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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sun God Ra (ranked 2928 p4p, 362 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 4908 p4p, 533 weight class). The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. 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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209 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Sun God Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ra but Ra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ra is trying to defend but The Dancing Buddha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ra is defending against the submission attempts here by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha decides to stand and escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Dancing Buddha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ra throws a sloppy body shot
and The Dancing Buddha counters by moving into the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Sun God Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Dancing Buddha breaks from the clinch.
Ra clobbers The Dancing Buddha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha tries to score a body lock takedown but Ra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an uppercut.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to pull guard but Ra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike.
The Dancing Buddha tries to score a body lock takedown but Ra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws a head kick but Ra moves out of range.
Ra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Dancing Buddha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ra is fending him off so far but The Dancing Buddha persists. Nope, Ra circles away and we're back to standing.
The Sun God Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dancing Buddha doesn't manage to clinch there - Ra circles away.
Ra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha clinches up against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha is looking for a takedown.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ra.
Ra lands a nice uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha looks winded!
Ra scores a nice knee to the body.
Ra lands a damaging elbow.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
Ra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Dancing Buddha dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Dancing Buddha is defending well for now.
The Dancing Buddha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Ra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Ra avoiding damage as The Dancing Buddha throws knees to the body.
The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the body shot from Ra.
Ra lands a nice hook to The Dancing Buddha's body. The Dancing Buddha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Dancing Buddha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ra misses with an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha tries to counter with a clinch but Ra shakes him off and moves away.
The Dancing Buddha defending well as Ra loads up on a big left hand.
The Sun God Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a right hand that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dancing Buddha circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Dancing Buddha feints a jab promting Ra to slip. The Dancing Buddha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Dancing Buddha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Dancing Buddha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Dancing Buddha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ra keeping hold of The Dancing Buddha's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the action but Ra is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sun God Ra 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.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Ra misses the jab.
Ra gets tackled into the cage by The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha maintains the clinch.
Ra prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Dancing Buddha jumps guard but Ra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.
Ra gets through The Dancing Buddha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ra prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Sun God Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha taking a breather.
The Dancing Buddha lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra working aggressively here.
Ra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Dancing Buddha's defenses.
It looks like Zorba The Dancing Buddha has been cut.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Dancing Buddha is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ra.
Ra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
The Dancing Buddha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Dancing Buddha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike.
The Dancing Buddha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Dancing Buddha looking for a takedown.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ra to keep the fight standing.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dancing Buddha has had enough of the clinch but Ra keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra digs a right hand into The Dancing Buddha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Dancing Buddha's gas tank.
The Dancing Buddha is breathing heavily.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ra is pressed up against the cage. The Dancing Buddha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ra down to the mat. Ra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ra throws a body punch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
The Dancing Buddha ducks right into an uppercut from Ra.
Ra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ra misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Dancing Buddha, pushing him back against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
Ra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
The Dancing Buddha jumps guard but Ra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ra lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ra digs a right hand into The Dancing Buddha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Dancing Buddha's gas tank.
Ra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Dancing Buddha dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra misses with a body punch.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
Ra lands a good knee to the midsection. The Dancing Buddha won't want to take too many of those.
Ra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Dancing Buddha avoids it.
Ra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Dancing Buddha managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to pull guard but Ra has him pressed against the cage.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ra.
The Dancing Buddha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Dancing Buddha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to pull guard but Ra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha pulls guard effortlessly.
Ra connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dancing Buddha throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ra looking to pass the guard.
Ra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ra working The Dancing Buddha over with strikes.
Ra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Dancing Buddha has hold of Ra's hands but Ra 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.
The Sun God Ra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zorba The Dancing Buddha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ra is looking to clinch.
The Dancing Buddha shoots for a double leg takedown but Ra sprawls well. He's pushed The Dancing Buddha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ra misses with a hook. The Dancing Buddha ducked under it nicely.
Ra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a jab.
The Dancing Buddha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ra throws an off balance right hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a thumping low kick.
Ra scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dancing Buddha in his tracks.
The Dancing Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ra.
The Dancing Buddha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a takedown attempt - Ra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ra attempts a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha avoids it well and moves away.
Ra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra loads up on a big right hand but The Dancing Buddha slips the punch.
