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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Torhammer (ranked 1934 p4p, 201 weight class) and Andrey Eremeev (ranked 2662 p4p, 260 weight class). Torhammer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doom Unit - Killing Time. 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
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Torhammer.
Eremeev closes the distance and pushes Torhammer back into the cage.
Torhammer tries a body shot but Eremeev blocks it.
Eremeev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Torhammer regains guard.
Torhammer wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eremeev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eremeev landing some decent shots from guard.
Eremeev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eremeev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torhammer has momentary wrist control but Eremeev slips an elbow through the middle.
Eremeev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eremeev throwing strikes from guard but Torhammer blocks nicely.
Eremeev throwing strikes but missing.
Eremeev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torhammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully.
Eremeev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torhammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eremeev has managed to get both his arms back between Torhammer's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eremeev throws a sloppy strike and Torhammer has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Eremeev is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Torhammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henrik Torhammer!
A very excited looking Henrik Torhammer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Garner (ranked 1288 p4p, 140 weight class) and Eon Yaj (ranked 1636 p4p, 181 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 Eon Yaj was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garner darts in looking for a takedown but Yaj gets double underhooks and turns Garner into the cage.
Yaj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garner moves out of range of the body kick from Yaj.
Yaj has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garner looks to land a combination. Yaj sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Yaj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yaj throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garner.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garner's calf.
Garner checks a leg kick.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garner walks into a left hand.
Garner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner avoids the head kick by Yaj.
A jab lands there for Garner.
Garner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj wants to counter the offense by Garner and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garner is defended easily by Yaj.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garner cracks Yaj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yaj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garner.
Eon Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garner takes a knee to the side of the body.
I was talking to Garner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yaj is trying to get back to half guard.
Yaj prevents Garner from moving into mount.
Yaj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yaj struggling a bit here.
Yaj manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garner's best efforts.
Yaj makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yaj.
Yaj keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj pulls Garner in close to prevent any damage.
Garner wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Garner wants to get up but he can't break Yaj's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yaj throws a low kick, looking for Garner's leg but Garner calmly moves out of range.
Yaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Yaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner looks to land a combination but Yaj avoids it well.
Yaj is looking to chop away at Garner's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yaj is fending him off so far but Garner persists. Nope, Yaj circles away and we're back to standing.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj misses the jab.
Yaj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garner checks it well.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yaj sprawls well. Yaj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garner is defended easily by Yaj.
Garner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Garner connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eon Yaj dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Garner ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garner.
A slow jab from Garner misses its intended target.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Garner's body.
Yaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garner swinging wildly here.
Yaj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garner, pushing him back against the cage.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garners head.
Garner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yaj smiles and moves away.
Eon Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner avoids a kick to the body.
Yaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yaj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Yaj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garner loads up on a big right hand but Yaj slips the punch.
Yaj is looking for the big counter here.
Eon Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
Garner is looking to counter punch.
Yaj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yaj jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garner feinted with a counter takedown.
Yaj throws a lazy body kick
letting Garner counter with a right hand.
Yaj slaps away a takedown attempt from Garner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garner shoots in for a double leg but Yaj sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Yaj misses
and Garner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Yaj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Yaj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garner shoots for a double leg takedown but Yaj sprawls well. He's pushed Garner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garner 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yaj misses with the body kick
and Garner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yaj looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yaj working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garner.
Yaj is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garner defends well.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Yaj has wrist control.
Garner throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner postures up.
Yaj trying to control the position here.
Garner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
Yaj throws a body kick that misses.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Yaj lands with a cross.
Yaj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to land a leg kick but Garner saw it coming and moves away.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Garner scores with a punch to the head.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garner.
Yaj stuns Garner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yaj.
Garner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garner. That did some damage!
Yaj throws a leg kick but Garner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garner rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Yaj misses
and Garner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garner thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eon Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner slips under a jab.
Garner avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Garner moves out of range easily.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks Garner with an uppercut!
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
Garner slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner connects with a nice looking jab.
Yaj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yaj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garner is out of range.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garner throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Garner is out of range.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yaj sprawls well. Yaj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj digs a good hook to Garner's body.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garner.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Garner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garner.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj connects with a high kick.
Yaj tries to land a leg kick but Garner saw it coming and moves away.
Garner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garner or perhaps it was just good defense by Yaj, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Yaj throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Yaj. No joy for Garner on that attempt.
Yaj throws a low kick but Garner moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Yaj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yaj - that will leave a mark!
Garner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Garner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garner counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj looks to land a body kick but Garner moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Garner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Garner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garner on the side of the head.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yaj is fending him off so far but Garner persists. Nope, Yaj circles away and we're back to standing.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Garner moves out of range easily.
Yaj misses with a leg kick
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaj misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yaj tries to work over Garner's front leg with a kick but Garner checks it.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garner is looking to counter punch.
Yaj tries to move into range but Garner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garner checks the leg kick.
Garner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Garner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Yaj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yaj tries to clinch up.
Garner throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Yaj misses.
