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DUEL#125 Feltre vs Skrumbo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natural Born Killer (ranked 903 p4p, 93 weight class) and Nino Brown (ranked 2874 p4p, 261 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yer Killin' Me- Remo Drive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Natural Born Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
As Brown looks to move away, Killer throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killer.
Killer lands with a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Killer throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Killer counters with a nice uppercut.
Killer throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Killer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings for the body but Killer moves out of range.
Killer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Killer throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killer moves away.
Killer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Killer 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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Killer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Killer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Natural Born Killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Brown.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Brown prevents a body shot from Killer.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer effectively controlling the action here.
Killer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Killer landing knees to the head.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Killer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Killer misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Killer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Killer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Killer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killer lands with a nice body punch.
Brown misses with a body shot
enabling Killer to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killer keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Killer is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown postures up in Killer's guard and throws a big left but Killer blocks it.
Killer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown won't allow Killer to sweep him here.
Brown trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
Killer has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Brown won't allow Killer to sweep him here.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Killer is keeping the position for now.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Killer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natural Born Killer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Killer scores with a nice head shot.
Killer has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer scores with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Killer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Killer stalling.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Killer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Natural Born Killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Brown.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Killer jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Killer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Killer scoring well with a low kick there.
Killer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Killer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Killer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Killer - just one landing.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Killer back into the cage.
Natural Born Killer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Killer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Killer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown prevents a body shot from Killer.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Killer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Killer looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
Brown blocking some punches.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Killer misses with a knee strike.
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Brown blocks a body shot from Killer.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Brown is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Killer can't fight it off and eventually Brown manages to take the fight to the floor. Killer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Killer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natural Born Killer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Killer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Killer misses with a few strikes there.
Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Killer connects with a looping right hand.
Natural Born Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
Killer clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to drag Killer to the mat but Killer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Killer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer stalls.
Killer digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown tries for a takedown but Killer manages to get underhooks.
Natural Born Killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Killer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Killer gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Killer presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Killer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown prevents a body shot from Killer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Killer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Killer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown has Killer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Killer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Killer lands a knee to the head.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer effectively controlling the action here.
Killer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is nestled in close to Killer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Killer has his hands clasped together around Brown's back. He's all about the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Killer's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Natural Born Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Killer wants to get back to full guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown wants to control but Killer is keeping him busy.
Brown is looking to pass Killer's guard but actually Killer recovers to full guard.
Killer is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nino Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Killer's head.
Killer is trying to get back to full guard.
Killer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Natural Born Killer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Killer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natural Born Killer!
A victorious Natural Born Killer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 2904 p4p, 371 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 928 p4p, 125 weight class). Perez comes into the arena with Another One Bites The Dust blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Denke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perez has time to react.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Denke with a nice cross.
Denke lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Denke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Perez is rocked!
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!
Perez wants to clinch
and Denke counters with a huge right that knocks Perez out cold! Denke is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Denke!
A very excited looking Karl Denke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 2113 p4p, 237 weight class) and Conrad Hauser (ranked 735 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conrad Hauser!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Hauser. Beautiful body shot.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Hauser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crimson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hauser circles away quickly and effectively.
Crimson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crimson pushes Hauser up against the cage in a clinch.
Hauser blocking some punches.
Hauser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hauser.
Hauser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hauser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hauser tries to land a front kick but Crimson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hauser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hauser has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crimson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hauser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crimson closes the distance and pushes Hauser back into the cage.
Hauser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hauser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Hauser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hauser lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser trying to control the position but instead, Crimson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hauser into the cage.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hauser.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson lands a left hand.
Crimson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hauser blocking some punches.
Hauser looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Hauser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hauser looks to land a left hand but Crimson moved out of range nicely.
Hauser connects with a looping right hand.
Hauser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crimson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hauser scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauser blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Nice straight punches there by Hauser. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hauser.
Hauser throws a lazy right hand but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a head kick but Hauser moves out of range.
Hauser lands a nice shot to the body.
Hauser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hauser looks to score with a jab to the body but Crimson is just out of range.
Hauser scores with the left hand. Crimson knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hauser.
Hauser takes a swing at Crimson's ribcage but misses.
Hauser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crimson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hauser darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crimson throws a right and a left that Hauser avoids nicely.
Crimson clinches.
Hauser misses with some punches.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hauser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hauser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hauser is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crimson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Hauser.
Crimson misses with a body shot
and Hauser counters with a left to the body.
Crimson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hauser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hauser.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Hauser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crimson rather than just go for the knockout.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Hauser swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crimson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crimson is rocked!
Hauser is looking to land body kicks.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauser.
Crimson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crimson moves to clinch but Hauser breaks away
and Hauser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crimson throws a combination. Hauser tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crimson tries to clinch but Hauser moves out of range.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hauser is looking for the big counter here.
An inside leg kick lands from Crimson.
Crimson darts in and clinches Hauser up against the cage.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Hauser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hauser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauser throws a jab but it's blocked by Crimson.
Crimson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crimson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crimson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hauser to score with a decent uppercut.
Hauser scores with a nice right hand.
Crimson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauser throws the left hand but Crimson avoids the punch easily.
Crimson is looking to clinch.
Hauser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hauser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hauser takes a swing at Crimson's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Crimson.
Hauser throws a wild body kick that Crimson sees coming a mile off.
Crimson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hauser connects with an inside leg kick.
Crimson clinches up with Hauser and pushes him back against the cage.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Hauser taking a breather.
Crimson landing knees to the body.
Crimson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Crimson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauser breaks the clinch.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hauser circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crimson!
It looks like Conrad Hauser has been cut.
Hauser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Hauser dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hauser cracks Crimson with a good jab.
Crimson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hauser is trying to break the clinch but Crimson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hauser.
Hauser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hauser breaks from the clinch.
Crimson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hauser lands with a right to the head.