Nice shot by Ra.
Ra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dancing Buddha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Ra throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Sun God Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
Ra stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Ra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha tries to bum rush Ra with a series of wild strikes but Ra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Dancing Buddha walks into a stiff left hand from Ra.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
The Dancing Buddha unleashes a big counter combination but Ra bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Dancing Buddha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
The Dancing Buddha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ra throws a right hand that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a nice body shot.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ra misses.
The Dancing Buddha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ra avoids it really well and circles away.
The Sun God Ra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ra throws a jab when The Dancing Buddha was well out of range.
Ra tries to clinch but The Dancing Buddha is having none of it.
Ra throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Dancing Buddha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dancing Buddha tries to close the distance and clinch but Ra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ra swings for the body but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
The Dancing Buddha wants to counter with a clinch but Ra pushes him away.
The Dancing Buddha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ra swivels and escapes.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dancing Buddha manages to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a front kick but Ra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha.
Ra connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a takedown attempt - Ra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A lazy left from Ra finds it's target.
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch but The Dancing Buddha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ra gets a clinch.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but Ra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ra gets underhooks to prevent The Dancing Buddha's takedown attempt.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a knee to the head.
Ra has The Dancing Buddha pressed against the cage, preventing The Dancing Buddha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Dancing Buddha pushes off an throws an elbow but Ra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha is working Ra over against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ra is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Ra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
The Sun God Ra 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Domingo (ranked 2687 p4p, 341 weight class) and Bich Nga (ranked 2688 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nga is looking to land body kicks.
Nga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domingo.
Nga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domingo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nga! But no joy.
Domingo checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Domingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Domingo blocks the body kick.
Nga misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Domingo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Domingo misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
Domingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nga looks to throw the jab but Domingo is out of range.
Nga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nga throws a lazy uppercut
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Domingo, right into the meat.
Nga just misses with a punch to the body.
Nga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Domingo is able to avoid easily.
Nga throws out a powerful jab.
Nga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Domingo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Domingo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nga moves out of range as Domingo strikes.
Domingo throws a right hand that Nga ducks under and follows up with a left that Nga also avoids with ease.
Domingo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nga is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nga! But no joy.
Nga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Domingo.
Nice uppercut lands for Domingo. That snapped Nga's head back.
Domingo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nga.
Domingo throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domingo misses with a left hand
and Nga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga throws a jab when Domingo was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Domingo.
Nga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Domingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domingo.
A little jabbing left from Nga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Domingo works the jab nicely.
Domingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nga is just out of range.
Nga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Domingo.
Nga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nga slips a jab from Domingo.
The fighters circling - Domingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Domingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Domingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Nga.
Nga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a jab to Domingo's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Domingo.
Domingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Nga.
Domingo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Domingo slips under a jab.
Nga throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Nga misses.
Domingo throws a body punch but Nga moves out of range.
Nga feints a counter leg kick.
Domingo scoring well with a low kick there.
Domingo scores with a head kick.
Domingo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nga checks it well.
Domingo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nga tries to clinch there but Domingo circles away.
Nga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Domingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nga ducks right into an uppercut from Domingo.
Nga throws a body punch but Domingo moves out of range.
Nga looks to land a body kick but Domingo moved away.
Nga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nga slips under a jab from Domingo.
Nga swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
Domingo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Domingo.
Nga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Domingo throws out the jab.
Domingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domingo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Domingo misses with a body shot.
Nga slips a straight right by Domingo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Domingo's corner calls for a 1-2. Domingo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Domingo misses.
Nga thuds his right hand into Domingo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Domingo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nga clinches up against the cage.
Domingo lands a hook that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as Domingo controls his hands.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Domingo breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Nga misses.
Nga throws a body kick that misses
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domingo.
Domingo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nga looks to score with a jab to the body but Domingo is just out of range.
Nga with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Domingo throws a series of punches but Nga avoids them all with ease.
Domingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nga can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Nga.
Nga throws a body kick that misses.
Domingo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Domingo counters with a straight right hand.
Domingo scores with a decent looking hook.
Domingo scores with a punch to the head.
Nga is rocked!
Nga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nga throws out a counter right but Domingo avoids it with no problem.