A big right from Garner misses.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Ron Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garner doesn't seem bothered though.
Garner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eon Yaj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garner goes for a double leg but Yaj avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yaj continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garner swings widly with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a good low kick that Garner was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eon Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yaj 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eon Yaj!
Eon Yaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wax (ranked 830 p4p, 84 weight class) and Ely Scrubs (ranked 1018 p4p, 108 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Wax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ely Scrubs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scrubs moves in looking to clinch but Wax pushes him off.
Scrubs takes the fight into the clinch.
Scrubs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wax blocks an uppercut.
Wax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wax connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scrubs's face.
Wax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scrubs's elbow.
Wax 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.
Wax lands with a right to the head.
Scrubs has a couple of punches blocked by Wax.
Wax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scrubs throws a punch but it's blocked by Wax.
A head punch on the inside from Scrubs fails to land.
Scrubs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scrubs misses with the head strike.
Wax breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wax cracks Scrubs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scrubs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wax lands with a kick to the temple. Scrubs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scrubs is rocked!
Scrubs 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.
Scrubs is still on wobbly legs! Can Wax finish him?
Scrubs closes the distance but Wax moves to the side
and Wax counters with a left right combination that sends Scrubs crashing to the mat - Wax wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Scrubs out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Wax!
Charlie Wax decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 735 p4p, 74 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 840 p4p, 86 weight class). Kuchar comes into the arena with 21 Savage - No Heart blaring out of the sound system. Rakija has chosen Rakija as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Kuchar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuchar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuchar throws a head kick that misses.
Kuchar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rakija circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuchar misses with a lunging right hand
and Rakija connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rakija shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rakija drops his hands momentarily and Kuchar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rakija staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rakija! But no joy.
Kuchar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rakija throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuchar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Rakija with that takedown attempt.
Kuchar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakija at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar misses the shot to the body.
Kuchar backing away here, and Rakija unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kuchar looks to land a right hand but Rakija moved out of range.
Rakija looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Matt Kuchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakija tries to clinch but Kuchar moves away
and Kuchar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuchar scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakija should have avoided that one.
Kuchar throws a jab when Rakija was well out of range.
Kuchar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuchar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rakija has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kuchar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rakija.
Kuchar throws a jab but it's blocked by Rakija.
Kuchar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuchar cracks the inside of Rakija's front leg.
Kuchar throws a low kick but Rakija moves out of range easily.
Rakija blocks a jab.
Rakija now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija tests Kuchar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuchar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rakija slips under a jab.
Rakija tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuchar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuchar jabs at Rakija's body.
Rakija shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rakija throws a leg kick but Kuchar moved away.
Kuchar avoids the body shot from Rakija.
Rakija shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuchar looks to land a left hand but Rakija moved out of range nicely.
Kuchar misses with a looping left.
Rakija counters with a body kick.
Kuchar tries to score with a low kick but Rakija moves his leg out of the way.
Rakija tries a quick counter leg kick but Kuchar is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuchar pinned against the cage. Kuchar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuchar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rakija slips under a jab from Kuchar.
Rakija now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuchar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rakija tries for a takedown but Kuchar circles away easily
and Kuchar counters with a stiff right hand.
Matt Kuchar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riza Rakija.
Rakija staying out of range there.
Rakija looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuchar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuchar throws a head kick that misses.
Rakija takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the head.
Kuchar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakija was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuchar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakija moves away from the strike by Kuchar.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
Kuchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakija has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuchar.
Nice defenses there by Rakija.
Rakija shapes to counter with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakija throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuchar.
A clash of legs there as Kuchar blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuchar misses the target.
Rakija throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuchar blocks the leg kick.
Kuchar connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar lands with a cross.
Rakija lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rakija blocks a jab.
Rakija ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rakija feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuchar looks to land a right hand but Rakija moved out of range.
Kuchar lands the left hand.
Rakija misses with a body kick.
Rakija thumps Kuchar with a low kick.
Kuchar looks to throw the jab but Rakija is out of range.
Rakija looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rakija throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kuchar counter with a right hand.
Rakija ducks under a wild hook from Kuchar.
Rakija takes one to the side of the head.
Rakija dives in and scores a takedown into Kuchar's guard.
Kuchar keeping moving, preventing Rakija from controlling successfully.
Kuchar has his hands on Rakija's head, controlling the position.
Kuchar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija is trying to maintain the position but Kuchar is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuchar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rakija reverses the position - he's now on top in Kuchar's guard.
Kuchar controlling the position.
Rakija trying to control but Kuchar is working from the bottom.
Kuchar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuchar is working hard here to advance position.
Rakija is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kuchar pulls Rakija in close to prevent any damage.
Rakija pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuchar is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija stopping the sweep attempt from Kuchar.
Rakija wants to pass the guard but Kuchar is keeping the position.
Kuchar is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rakija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rakija counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuchar throws the left hand but Rakija avoids the punch easily.
Kuchar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakija.
Kuchar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rakija.
