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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 1252 p4p, 190 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 1233 p4p, 187 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valentinovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HateBreed - Defeatist. Magn has chosen Pantera-5 Minutes Alone as his entrance music. Einar Magn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Magn swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentinovich.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Valentinovich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magn if he has to take too many more of those.
Valentinovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magn at a distance.
Valentinovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentinovich missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentinovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magn's head backwards.
Valentinovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Magn.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich has Magn up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magn scores with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinovich fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentinovich controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Magn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Magn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valentinovich blocks an elbow strike from Magn.
Valentinovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Magn.
Magn blocks an uppercut.
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentinovich controls his hands.
Magn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magn lands a nice elbow.
Magn works on Valentinovich's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
We've been informed that Magn 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.
Magn tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage.
Valentinovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sergej Valentinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentinovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magn lands a nice shot that snaps Valentinovich's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Magn checks a leg kick.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentinovich misses the target.
Magn misses with a looping left.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Valentinovich scores with a punch to the head.
Valentinovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut.
Valentinovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magn wants to land a leg kick but Valentinovich is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Magn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magn misses with a low kick.
Magn throws a hook to the side of Valentinovich's head but Valentinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magn slips a jab and a cross from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich closes the distance and clinches.
Magn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentinovich or not.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich misses with the head strike.
Valentinovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
Magn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinovich fails to land.
I was talking to Valentinovich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich tries a body shot but Magn blocks it.
Magn lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Magn.
Valentinovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Magn lands a left hand.
Valentinovich lands a nice uppercut.
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magn cracks Valentinovich with a nice body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Magn lands an elbow just above Valentinovich 's eye.
Magn lands a damaging elbow.
Magn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Magn blocks an uppercut.
Magn misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Magn.
Valentinovich is breathing heavily.
Valentinovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valentinovich throws a combination that misses
and Magn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich 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.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Valentinovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn throws a shot to the body.
Valentinovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentinovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magn moves out of range of the body kick.
Magn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valentinovich rather than just go for the knockout.
Magn lands a body shot.
Valentinovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich swings for the body but Magn moves out of range.
Valentinovich 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.
Magn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentinovich eats them both and turns towards Magn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Magn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Magn misses with a head kick.
Valentinovich gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich prevents a body shot from Magn.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
Valentinovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valentinovich letting Magn take a breather here.
Magn blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Magn.
A head punch on the inside from Magn fails to land.
Magn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valentinovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Magn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
Magn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Valentinovich.
Magn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Magn fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Magn - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Valentinovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentinovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sergej Valentinovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentinovich's elbow.
Magn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Magn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentinovich's brow.
Valentinovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Magn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn pushes Valentinovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentinovich prevents a body shot from Magn.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
Magn throws a head punch that misses.
Valentinovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
Valentinovich scores with a shot to the side of Magn's head.
Valentinovich prevents a body shot from Magn.
Magn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinovich fails to land.
Valentinovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valentinovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentinovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentinovich prevents a body shot from Magn.
Magn is looking to control Valentinovich's arms but Valentinovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magn has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Magn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentinovich lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn blocking some punches.
Magn stalling in the clinch but Valentinovich improves position.
Magn tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage.
Magn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich lands a right hand.
Valentinovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentinovich backwards.
Valentinovich blocks a body shot from Magn.
Magn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
Valentinovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentinovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Magn tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage.
Valentinovich blocks a body shot from Magn.
Magn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magn prevents a body shot from Valentinovich.
Magn can't find room to land a body shot as Valentinovich controls the action.
Magn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentinovich backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Einar Magn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valentinovich takes one to the side of the head.
Magn blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Magn.
Magn forces Valentinovich back against the cage and clinches.
Valentinovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Magn tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage.
Magn blocking some punches.
Valentinovich blocks a body shot from Magn.
Magn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentinovich has a couple of punches blocked by Magn.
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentinovich blocks an elbow strike.
Valentinovich prevents a body shot from Magn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Magn.
Magn misses with a body punch.
Magn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magn.
Magn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magn pushes Valentinovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentinovich.
Magn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Magn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magn has a couple of punches blocked by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich is trying to break the clinch but Magn is controlling him.
Valentinovich blocks a body shot from Magn.
Magn lands an elbow inside that Valentinovich shrugs off.
Magn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magn blocking some punches.
Valentinovich takes an elbow to the temple.
Valentinovich blocks a body shot from Magn.
Valentinovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn misses with a body punch.
Magn presses Valentinovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Magn - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Magn.
Magn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Magn.
A left hand lands to the body for Magn.
Magn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magn lands a nice uppercut.
Valentinovich tries to break the clinch but Magn is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Magn - that landed with a thud.
Magn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valentinovich up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinovich fails to land.
Magn works on Valentinovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Magn lands an elbow inside that Valentinovich shrugs off.
Magn presses Valentinovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Magn.
A right hand to the body from Magn.
Magn digs a right hand underneath Valentinovich's ribcage. Valentinovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Magn.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn lands an elbow just above Valentinovich 's eye.
Magn lands a shot to the body.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Magn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich blocks a body shot from Magn.
