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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santos (ranked 2080 p4p, 249 weight class) and Padraig Harrington (ranked 2674 p4p, 305 weight class). Harrington has chosen The Game feat. Skrilex - El Chapo as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Harrington!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Harrington.
Harrington lands the left hand.
Harrington takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrington throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Santos 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.
Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Santos misses.
The fighters circling - Harrington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harrington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
A lull in the action here as Santos stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos 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.
Santos advances to full mount.
Harrington's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Santos landing punches.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Harrington taking shots to the head.
It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet.
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Harrington is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Harrington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
You get the feeling that Harrington really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Santos wants to control the pace but Harrington is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santos looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harrington's face.
Santos connects with a bit shot that sees Harrington covering up! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Santos!
A victorious Jorge Santos 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 2642 p4p, 128 weight class) and Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 5414 p4p, 243 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordignon Miyao throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a body punch
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Bordignon Miyao tries a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Bordignon Miyao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaze has time to react.
Bordignon Miyao throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Blaze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a hook
and Blaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bordignon Miyao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaze is fending him off so far but Bordignon Miyao persists. Nope, Blaze circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Bordignon Miyao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Bordignon Miyao looks to clinch
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bordignon Miyao lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Blaze's head coaches at Big Price MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bordignon Miyao has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blaze is trying to break free.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bordignon Miyao throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
As Bordignon Miyao looks to move away, Blaze throws a big counter combo but Bordignon Miyao just gets out of the way.
Bordignon Miyao works the jab nicely.
Bordignon Miyao takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bordignon Miyao connects with a body shot.
Bordignon Miyao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with an uppercut
and Bordignon Miyao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bordignon Miyao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bordignon Miyao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Bordignon Miyao swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bordignon Miyao throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
Bordignon Miyao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bordignon Miyao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bordignon Miyao circles away quickly and effectively.
Bordignon Miyao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a leg kick
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a body shot
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Blaze.
Bordignon Miyao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Blaze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santana Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bordignon Miyao throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao shoots and misses
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bordignon Miyao.
A shot to the body from Bordignon Miyao misses
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao misses the shot to the body.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bordignon Miyao throws out the jab.
Blaze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Bordignon Miyao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bordignon Miyao throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bordignon Miyao throws out a loose jab but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a right hand
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bordignon Miyao fails to land the takedown.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bordignon Miyao throws out the jab.
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 Santana Blaze will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Bordignon Miyao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaze doesn't seem phased though.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a hook.
Bordignon Miyao tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Blaze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bordignon Miyao drives through and clinches with Blaze against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Bordignon Miyao is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bordignon Miyao fails to land.
Blaze is trying to force a seperation but Bordignon Miyao has the dominant position.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Blaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bordignon Miyao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao throws a combination that misses
and Bordignon Miyao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bordignon Miyao shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bordignon Miyao's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a jab to the body
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bordignon Miyao.
As Bordignon Miyao backs away, Blaze returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blaze jabs Bordignon Miyao right on the nose. Bordignon Miyao blinks but takes it well.
Bordignon Miyao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bordignon Miyao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bordignon Miyao with a nice cross.
Bordignon Miyao swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao throws a body shot but no joy.
Bordignon Miyao throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordignon Miyao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bordignon Miyao jabs Blaze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blaze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bordignon Miyao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bordignon Miyao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze moves forwards but Bordignon Miyao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bordignon Miyao clinches up with Blaze and pushes him back against the cage.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bordignon Miyao leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bordignon Miyao can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bordignon Miyao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blaze lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Bordignon Miyao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Bordignon Miyao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bordignon Miyao on the side of the head.
Blaze lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bordignon Miyao tries for a takedown but Blaze circles away easily
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze defending well as Bordignon Miyao loads up on a big left hand.
Bordignon Miyao swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Bordignon Miyao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao has managed to clinch.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Bordignon Miyao has him pressed against the cage.
Blaze tries to break the clinch but Bordignon Miyao is controlling the position.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bordignon Miyao swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Jab by Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bordignon Miyao throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bordignon Miyao misses.