Matt Kuchar is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakija defending well as Kuchar loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Rakija on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rakija.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar throws an overhand right that lands on Rakija's shoulder, as Rakija tries to avoid the shot.
Rakija slips a jab from Kuchar.
Rakija stuns Kuchar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuchar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuchar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
Rakija throws a body shot but no joy.
Rakija uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuchar.
Kuchar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rakija with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuchar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakija feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuchar's calf.
Rakija uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuchar.
A countering left hand to the body from Rakija misses.
Rakija pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuchar throwing a counter right hand but Rakija manages to avoid it.
Kuchar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riza Rakija will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rakija dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuchar. That did some damage!
Rakija shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuchar throwing a counter right hand but Rakija manages to avoid it.
Kuchar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakija moves away.
Kuchar 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 solid leg kick lands there for Rakija.
Rakija throws a leg kick
and Kuchar counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuchar throws an overhand right that lands on Rakija's shoulder, as Rakija tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Rakija, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuchar scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakija should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija throws a low kick but Kuchar avoids it.
Rakija throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuchar tries to land a front kick but Rakija steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuchar throws a shot from downtown. Rakija moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuchar misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuchar misses the target.
Rakija is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuchar rather than just go for the knockout.
Rakija fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuchar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rakija's calf.
Kuchar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rakija to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuchar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rakija finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rakija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuchar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rakija drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rakija motions for Kuchar to come forward. Rakija throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rakija uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuchar.
Rakija misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija defending well as Kuchar loads up on a big left hand.
Kuchar blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuchar misses the target.
Kuchar digs a good body shot into Rakija's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuchar works the jab nicely.
Rakija tries to score with a low kick but Kuchar moves his leg out of the way.
Rakija has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuchar throws a big shot that misses.
Kuchar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Kuchar misses its intended target.
Rakija looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rakija.
Rakija tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rakija takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut. Rakija saw that one coming.
Kuchar misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Kuchar finds it's way through Rakija's defenses.
Kuchar throws a head kick that misses.
Rakija throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuchar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuchar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rakija lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuchar throws out a loose jab but Rakija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakija slips a jab from Kuchar.
Kuchar staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rakija counters with a leg kick.
A left lands for Rakija.
Rakija misses with a low kick.
Rakija throws a leg kick but Kuchar sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kuchar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuchar misses with a lunging right hand
and Rakija counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuchar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rakija makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab from Kuchar.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakija misses the target.
Kuchar swings widly with a right hand
and Rakija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuchar throws an off balance right hand
letting Rakija counter with a right hand.
Rakija misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Kuchar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakija throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riza Rakija.
I think Rakija 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 361 p4p, 51 weight class) and Jari Aarnio (ranked 1073 p4p, 151 weight class). Sturd Jr's entrance music is Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). A fine choice. Aarnio has chosen Ice Cube - Why We Thugs as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Aarnio!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aarnio throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
Jari Aarnio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aarnio misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sturd Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Aarnio blocks the leg kick.
Aarnio scores with a nice head shot.
Sturd Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aarnio is out of range.
Aarnio connects with a crisp jab.
Aarnio moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aarnio throws a good cross that connects.
Sturd Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aarnio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturd Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aarnio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aarnio misses the jab.
Aarnio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Aarnio swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Aarnio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aarnio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sturd Jr in his tracks.
Aarnio shoots in but Sturd Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr scores with a one two! Aarnio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aarnio throws a hook but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook to the body. Aarnio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Aarnio.
Nice shot by Aarnio.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Aarnio moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
Aarnio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aarnio drops his hands momentarily and Sturd Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aarnio throws the left hand but Sturd Jr avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturd Jr misses the target.
Aarnio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aarnio connects with the punch.
Aarnio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aarnio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aarnio slips a straight right by Sturd Jr.
Aarnio misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aarnio throws an off balance right hand
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Aarnio checks it.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
A little jabbing left from Aarnio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aarnio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd Jr cracks Aarnio with a good jab.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Aarnio lands with a cross.
Aarnio misses with a straight right.
Aarnio misses with a hook.
Aarnio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
Aarnio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sturd Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aarnio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aarnio throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Aarnio checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Aarnio slaps the foot to one side.
Aarnio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sturd Jr scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Aarnio checks it.
Sturd Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aarnio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
The fighters circling - Sturd Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aarnio 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.
Aarnio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aarnio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Aarnio slips the punch.
Sturd Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aarnio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Aarnio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aarnio also avoids with ease.
Sturd Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aarnio's calf.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination but Aarnio avoids it well.
Sturd Jr moves forwards but Aarnio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Aarnio misses with a straight left.
Aarnio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sturd Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aarnio lunges at Sturd Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sturd Jr's hand.
Aarnio cracks Sturd Jr with an open hand slap.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aarnio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturd Jr at a distance.
Sturd Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Aarnio's shoulder, as Aarnio tries to avoid the shot.
Aarnio checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Aarnio scores with a nice head shot.
Aarnio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sturd Jr backs up against the cage.
Aarnio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aarnio lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aarnio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason Sturd Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Aarnio.