A right handed body shot lands from Magn.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentinovich has a couple of punches blocked by Magn.
Magn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magn digs a right hand into Valentinovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valentinovich's gas tank.
Valentinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentinovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentinovich breaks from the clinch.
Magn throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentinovich.
Magn digs a good body shot into Valentinovich's ribs.
Magn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentinovich misses with a right hand
and Magn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Einar Magn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magn 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Einar Magn!
Our winner, Einar Magn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 531 p4p, 56 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 1197 p4p, 133 weight class). Popper has chosen Runnin with the Devil as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper scores with a body shot.
Griffiths chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popper looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popper throws out the jab.
Griffiths is looking to counter the offense by Popper and move into the clinch.
Griffiths thumps Popper with a low kick.
Popper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffiths obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffiths.
Popper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Griffiths. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffiths.
Griffiths moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffiths walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popper tries to move into range but Griffiths moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Griffiths's head coaches at Gracie Jiu Jitsu Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popper throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Popper.
Griffiths moves into the clinch.
A short right from Griffiths on the inside.
Popper blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffiths.
Nice body punch from Griffiths - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffiths creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Popper prevents a body shot from Griffiths.
Popper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths slips a jab from Popper.
Griffiths pushes Popper away with a front kick.
Griffiths is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popper's sensitive parts.
Popper cracks Griffiths with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Popper misses its intended target.
Bung Popper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Bung Popper has been cut.
Popper throws out a powerful jab.
Griffiths throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Popper scores with a four punch combination!
Griffiths swings for the body but Popper moves out of range.
Popper lands a jab to the nose.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popper throws out the jab.
Popper cracks Griffiths with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Popper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths jabs Popper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Popper avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griffiths stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Popper.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Popper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffiths makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Griffiths misses its intended target.
Popper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Popper.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Popper.
Griffiths throws a hook but Popper avoids it easily.
Griffiths lands a really nice looking cross but Popper seems unphased.
Griffiths thumps Popper with a low kick.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Popper's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Popper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Popper.
Griffiths misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popper! But no joy.
Griffiths throws a jab when Popper was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper's corner calls for a 1-2. Popper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Popper misses.
Griffiths appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffiths fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Popper misses its intended target.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Griffiths throws out a powerful jab.
Popper blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
A little jabbing left from Popper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Popper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Popper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Griffiths - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Popper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Popper tries to get set, Griffiths tries to push him back and clinch up but Popper manages to avoid the attempt.
Popper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bung Popper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Griffiths clinches up against the cage.
Popper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Griffiths - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Popper breaks the clinch.
Griffiths throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffiths turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper's corner calls for a 1-2. Popper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Griffiths.
Popper misses the jab.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths throws a hook but Popper blocks it.
Popper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Popper throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffiths is looking to clinch but Popper is avoiding it.
Popper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Griffiths thuds his right hand into Popper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Popper misses with a straight right.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Popper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Popper misses its intended target.
Griffiths scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popper misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths moves in looking to clinch but Popper pushes him off.
Popper misses with a few strikes there.
Popper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popper looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Popper.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Popper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Popper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffiths.
Popper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Popper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Popper.
Griffiths lunges at Popper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popper's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffithss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Griffiths swings for the body but Popper moves out of range.
Popper throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Griffiths tries to counter by clinching up but Popper breaks away and moves out of range.
Popper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Griffiths motions for Popper to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popper throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Popper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Popper throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Popper.
Popper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Popper misses.
Popper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffiths tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Popper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Griffiths is predictable there
letting Popper counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
and Popper counters with a stiff right hand.
Popper tests Griffiths's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Popper.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Popper 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.
Popper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Popper moves out of range.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Popper throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffiths counters with a good low kick that Popper was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Popper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bung Popper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Popper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths counters by clinching up.
Griffiths gets through Popper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popper scores with a body shot.
Griffiths takes a swing at Popper's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Popper.
Popper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffiths misses the target.
Griffiths swings for the body but Popper moves out of range.
Popper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Popper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to clinch up but Popper circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Griffiths. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffiths. That snapped Popper's head back.
Griffiths drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popper misses with a looping left.
Griffiths quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffiths with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popper throws out the jab.
Griffiths tries to clinch up.
Griffiths tries to clinch there but Popper circles away.
Griffiths throws a front kick aimed at Popper's knee but Popper avoids it well.
Griffiths lands with a shot to the body.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Popper - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
Popper swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands with a nice body punch.
Popper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Popper.
Popper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffiths.
Popper misses with a straight right.
Griffiths misses with a kick to the body.
Griffiths feints and then cracks Popper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popper down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popper.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Griffiths lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffiths. That snapped Popper's head back.
Popper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bung Popper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Popper's leg. Popper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popper lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Popper connects with a body shot.
Griffiths lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Popper loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Popper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffiths stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths lands with a shot to the body.
Griffiths is looking to clinch but Popper is avoiding it.
Griffiths jabs at Popper's body.