Nga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Domingo scores with a three punch combo!
Nga is still on wobbly legs! Can Domingo finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nga tries to clinch but Domingo moves out of range.
Nga seems to have recovered his senses.
Domingo misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Domingo lands but Nga takes it in his stride.
Domingo moves out of range of the leg kick from Nga.
Domingo drops Nga with a beautiful combination! Nga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Domingo is looking for the KO!
Domingo throws a big shot that misses.
Domingo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Domingo lands with a nice body punch.
Nga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Domingo jabs Nga right on the nose. Nga blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Nga misses.
Domingo is looking to counter punch.
Domingo blocks a jab.
Nga throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Domingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nga wants to land a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo dips to his left and cracks Nga with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nga lands with a good body shot.
Nga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Nga.
Domingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nga.
Nga cracks Domingo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Domingo blocks the low kick.
Domingo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nga throws a hook but Domingo blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Domingo.
Domingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nga is looking to land body kicks.
Domingo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga misses with an uppercut. Domingo saw that one coming.
Domingo throws a lazy right hand but Nga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Domingo with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Domingo lands with an overhand left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Domingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Domingo drops Nga with a beautiful combination! Nga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Domingo is looking for the KO!
Nga misses with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Nga
and Domingo counters with a crisp right that sends Nga to the canvas! Domingo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Domingo!
Our winner, Jorge Domingo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 2524 p4p, 336 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 2850 p4p, 366 weight class). Fadden comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Song by THE HAUNTED. 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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187 lbs
29 - 24 - 2 |
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
29 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belfort lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fadden walks into a straight right hand from Belfort.
Fadden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fadden.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belfort, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Belfort - just one landing.
Good exchange - Belfort coming out on top.
Fadden delivers a nice body kick.
Belfort lands a jab.
Fadden is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Fadden.
Oh Fadden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fadden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fadden seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort lands a leg kick that knocks Fadden off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Fadden.
Belfort drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fadden right on the button. Fadden goes down! Belfort follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Belfort gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Belfort!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jordan Belfort waved his t-shirt featuring FORCEE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (ranked 1647 p4p, 225 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 1757 p4p, 242 weight class). Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Hale blocks a leg kick.
Union keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Union throws a leg kick but Hale moved away.
Hale misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Union finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Hale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Union has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Union bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Hale finds it's target.
We've been informed that Hale has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hale connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Union takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
Union misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Union on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale takes a swing at Union's ribcage but misses.
Hale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Union scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Union lands a jab.
Union throws a front kick aimed at Hale's knee but Hale avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Hale.
Union buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Union clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Union.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hale works on Union's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Union.
Hale lands a nice shot to the body.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Hale avoids a kick to the body.
Hale misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Union wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Union connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hale blocks a jab.
Union throws a poor cross that misses
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Union keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Union scoring well with a low kick there.
Union scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a body shot.
Union slips a jab from Hale.
Union misses the body punch
and Hale counters with a leg kick.
Union scores with a jab.
Union scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hale doesn't seem bothered though.
Union swings widly with a right hand
and Union takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Union thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
Hale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Union lands a really nice looking cross but Hale seems unphased.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale slips under a jab from Union.
Union throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Union cracks Hale with a good jab.
Hale throws a push kick but Union slaps the foot to one side.
Union throws a lazy head kick
and Hale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Union misses with a low kick.
Hale feints the counter takedown.
Union feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hale misses with a body shot.
Union misses with a straight right.
Union takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Union connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Union throws a lazy uppercut
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.
Union throws a low kick but Hale avoids it.
Union connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hale's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bregan Union dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Union misses with a straight right.
Union is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Union works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Union rushes Hale and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Hale on the inside.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale jabs Union to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hale throws out a loose jab but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Hale misses.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Union throws a big shot that misses.
Union is looking to slow Hale down with leg kicks.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Union moves out of range easily.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Union.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Union finds it's way round the side to connect with Hale's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Union.
Hale scores with a jab. Union acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Union.
Union lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale lands a jab to Union's midsection.
Union lands an overhand right.
Hale is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Union keeping moving, preventing Hale from controlling successfully.
Union trying to keep a closed guard but Hale is proving a slippery customer.