Aarnio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jari Aarnio 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.
Sturd Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aarnio.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Aarnio.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab to the body
enabling Aarnio to counter with a crisp jab.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Aarnio.
Aarnio misses with a right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aarnio is able to avoid easily.
Aarnio ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
Aarnio checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr cracks Aarnio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aarnio cracks Sturd Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturd Jr defending well as Aarnio loads up on a big left hand.
Aarnio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Aarnio misses.
Sturd Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of Aarnio's head but Aarnio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aarnio throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio throws a right hand that misses
and Sturd Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aarnio cracks Sturd Jr with a good jab.
Sturd Jr blocks a jab.
Aarnio scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Aarnio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aarnio.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aarnio checks a leg kick.
Aarnio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aarnio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aarnio tries to bum rush Sturd Jr with a series of wild strikes but Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Aarnio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aarnio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Aarnio misses.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Aarnio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aarnio also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio lands with an uppercut that bounces Sturd Jr off the cage and back into range.
Aarnio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturd Jr under the eye.
Sturd Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aarnio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aarnio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturd Jr momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Sturd Jr misses.
The fighters circling - Aarnio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aarnio misses with a hook.
Jari Aarnio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Aarnio avoids it.
Sturd Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sturd Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aarnio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd Jr.
Aarnio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aarnio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Sturd Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd Jr is just out of range.
Sturd Jr dips to his left and cracks Aarnio with an uppercut!
Sturd Jr throws a looping overhand right but Aarnio ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr cracks Aarnio with a good jab.
Aarnio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturd Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Aarnio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sturd Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Aarnio's shoulder, as Aarnio tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd Jr looks to land a right hand but Aarnio moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Aarnio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aarnio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aarnio misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Sturd Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aarnio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sturd Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Aarnio in the body.
Aarnio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Aarnio misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Aarnio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Aarnio.
Aarnio 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.
Sturd Jr cracks Aarnio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sturd Jr jabs Aarnio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Aarnio finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Aarnio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aarnio.
Aarnio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Aarnio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aarnio throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Aarnio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturd Jr has time to react.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of Aarnio's head but Aarnio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aarnio misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Aarnio slips the punch.
Aarnio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Aarnio.
Aarnio connects with a crisp jab.
Aarnio scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jari Aarnio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Aarnio jabs Sturd Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aarnio slips under a jab from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of Aarnio's head but Aarnio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aarnio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Aarnio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aarnio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturd Jr.
Aarnio lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Aarnio throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Aarnio throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Sturd Jr.
Aarnio staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr takes a swing at Aarnio's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Aarnio throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Aarnio's leg. Aarnio is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Aarnio misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Aarnio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aarnio also avoids with ease.
Sturd Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Aarnio counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. Aarnio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aarnio looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
Aarnio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sturd Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Aarnio backing up. Aarnio nods at Sturd Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Aarnio's legs.
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
Aarnio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Sturd Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Aarnio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aarnio throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Aarnio's legs.
Aarnio throws a hook but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Aarnio avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio throws a hook but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Aarnio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturd Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aarnio finds it's way round the side to connect with Sturd Jr's head.
Aarnio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturd Jr at a distance.
Aarnio throws a combination that misses
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aarnio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aarnio throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Aarnio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Aarnio strikes.
Jari Aarnio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aarnio misses with a body shot.
Aarnio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Aarnio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Sturd Jr slips a jab from Aarnio.
Sturd Jr wants to land a leg kick but Aarnio is out of range.
Aarnio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aarnio lands with a hook. Sturd Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aarnio moves out of range as Sturd Jr strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Sturd Jr misses.
Decent striking displayed by Aarnio there.
Sturd Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sturd Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aarnio misses with a hook.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aarnio.
Aarnio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sturd Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Aarnio.
Aarnio throws a right hand that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a series of strikes. Aarnio will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aarnio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aarnio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
A head kick misses from Aarnio.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Aarnio moves out of range.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aarnio.
Aarnio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturd Jr under the eye.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but Aarnio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Aarnio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aarnio misses with a straight left.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut.
Aarnio throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr scores with a leg kick.
Aarnio misses with a hook. Sturd Jr ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aarnio throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Sturd Jr.
Well Aarnio 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Aarnio!
A less than humble Jari Aarnio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 350 p4p, 52 weight class) and Veikko Pilvi (ranked 246 p4p, 36 weight class). Northrop comes to the cage accompanied by Alive And Kicking. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pilvi's choice of entrance music: Faded. Veikko Pilvi 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop with a nice cross.
Northrop needs to keep his hands up - Pilvi had a free shot at his head there.
Pilvi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pilvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pilvi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pilvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pilvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pilvi misses with a looping left.
Northrop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pilvi throws a leg kick
enabling Northrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Northrop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pilvi's guard.
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!
Northrop trying to control but Pilvi is working from the bottom.
Pilvi is adopting a defensive guard.
Pilvi keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
Pilvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Northrop stops Pilvi from standing up.
Northrop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pilvi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Northrop being controlled here momentarily.
Pilvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Northrop is one step ahead there.
Pilvi has momentary wrist control but Northrop slips an elbow through the middle.
Northrop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pilvi is keeping the position for now.
Pilvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Northrop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pilvi keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
Pilvi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Northrop throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop throws an elbow that misses. Pilvi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Northrop's guard. Nice move by Pilvi!
Northrop looking for a guillotine here but Pilvi defends easily.
Pilvi controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pilvi trying to control the position from guard on top but Northrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilvi stopping the sweep attempt from Northrop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Pilvi from controlling successfully.
Pilvi controlling from the top position.
Pilvi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Northrop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Northrop is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pilvi rolls with it to try and escape but Northrop cranks on the arm and Pilvi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RAGS of a RONIN logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 58 p4p, 9 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 180 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Hooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hooper takes a thudding leg kick, 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!
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hooper doesn't seem bothered though.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Man.
Hooper lands a slapping body shot.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hooper lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Hooper.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Man lands a head shot.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hooper, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hooper.
Hooper throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man scores with the left hand. Hooper knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper closes the distance and clinches.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
A short right from Man.
Hooper takes a shot to the head.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Man pushes Hooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man misses with some punches.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A body shot lands from Man.
Hooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocking some punches.
Man prevents a body shot from Hooper.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man blocking some punches.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Hooper back against the cage.
Man blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hooper as Man tries to tie him up.
Man lands a right hand.
Man prevents a body shot from Hooper.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man breaks the clinch.
Hooper moves away from the strike by Man.
The fighters circling - Hooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man is looking to slow Hooper down with leg kicks.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Hooper's leg but Hooper calmly moves out of range.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man tries to work over Hooper's front leg with a kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper lands a jab to the head.
Hooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooper lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.
Hooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man connects with a body shot.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hooper to score with a decent uppercut.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooper misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooper's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hooper tries to counter with a clinch but Man shakes him off and moves away.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hooper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Man slips a jab from Hooper.
Man cracks Hooper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man slips under a jab from Hooper.
Hooper wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hooper.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man misses with a low kick as Hooper jumps back.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man slips under a jab from Hooper.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hooper moves his leg out of the way.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man pushes Hooper away with a front kick.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Man misses
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hooper swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Man.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hooper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Hooper lands an overhand right.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hooper if he has to take too many more of those.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hooper checks a leg kick nicely.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Hooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hooper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hooper can turn it around.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Man pushes Hooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Hooper.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Hooper lands with a light punch inside.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Man lands a body shot.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Hooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hooper can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Man blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hooper's ribs.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man digs a good hook to Hooper's body.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Man connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
Hooper has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Good body shot from Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hooper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Hooper.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
It looks like Man has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hooper.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man throws out a leg kick but Hooper moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Hooper moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hooper lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Man tenderised Hooper's leg. Hooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Hooper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man digs a good body shot into Hooper's ribs.
Hooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hooper.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Hooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Man lands.
Man wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
Man lands with a hook. Hooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper checks a low kick from Man.
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man slips a jab from Hooper.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hooper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hooper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper connects with a single shot there.
Man throws a wild body kick that Hooper sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Hooper in a clinch.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Hooper has double underhooks.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Fook Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Hooper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hooper.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hooper.
Man gets through Hooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with some punches.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Hooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Hooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hooper thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooper connects with a single shot there.
Hooper misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper slips a jab from Man.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Man.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hooper down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper staying out of range there.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
Hooper connects with the punch.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hooper jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Hooper.
Good shot there by Man.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man had his way with Troy Hooper in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hooper's ribs.
Hooper wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man misses with a right hand
and Hooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Hooper. Beautiful body shot.
Hooper slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hooper lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hooper.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Hooper shrugs it off though.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man throws a front kick that sends Hooper stumbling back into the cage.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Troy Hooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Man is looking to chop away at Hooper's legs.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper gets a clinch.
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hooper.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
Hooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Hooper lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper lands a nice uppercut.
Hooper has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fook Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Man is pushing Hooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Man is stalling here.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Troy Hooper.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man retains his welterweight title!
Fook Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 199 p4p, 31 weight class) and Jericho Hill (ranked 70 p4p, 9 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 7 - 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 - 14 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jericho Hill!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Jericho Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Cotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Cotto thows a body kick. Hill tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cotto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Cotto misses.
Cotto misses with a body shot
and Hill counters with a nice body kick.
Hill avoids the body shot from Cotto.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cotto.
Cotto thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill staying out of range there.
Cotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotto throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill throws a series of strikes that have Cotto backpedaling.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill checks the leg kick.
Cotto lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Cotto throws a chopping leg kick but Hill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cotto is looking to wear down Hill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cotto connects with a leg kick. Hill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cotto lands with a kick to the temple. Hill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cotto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Cotto misses.
Hill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Cotto checks a low kick from Hill.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill lands a front kick.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Nice body kick there by Cotto.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Cotto misses.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Hill defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Cotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cotto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hill - the referee stops the clock and Cotto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hill. Cotto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cotto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hill lands with a nice body kick.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hill.