Nice body punch from Griffiths.
Popper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffiths counters with a nice low kick that buckles Popper's knee momentarily.
Griffiths plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Griffiths tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffiths has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
Archie Griffiths seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bung Popper was interviewed post fight and said 'I could of won....but he tasted so good I could not concentrate on the fight...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 476 p4p, 78 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 754 p4p, 125 weight class). Snorten kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Learn to fly. Maraçon has chosen Pistolero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maraçon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maraçon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maraçon connects with a solid leg kick.
Maraçon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snorten.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Snorten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
Snorten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snorten lands a glancing blow to the side of Maraçon's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands with an overhand left.
Snorten throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snorten.
Maraçon cracks Snorten with an open hand slap.
Maraçon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maraçon 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.
Snorten throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maraçon misses with a leg kick
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Maraçon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snorten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maraçon sprawls well. Maraçon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snorten gets slowly back to his feet.
Maraçon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snorten.
Maraçon checks the leg kick.
Snorten scores with a jab to the body.
Maraçon throws a front kick aimed at Snorten's knee but Snorten avoids it well.
Snorten is looking to counter the offense by Maraçon and move into the clinch.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Maraçon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snorten to score with a decent uppercut.
Snorten wants to slow Maraçon down by chopping away at his legs.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Maraçon lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snorten at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maraçon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snorten's head.
Maraçon throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maraçon misses with a body punch
and Snorten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorten throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon throws a hook but Snorten avoids it easily.
Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snorten.
Snorten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maraçon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snorten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Snorten throws a hook but Maraçon blocks it.
Maraçon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A left lands for Maraçon.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorten throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Maraçon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snorten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Snorten scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon checks a low kick from Snorten.
Snorten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snorten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looks like Snorten has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maraçon swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Maraçon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snorten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maraçon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maraçon connects with a body shot.
Maraçon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maraçon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maraçon cracks Snorten with a good jab.
Snorten fakes the leg kick and cracks Maraçon in the body.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Maraçon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a hook. Snorten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Snorten both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Snorten. Those never looked like landing.
Snorten 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.
Maraçon leaves Snorten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snorten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maraçon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorten was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Maraçon rushes Snorten and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon lands a body punch.
Snorten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maraçon stopping the sweep attempt from Snorten.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snorten. That did some damage!
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Snorten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maraçon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maraçon moves out of range of the body kick from Snorten.
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maraçon's sensitive parts.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the body.
Maraçon pushes Snorten away with a front kick.
Snorten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maraçon swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Snorten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Snorten misses with a low kick as Maraçon jumps back.
Maraçon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maraçon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maraçon duly obliges.
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!
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Maraçon tries a quick counter leg kick but Snorten is wise to it.
Snorten changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maraçon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maraçon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon tries to bench press Snorten off him but Snorten keeps the position.
Maraçon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Snorten throwing strikes but Maraçon manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Snorten looks to move to half guard but instead Maraçon has passed into mount! Damn!
Maraçon controlling the position easily from mount.
Snorten working to try and regain half guard.
Maraçon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snorten tries to reverse the position but Maraçon maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maraçon content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten can't escape the position.
Maraçon controlling the pace for now.
Snorten throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Maraçon prevents Snorten from getting the reversal.
Maraçon controlling from the full mount.
Maraçon prevents Snorten from getting the reversal.
Maraçon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maraçon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snorten is looking to escape.
Snorten is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is working hard here to advance position.
Maraçon looking to control but Snorten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maraçon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snorten sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Snorten is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snorten tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
Maraçon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snorten knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Snorten wants to get back to full guard.
Maraçon wants to pass the guard but Snorten is defending well.
Maraçon prevents Snorten from improving his position.
Snorten punching from the bottom.
Snorten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Snorten feints and then cracks Maraçon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maraçon down.
Maraçon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snorten's head.
Snorten avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Maraçon.
A clash of legs there as Snorten blocks the low kick.
Maraçon connects with a right hand. Snorten shakes it off.
Snorten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maraçon takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon wants to slow Snorten down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snorten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maraçon.
Snorten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maraçon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Maraçon lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon looks to land a right hand but Snorten moved out of range.
Snorten 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maraçon. That's going to slow Snorten down.
Maraçon misses with a body shot.
Maraçon misses with a wild combination.
Maraçon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snorten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range and Snorten settles back down.
Maraçon tries a quick counter leg kick but Snorten is wise to it.
Nice cross by Maraçon.
Snorten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maraçon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maraçon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab.
Maraçon swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maraçon throws out the jab.
Maraçon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snorten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorten throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Snorten.
Maraçon takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Snorten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maraçon. That's going to slow Snorten down.
Snorten misses with a straight left.
Maraçon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maraçon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snorten's hands.
Maraçon throws a body kick that misses
and Snorten counters with a series of strikes. Maraçon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maraçon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Snorten saw that one coming.
Snorten feinted with a counter takedown.
Maraçon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snorten.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Maraçon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Maraçon blocks the leg kick.
Snorten lands with a nice body punch.
Maraçon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maraçon blocks a jab.