Bordignon Miyao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bordignon Miyao throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
Bordignon Miyao lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze digs a good hook to Bordignon Miyao's body.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a body shot
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Bordignon Miyao lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Bordignon Miyao throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordignon Miyao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaze pinned against the cage. Blaze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaze misses its target.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bordignon Miyao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Blaze.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Bordignon Miyao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bordignon Miyao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Bordignon Miyao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bordignon Miyao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Bordignon Miyao avoids them all with ease.
Bordignon Miyao throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a looping left.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a jab to the body
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Bordignon Miyao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaze should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bordignon Miyao.
Blaze throws a big counter combination but Bordignon Miyao scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a nice strike.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bordignon Miyao is out of range.
Bordignon Miyao throws out a counter right but Blaze avoids it with no problem.
Bordignon Miyao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bordignon Miyao just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlaze.
Bordignon Miyao fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bordignon Miyao. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Bordignon Miyao looks to move away, Blaze throws a big counter combo but Bordignon Miyao just gets out of the way.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Santana Blaze.
I think Blaze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Santana Blaze!
Our winner, Santana Blaze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Tetsuo (ranked 2174 p4p, 258 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 2338 p4p, 274 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jurgen Tetsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetsuo throws a body punch but Tapaus moves out of range.
Tetsuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tapaus misses with an uppercut.
Tetsuo throws a jab when Tapaus was well out of range.
Tapaus cracks Tetsuo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tapaus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tapaus wants to pass the guard but Tetsuo is keeping the position.
Tapaus distracts Tetsuo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tetsuo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tapaus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tetsuo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tapaus.
Tapaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetsuo pulls Tapaus in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus looking to sit in guard and control but Tetsuo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tapaus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tapaus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tetsuo defends well.
Tapaus keeping moving, preventing Tetsuo from controlling successfully.
Tetsuo cracks Tapaus with a solid left hand.
Tetsuo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tapaus's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo with a nice head shot there.
Tetsuo is in close to Tapaus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tetsuo stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tapaus throws up his legs and catches Tetsuo in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tetsuo tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tapaus! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Keijo Tapaus!
During a confident post fight interview, Keijo Tapaus 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 1802 p4p, 214 weight class) and Noam Nystrom (ranked 2516 p4p, 285 weight class). Pettaway comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. On his way into the cage it seems that Herschel Pettaway has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Herschel Pettaway seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noam Nystrom!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystrom misses with a looping left.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettaway throws a lazy right hand but Nystrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nystrom misses with a two punch combination.
Nystrom tries to clinch up
and Pettaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nystrom misses with a straight left.
Pettaway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettaway throws a body shot but no joy.
Pettaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pettaway 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.
Pettaway looks to land a right hand but Nystrom moved out of range.
Pettaway has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettaway avoids the damage to the body.
Pettaway takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pettaway managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.
Pettaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nystrom has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pettaway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pettaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway manages to break the clinch.
Nystrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nystrom scores with a jab.
Nystrom wants to clinch up but Pettaway keeps it at a distance.
Pettaway throws a big shot that misses.
Pettaway misses with a straight left.
Nystrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway blocks a head kick by Nystrom.
Nystrom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Pettaway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pettaway.
Pettaway misses with a wild body shot.
Pettaway is looking to chop away at Nystrom's legs.
Nystrom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nystrom throws a looping overhand right but Pettaway ducks down to avoid it.
Nystrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettaway.
Nystrom throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway jabs Nystrom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nystrom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nystrom moves out of range as Pettaway strikes.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
Nystrom dips to his left and cracks Pettaway with an uppercut!
Nystrom misses with a wild combination.
Pettaway lands a leg kick that knocks Nystrom off balance momentarily.
Pettaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pettaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pettaway walks into a jab.
Pettaway misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nystrom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pettaway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettaway is defending well for now.
Pettaway avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a shoulder strike.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Pettaway 's eye.
It looks like Herschel Pettaway has been cut.
A short right from Nystrom on the inside.