Hill lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Cotto scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Cotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hill moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Nice uppercut there from Cotto.
Hill lands a leg kick that knocks Cotto off balance momentarily.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill.
Cotto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cotto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotto throws out the jab.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Cotto.
Cotto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto scores with a shoulder strike.
Cotto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill gets through Cotto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotto tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Cotto tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Cotto controls the action.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Cotto controls the action.
Cotto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cotto tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto working aggressively here.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cotto.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Cotto lands with a short shot to the head.
Hill has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cotto is trying to keep an underhook but Hill manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cotto kicks Hill off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto moves out of range of the body kick from Hill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill ducks right into an uppercut from Cotto.
Cotto is looking to score with low kicks.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hill slips a straight right by Cotto.
Cotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cotto blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill feints the counter takedown.
Hill looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Cotto is looking for a counter combo.
Hill keeps Cotto at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cotto throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto gets caught flat footed, as Hill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Cotto keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cotto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto wants to control but Hill passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hill lands a nice short elbow.
Cotto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hill thows a huge punch but Cotto dodges it nicely.
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cotto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hill.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
Cotto is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Hill tries to counter it with a takedown but Cotto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill misses with a combination
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Cotto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Hill misses with a hook.
As Hill backs away, Cotto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotto can pounce on him.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill has managed to clinch.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cotto lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Cotto is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Hill.
A shot in the inside from Hill.
Hill blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Hill has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cotto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hill can turn it around.
Hill looking to stall.
Cotto tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cotto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotto.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands an uppercut.
Hill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cotto can't fight it off and eventually Hill manages to take the fight to the floor. Cotto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill trying to control but Cotto is working from the bottom.
Jericho Hill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill postures up in Cotto's guard and throws a big left but Cotto blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Cotto blocks nicely.
Hill throws a big elbow that misses.
Cotto can't keep his opponent in guard - Hill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jericho Hill.
I think Cotto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
A very excited looking Miguel Cotto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 44 p4p, 5 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 113 p4p, 16 weight class). Pena Pulkkinen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Sole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pulkkinen's waist but Pulkkinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sole off to one side.
Pulkkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Sole steps away.
Sole cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Sole makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pulkkinen really felt that one!
Sole misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Sole takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores with the left hand. Pulkkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sole connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Sole slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Sole is looking to slow Pulkkinen down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pulkkinen!
Sole working away.
Sole staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole trying to control the action but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
What's Pulkkinen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sole lands some shots froms side control.
Pulkkinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Sole scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sole is thwarting Pulkkinen's attempts to control the position.
Sole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pulkkinen keeps working.
Pulkkinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pulkkinen seems keen to control Sole's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sole trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Pulkkinen looking for subs off his back but Sole has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sole is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Pulkkinen controlling the position for now.
Pulkkinen is trying to maintain the position but Sole is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulkkinen throws out a leg kick but Sole moves out of range and Pulkkinen only half commits.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pulkkinen misses with a double jab.
It looked like Sole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tried to score with a low kick but Sole checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen works the jab nicely.
Sole swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulkkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sole avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Sole jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Sole cracks Pulkkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sole thuds his shin into the meat of Pulkkinen's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulkkinen can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sole.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pena Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole gets a takedown into half guard.
Sole is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulkkinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sole is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pulkkinen tries to get to full guard but Sole has control of the leg.
Pulkkinen is trying to maintain the position but Sole is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacks Sole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pulkkinen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sole haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole is trying to control. Pulkkinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pulkkinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pulkkinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pulkkinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sole is working away from the top position though.
Sole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulkkinen defending well though.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Sole control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pulkkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sole.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Pulkkinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Pulkkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Pulkkinen lands a head shot.
Sole is looking to slow Pulkkinen down with leg kicks.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Sole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sole misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen throws a counter combo.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole cracks Pulkkinen with an open hand slap.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Sole jumps back.
Sole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pulkkinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pulkkinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sole.
Pulkkinen is trying to improve his position.
Sole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sole misses with the ground and pound.
Sole scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen.
Sole checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Pulkkinen catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Sole checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Sole strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Sole counters with a leg kick.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Sole's belly button to the back.
Pulkkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pulkkinen. Sole shrugs it off though.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sole tries to work over Pulkkinen's front leg with a kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Sole clinches up against the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sole is trying to trip Pulkkinen. He has hold of a leg but Pulkkinen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sole persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole being controlled here momentarily.
Sole wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
Pulkkinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good leg kick by Pulkkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Sole.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sole blocks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pulkkinen is able to avoid easily.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulkkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pulkkinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacks Sole did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulkkinen's sensitive parts.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole misses with the body kick
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Sole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sole looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole scores with a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Sole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulkkinen pinned against the cage. Pulkkinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole fails with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
A lazy body kick from Sole
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Pulkkinen.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Sole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick.
Sole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Pulkkinen.