Union is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Union content to control rather than advance.
Union missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hale is looking for a sweep. Union is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Union thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Union working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hale's head.
Hale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Union not doing much here.
Union wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hale keeps working.
Hale works his way to full guard. Good work.
Union is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hale keeping moving, preventing Union from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Bregan Union will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
Union fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hale on the side of the head.
Hale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Union misses the target.
Hale walks into a straight right hand from Union.
Union scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hale in his tracks.
Hale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Union lands.
Union jabs Hale right on the nose. Hale blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale cracks the inside of Union's front leg.
Union throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Hale gets tackled into the cage by Union. Union maintains the clinch.
Union is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hale is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Union scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hale lands a shot to the body.
Hale cracks Union with a nice body shot.
Hale is struggling to control the position.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Union throws an overhand right that lands on Hale's shoulder, as Hale tries to avoid the shot.
Union avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union moves to clinch but Hale breaks away
and Hale counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Union is looking for a counter combo.
Union throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Union coming out on top.
Union throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters with a stiff right hand.
Union misses with an uppercut. Hale saw that one coming.
Union takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Union jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Union misses with a left hand
and Hale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Hale tries to counter it with a takedown but Union pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brandon Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Union appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bregan Union is winning the standup battle so far.
Union looks to land a left hand but Hale moved out of range nicely.
Union moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHale.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hale, as that shot connected.
Hale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bregan Union is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Union scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Union misses with a low kick as Hale jumps back.
Hale dodges the punch combination from Union.
Union looks to land a left hand but Hale moved out of range nicely.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Union finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Hale lands a big head kick that sends Union tumbling to the mat! Hale takes a step backwards and waves Union back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Union is rocked!
Bregan Union's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Hale does no damage.
Oh Union is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hale misses with a right hand
and Union connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Union connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hale's hands.
Union seems to have got his legs back now.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Union is just out of range.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Union lands with a shot to the body.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Union.
Union connects with a body shot that sends Hale's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Union closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Hale.
Well Union has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bregan Union!
Bregan Union took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FORCEE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 1406 p4p, 189 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 2290 p4p, 297 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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38
218 lbs
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224 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po connects with a high kick.
It looks like Colin Kaepernick has been cut.
Nice shot by Po .
Po throws a shot to the body.
Po scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Po moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po .
Kaepernick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po 's elbow.
Kaepernick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaepernick managing to block the knees to the body from Po .
Kaepernick can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaepernick avoids a wild elbow strike from Po .
Kaepernick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaepernick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaepernick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaepernick swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Kaepernick misses with the head strike.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kaepernick fails to land.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Kaepernick misses with some punches.
Kaepernick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po blocking some punches.
Kaepernick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaepernicks head.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaepernick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaepernick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po 's elbow.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po is looking to control Kaepernick's arms but Kaepernick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Po has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaepernick.
Kaepernick misses with some punches.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Po is struggling to control the position.
Po prevents a body shot from Kaepernick.
Po looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaepernick lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaepernick.
Po is looking to control Kaepernick's arms but Kaepernick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Po has his back to the cage.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a punch to the body.
Po stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaepernick won't want to take too many of those.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po is leaning against Kaepernick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Kaepernick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Po .
Po is pushing Kaepernick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaepernick avoids a wild elbow strike from Po .
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Kaepernick misses with the head strike.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Kaepernick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaepernick tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Po .
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaepernicks head.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po misses with the head strike.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaepernick misses with some punches.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Colin Kaepernick's cut is getting worse.
Kaepernick swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick tries to work over Po 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaepernick takes an elbow to the temple.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Kaepernick's ribcage.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaepernick's defenses.
Po lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Po 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Kaepernick's cut.
That's time! Kaepernick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaepernick misses with a left hand
and Po counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Kaepernick to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Po !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tong Po !
Our winner, Tong Po , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 1400 p4p, 187 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 1359 p4p, 182 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauli Raunio!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raunio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Raunio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raunio is looking to clinch.
Rutten throws a front kick that sends Raunio stumbling back into the cage.
Rutten misses with a low kick as Raunio jumps back.
Rutten misses with a shot to the body
and Raunio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Raunio's ribs.
Rutten 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.