Crimson lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hauser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hauser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hauser. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson has closed the distance and engaged Hauser in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
Hauser looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser jumps guard and drags Crimson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Crimson postures up.
Crimson won't allow Hauser to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crimson wants to stand but Hauser is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hauser lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hauser is looking to advance position but Crimson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Crimson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hauser lands a nice shot to the body.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hauser fails to land with a series of punches.
Hauser lands with a straight right. Crimson didn't see that one coming.
Crimson is looking to clinch but Hauser is avoiding it.
Conrad Hauser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hauser digs a good body shot into Crimson's ribs.
Hauser misses the shot to the body.
Crimson misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Hauser misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hauser lands an overhand right.
Hauser scores with a jab to the body.
Hauser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hauser misses with a kick to the body.
Crimson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hauser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hauser misses with a hook. Crimson ducked under it nicely.
Crimson throwing a counter right hand but Hauser manages to avoid it.
Crimson slips a jab and a cross from Hauser.
Crimson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hauser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Crimson moves in looking to clinch but Hauser pushes him off.
Crimson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crimson slips a jab from Hauser.
Hauser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crimson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Culver Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hauser is breathing heavily.
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!
Nice cross by Hauser.
Crimson throws a wild body kick that Hauser sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crimson tries to clinch up but Hauser circles away and keeps his distance.
Hauser keeps the fight on the outside.
Hauser doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crimson wants to clinch.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Crimson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hauser misses with an uppercut. Crimson saw that one coming.
Hauser scoring well with a low kick there.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Hauser keeps it at a distance.
Hauser misses with an uppercut. Crimson saw that one coming.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hauser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Crimson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hauser scores with a sloppy right hand. Crimson should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Hauser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Crimson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hauser looks to score with a jab to the body but Crimson is just out of range.
Crimson is looking for a counter combo.
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hauser keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Hauser finds it's way through Crimson's defenses.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Hauser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crimson darts in trying to clinch
and Hauser counters with an outside leg kick.
Hauser misses with a looping left.
Crimson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hauser circles away quickly and effectively.
Crimson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crimson tries to clinch but Hauser is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hauser circles away.
Hauser throws a jab but it's blocked by Crimson.
Crimson is looking for a counter combo.
Hauser fails to land with a series of punches.
Crimson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hauser lands with a hook. Crimson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Hauser.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hauser misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Crimson.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hauser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Hauser.
Hauser scores with a kick to the body.
Hauser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crimson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hauser cracks Crimson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hauser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crimson clinches with his opponent.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hauser misses with a punch to the body.
Hauser avoiding damage as Crimson throws knees to the body.
Hauser jumps guard but Crimson stands there with Hauser around his waist. Hauser gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hauser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Hauser breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crimson tries to clinch but Hauser moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser scores with a nice head shot.
Crimson cracks Hauser with an open hand slap.
Hauser jabs at Crimson's body.
Hauser cracks a nice hook into Crimson's ribs.
Crimson moves away from the strike by Hauser.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hauser circles away.
Crimson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Culver Crimson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hauser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Hauser.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Crimson scores with a hook to the body.
Crimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hauser backwards.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Hauser.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Crimson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crimson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hauser's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauser breaks from the clinch.
Hauser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crimson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hauser.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauser.
Hauser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crimson lands with a slapping head kick.
Crimson tries to clinch but Hauser is having none of it.
Hauser swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson wants to clinch.
Crimson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hauser pushes Crimson away with a front kick.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Hauser. Beautiful body shot.
Crimson tries to clinch but Hauser moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hauser tenderised Crimson's leg. Crimson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crimson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Hauser keeps it at a distance.
Hauser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crimson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hauser momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson tries to clinch there but Hauser circles away.
Crimson avoids a kick to the body.
Conrad Hauser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crimson clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Hauser pushes off an throws an elbow but Crimson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hauser breaks the clinch.
Hauser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crimson has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hauser.
Culver Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauser slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Hauser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hauser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Hauser!
A victorious Conrad Hauser thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 912 p4p, 123 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 1267 p4p, 175 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackrider connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maul. Maul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Sackrider.
Sackrider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackrider throws a wild body kick that Maul sees coming a mile off.
Maul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackrider momentarily.
Sackrider just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackrider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Jab by Maul.
Sackrider swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maul.
Sackrider throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maul cracks Sackrider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Sackrider moves away and avoids it.
Maul swings for the body but Sackrider moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maul!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sackrider's head.
Sackrider throws a good cross that connects.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackrider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a looping right.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackrider lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackrider looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Maul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackrider has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackrider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Maul misses.
Maul looks to land a right hand but Sackrider moved out of range.
Sackrider blocks a jab.
Sackrider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackrider throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Sackrider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackrider lands a jab.
Sackrider defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Sackrider throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackrider has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackrider misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackrider misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackrider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maul is defending well for now.
Maul has hold of one of Sackrider's legs. Sackrider is fighting the takedown attempt but Maul gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sackrider is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sackrider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackrider wants to stand up but Maul is controlling him.
Maul trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackrider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackrider wants to get back to his feet but Maul is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maul stands up over Sackrider, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maul is controlling him.
Maul throwing strikes from guard but Sackrider blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackrider wants to stand up but Maul is controlling him.
Maul throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackrider is looking to stand up but Maul isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sackrider scores with a jab. Maul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sackrider moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Maul takes one on the button.
Maul throws the left hand but Sackrider avoids the punch easily.
Sackrider with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Sackrider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackrider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maul misses with a double jab
and Sackrider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sackrider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackrider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackrider.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Sackrider has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul cracks the inside of Sackrider's front leg.
Sackrider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackrider, as that shot connected.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Sackrider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle Sackrider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackrider tries to clinch but Maul moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Sackrider will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Maul.