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom takes a shot to the head.
Nystrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards.
Nystrom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pettaway prevents a body shot from Nystrom.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pettaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Nystrom.
Pettaway managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nystrom - that landed with a thud.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettaway is defending well for now.
Pettaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettaway stalling the fight.
Nystrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nystrom misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Nystrom.
Pettaway digs a right hand underneath Nystrom's ribcage. Nystrom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pettaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pettaway avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Pettaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nystrom's elbow.
Pettaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettaway tries to move into range but Nystrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pettaway clobbers Nystrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nystrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pettaway clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noam Nystrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herschel Pettaway's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Pettaway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nystrom lands a jab to Pettaway's midsection.
Nystrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pettaway.
Nystrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway throws a low kick, looking for Nystrom's leg but Nystrom calmly moves out of range.
Pettaway throws a combination. Nystrom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pettaway tried to score with a low kick but Nystrom checks it.
Nystrom lands with a nice body punch.
Pettaway throws a nice looking combination but Nystrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herschel Pettaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettaway rushes Nystrom and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nystrom fails to land.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Nystrom missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Nystrom avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Pettaway throws knees to the body.
Pettaway managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Nystrom lands with a left to the head.
Nystrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettaway.
Nystrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nystrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
Pettaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pettaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nystrom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nystrom with a knee to the head.
Pettaway is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nystrom lands a knee to the head.
Oh Pettaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nystrom tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pettaway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nystrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nystrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nystrom has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Pettaway - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nystrom, and another! Pettaway is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Noam Nystrom!
Noam Nystrom took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 1854 p4p, 185 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 2656 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry Daebak enters the cage!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poulsen throws the kick towards the body but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Daebak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poulsen.
Daebak moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Daebak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Daebak's ribs.
Poulsen cracks Daebak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Poulsen.
Daebak blocks a jab.
Poulsen throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Daebak avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poulsen works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Poulsen catches Daebak right on the button with a cross.
Poulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Daebak.
Daebak wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Daebak seems unphased.
Poulsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Daebak moved out of range.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poulsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daebak - the referee stops the clock and Poulsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daebak. Poulsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poulsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daebak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daebak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daebak slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen sets himself, and Daebak steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Daebak scores with a sloppy right hand. Poulsen should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Daebak counters with a nice body shot.
Daebak cracks a nice hook into Poulsen's ribs.
Daebak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Daebak misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daebak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen works the jab nicely.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Daebak takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen lands a jab to Daebak's midsection.
Poulsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daebak misses with a hook to the body
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Daebak throws a one two combo.
Daebak pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak fails to pull guard.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daebak prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen has Daebak pushed against the cage.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak lands an uppercut.
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 Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Daebak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daebak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Poulsen.
Daebak lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
Nice body punch from Poulsen.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Daebak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daebak misses with a few strikes there.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daebak clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poulsen.
Daebak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daebak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daebak tries to pull guard but Poulsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Daebak drops back down to his feet.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Daebak lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Daebak is working Poulsen over against the cage.
Daebak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Poulsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daebak up against the cage.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poulsen gets through Daebak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daebak blocking some punches.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Harry Daebak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Poulsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daebak.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
A short left from Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Daebak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen cracks Daebak with a nice body shot.
Poulsen lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Daebak scores with a hook to the body.
Poulsen has Daebak pressed against the cage.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.
Daebak jumps guard.
Daebak seems keen to control Poulsen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Daebak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Poulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Poulsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Daebak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poulsen with a body shot.
Daebak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poulsen's head.
Daebak 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.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daebak scores with a hook.
Daebak slips a jab from Poulsen.
Daebak slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Daebak moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
A short right from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Poulsen lands a shot to the body.
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Poulsen stalling against the cage.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Daebak controls the action.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Daebak.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Poulsen tries to stall but Daebak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Daebak.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
Daebak lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Daebak pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Daebak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poulsen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Daebak.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulsen to keep the fight standing.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daebak.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Daebak lands a nice shot to the body.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen lands a body punch.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Daebak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daebak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Daebak!