Raunio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rutten on his heels. He'll look to pass Rutten's guard now, I'm sure.
Rutten pushes Raunio off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raunio looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Raunio looks for a takedown but Rutten sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raunio cracks Rutten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Handsome Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten cracks the inside of Raunio's front leg.
Raunio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Raunio keeps it at a distance.
Raunio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raunio tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Raunio jabs at Rutten's body.
Raunio misses with a straight left.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Raunio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raunio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raunio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raunio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten blocks a low kick nicely.
Rutten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raunio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Rutten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raunio 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.
Raunio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raunio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Raunio avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Raunio avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Raunio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Raunio throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten throws a jab when Raunio was well out of range.
Raunio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raunio closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Raunio's head.
Raunio misses with a punch to the body.
Raunio blocking some punches.
Raunio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
A hook to the body from Raunio.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Raunio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raunio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raunio loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Raunio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Raunio.
Rutten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raunio's hands.
Raunio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Raunio.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raunio moves away.
Raunio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten cracks Raunio with a good jab.
Handsome Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Rutten finds it's way through Raunio's defenses.
Raunio clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land.
Raunio blocking some punches.
Raunio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome Rutten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raunio connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raunio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rutten is fending him off so far but Raunio persists. Nope, Rutten circles away and we're back to standing.
Raunio throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raunio moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raunio can do to turn this around?
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raunio on the side of the head.
Raunio ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Raunio closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Raunio pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raunio pushes Rutten up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with some punches.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raunio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Raunio cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Raunio.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Raunio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutten momentarily.
Raunio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raunio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Raunio clinches up with Rutten and pushes him back against the cage.
Raunio misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Raunio fails to land.
Rauli Raunio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raunio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten prevents the takedown attempt.
Handsome Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Raunio.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Raunio slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten tried to counter with a leg kick but Raunio avoided it.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
Raunio throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raunio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from Rutten lands.
Raunio digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten misses with a hook. Raunio ducked under it nicely.
Raunio moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Raunio tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Raunio pushes Rutten up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raunio.
Raunio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raunio lands with a good body shot.
Rutten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raunio slips under a jab.
Raunio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten throws the left hand but Raunio avoids the punch easily.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Raunio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raunio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raunio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raunio lands an overhand right.
Raunio is looking to score with low kicks.
Raunio wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Rutten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raunio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutten misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raunio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Rutten throws a hook but Raunio avoids it easily.
Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Raunio's front leg but catches the back leg as Raunio tries to avoid it.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Raunio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Raunio coming out on top.
Raunio moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raunio fails to land.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten pushes Raunio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raunio working aggressively here.
Raunio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Raunio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rauli Raunio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rutten stuns Raunio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raunio closes the distance and clinches.
Raunio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Raunio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
Raunio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raunio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutten up against the cage.
Raunio blocking some punches.
Raunio blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Raunio tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten pushes Raunio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raunio is rocked!
Rutten unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Raunio! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rutten is unloading with more strikes now! Raunio drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Handsome Rutten!
A very excited looking Handsome Rutten 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 677 p4p, 78 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 1175 p4p, 136 weight class). Umanouke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. 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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265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Umanouke scores with a shot to the body.
Gomu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umanouke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomu.
Gomu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Umanouke throws a hook but Gomu avoids it easily.
Gomu scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomu misses with a left hand
and Umanouke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Umanouke with the ground and pound but Gomu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umanouke postures up in Gomu's guard and throws a big left but Gomu blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umanouke trying to control but Gomu is working from the bottom.
Umanouke controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Gomu keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umanouke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umanouke connects with a couple of short punches.
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Gomu keeps moving.
Umanouke is fighting to break Gomu's control of his arms but Gomu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Umanouke controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Umanouke throws a strike but Gomu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gomu stopping the sweep attempt from Umanouke.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Umanouke looking for a guillotine here but Gomu defends easily.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomu is aware though and is defending well.
Gomu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Umanouke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gomu uses it to pass to side control.
Umanouke is trying to escape the position but Gomu is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Umanouke tries to buck Gomu off but Gomu is having none of it.
Umanouke is still trying to improve position.
Umanouke is trying to escape the position but Gomu is controlling the position.