Sackrider tries a low kick but Maul avoids it.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackrider.
Maul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sackrider getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackrider.
Sackrider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackrider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maul.
Maul throws a right and a left that Sackrider avoids nicely.
Maul misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackrider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maul throws a body punch but Sackrider moves out of range.
Maul throws a hook but Sackrider avoids it easily.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackrider misses with a wild body shot.
Sackrider takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackrider gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sackrider wants to stand up but Maul is controlling him.
Sackrider pushes Maul off and gets back to his feet.
Sackrider throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackrider scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maul jabs Sackrider to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sackrider misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul walks into a straight right hand from Sackrider.
Sackrider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Sackrider.
Maul moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sackrider has one foot on Maul's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Sackrider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sackrider slips under a jab from Maul.
Sackrider scores with a hook.
Maul scores with a hook to the body. Sackrider takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackrider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackrider uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Sackrider checks a low kick from Maul.
Sackrider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Sackrider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul throws out a powerful jab.
Sackrider fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maul checks it well.
Sackrider moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyle Sackrider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Maul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sackrider doesn't seem phased though.
Sackrider lands with an overhand left.
Sackrider throws a leg kick but Maul sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Maul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackrider on the side of the head.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Sackrider counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
Maul scores with a shot to the body.
Maul misses with a wild combination.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Sackrider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackrider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Sackrider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackrider throws an overhand right that lands on Maul's shoulder, as Maul tries to avoid the shot.
Maul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Maul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sackrider counters with a straight right hand.
Maul moves forwards but Sackrider connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Sackrider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maul misses with an uppercut
and Sackrider counters with an outside leg kick.
Sackrider misses with an uppercut.
Maul lands a slapping body shot.
Maul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Sackrider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Some wild striking there from Maul.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul cracks Sackrider with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackrider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackrider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Sackrider will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maul keeps the fight on the outside.
Maul throws a series of punches but Sackrider moves out of range.
Sackrider looks to land a right hand but Maul moved out of range.
Maul lands an overhand right.
Maul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Sackrider tenderised Maul's leg. Maul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackrider misses with a hook.
Sackrider misses with a body shot.
Maul's corner calls for a 1-2. Maul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackrider.
Maul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackrider in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackrider attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Sackrider moves away and avoids it.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackrider.
Maul moves away from the strike by Sackrider.
Maul shoots for a double leg takedown but Sackrider sprawls well. He's pushed Maul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sackrider tries a quick counter leg kick but Maul is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Sackrider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackrider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Sackrider slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackrider, right into the meat.
Sackrider misses with a low kick as Maul jumps back.
Sackrider throws a leg kick but Maul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackrider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
A jab from Maul misses.
Maul throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackrider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackrider slips under a jab.
Sackrider looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maul misses with a looping left.
Sackrider throws a looping overhand right but Maul ducks down to avoid it.
Maul lands with a good body shot.
Maul swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackrider.
Maul throws a combination that misses
and Sackrider counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maul's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackrider.
Maul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackrider throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackrider ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Sackrider moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Sackrider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackrider lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackrider stuffs the takedown attempt from Maul. Maul gets slowly back to his feet.
Maul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sackrider but Sackrider pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maul misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackrider.
Sackrider tries to clinch but Maul is having none of it.
Sackrider moves in looking to clinch but Maul pushes him off.
Maul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackrider scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Sackrider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackrider lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackrider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Sackrider.
Sackrider wants to slow Maul down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackrider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Paul Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maul misses with a straight right.
Maul looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Sackrider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackrider dodges the punch combination from Maul.
Maul cracks Sackrider with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackrider lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sackrider misses with a low kick.
Sackrider throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Maul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackrider's hands.
Sackrider is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maul cracks Sackrider with a good jab.
Sackrider lands a jab.
Maul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kyle Sackrider is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sackrider takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Sackrider.
I've got Sackrider winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Sackrider!
An out of breath Kyle Sackrider thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 370 p4p, 39 weight class) and Vasili Komaroff (ranked 754 p4p, 77 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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146 lbs
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32
151 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komaroff moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Komaroff throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Komaroff cracks Saibot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saibot.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komaroff throws a leg kick but Saibot moved away.
Komaroff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saibot to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Komaroff.
Saibot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot scores with a hook to the body. Komaroff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Komaroff throws a hook to the side of Saibot's head but Saibot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saibot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Komaroff throws a series of punches but Saibot avoids them all with ease.
Komaroff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saibot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saibot throws a lazy right hand but Komaroff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komaroff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Komaroff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Saibot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Komaroff.
Komaroff throws a head kick but Saibot moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saibot connects with a body shot.
Saibot throws a hook but Komaroff avoids it easily.
Saibot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Komaroff moves away from the strike by Saibot.
Komaroff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saibot defends it well.
Saibot fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Komaroff to the ground. Saibot is now in Komaroff's guard.
Saibot is fighting to break Komaroff's control of his arms but Komaroff is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Komaroff wants to sweep but no luck.
Saibot throwing strikes but missing.
Komaroff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saibot is one step ahead there.
Saibot with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot distracts Komaroff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Komaroff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saibot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Komaroff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saibot throwing strikes but missing.
Saibot throws a big right hand that misses.
Saibot trying to control but Komaroff is working from the bottom.
Saibot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saibot throws a big right hand that misses.
Saibot throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saibot is working Komaroff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Saibot wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot works over Komaroff with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Komaroff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saibot trying to control the position from guard on top but Komaroff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Komaroff looking for a sweep. Not yet Komaroff, not yet.
Saibot trying to control but Komaroff is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saibot prevents Komaroff from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Komaroff looking for a sweep. Not yet Komaroff, not yet.
Saibot chips away with some ground and pound.