Harry Daebak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Brooks (ranked 2925 p4p, 337 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 2491 p4p, 289 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy. 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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197 lbs
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30
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chonan has his feet on Brooks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chonan lands a really nice looking cross but Brooks seems unphased.
Chonan lands a jab to the nose.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Chonan's head back.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Chonan sprawls well.
Chonan pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Brooks is pushing Chonan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Chonan.
Brooks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan is looking to stand up but Brooks isn't so interested in that idea.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks prevents Chonan from getting back to his feet.
Brooks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chonan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brooks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brooks trying to control the action but Chonan is working from the bottom.
Brooks controls the position.
Brooks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chonan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brooks is controlling him well.
Brooks controls the position from side control.
Chonan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Chonan looks to clinch
and Brooks counters with a single leg into guard. Chonan didn't expect that.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brooks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chonan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brooks throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks won't allow Chonan to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chonan pushes Brooks off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chonan tries to avoid it but Brooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chonan to the ground. Chonan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brooks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chonan to the mat. Chonan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brooks prevents Chonan from getting back to his feet.
Chonan being controlled here, momentarily.
Chonan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brooks is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chonan misses with an uppercut.
Brooks slips a jab from Chonan.
Brooks shoots in for a double leg but Chonan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
An inside leg kick from Brooks misses.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Chonan shows good takedown defense.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chonan.
Chonan throws a shot to the body.
Chonan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chonan throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chonan enables Brooks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chonan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chonan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Chonan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Chonan is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Chonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Chonan manages to get underhooks.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chonan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Chonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chonan is struggling to control the position.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chonan after a bit of a struggle.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chonan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan throws Brooks to one side and escapes!
Brooks shoots in and bounces Chonan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chonan is looking to stand back up but Brooks counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chonan.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piranha Chonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chonan throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks slips a straight right by Chonan.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Chonan down.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks has Chonan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chonan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Brooks being controlled against the cage.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Chonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Chonan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chonan prevents it.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Chonan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Chonan has Brooks pushed against the cage.
Chonan taking a breather.
Chonan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Chonan manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Chonan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chonan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chonan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Further stalling from Brooks.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan darts in trying to clinch
and Brooks counters with a thumping low kick.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Chonan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chonan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chonan.
Piranha Chonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks drives through and clinches with Chonan against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Damian Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chonan 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!
Piranha Chonan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bis Worth (ranked 893 p4p, 99 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 1481 p4p, 154 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bis Worth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jericho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Worth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Worth misses.
Worth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jericho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jericho throws a head kick but Worth moves out of range.
Worth misses with a hook. Jericho ducked under it nicely.
Jericho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Worth looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho's coach down at The Wild Beasts Zoo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jericho's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Worth lands with an overhand left.
Jericho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jericho throws a body punch but Worth moves out of range.
Worth throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worth backing away here, and Jericho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Worth looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Jericho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Worth misses with a looping right.
Jericho counters with a body kick.
Worth motions for Jericho to come forward. Worth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Worth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worth throws a leg kick
enabling Jericho to counter with a crisp jab.
Bis Worth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth missing with a left hand there. Jericho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Worth looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Worth misses with a looping right.
Jericho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Worth throws a series of punches but Jericho moves out of range.
Worth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jericho. Jericho obviously looking to wear him down.
Worth looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho swings for the body but Worth moves out of range.
Worth misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Worth throws a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a big head kick but Worth shrugs it off.
Worth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Worth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Worth moves away and avoids it.
Worth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jericho at a distance.
Worth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Worth misses with a low kick as Jericho jumps back.
Worth connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worth misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Worth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jericho lands a nice shot to the body.
Worth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
A big right from Jericho misses.
It looked like Worth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Worth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jericho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worth in his tracks.
Jericho misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Worth misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho lands with a good body shot.
Worth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jericho under the eye.
Worth looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Worth walks into a stiff left hand from Jericho.
Jericho avoids the head kick by Worth.
A punch combination from Worth misses.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Worth slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Worth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Worth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Worth.