Sole closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Pulkkinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pulkkinen trying to remain calm as Sole controls from the top position.
Pulkkinen can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulkkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sole moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Sole blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Sole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole lands with a shot to the body.
Sole thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Sole. Beautiful body shot.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Sole.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sole misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pena Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sole is looking to take a break and control but Pulkkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulkkinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sole off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Sole's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sole prevents Pulkkinen from getting a body triangle.
Sole tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sole has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sole trying to control the hands but Pulkkinen breaks the grip.
Pulkkinen tightening his grip on Sole, looking for the choke.
Sole tries to escape but Pulkkinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sole rolls, trying to escape but Pulkkinen keeps control of the position.
Pulkkinen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sole knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sole for a finish.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sole is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jacks Sole made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 9 p4p, 1 weight class) and Marco Ajax (ranked 42 p4p, 8 weight class). Ajax is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a hook
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ajax thows a leg kick but Kenway checks it
and Kenway counters with a straight right hand.
Kenway closes the distance and clinches.
Ajax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kenway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ajax misses the jab.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Kenway checks it.
Ajax throws a front kick aimed at Kenway's knee but Kenway avoids it well.
Ajax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenway. That did some damage!
Ajax takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ajax swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice shot by Ajax.
Ajax throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kenway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Ajax.
Ajax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax blocks a jab.
Ajax ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ajax looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Ajax misses.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajax takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Kenway throws a counter high kick but Ajax was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kenway is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ajax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway stuffs the takedown attempt from Ajax. Ajax gets slowly back to his feet.
Ajax slips under a jab from Kenway.
A clash of legs there as Kenway blocks the low kick.
Kenway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kenway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Ajax there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ajax lands the left hand.
Ajax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ajax cracks Kenway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenway misses with a few strikes there.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Ajax saw that one coming.
Ajax throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kenway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two 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!
Ajax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenway counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck for Ajax with that takedown attempt.
Edward Kenway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ajax.
Kenway throws a low kick, looking for Ajax's leg but Ajax calmly moves out of range.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Kenway checks it.
Ajax scoring well with a low kick there.
Ajax scores with a three punch combo!
Ajax misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajax misses with a looping right.
Kenway lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kenway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Edward Kenway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kenway breaks the clinch.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kenway wants it to stay on the feet.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ajax. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajax walks into a stiff left hand from Kenway.
Ajax lands a jab.
Ajax tries to land a front kick but Kenway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Kenway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ajax's calf.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. Ajax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Ajax.
Ajax scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax misses the jab.
Kenway looks to land a right hand but Ajax moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kenway misses.
Ajax scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenway clinches up against the cage.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway scores with a shot to the side of Ajax's head.
Kenway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ajax backwards.
Kenway lands with a short shot to the head.
Ajax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Ajax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ajax has picked Kenway up - he's going for a ride! Ajax dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ajax is nestled in close to Kenway, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kenway is controlling Ajax's trapped leg to prevent Ajax from advancing to side control.
Kenway has hold of Ajax's hands but Ajax slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ajax throws a shot from downtown. Kenway moves away and avoids it.
Ajax lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenway 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 Ajax has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ajax and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ajax in his tracks.
Ajax misses with a leg kick
and Kenway makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ajax really felt that one!
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax is looking to chop away at Kenway's legs.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway connects with the punch.
Ajax does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Kenway moves out of range as Ajax throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ajax's calf.
Ajax misses with a looping right.
Ajax looks to land a combination but Kenway avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Kenway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ajax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Ajax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ajax throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenway lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ajax will feel that in the morning.
Ajax throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kenway lands with an uppercut that bounces Ajax off the cage and back into range.
Kenway keeps Ajax at a distance using the push kick.
Kenway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ajax counters with a nice body shot.
Edward Kenway is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenway blocks a low kick nicely.
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!
Kenway tries to clinch but Ajax is having none of it.
Ajax scores with a jab to the head.
Kenway misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenway thows a leg kick but Ajax checks it
and Ajax counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenway scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ajax.
Some bone on bone action there as Ajax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Kenway.
Ajax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajax misses the shot to the body.
Ajax throws an off balance right hand
and Kenway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Kenway.
Ajax tries to move into range but Kenway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ajax jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ajax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenway. That did some damage!
Ajax pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenway is out of range and Ajax settles back down.
Kenway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kenway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ajax scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kenway in his tracks.
Ajax fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tries to work over Ajax's front leg with a kick but Ajax checks it.
Kenway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ajax throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenway throwing a counter right hand but Ajax manages to avoid it.
Ajax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ajax with the counter takedown but Kenway avoids it easily.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ajax looks to land a combination. Kenway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenway.
Ajax cracks Kenway with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Ajax.
Kenway tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenway takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A cross from Kenway lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Ajax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kenway lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ajax fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Kenway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenway throws a low kick but Ajax avoids it.
Kenway lands a nice hook to Ajax's body. Ajax takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenway.
Ajax looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
Ajax just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKenway.