Snorten slips a jab from Maraçon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snorten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maraçon moves out of range as Snorten strikes.
Maraçon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snorten can pounce on him.
Maraçon slips under a jab from Snorten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon darts in and clinches Snorten up against the cage.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Maraçon controls his hands.
Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorten has hold of one of Maraçon's legs. Maraçon is fighting the takedown attempt but Snorten gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snorten is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maraçon is pulling down on Snorten's head to control his posture.
Maraçon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snorten.
Snorten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maraçon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rip Snorten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maraçon pulls Snorten in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maraçon is on top in guard.
Snorten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maraçon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Maraçon.
I've got Maraçon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 677 p4p, 101 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 413 p4p, 60 weight class). Yes Man Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Altare sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Altare's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Altare seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Altare ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Altare has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Altare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Altare pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Altare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altare lands with a left to the head.
Altare working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Altare controls the action.
Altare lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Altare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altare tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Altare misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Altare's head.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Altare misses with the head strike.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Altare.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
A short right from Altare on the inside.
Altare working aggressively here.
Altare tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Altare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Altare.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Altare.
Sanchez has Altare pressed against the cage.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Altare backwards.
Altare misses with the head strike.
Altare throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altare stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Altare.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altare.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Altare.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Altare blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Altare blocks it.
Altare tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Altare cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Altare stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez stalls.
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Altare.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Altare will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Altare moves out of range.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Altare pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Altare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altare drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Altare misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Altare fails to land.
Altare lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Altare uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Altare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Altare throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Altare's elbow.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Altare avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Altare blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Altare fails to land.
Altare lands with a right to the head.
John Altare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altare pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Altare controls the action.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Altare misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Altare misses with a body kick.
Altare tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Altare swinging wildly here.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Altare.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Altare moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare gets a clinch.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altare.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altare lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Altare can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altare closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Altare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez pushes Altare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Altare misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Altare avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Altare lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Altare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Altare tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Altare controls the action.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altare misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Altare will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Altare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Altare scores with a hook.
Altare scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Altare tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Altare just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Altare misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Altare is looking to clinch.
Altare is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Altare moved away.
Altare closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Altare throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Altare. Altare maintains the clinch.
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altare misses with the head strike.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Altare blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez cracks Altare with a nice body shot.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Altare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Altare's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Altare blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez gets through Altare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Sanchez.
Altare is rocked!
Sanchez cracks Altare with a nice body shot.
Oh Altare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez gets through Altare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a big uppercut that drops Altare! More strikes from Sanchez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Altare lies dazed against the cage as Sanchez celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 1741 p4p, 250 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 445 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braz looking to score a takedown here. Aires is defending well but Braz drives through and ends up in Aires's guard.
Braz is fighting to break Aires's control of his arms but Aires is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aires looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aires's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Braz has gone for a leg lock! Aires slips out almost immediately though and dives into Braz's guard.
Aires 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braz is keeping the position for now.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Braz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aires.
Aires trying to control but Braz is working from the bottom.
Aires's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aires wants to control from the top but Braz keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Braz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Braz is working for a kimura but Aires is defending it quite comfortably.
Braz wants to work for an arm triangle but Aires is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Braz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aires is just riding it out for now. Braz eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires wants to control but Braz is keeping busy.
Braz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aires defends it well.
Aires is defending against the submission attempts here by Braz.
Aires is looking to improve his position.
Braz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aires doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Braz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aires is just riding it out for now. Braz eventually gives up the hold.
Braz seems to be looking for submissions.
Aires works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aires not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aires keeping full guard, as Braz tries to pass.
Braz passes Aires's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoei Braz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aires drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aires is looking to take a break and control but Braz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braz dodges the ground and pound from Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Aires politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aires prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Braz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aires just content to control the position.
Aires is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aires throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aires is in Braz's guard.
Aires controls from within his opponent's guard.
Braz is looking for a triangle but Aires pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braz being controlled here, momentarily.
Braz can't keep his opponent in guard - Aires advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Braz is staying active underneath Aires, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aires trying to control from half guard but Braz is working away.
Braz tries to get to full guard but Aires has control of the leg.
Braz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aires scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braz looking for submissions off his back.
Braz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aires throwing shots but Braz is blocking nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Braz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Braz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Braz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braz.
Aires wants to counter the offense by Braz and move into the clinch position.
Aires closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aires works his way into full mount!
Aires raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires cracks Braz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aires working the ground and pound effectively.
Aires sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Braz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aires can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Braz is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires is landing with some decent strikes but Braz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aires with a couple of short strikes.
Aires is landing with some decent strikes but Braz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aires lands a big elbow.
Aires wants to control the pace but Braz is squirming around nicely.
Aires wants to control but Braz has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braz actively working from the bottom here.
Aires content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Braz actively working from the bottom here.
Aires not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Braz is not content to let Aires control the position.