Gomu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Umanouke connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Umanouke with a poor takedown
and Gomu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomu blocks a jab.
Umanouke gets a double leg takedown into Gomu's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ueda Umanouke will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Umanouke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomu.
Gomu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Umanouke has a couple of punches blocked by Gomu.
Umanouke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Umanouke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomu.
Umanouke lands with a right to the head.
Gomu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomu scores with a sloppy right hand. Umanouke should have avoided that one.
Gomu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umanouke gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umanouke working the ground and pound from side control.
Umanouke working away.
Umanouke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gomu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gomu Gomu's cut is getting worse.
Umanouke trying to control the action but Gomu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gomu Gomu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Umanouke scores with a couple of short elbows.
Umanouke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Umanouke trying to control the action but Gomu is working from the bottom.
Umanouke cracks Gomu with a big right hand but Gomu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Umanouke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Umanouke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Umanouke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomu seems a little lost for a moment, as Umanouke dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Umanouke.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Umanouke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Umanouke wants to control but Gomu is keeping him busy.
Umanouke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Umanouke wants to control for a moment but Gomu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Umanouke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomu tries to roll over but Umanouke keeps him under control.
Gomu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umanouke.
Umanouke works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Umanouke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gomu to see if he's OK.
Jeez, Gomu Gomu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gomu Gomu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ueda Umanouke!
Ueda Umanouke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 1385 p4p, 184 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 1216 p4p, 167 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by . Gordon has chosen S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats as his entrance music. Connor Mac Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gordon wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gordon misses the target.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon walks into a left hand.
Gordon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Burns's head coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gordon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Gordon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gordon on the side of the head.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Burns digs a good hook to Gordon's body.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Gordon swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gordon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gordon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gordon's head backwards.
Burns is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Gordon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Gordon misses with a kick to the body.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Gordon scores with a three punch combo!
Gordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Gordon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gordon tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Gordon tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Gordon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gordon's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Gordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Good leg kick by Gordon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gordon lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns 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.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mel Gordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mel Gordon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gordon looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gordon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mel Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon throws a head kick that half lands.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Burns lands with a hook. Gordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gordon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns sets himself, and Gordon steps forward looking for the clinch! Burns avoids it this time.
Gordon throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Burns slips under a jab from Gordon.
Burns scores with a body shot.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon tries to clinch
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gordon connects with a single shot there.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Burns.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Gordon misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some bone on bone action there as Gordon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gordon. Gordon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gordon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns cracks Gordon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gordon is rocked!
Burns blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns moves forwards but Gordon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gordon. Burns shrugs it off though.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a nice strike.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Gordon lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns 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 Gordon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gordon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gordon looks to throw a body kick
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns.
Gordon looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon throws a nice head kick!
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon is looking for the big counter here.
Burns lands a jab.
Burns with a nice cross.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gordon to the canvas! Gordon doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Burns keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 430 p4p, 59 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 1038 p4p, 146 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick misses with a leg kick.
Marfaker throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marfaker misses with a hook
and Hallick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hallick moves away from the strike by Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hallick counter with a right hand.
It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marfaker.
Hallick throws out a loose jab but Marfaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marfaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marfaker cracks Hallick with a good jab.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
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!
Hallick misses with an uppercut. Marfaker saw that one coming.
Marfaker works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick moves out of range as Marfaker strikes.
Marfaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker lands a jab.
Hallick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Marfaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hallick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marfaker - the referee stops the clock and Hallick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marfaker. Hallick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marfaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hallick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hallick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hallick moves away from the strike by Marfaker.
Hallick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marfaker.
Hallick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallick.
Marfaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marfaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marfaker jabs Hallick right on the nose. Hallick blinks but takes it well.
We've been told by Marfaker's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Marfaker.
Marfaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marfaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallick drops his hands momentarily and Marfaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hallick misses with a body kick.
Marfaker throwing a counter right hand but Hallick manages to avoid it.
Marfaker scores with the left hand. Hallick knows he should have avoided that one.
Marfaker misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands with a shot to the body.
Marfaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hallick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marfaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marfaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marfaker throws a lazy right hand but Hallick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hallick rushes Marfaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marfaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallick backwards.
Marfaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallick.