Komaroff wants to sweep here but Saibot controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saibot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saibot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Komaroff wants to sweep but no luck.
Saibot working some strikes from top position.
Saibot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saibot postures up and lands a big shot to Komaroff's brow.
Saibot won't allow Komaroff to sweep him here.
Komaroff wants to stand up but Saibot is controlling him.
Komaroff lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Saibot lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Saibot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Komaroff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saibot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Komaroff scrambles back to his feet.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Komaroff looks to land a right hand but Saibot moved out of range.
Saibot lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
Saibot scores with a hook.
Komaroff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Komaroff connects with a right hand. Saibot shakes it off.
Komaroff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.
Komaroff punishes Saibot's body with a nice straight punch.
Saibot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Komaroff's hands.
Komaroff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komaroff misses with a straight right.
Komaroff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Komaroff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Komaroff throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff staying out of range there.
Komaroff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Komaroff looks to land a combination but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Komaroff.
It looked like Saibot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Komaroff misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Saibot.
Komaroff tries to land a front kick but Saibot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Komaroff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saibot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Komaroff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've been informed that Komaroff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saibot in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komaroff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Komaroff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saibot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Komaroff struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot cracks Komaroff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Komaroff is looking to reverse the position.
Saibot working the head with strikes.
Saibot creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Komaroff sneaks back into half guard.
Komaroff has hold of Saibot's hands but Saibot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saibot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komaroff can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Saibot.
Saibot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Komaroff is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Saibot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Saibot is nestled in close to Komaroff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saibot 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.
Komaroff tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Saibot working over Komaroff with some ground and pound. Komaroff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saibot is nestled in close to Komaroff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Komaroff is not content to let Saibot control the position.
Komaroff desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saibot lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is controlling Saibot's trapped leg to prevent Saibot from advancing to side control.
Saibot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saibot lands with a punch from half guard.
Saibot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Komaroff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Komaroff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saibot wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
Saibot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Komaroff keeping moving, preventing Saibot from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Saibot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot dips to his left and cracks Komaroff with an uppercut!
Komaroff throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Komaroff throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Komaroff throws a body kick that misses.
Komaroff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Komaroff tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Saibot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Komaroff. Komaroff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Komaroff throws a hook but Saibot avoids it easily.
Saibot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
Komaroff moves out of range as Saibot throws a body kick.
Noob Saibot is winning the standup battle so far.
Komaroff loads up on a big right hand but Saibot slips the punch.
Saibot cracks Komaroff with a good jab.
Saibot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saibot lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Saibot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Komaroff.
Komaroff staying out of range there.
Komaroff misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely.
Komaroff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saibot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Komaroff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komaroff moves away.
Komaroff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saibot defends it well.
A punch lands to the side of Komaroff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Komaroff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saibot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Komaroff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Komaroff.
Komaroff lands a nice hook to Saibot's body. Saibot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saibot blocks a head kick by Komaroff.
Komaroff lands a nice hook to Saibot's body. Saibot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasili Komaroff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Komaroff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Komaroff moves out of range as Saibot strikes.
A jab from Komaroff misses.
Komaroff shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by Komaroff.
Komaroff looks to score with a jab to the body but Saibot is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Saibot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Noob Saibot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
Komaroff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Saibot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Komaroff misses with a straight right.
Komaroff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Komaroff.
Komaroff misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely.
Komaroff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Komaroff throws a jab but it's blocked by Saibot.
Saibot checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Saibot does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Saibot. Beautiful body shot.
Komaroff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saibot throwing a counter right hand but Komaroff manages to avoid it.
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick.
Saibot thuds a left hand into Komaroff's body.
The crowd cheers as Saibot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Komaroff doesn't seem phased though.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Komaroff tries to counter it with a takedown but Saibot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Komaroff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Saibot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Saibot.
Saibot scores with a jab.
Komaroff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saibot as he jumps to the side.
Noob Saibot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasili Komaroff.
Saibot lunges at Komaroff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Komaroff's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komaroff throws a big shot that misses.
Komaroff misses with a left hand
and Saibot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saibot digs a good body shot into Komaroff's ribs.
Saibot stuns Komaroff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saibot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komaroff's sensitive parts.
Komaroff closes the distance and clinches up with Saibot, looking for a takedown. Komaroff pushes Saibot against the cage but Saibot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saibot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saibot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Komaroff but Komaroff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donk. Saibot catches Komaroff right on the button with a cross.
Saibot throws a jab when Komaroff was well out of range.
Komaroff throws a jab when Saibot was well out of range.
Komaroff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Komaroff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saibot 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Vasili Komaroff was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back stronger and stronger and that belt will be mine again!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 231 p4p, 22 weight class) and Shepherd Bushiri (ranked 431 p4p, 47 weight class). Moses Ohchooto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shepherd Bushiri!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto just misses with a punch to the body.
Bushiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bushiri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ohchooto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ohchooto blocks a leg kick.
Ohchooto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bushiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ohchooto is able to avoid easily.
Ohchooto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bushiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bushiri is looking for the big counter here.
Ohchooto throws a sloppy body shot
and Bushiri counters with a right hand to the body.
Ohchooto connects with a single shot there.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Bushiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri tries to score with a low kick but Ohchooto moves his leg out of the way.
Ohchooto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bushiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ohchooto throws a lazy head kick
and Bushiri counters with a right hand to the body.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohchooto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bushiri connects with a body shot that sends Ohchooto's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bushiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with a hook
and Bushiri counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bushiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bushiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ohchooto manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Bushiri lands but Ohchooto takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Bushiri.
A combination from Bushiri does no damage.
Bushiri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bushiri wants to clinch up but Ohchooto keeps it at a distance.
Bushiri misses with a right hand
and Ohchooto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ohchooto lands a head shot.
Bushiri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ohchooto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bushiri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohchooto throws a body punch but Bushiri moves out of range.