Aires might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Braz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bruno Aires has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aires 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
A relieved looking Bruno Aires thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Shoei Braz spoke after the fight, saying 'I`ll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavey Beaumont (ranked 411 p4p, 50 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 1057 p4p, 123 weight class). Benvenuti has chosen Pantera - Goddamn Electric as his entrance music. Cavey Beaumont has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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290 lbs
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti throws the kick towards the body but Beaumont avoids it.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
Beaumont connects with a solid leg kick.
Benvenuti lands with a nice body punch.
Beaumont on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benvenuti keeps Beaumont at a distance using the push kick.
Beaumont is breathing heavily.
Benvenuti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benvenuti avoids the body shot from Beaumont.
Benvenuti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benvenuti sends Beaumont crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benvenuti is motioning to the referee to let Beaumont up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti avoids the body shot from Beaumont.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the side of Beaumont's head but Beaumont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beaumont.
Benvenuti sends Beaumont crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benvenuti is motioning to the referee to let Beaumont up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Beaumont is rocked!
Benvenuti walks into a jab.
Oh Beaumont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benvenuti looks to throw the jab but Beaumont is out of range.
Benvenuti has Beaumont up against the cage in a clinch.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Beaumont seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benvenuti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beaumont throws out the jab.
Benvenuti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benvenuti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaumont lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benvenuti wants to clinch.
Beaumont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benvenuti throws out a counter right but Beaumont avoids it with no problem.
Beaumont moves away from the strike by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBeaumont.
Benvenuti scores with a nice body kick.
Benvenuti with a nice cross.
Cavey Beaumont's cut is getting worse.
Beaumont tries to keep at a distance but Benvenuti has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Benvenuti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Beaumont misses with the head strike.
Benvenuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beaumont's elbow.
Benvenuti lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaumont throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beaumont.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Beaumont throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti gets through Beaumont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cavey Beaumont's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Benvenuti is working Beaumont over against the cage.
Benvenuti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beaumont backwards.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch.
Beaumont walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Benvenuti swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giacomo Benvenuti!
An out of breath Giacomo Benvenuti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gallagher (ranked 266 p4p, 31 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 380 p4p, 47 weight class). Gallagher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Vindictives - Stupid Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Seok there.
A big left from Seok misses.
Seok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Seok avoids the damage to the body.
Seok misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Seok avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallagher.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Seok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gallagher just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Seok blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallagher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seok.
Seok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallagher.
Gallagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gallagher, right into the meat.
Seok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Seok moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher scores with a kick to the body.
Philip Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher misses with a leg kick.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Seok slips the punch.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gallagher defends it well.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seok.
A jab lands there for Seok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher scores with a body shot.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Seok takes one to the side of the head.
Seok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gallagher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seok throws a shot from downtown. Gallagher moves away and avoids it.
Seok scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Seok. That snapped Gallagher's head back.
A lazy body kick from Gallagher
and Seok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Seok has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallagher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Seok tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gallagher is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Seok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Seok controls the position.
Seok with the ground and pound but Gallagher regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seok is trying to control. Gallagher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet.
Seok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seok lands with a punch from half guard.
Seok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gallagher is staying active underneath Seok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Seok is working for a kimura but Gallagher is defending it quite comfortably.
Seok is thwarting Gallagher's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Sang Seok will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gallagher defends it well.
Gallagher moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallagher breaks the clinch.
Seok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Seok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seok scores with the left hand. Gallagher knows he should have avoided that one.
Gallagher blocks a low kick nicely.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Seok there.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Seok counters with a takedown into side control.
Gallagher bucks up and tries to throw Seok off but instead Seok has got his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seok is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Seok punishes Gallagher with strikes from the back mount.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet.
Seok landing with strikes.
Gallagher looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Seok is punishing Gallagher with strikes - can he finish him?!
Seok is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok scores with punches and elbows.
Gallagher trying to control the hands but Seok won't let him.
Seok scores with punches from the back.
Well, with Seok on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gallagher is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Seok is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gallagher. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Seok trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Seok is landing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok is not going to allow Gallagher to sit and survive in this position.
A lull in the action here.
Seok somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Seok slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gallagher tries to roll but Seok sticks to his back.
Seok working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gallagher trying to get back to his feet but Seok is in full control for now.
The referee is taking a good look at Gallagher as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Seok!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok trying to control momentarily.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Seok. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Seok tries to get the hooks in deep but Gallagher pushed the leg off.
The referee is taking a good look at Gallagher as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Seok!
I would not like to be Gallagher right now.
Gallagher trying to control the hands but Seok breaks the grip.
Seok struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gallagher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Seok's shoulder, as Seok tries to avoid the shot.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Seok avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Seok swats away the attempt to clinch by Gallagher.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gallagher thuds a left hand into Seok's body.
Gallagher scoring well with a low kick there.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher moves out of range as Seok strikes.
A low kick from Gallagher misses
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gallagher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gallagher trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok is pressing down on Gallagher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallagher is holding on for now.
Lee Sang Seok has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallagher taking some punishment here, with Seok in his half guard.
Gallagher kicks off Seok and gets to his feet.
Seok lands a slapping body shot.
Philip Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Seok throws a shot from downtown. Gallagher moves away and avoids it.