Ajax throws a big shot that misses.
Kenway tried to counter with a leg kick but Ajax avoided it.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite 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 Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajax.
A telegraphed right hand from Ajax misses the target.
Kenway takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kenway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ajax has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Ajax's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ajax gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenway throws a lazy right hand but Ajax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ajax misses with a combination
and Kenway counters by moving into the clinch.
Ajax misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Ajax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenway working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ajax can pounce on him.
Ajax misses with an uppercut
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Ajax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenway.
Kenway slips under a jab from Ajax.
Ajax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Ajax fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kenway is out of range.
Kenway closes the distance and clinches.
Ajax goes for a takedown attempt but Kenway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kenway checks a leg kick.
Ajax scores with a nice head shot.
Kenway lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajax throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajax with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Ajax there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenway walks into a straight right hand from Ajax.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Ajax checks it.
Ajax misses with an uppercut.
Ajax 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.
Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ajax fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ajax looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kenway is looking for a sweep. Ajax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws a strike but Kenway avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ajax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ajax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ajax postures up in Kenway's guard and throws a big left but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway is looking to stand up but Ajax isn't so interested in that idea.
Ajax loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ajax preventing the sweep.
Kenway is adopting a defensive guard.
Ajax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ajax throwing strikes from guard but Kenway blocks nicely.
Kenway wants to stand and escape but Ajax is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Ajax takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ajax throws a push kick but Kenway slaps the foot to one side.
Kenway is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kenway scores with a hook.
Ajax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Ajax tries to get set, Kenway tries to push him back and clinch up but Ajax manages to avoid the attempt.
Ajax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Ajax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ajax feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway swings for the body but Ajax moves out of range.
Ajax slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenway moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Ajax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenway.
Kenway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kenway is looking to land body kicks.
Ajax was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kenway throws a hook but Ajax blocks it.
Kenway closes the distance and pushes Ajax back into the cage.
Kenway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenway misses with a hook. Ajax ducked under it nicely.
Ajax is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway doesn't manage to clinch there - Ajax circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenway.
Ajax swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajax moves away.
Ajax throws out a leg kick but Kenway moves out of range and Ajax only half commits.
Kenway tries to land a leg kick but Ajax saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ajax shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kenway is trying to defend but Ajax finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ajax sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ajax landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kenway is trying to control but can't.
Kenway is pressing down on Ajax's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kenway wants to stand up but Ajax is controlling him.
Kenway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Ajax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ajax postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ajax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ajax content to stall in guard here.
Ajax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenway is keeping the position for now.
Marco Ajax has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ajax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kenway is trying to control the position but Ajax postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenway.
Ajax ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ajax throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenway throwing a counter right hand but Ajax manages to avoid it.
Ajax misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Ajax throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ajax breaks from the clinch.
Kenway checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenway blocks a leg kick.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Donk. Kenway catches Ajax right on the button with a cross.
Kenway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax wants to slow Kenway down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
A lazy left from Kenway finds it's target.
Ajax loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Ajax misses
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway tries a head kick but it misses.
Ajax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ajax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajax.
Ajax swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ajax. That snapped Kenway's head back.
Good exchange - Ajax coming out on top.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ajax.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenway throws a right hand that Ajax ducks under and follows up with a left that Ajax also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenway.
Ajax avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marco Ajax will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway'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. This is the final round!
Kenway lands a high kick!
Ajax fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ajax looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Kenway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ajax throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenway throws a right hand that Ajax ducks under and follows up with a left that Ajax also avoids with ease.
Kenway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ajax.
Kenway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenway scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Kenway.
Kenway wants to clinch up but Ajax keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a shot to the body
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway misses with a head kick.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and Ajax moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands with a cross.
Kenway slips a jab from Ajax.
Ajax throws a head kick but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajax is just out of range.
Ajax misses with a head kick.
Ajax throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenway on the side of the head.
Kenway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Ajax does no damage.
Ajax misses with a body kick.
Ajax will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenway tries to clinch up.
Ajax connects with a jab.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenway but Kenway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marco Ajax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ajax.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway with a hook.
Ajax throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenway lands with a kick to the temple. Ajax shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ajax cracks the inside of Kenway's front leg.
Ajax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Kenway.
Kenway moves out of range of the body kick from Ajax.
Ajax scores with a punch to the head.
Ajax throws a series of punches but Kenway avoids them all with ease.
Kenway with a hook.
Ajax misses with an uppercut
and Kenway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
Ajax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kenway.
Ajax misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Ajax throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenway counters with a nice leg kick.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. Ajax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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.
Edward Kenway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ajax.
Ajax is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kenway moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Ajax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenway. That's going to slow Ajax down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ajax tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ajax ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenway lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Kenway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Ajax misses
and Kenway finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kenway tries to land a leg kick but Ajax saw it coming and moves away.
Ajax throws out a loose jab but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ajax throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kenway.
Kenway appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ajax swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Ajax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kenway is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Kenway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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