Bushiri lands a body shot.
Ohchooto looks for the body kick but Bushiri saw that one coming.
Ohchooto throws a looping overhand right but Bushiri ducks down to avoid it.
Ohchooto sets himself, and Bushiri steps forward looking for the clinch! Ohchooto avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri misses with a shot to the body
letting Ohchooto counter with a right hand.
Ohchooto scores with a spinning back kick!
Bushiri tries to clinch up but Ohchooto circles away and keeps his distance.
Ohchooto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ohchooto instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bushiri.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Ohchooto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bushiri managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Bushiri lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bushiri.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushiri avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Bushiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bushiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bushiri takes a shot to the head.
Ohchooto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but Bushiri blocks it.
Bushiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bushiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bushiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bushiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri working aggressively here.
Bushiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Ohchooto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bushiri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bushiri misses with some punches.
Bushiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Bushiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bushiri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri takes a shot to the head.
Bushiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bushiri misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bushiri.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Bushiri digs a right hand into Ohchooto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohchooto's gas tank.
Ohchooto lands with a right to the head.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Bushiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Bushiri throws a head punch that misses.
Ohchooto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ohchooto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohchooto gets through Bushiri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bushiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Still in the clinch, Bushiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moses Ohchooto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ohchooto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bushiri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ohchooto rather than just go for the knockout.
Bushiri is looking to land body kicks.
Bushiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot.
Bushiri slips a straight right by Ohchooto.
Bushiri wants to counter the offense by Ohchooto and move into the clinch position.
Bushiri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bushiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Ohchooto finds it's target.
Ohchooto throws a lazy right hand but Bushiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bushiri lunges at Ohchooto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ohchooto's hand.
Bushiri misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bushiri in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Bushiri slips a jab from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto just misses with a punch to the body.
Bushiri misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushiri takes a swing at Ohchooto's ribcage but misses.
Bushiri throws the left hand but Ohchooto avoids the punch easily.
Bushiri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ohchooto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ohchooto checks the leg kick.
Ohchooto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ohchooto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot.
Bushiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ohchooto.
Bushiri throws a series of strikes that have Ohchooto backpedaling.
Ohchooto throws a body shot but no joy.
Bushiri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto looks to land a right hand but Bushiri moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Bushiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bushiri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohchooto has managed to clinch.
Bushiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Bushiri can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Bushiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri lands a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow strike.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bushiri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Bushiri.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
Bushiri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bushiri takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Shepherd Bushiri has been cut.
Bushiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ohchooto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bushiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Bushiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushiri avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Bushiri.
Moses Ohchooto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ohchooto misses with the head strike.
Ohchooto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bushiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Bushiri.
A short right from Bushiri on the inside.
Bushiri pushes Ohchooto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bushiri managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Bushiri misses with the head strike.
Bushiri digs a right hand underneath Ohchooto's ribcage. Ohchooto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Bushiri.
Nice body punch from Ohchooto - that landed with a thud.
Bushiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohchooto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bushiri can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Bushiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ohchooto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Bushiri.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bushiri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bushiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bushiri on the inside.
Ohchooto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushiri can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Ohchooto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bushiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bushiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Bushiri presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Bushiri.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Bushiri misses with the head strike.
Bushiri blocking some punches.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Bushiri digs a right hand into Ohchooto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohchooto's gas tank.
Bushiri blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shepherd Bushiri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bushiri swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bushiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Bushiri wants to clinch.
Ohchooto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ohchooto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bushiri avoids the head kick by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a wild body kick that Bushiri sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Bushiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushiri scores with a body shot.
Ohchooto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto avoids a kick to the body.
Ohchooto misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto digs a good body shot into Bushiri's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto gets tackled into the cage by Bushiri. Bushiri maintains the clinch.
Bushiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushiri.
Bushiri throws a head punch that misses.
Bushiri managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushiri avoids the damage to the body.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohchooto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the head.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushiri avoids it.
Bushiri blocking some punches.
Ohchooto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bushiri lands a left hand.
Bushiri lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bushiri.
Bushiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bushiri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Bushiri fails to land.
Bushiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bushiri.
A short uppercut from Bushiri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bushiri.
Bushiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Bushiri lands with a right to the head.
Bushiri tries to throw a body punch but Ohchooto avoids it by throwing Bushiri back against the cage.
Bushiri presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bushiri lands a right hand.
Bushiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Nice body punch from Bushiri.
Bushiri dodges an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
A head punch on the inside from Bushiri fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohchooto.
Bushiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bushiri misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bushiri.
Ohchooto lands a left hand.
Bushiri blocks an uppercut.
Bushiri can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Bushiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bushiri blocking some punches.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Bushiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto is working Bushiri over against the cage.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohchooto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bushiri misses with a body punch.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bushiri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bushiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bushiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushiri avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Ohchooto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bushiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bushiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohchooto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ohchooto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bushiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bushiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Bushiri misses with a body punch.
Bushiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bushiri lands a nice uppercut.
Bushiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohchooto misses with the head strike.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushiri is defending well for now.
A short left from Bushiri.
Bushiri lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shepherd Bushiri's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bushiri throws a head kick that misses
and Ohchooto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bushiri connects with a solid leg kick.
Ohchooto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bushiri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses the jab.
Bushiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Bushiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohchooto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bushiri throws a chopping leg kick but Ohchooto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ohchooto jabs Bushiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ohchooto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bushiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushiri tries a low kick but Ohchooto avoids it.
Bushiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ohchooto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Bushiri coming out on top.
Bushiri slips under a jab from Ohchooto.
Bushiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bushiri.
Bushiri throws a right hand that misses
and Ohchooto counters with a body kick that stops Bushiri in his tracks momentarily.
Ohchooto has managed to clinch.
Bushiri blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Bushiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ohchooto prevents a body shot from Bushiri.
Bushiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bushiri as the two fighters clinch.
Bushiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Bushiri lands a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Bushiri.
Bushiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohchooto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bushiri.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bushiri takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohchooto throws a punch but it's blocked by Bushiri.
A head punch on the inside from Bushiri fails to land.
Bushiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bushiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushiri blocking some punches.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bushiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohchooto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but Bushiri blocks it.
Bushiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Bushiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ohchooto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushiri avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto looking to throw knees to the head but Bushiri is blocking nicely.
Bushiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bushiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bushiri scores with a hook to the body.
Bushiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bushiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bushiri cracks Ohchooto with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bushiri.
Bushiri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bushiri tries a body shot but Ohchooto blocks it.
Bushiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Bushiri.
Bushiri working aggressively here.
Bushiri has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with some punches.
Bushiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bushiri tries to throw a body punch but Ohchooto avoids it by throwing Bushiri back against the cage.
Bushiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bushiri is leaning against Ohchooto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bushiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Bushiri pushes Ohchooto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bushiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bushiri misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bushiri.
Ohchooto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bushiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bushiri can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bushiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shepherd Bushiri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bushiri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bushiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto swats away the attempt to clinch by Bushiri.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ohchooto. That's going to slow Bushiri down.
Ohchooto misses the jab.
Ohchooto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Bushiri circles away.
Ohchooto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohchooto throws a nice looking combination but Bushiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ohchooto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bushiri. Ohchooto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushiri throws an off balance right hand
and Ohchooto counters with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bushiri.
Bushiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Bushiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ohchooto connects with a high kick.
Ohchooto cracks Bushiri with an open hand slap.
Bushiri gets tackled into the cage by Ohchooto. Ohchooto maintains the clinch.
Bushiri misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto misses with a punch on the inside.
Bushiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohchooto.
Bushiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bushiri lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bushiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses Ohchooto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepherd Bushiri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bushiri - that landed with a thud.
Bushiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bushiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushiri.
Ohchooto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bushiri has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Bushiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bushiri tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bushiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Good body shot from Bushiri.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Ohchooto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bushiri blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri scores with a shot to the side of Ohchooto's head.
Bushiri working aggressively here.
Bushiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bushiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushiri is defending well for now.
Bushiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Bushiri misses with a body punch.
Bushiri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushiri avoids it.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bushiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushiri has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the head.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Bushiri won't want to take too many of those.
Ohchooto lands a right hand.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushiri avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri misses with some punches.
Ohchooto scores with a shot to the side of Bushiri's head.
Bushiri managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bushiri.
Ohchooto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bushiri backwards.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Bushiri.
Bushiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushiri.
Bushiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Bushiri working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushiri.
Bushiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bushiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bushiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bushiri backwards.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moses Ohchooto.
Well Bushiri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shepherd Bushiri!
Shepherd Bushiri is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Shepherd Bushiri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 636 p4p, 31 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 1140 p4p, 57 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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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pearson stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a jab.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
I was talking to Pearson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Pearson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pearson wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oshan Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Pearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oshan Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Oshan Jackson has been cut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
A short left from Jackson.
Pearson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson is working Jackson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
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!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pearson to his knees! Jackson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oshan Jackson!
Oshan Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Angliese (ranked 766 p4p, 96 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 351 p4p, 46 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker throws a jab when Angliese was well out of range.
Angliese scores with a body shot.
Picker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Angliese.
Nice defenses there by Angliese.
As Picker looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Picker just gets out of the way.
Picker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picker misses with a double jab.
Angliese has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Picker blocks a jab.
Angliese misses the shot to the body.
Angliese tries a head kick but it misses.
Angliese pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Picker back to the cage. Angliese follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Angliese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker misses the jab.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angliese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Angliese slips a jab from Picker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Picker with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Angliese.
Angliese fails to land with a series of punches.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Picker throws a shot to the body.
Angliese slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker throws the left hand but Angliese avoids the punch easily.
Picker tries to close the distance and clinch but Angliese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Picker has closed the distance and engaged Angliese in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Picker.
Angliese pushes off an throws an elbow but Picker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker misses with a shot to the body
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
Angliese misses with a double jab
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker lands a nice looking body shot.
Picker tries to clinch but Angliese moves out of range.
Angliese slips under a jab.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Angliese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Angliese throws a sloppy head kick and Picker moves out of range easily.
Picker defending well as Angliese loads up on a big left hand.
Picker throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angliese scores with a one two! Picker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Angliese scores with a jab. Picker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Angliese catches Picker right on the button with a cross.
Angliese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Angliese misses with a shot to the body
enabling Picker to counter with a crisp jab.
Angliese tries to move into range but Picker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Angliese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Angliese throws an overhand right that lands on Picker's shoulder, as Picker tries to avoid the shot.
Picker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Angliese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angliese lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Picker at a distance.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Angliese tries a head kick but it misses.
Picker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Angliese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
Picker avoids the head kick by Angliese.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Picker.
Picker works Angliese's body with a nice hook.
Picker swings for the body but Angliese moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Angliese misses its target.
Picker doesn't manage to clinch there - Angliese circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese keeps the fight on the outside.
Angliese throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Angliese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Picker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Picker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Angliese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angliese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angliese connects with a single shot there.
Picker's corner calls for a 1-2. Picker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Picker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Angliese throws a hook to the side of Picker's head but Picker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod.
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.
No joy there for Angliese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angliese moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Picker tries to clinch but Angliese moves out of range.
As Picker looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Picker just gets out of the way.
Picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picker throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese lands a high kick!
Angliese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker scores with a decent looking hook.
Angliese slips under a jab.
Angliese throws a big counter combination but Picker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Angliese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angliese throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it.
Picker misses with a double jab.