Seok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee Sang Seok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Seok misses the target.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Seok moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Gallagher.
Seok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seok misses with a straight right.
Gallagher looks to land a body kick but Seok moved away.
Seok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Seok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Philip Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seok slips a jab from Gallagher.
Seok throws a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher is looking for a counter combo.
Seok connects with a solid leg kick.
Seok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Seok.
Gallagher moves forwards but Seok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallagher doesn't seem bothered though.
Seok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gallagher lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee Sang Seok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Seok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seok slips under a jab.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seok, as that shot connected.
Gallagher takes one to the side of the head.
Seok takes one to the side of the head.
Gallagher throws a combination that misses
and Seok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Sang Seok.
I've got Seok winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sang Seok!
A victorious Lee Sang Seok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 148 p4p, 24 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 272 p4p, 42 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jacks Sole was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to score with a low kick but Sole moves his leg out of the way.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sole.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Sole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cotto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sole on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cotto misses with a hook.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Sole throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sole misses.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cotto checks it.
Sole fails with the takedown
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Sole.
Nice straight punches there by Sole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sole.
Sole instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Sole.
Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole scores with the left hand. Cotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Cotto throws a low kick, looking for Sole's leg but Sole calmly moves out of range.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
Cotto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sole. Sole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Sole.
Sole misses with a hook.
That kick from Sole tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole slips under a jab.
Cotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto throws a right and a left that Sole avoids nicely.
Sole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Cotto's leg but Cotto calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole shoots in for a double leg but Cotto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cotto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sole avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Sole misses with an uppercut
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Sole ducks right into an uppercut from Cotto.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotto connects with the punch.
Cotto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cotto swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cotto throws a shot to the body.
Cotto takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Cotto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Cotto throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cotto takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Miguel Cotto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole keeps Cotto at a distance using the push kick.
Cotto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Cotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotto takes one to the chin there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Cotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sole sizes up Cotto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sole lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Sole misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Sole shoots in and gets a takedown into Cotto's guard.
Cotto keeping full guard, as Sole tries to pass.
Cotto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cotto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sole scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sole looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Cotto.
That kick from Sole tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sole, as that shot connected.
Cotto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotto on the side of the head.
Cotto throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.
Sole staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Cotto scores with a four punch combination!
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sole keeps Cotto at a distance using the push kick.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotto looks for the body kick but Sole saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cotto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sole lands the left hand.
Sole has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Sole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole takes one on the button.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
Cotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sole delivers a nice body kick.
Cotto moves out of range of the body kick.
Cotto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto swinging wildly here.
Cotto is looking to clinch.
Sole scores with a punch to the head.
Cotto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto has Sole up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotto avoids the elbow strike from Sole, against the cage.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the cage.
Sole pulls guard successfully.
Cotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cotto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cotto defends it easily.
Sole has control of Cotto's left arm, preventing Cotto from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole wants to sweep but no luck.
Sole working for a triangle but Cotto defends it easily.
Cotto postures up.
Sole looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cotto has picked Sole up and slammed him! Sole can't keep hold of the triangle and Cotto manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sole is looking to reverse the position.
Sole is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cotto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cotto is thwarting Sole's attempts to control the position.
Sole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sole has his hands on Cotto's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sole.
Cotto tries to land a body kick
and Sole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Nice uppercut there from Sole.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sole.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cotto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole with a nice cross.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
Sole misses with a straight right.
Cotto lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole lands a jab to the nose.
Sole lunges at Cotto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cotto's hand.
Cotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Cotto steps away.
Cotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Sole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sole throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotto jabs Sole right on the nose. Sole blinks but takes it well.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Cotto throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
A big left from Sole misses.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Sole.
Sole scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Cotto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto misses with a head kick.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cotto checks it.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sole doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto misses with a hook. Sole ducked under it nicely.
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotto's calf.
Sole cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
Cotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Sole.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Sole.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sole gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Sole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Cotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotto.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Sole misses.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotto's calf.
Cotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sole eats them both and turns towards Cotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sole lands with a cross.
Cotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Sole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cotto on his heels. He'll look to pass Cotto's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole landing with the ground and pound.
Sole postures up in Cotto's guard and throws a big left but Cotto blocks it.
Sole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cotto is keeping the position for now.
Sole controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sole wants to control from the top but Cotto keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sole 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
A relieved looking Jacks Sole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 33 p4p, 6 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Sturm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturm has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man tries to work over Sturm's front leg with a kick but Sturm checks it.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturm's sensitive parts.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
A jab lands there for Sturm.
It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Sturm throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a leg kick but Sturm moved away.
Man cracks Sturm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturm.
Sturm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturm throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturm takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturm moves out of range of the strikes.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturm.
Man thows a leg kick but Sturm checks it
and Sturm counters with a nice body shot.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sturm thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sturm tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Sturm lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Sturm misses.
Sturm misses with a hook.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturm throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Sturm moves away and avoids it.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sturm takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a leg kick
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man scores with a jab. Sturm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sturm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Sturm checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Man.
Sturm avoids a kick to the body.
