looking hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Goodman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Goodman lands.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy body kick from Asai
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Asai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Goodman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai throws a low kick, looking for Goodman's leg but Goodman calmly moves out of range.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asai misses with a few strikes there.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Goodman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Goodman.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Asai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman dodges the punch combination from Asai .
Goodman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
Asai 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai scores with the left hand. Goodman knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Asai misses.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Asai .
Goodman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asai staying out of range there.
Asai stuns Goodman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Asai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodman scores with a leg kick.
Asai lunges at Goodman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goodman's hand.
Asai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goodman lands a nice shot that snaps Asai 's head back.
Asai moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Goodman takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Goodman lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Asai misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Goodman
and Asai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Asai thows a body kick. Goodman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goodman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Asai misses.
Goodman throwing a counter right hand but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai moves forwards but Goodman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goodman tries a low kick but Asai avoids it.
Asai wants to counter with a clinch but Goodman pushes him away.
Goodman takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Goodman ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodman, as that shot connected.
Asai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goodman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Asai moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asai .
A little jabbing left from Asai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Goodman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Asai counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodman scores with a leg kick.
Goodman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goodman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Asai counters by moving into the clinch.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goodman avoids it.
Goodman pushes Asai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Asai .
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai blocking some punches.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman looking to stall.
Asai misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Asai .
Goodman 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.
Goodman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asai momentarily.
Asai throws the kick towards the body but Goodman avoids it.
Asai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Asai misses.
Asai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goodman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goodman throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of Goodman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai slips under a jab.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Asai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Asai .
Goodman connects with a jab.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goodman. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Asai .
Asai connects with a single shot there.
Asai 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goodman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asai scrambles back to his feet.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman keeps Asai at a distance using the push kick.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Asai didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Asai . Those never looked like landing.
Goodman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Goodman walks into a jab.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
It appears Goodman was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman thuds his shin into the meat of Asai 's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodman.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
Goodman throws a body kick that misses.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai throws a right and a left that Goodman avoids nicely.
Asai lands with an overhand left.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asai 's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Goodman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asai . That did some damage!
Asai drops his hands momentarily and Goodman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goodman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Asai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goodman scores with a jab.
Goodman moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodman counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Asai throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Goodman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman misses with a looping left.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Goodman works Asai 's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Asai misses.
Goodman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goodman's head backwards.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodman.
Goodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Goodman works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman is looking to land body kicks.
Asai is looking for the big counter here.
A big right from Asai misses.
Goodman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Asai just manages to avoid it.
Goodman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goodman with a hook.
Goodman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Asai backs up against the cage.
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Goodman throws a solid leg kick but Asai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goodman.
That kick from Goodman tenderised Asai 's leg. Asai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goodman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodman.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Asai misses with a two punch combination.
Goodman tried to counter with a leg kick but Asai avoided it.
Asai scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai thumps Goodman with a low kick.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodman moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goodman's head backwards.
Asai throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goodman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
Asai jabs Goodman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asai misses with a hook.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Asai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goodman counters with a stiff right hand.
Goodman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai motions for Goodman to come forward. Asai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asai if he has to take too many more of those.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goodman's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai misses with a looping right.
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goodman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asai momentarily.
That kick from Goodman tenderised Asai 's leg. Asai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asai scores with a spinning back kick!
Asai missing with a left hand there. Goodman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Goodman there.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Asai throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Asai .
Asai feints and then cracks Goodman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goodman down.
Asai scores with a sloppy right hand. Goodman should have avoided that one.
Goodman scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Goodman lands.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Goodman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Goodman has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Asai blocking some punches.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Goodman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asai 's elbow.
Asai misses with a knee to the head.
Goodman blocks the elbow strike.
Asai connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asai misses with a knee strike.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asai misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Asai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asai takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Asai 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goodman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goodman is defending well for now.
Goodman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman tries a body shot but Asai blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Nice body punch from Goodman.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Goodman lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saul Goodman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodman is leaning against Asai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Saul Goodman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goodman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goodman slips under a jab from Asai .
Goodman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goodman misses with a left hand
enabling Asai to counter with a crisp jab.
Asai misses with a combination
and Goodman counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Asai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodman misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Goodman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asai .
An attempted straight right counter from Goodman misses the target.
Goodman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asai takes a step back to recover.
Nice body punch from Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asai 's calf.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asai throws a poor cross that misses
and Goodman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asai thinking.
Asai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Asai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Asai didn't see that one coming.
Goodman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asai avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Goodman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goodman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goodman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman is looking to clinch.
Asai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goodman with a body shot.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Goodman ducks down to avoid it.
Goodman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Goodman throws a front kick aimed at Asai 's knee but Asai avoids it well.
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Goodman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asai misses with a hook
and Goodman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodman takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Asai connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Asai throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Asai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Goodman misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asai ! But no joy.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman lands a nice shot that snaps Asai 's head back.
A shot to the liver by Asai . Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Goodman misses its intended target.
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goodman lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Goodman misses the target.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Asai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goodman clinches.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Asai stalling.
Asai working aggressively here.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Asai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asai landing knees to the head.
Asai is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Goodman scores with a shot to the side of Asai 's head.
Asai tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodman avoids the damage to the body.
Asai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman had his way with Yoshihiro Asai in that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman'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!
Goodman connects with a jab.
Asai blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodman moves away from the strike by Asai .
Asai misses with a body shot.
Goodman throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goodman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goodman misses with a leg kick.
Goodman slips a jab from Asai .
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Goodman takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Goodman misses.
Goodman throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Goodman's shoulder, as Goodman tries to avoid the shot.
Goodman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Asai throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Goodman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Goodman misses with a two punch combination.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Goodman punishes Asai 's body with a nice straight punch.
Goodman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goodman lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Asai .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Goodman takes one to the chin there.
Goodman blocks a jab.
Goodman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Goodman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goodman. Asai shrugs it off though.
Goodman swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Asai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a two punch combination.
Asai throws a lazy uppercut
and Goodman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Asai .
Asai throws out a loose jab but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodman.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai delivers a nice body kick.
Asai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Asai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman looks for the body kick but Asai saw that one coming.
Asai 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.
Goodman throws a leg kick which misses Asai 's front leg but catches the back leg as Asai tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asai !
Goodman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Asai .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a shot to the body
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Goodman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Asai cracks Goodman with a good jab.
Goodman fakes the leg kick and cracks Asai in the body.
Goodman rushes Asai and presses him up against the cage.
Asai lands a knee to the head.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshihiro Asai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Goodman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asai or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goodman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Saul Goodman 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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