Angliese throws a counter high kick but Picker was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bo Angliese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angliese on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Picker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angliese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angliese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Picker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Picker breaks the clinch.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Angliese moved out of range.
Angliese throws a head kick but Picker moves out of range.
Angliese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angliese scores with a nice head shot.
Angliese misses with a few strikes there.
Picker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angliese.
Angliese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angliese.
Angliese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Angliese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Angliese connects with a high kick.
Picker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker tries to clinch there but Angliese circles away.
Angliese went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Picker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Angliese swats away the attempt to clinch by Picker.
It looked like Angliese was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Angliese lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angliese takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bo Angliese is winning the standup battle so far.
Angliese moves away from the strike by Picker.
Angliese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picker takes the fight into the clinch.
Picker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angliese breaks the clinch.
Angliese throws a hook but Picker avoids it easily.
Picker throws a right hand that misses
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Angliese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Angliese looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Angliese throws a combination. Picker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picker misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Angliese does it's job there.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angliese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker throws a good cross that connects.
Picker forces Angliese back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angliese blocking some punches.
Picker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angliese blocks an uppercut.
Picker manages to break the clinch.
Angliese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Angliese looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Picker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Angliese misses with a two punch combination.
Picker takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picker.
Angliese looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angliese missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angliese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Picker.
Angliese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Angliese lands a nice looking body shot.
Picker lands with a good body shot.
Angliese tries to keep at a distance but Picker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Angliese tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angliese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picker's elbow.
Picker lands with a short shot to the head.
Picker misses with a punch on the inside.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picker.
Picker avoiding damage as Angliese throws knees to the body.
Picker has a couple of punches blocked by Angliese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker.
Picker misses with some punches.
Picker misses with some punches.
Angliese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angliese.
Angliese blocks an uppercut.
Angliese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angliese circles away quickly and effectively.
Angliese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angliese throws a lazy right hand but Picker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Angliese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Angliese lands a high kick!
Picker tries to clinch but Angliese is having none of it.
Angliese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angliese looks to land a combination but Picker avoids it well.
Picker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Angliese keeps the fight on the outside.
Picker misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Angliese slips the punch.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Angliese off the cage and back into range.
Angliese connects with a body shot that sends Picker's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
Angliese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Angliese!
Picker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angliese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angliese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Angliese lands a glancing blow to the side of Picker's head.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picker jabs Angliese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picker swinging wildly here.
Angliese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Picker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angliese throws out a loose jab but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Angliese does no damage.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Angliese is looking to counter punch.
Picker misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Picker. Those never looked like landing.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Angliese.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picker. Angliese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angliese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Picker circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Picker misses.
Angliese misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker rushes Angliese and presses him up against the cage.
Picker working aggressively here.
Angliese manages to break the clinch.
Bo Angliese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angliese gets tackled into the cage by Picker. Picker maintains the clinch.
Picker working aggressively here.
Angliese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Angliese blocking some punches.
Angliese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angliese moves out of range of the strikes.
Angliese is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Picker tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Angliese. That snapped Picker's head back.
Picker wants to clinch up but Angliese keeps it at a distance.
Larson Picker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picker digs a good body shot into Angliese's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larson Picker.
I've got Picker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
Larson Picker got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Bo Angliese spoke after the fight, saying 'This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 71 p4p, 4 weight class) and Da Skrumbo (ranked 165 p4p, 9 weight class). Feltre comes to the cage accompanied by Someday Never Comes. Skrumbo has chosen It's a fight!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feltre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skrumbo connects with a leg kick. Feltre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Feltre moves out of range of the leg kick from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Feltre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skrumbo cracks a nice hook into Feltre's ribs.
Skrumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feltre counters with a series of strikes. Skrumbo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Feltre staying out of range there.
Skrumbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Feltre scores with a nice body kick.
Skrumbo misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Skrumbo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Feltre is out of range.
Feltre has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo won't allow it.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but Skrumbo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skrumbo smiles and moves away.
Feltre checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Skrumbo misses the target.
As Skrumbo tries to get set, Feltre tries to push him back and clinch up but Skrumbo manages to avoid the attempt.
Feltre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Feltre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Skrumbo .
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
Skrumbo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Feltre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre instigates a clinch.
Feltre jumps into guard, dragging Skrumbo to the mat.
Skrumbo stands up and waves to Feltre to follow him.
Skrumbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Feltre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Nice defenses there by Feltre.
Skrumbo throws a solid leg kick but Feltre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a low kick but Feltre moves out of range easily.
Feltre tries to clinch but Skrumbo moves away
and Skrumbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrumbo throws a right hand that misses
and Feltre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrumbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Feltre's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre is looking to clinch.
Feltre has managed to clinch.
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Feltre keeps control of Skrumbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skrumbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feltre jumps guard but Skrumbo stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feltre jumps guard but Skrumbo stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Feltre prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrumbo tries to work over Feltre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrumbo manages to break the clinch.
Feltre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Feltre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skrumbo scores with the left hand. Feltre knows he should have avoided that one.
Feltre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Feltre as he checks the leg kick.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skrumbo misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feltre slips under a jab from Skrumbo .
Feltre is looking to counter punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skrumbo .
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Feltre - that will leave a mark!
Feltre lands with an overhand left.
Feltre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skrumbo dodges the punch combination from Feltre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Feltre lands a nice looking body shot.
Skrumbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feltre.
Feltre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Feltre tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skrumbo checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Feltre checks a leg kick.
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Feltre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Feltre.
Feltre slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Feltre. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo throws a right hand that misses
and Feltre counters with a right hand to the body.
Skrumbo scores with a sloppy right hand. Feltre should have avoided that one.
Feltre connects with a crisp jab.
Skrumbo throws a good cross that connects.
Feltre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Feltre works Skrumbo 's body with a nice hook.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Feltre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skrumbo throws a looping overhand right but Feltre ducks down to avoid it.