Sturm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturm's head.
Man feints and then cracks Sturm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturm down.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturm missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sturm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man tries to land a body kick
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Sturm's leg but Sturm calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Sturm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man throws a low kick but Sturm avoids it.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Sturm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man with a body shot.
Sturm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Sturm cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Sturm is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
Man works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Sturm does no damage.
Man swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man throws an off balance right hand
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Sturm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man throws a hook but Sturm blocks it.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a leg kick
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fook Man's cut is getting worse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturm. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man slips a straight right by Sturm.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Sturm down.
Sturm misses with a looping right.
Man misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Man is looking to chop away at Sturm's legs.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Sturm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sturm. Those never looked like landing.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturm misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a good low kick that Sturm was not able to check.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sturm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Man has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man is looking to chop away at Sturm's legs.
Man throws out a leg kick but Sturm moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Sturm checks the leg kick.
Man misses with a right hand
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man moves to clinch but Sturm breaks away
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man is rocked!
Fook Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturm takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Sturm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sturm misses.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturm's calf.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturm is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sturm breaks the clinch.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man tries to clinch up but Sturm circles away and keeps his distance.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Sturm's shoulder, as Sturm tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sturm misses.
Sturm looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Sturm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Sturm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Sturm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturm misses with a body shot.
Sturm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Sturm.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSturm.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Sturm blocks a low kick nicely.
Sturm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Sturm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man throws a low kick but Sturm avoids it.
Sturm misses with a low kick.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturm's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man misses with a hook.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturm.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Sturm is out of range.
Sturm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Sturm misses.
Sturm throws a good cross that connects.
Sturm throws out a powerful jab.
Jeez, Fook Man's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Sturm in a clinch.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man thuds his right hand into Sturm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturm. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fook Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man connects with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sturm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sturm looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man throws a low kick but Sturm moves out of range easily.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Sturm's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturm tries to avoid it.
Man misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a right hand to the body.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Sturm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Man cracks the inside of Sturm's front leg.
Sturm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Sturm swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Man catches Sturm right on the button with a cross.
Man misses with a low kick.
Sturm slips a jab from Man.
Sturm flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
Sturm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturm.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturm's head.
Sturm misses with a wild body shot.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturm throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sturm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick
and Sturm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man misses with a hook
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturm throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturm.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man misses the body punch
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fook Man's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Sturm!
Our winner, Felix Sturm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 59 p4p, 10 weight class). Ajax kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!
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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
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Kenway throws a lazy right hand but Ajax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ajax changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway slips under a jab from Ajax.
Kenway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ajax fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ajax blocks a leg kick.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenway slips under a jab from Ajax.
Kenway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ajax lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ajax throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
Ajax scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenway doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kenway finds it's way through Ajax's defenses.
Ajax wants to land a leg kick but Kenway is out of range.
Ajax defending well as Kenway loads up on a big left hand.
Ajax appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Ajax has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kenway throws a jab but it's blocked by Ajax.
Ajax shoots in looking for a takedown. Kenway tries to sprawl out of it but Ajax keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kenway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ajax's sensitive parts.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Kenway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenway tries to clinch there but Ajax circles away.
Ajax throws a front kick aimed at Kenway's knee but Kenway avoids it well.
Kenway blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ajax. Ajax circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ajax swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
Ajax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenway gets caught flat footed, as Ajax shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway pulls Ajax in close to prevent any damage.
Kenway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ajax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Kenway keeps moving.
Kenway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ajax throws a strike but Kenway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kenway controlling from the top position.
Ajax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenway defends it easily.
Ajax keeping moving, preventing Kenway from controlling successfully.
Kenway stays in close to Ajax's body and controls the position.
Ajax wants to sweep here but Kenway controlling him for the moment.
Kenway decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ajax, up you get!
Ajax misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jab from Ajax.
Ajax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Kenway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ajax misses with a hook
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ajax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Ajax tenderised Kenway's leg. Kenway is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenway moves in looking to clinch but Ajax pushes him off.
Kenway lands a jab to the nose.
Ajax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenway.
Ajax throws a low kick, looking for Kenway's leg but Kenway calmly moves out of range.
Ajax connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenway slips under a jab from Ajax.
Kenway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ajax connects with a right hand. Kenway shakes it off.
Kenway has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kenway.
Kenway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ajax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ajax connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenway scores with a nice right hand.
Marco Ajax is winning the standup battle so far.
Ajax swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenway.
Ajax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenway instigates a clinch.
Kenway lands with a light punch inside.
Kenway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenway trying to stall but Ajax improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ajax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
Ajax takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenway scores with a shot to the side of Ajax's head.
Ajax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ajax pushes Kenway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ajax.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
Kenway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
Ajax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ajax misses with some punches.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ajax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajax scores with a shot to the side of Kenway's head.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Ajax lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kenway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ajax working aggressively here.
Kenway blocking some punches.
Ajax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ajax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ajax drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kenway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kenway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ajax has time to react.
Kenway throws a right hand that misses
and Ajax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown but Kenway shows good takedown defense.