Hallick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marfaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marfaker misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick throws a punch but it's blocked by Marfaker.
Marfaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hallick fails to land.
Marfaker misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker stalling in the clinch but Hallick improves position.
Marfaker breaks from the clinch.
Hallick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Hallick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marfaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallick can pounce on him.
Hallick checks a low kick from Marfaker.
A little jabbing left from Hallick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hallick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marfaker.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hallick throws a good cross that connects.
Juan Marfaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallick.
Hallick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marfaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marfaker, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hallick counters with a stiff right hand.
Marfaker tries to land a front kick but Hallick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hallick misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker clobbers Hallick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marfaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hallick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick counters with a thumping low kick.
Hallick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marfaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hallick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marfaker throws a big shot that misses.
Hallick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hallick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marfaker takes a swing at Hallick's ribcage but misses.
Hallick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marfaker.
Marfaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallick can do to turn this around?
Marfaker misses with a left hand
and Hallick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marfaker really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hallick ducks under a wild hook from Marfaker.
Nice shot lands for Hallick.
Hallick throws a lazy uppercut
and Marfaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marfaker throws a chopping leg kick but Hallick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hallick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marfaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marfaker's hands.
Juan Marfaker's cut is getting worse.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marfaker.
Marfaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hallick looks to throw the jab but Marfaker is out of range.
Marfaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marfaker. That's going to slow Hallick down.
Hallick moves out of range of the strikes.
Marfaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hallick is out of range.
Hallick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hallick lands a lovely overhand right.
Marfaker scores with a hook to the body. Hallick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marfaker throws a hook but Hallick avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick tries to bum rush Marfaker with a series of wild strikes but Marfaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marfaker tests Hallick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marfaker lands with an overhand left.
Marfaker throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hallick to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marfaker 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.
Hallick takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Marfaker.
Marfaker is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hallick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Hallick lands a beautiful left hook that drops Marfaker. Marfaker tries to recover but Hallick is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Marfaker lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
Our winner, Al Hallick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 383 p4p, 53 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 349 p4p, 50 weight class). Ragnarsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anja - Where I Am. Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Judah backs away, Ragnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Judah scores with a jab. Ragnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Judah lands a head shot.
Judah moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson.
Judah is looking to chop away at Ragnarsson's legs.
Ragnarsson misses with a few strikes there.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson looks to throw a body kick
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson jabs Judah right on the nose. Judah blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Judah works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnarsson.
A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah.
Judah has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ragnarsson uses from the top position.
Ragnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Judah trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnarsson is proving a slippery customer.
Judah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ragnarsson passes into half guard.
Judah is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah manages to get to full guard.
Ragnarsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ragnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Judah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Judah looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Judah is looking to stall here but Ragnarsson recovers full guard.
Judah tries to free his leg and advance position but Ragnarsson is retaining full guard.
Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Judah from controlling successfully.
Judah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ras Li Judah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarsson tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Ragnarsson coming out on top.
Ragnarsson thows a leg kick but Judah checks it
and Judah counters with an outside leg kick.
Judah moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses the body punch
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away.
Judah jabs at Ragnarsson's body.
Ragnarsson jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ragnarsson feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson jabs Judah right on the nose. Judah blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson thows a leg kick but Judah checks it
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Judah misses.
Judah blocks the body kick.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Judah's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick.
Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Ragnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah moves out of range as Ragnarsson throws a body kick.
Judah shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judah.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Ragnarsson moves to clinch but Judah breaks away
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnarsson jabs at Judah's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson motions for Judah to come forward. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah tries a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson is wise to it.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice head shot.
Judah thumps Ragnarsson with a low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnarsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Ragnarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Judah is looking to chop away at Ragnarsson's legs.
Ragnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Ragnarsson catches Judah right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Ragnarsson throws a counter high kick but Judah was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ragnarsson throws a front kick aimed at Judah's knee but Judah avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Judah counters with a body kick.
Ragnarsson swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ras Li Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
and Judah counters with a thumping low kick.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a low kick, right behind Ragnarsson 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ras Li Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Judah throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Ragnarsson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ras Li Judah!
Ras Li Judah spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Bjorn Ragnarsson had this to say: 'I'm not done, I'll be back with my new team managment'.
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