Feltre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Feltre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Feltre clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo can't find room to land a body shot as Feltre controls the action.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Feltre.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skrumbo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Feltre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skrumbo to keep the fight standing.
Feltre blocking some punches.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skrumbo lands an uppercut.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
Skrumbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feltre jumps guard but Skrumbo stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo breaks from the clinch.
Feltre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skrumbo checks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Feltre.
Skrumbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrumbo gets tackled into the cage by Feltre. Feltre maintains the clinch.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skrumbo smiles and moves away.
Feltre tries to clinch there but Skrumbo circles away.
Skrumbo blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Skrumbo misses
and Feltre counters with a thumping low kick.
Skrumbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Feltre moves out of range of the leg kick from Skrumbo .
Feltre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Feltre slips the punch.
Feltre moves into the clinch successfully.
Skrumbo tries to break the clinch but Feltre is controlling the position.
Feltre takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skrumbo smiles and moves away.
Feltre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feltre wants to clinch up but Skrumbo keeps it at a distance.
Feltre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skrumbo with a hook.
Skrumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Feltre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Feltre looks to clinch
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Feltre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Feltre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Skrumbo back to the cage. Feltre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Feltre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Feltre avoids the head kick by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skrumbo throws a big shot that misses.
Feltre stuns Skrumbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skrumbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre blocks a jab.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Feltre cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the body kick.
Feltre throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Nice cross by Skrumbo .
Feltre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feltre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Feltre tries to land a front kick but Skrumbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Feltre misses the target.
Skrumbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo gets tackled into the cage by Feltre. Feltre maintains the clinch.
Feltre jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feltre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrumbo defends well.
Skrumbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Feltre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrumbo defends well.
Skrumbo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Feltre, up you get!
Skrumbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Feltre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skrumbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Feltre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Skrumbo !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Feltre's head but Feltre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skrumbo lands a head shot.
Skrumbo swings for the body but Feltre moves out of range.
Skrumbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Feltre tries to clinch but Skrumbo moves out of range.
A nice side step and Skrumbo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Feltre moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Feltre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skrumbo throws a jab when Feltre was well out of range.
Skrumbo checks a leg kick.
Feltre pushes Skrumbo up against the cage in a clinch.
Feltre pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre is working an open guard so Skrumbo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Skrumbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Feltre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Skrumbo catches Feltre right on the button with a cross.
Feltre has closed the distance and engaged Skrumbo in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feltre jumps guard but Skrumbo stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Feltre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but Skrumbo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Feltre decides to pull guard.
Skrumbo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Feltre, up you get!
Skrumbo lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Da Skrumbo just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Feltre tries to clinch
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Feltre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Feltre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Feltre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Feltre's head but Feltre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Feltre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skrumbo .
Feltre tries to clinch up
enabling Skrumbo to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Skrumbo is predictable there
and Feltre counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltre throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Feltre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Skrumbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Feltre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Feltre misses
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Feltre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skrumbo finds it's way round the side to connect with Feltre's head.
Feltre is rocked!
Skrumbo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Feltre is out of range.
Oh Feltre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrumbo lands a nice hook to Feltre's body. Feltre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut
and Feltre counters with a left and a right that stings Skrumbo .
Feltre seems to have got his legs back now.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Feltre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skrumbo 's hands.
Skrumbo misses with a straight right.
Feltre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skrumbo manages to circle out of the way.
Skrumbo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Feltre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre dips to his left and cracks Skrumbo with an uppercut!
Skrumbo digs a good hook to Feltre's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feltre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbo .
Feltre cracks a nice hook into Skrumbo 's ribs.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Feltre's head backwards.
Skrumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Feltre misses the target.
Skrumbo misses with a looping left.
Skrumbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Feltre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skrumbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feltre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrumbo throws out the jab.
Feltre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Feltre instigates a clinch.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
Skrumbo 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Feltre tries to clinch up.
Skrumbo scores with the left hand. Feltre knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Feltre does it's job there.
Skrumbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skrumbo lands the left hand.
Skrumbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skrumbo in his tracks.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feltre.
Feltre lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feltre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Feltre moves into range and clinches up with Skrumbo .
Feltre is trying to pull guard but Skrumbo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skrumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but Skrumbo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrumbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.
Feltre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
Feltre missing with a left hand there. Skrumbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick
and Feltre counters by moving into the clinch.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre pulls Skrumbo into guard.
Skrumbo stands and steps away. Feltre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo lands with a kick to the temple. Feltre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skrumbo throws a jab when Feltre was well out of range.
Skrumbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skrumbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Feltre tries to close the distance and clinch but Skrumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skrumbo 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Feltre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbo .
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Feltre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Feltre checks a leg kick nicely.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Feltre moves out of range.
Feltre appears to be looking for a big counter.
Skrumbo scores with a decent looking hook.
Feltre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skrumbo .
Feltre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
Feltre moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
A counter left hand to the body from Feltre misses its target.
No joy there for Feltre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo moves out of range as Feltre throws a body kick.
Skrumbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Feltre is wise to it.
Feltre misses with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feltre fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Skrumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre decides to pull guard.
Skrumbo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Feltre is proving hard to escape from.
Skrumbo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Feltre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skrumbo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skrumbo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Felipe Feltre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feltre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Skrumbo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skrumbo stands up from Feltre's guard - Skrumbo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Feltre.
Feltre tries to counter by clinching up but Skrumbo breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Feltre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skrumbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skrumbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Feltre scores with the left hand. Skrumbo knows he should have avoided that one.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feltre.
Feltre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Feltre wants to clinch up but Skrumbo keeps it at a distance.
Da Skrumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skrumbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skrumbo connects with a crisp jab.
Skrumbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Skrumbo defending well as Feltre loads up on a big left hand.
Feltre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skrumbo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Skrumbo !
Da Skrumbo is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Da Skrumbo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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