Kenway feints a counter leg kick.
Ajax pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenway is out of range and Ajax settles back down.
Kenway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kenway slips a straight right by Ajax.
Kenway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway wants to clinch but Ajax slips to the side
and Ajax counters with a stiff right hand.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Ajax blocks a head kick by Kenway.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajax manages to avoid it.
Ajax is looking to counter punch.
Kenway slips under a jab from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Kenway.
Ajax throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajax steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kenway. That one must have hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ajax lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kenway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kenway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenway needs to keep his hands up - Ajax had a free shot at his head there.
Kenway throws a jab when Ajax was well out of range.
Ajax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Ajax.
Kenway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ajax checks it well.
Ajax throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway cracks Ajax with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ajax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ajax misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajax manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenway clobbers Ajax with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ajax throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ajax shoots in for a double leg but Kenway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ajax cracks Kenway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ajax is looking to stall here but Kenway recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Kenway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kenway slips a jab and a cross from Ajax.
Ajax takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
Ajax fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kenway on the side of the head.
Kenway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ajax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Ajax coming out on top.
Ajax throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ajax throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenway's waist but Kenway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ajax off to one side.
Ajax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Ajax throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Kenway to work.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax lands a left hand.
Ajax blocking some punches.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ajax misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway trying to control the position but instead, Ajax has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenway into the cage.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ajax scores with a shot to the side of Kenway's head.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Ajax avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Ajax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ajax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ajax tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ajax misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ajax.
Kenway pushes Ajax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
Ajax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Ajax controls his hands.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ajax struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenway controls his hands.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajax misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Ajax controls his hands.
Ajax misses with the head strike.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Ajax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ajax backwards.
Ajax blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Ajax tries a body shot but Kenway blocks it.
Ajax has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway blocks an uppercut.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
Ajax has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
A hook to the body from Kenway.
Kenway lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Ajax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ajax backwards.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway lands a left hand.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Ajax controls his hands.
Ajax tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajax has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kenway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ajax.
Kenway lands a right hand.
Kenway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ajax up against the cage.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ajax.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway works on Ajax's body with a couple of short punches.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Ajax blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Ajax's shoulder, as Ajax tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ajax.
Ajax misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway wants to counter the offense by Ajax and move into the clinch position.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ajax throws out a leg kick but Kenway moves out of range and Ajax only half commits.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Ajax.
Kenway gets tackled into the cage by Ajax. Ajax maintains the clinch.
Ajax pushes Kenway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Kenway.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Ajax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ajax.
Kenway blocks an uppercut.
Ajax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Ajax.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ajax.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ajax blocks an uppercut.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway works on Ajax's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Kenway on the inside.
Kenway prevents a body shot from Ajax.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ajax tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Ajax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Kenway is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Ajax throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Ajax misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kenway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Kenway.
Kenway digs a right hand underneath Ajax's ribcage. Ajax let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kenway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ajax or not.
Kenway lands a left hand.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Kenway tries a body shot but Ajax blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Ajax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kenway.
Ajax jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenway wants to stand but Ajax is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kenway controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kenway gets to his feet - Ajax follows without any prompting.
Ajax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edward Kenway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajax misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ajax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kenway finds it's way through Ajax's defenses.
Kenway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kenway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kenway drives through and clinches with Ajax against the cage.
Kenway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Ajax.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ajax struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenway controls his hands.
Kenway lands a right hand.
Ajax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway pushes Ajax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kenway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ajax circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenway throws a poor cross that misses
and Ajax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway throws the left hand but Ajax avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Ajax does no damage.
Ajax drops his hands momentarily and Kenway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ajax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Ajax.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and Ajax moves out of range easily.
Ajax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenway. That did some damage!
A combination from Ajax does no damage.
Ajax backing away here, and Kenway unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenway's waist but Kenway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ajax off to one side.
Ajax throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenway counters with a series of strikes. Ajax will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenway tries to clinch there but Ajax circles away.
Ajax looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ajax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ajax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ajax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenway.
Ajax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenway throws the left hand but Ajax avoids the punch easily.
Ajax misses with a straight left.
Jab from Ajax.
Ajax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ajax staying out of range there.
Ajax half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kenway misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left lands for Ajax.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Ajax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenway's head backwards.
A cross from Ajax lands.
Ajax doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
Marco Ajax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Kenway blocks a body shot from Ajax.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ajax fails to land.
Kenway lands an uppercut.
Kenway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kenway.
Ajax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ajax misses with some punches.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ajax tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kenway just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ajax jumps guard but Kenway turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kenway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ajax backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenway.
A nice left hand lands by Kenway.
Ajax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ajax blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway lands a body shot.
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Ajax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Ajax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ajax working aggressively here.
Ajax takes a shot to the head.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Kenway digs a right hand underneath Ajax's ribcage. Ajax let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway blocks a body shot from Ajax.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway scores with a shot to the side of Ajax's head.
Ajax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ajax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway pushes Ajax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ajax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ajax lands with a right to the head.
Ajax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kenway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Edward Kenway 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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