Worth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Jericho tries to land a leg kick but Worth saw it coming and moves away.
Worth throws a combination that misses
and Jericho counters with a leg kick.
Worth checks a leg kick.
Worth throws a head kick but Jericho moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Jericho. Beautiful body shot.
Worth throws a nice looking combination but Jericho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jericho checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Jericho misses.
Jericho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Worth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jericho tries a low kick but Worth avoids it.
Jericho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Worth is looking to slow Jericho down with leg kicks.
Jericho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Worth if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Worth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Worth coming out on top.
Worth throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Worth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Worth moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Worth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Worth throws a series of punches but Jericho moves out of range.
Worth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jericho is looking to chop away at Worth's legs.
Jericho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Jericho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jericho walks into a jab.
Jericho throws a head kick but Worth moves out of range.
Worth swings for the body but Jericho moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jericho. Jericho obviously looking to wear him down.
Worth throws a low kick, looking for Jericho's leg but Jericho calmly moves out of range.
Worth throws a hook but Jericho avoids it easily.
Worth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jericho is able to avoid easily.
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 Bis Worth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Worth.
Jericho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worth was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Worth scores with a sloppy right hand. Jericho should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Worth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worth lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Jericho. That snapped Worth's head back.
Worth throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jericho counters with a body kick.
Worth misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worth.
Worth throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jericho.
Worth stuns Jericho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Worth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jericho is out of range and Worth settles back down.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Jericho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Jericho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho scoring well with a low kick there.
Worth misses with a right hand
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Jericho.
Worth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Worth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Worth's hands.
Worth misses with a leg kick.
Jericho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Worth checks it well.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Worth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jericho checks a leg kick.
Jericho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worth's head.
Worth scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worth. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jericho! But no joy.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Worth throws a big shot that misses.
Worth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jericho checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worth misses with a hook. Jericho ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Worth misses
and Jericho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jericho misses with a leg kick.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Worth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worth blocks a jab.
Worth loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worth.
Jericho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Worth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worth throws a big shot that misses.
Worth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worth.
Worth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jericho just manages to avoid it.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jericho takes a swing at Worth's ribcage but misses.
Jericho throws a body punch but Worth moves out of range.
Worth loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a looping left.
Jericho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Worth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jericho manages to avoid it.
Jericho motions for Worth to come forward. Jericho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Worth.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worth moves out of range of the body kick from Jericho.
Jericho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Worth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Bis Worth is winning the standup battle so far.
Worth throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jericho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worth.
Jericho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Worth avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Worth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worth moves away.
It looked like Worth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jericho staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Worth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worth lands a nice hook to Jericho's body. Jericho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Worth walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho blocks a head kick by Worth.
Worth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jericho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Worth misses with an uppercut
and Jericho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That kick from Worth tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Worth misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Worth with a body shot.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Worth.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Worth finds it's way round the side to connect with Jericho's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Jericho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bis Worth will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jericho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jericho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worth doesn't seem bothered though.
Worth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worth misses with a looping left.
Jericho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Worth misses with a body shot.
Jericho takes one to the chin there.
Worth throws a series of strikes that have Jericho backpedaling.
Jericho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worth.
Worth throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worth misses with a looping right.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Worth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Worth.
Jericho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Worth tests Jericho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Jericho misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worth misses with a hook.
Jericho staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jericho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Worth misses with a double jab.
Jericho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jericho moves out of range as Worth strikes.
Jericho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Worth to score with a decent uppercut.
Jericho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jericho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Worth.
Jericho moves out of range as Worth strikes.
Worth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Worth missing with a left hand there. Jericho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Worth just misses with a punch to the body.
Worth moves out of range as Jericho throws a body kick.
Jericho is looking to clinch but Worth is avoiding it.
Worth looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maxim Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Worth.
Worth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worth thumps Jericho with a low kick.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Jericho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Worth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worth throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jericho lands with an uppercut that bounces Worth off the cage and back into range.
Worth avoids a kick to the body.
Jericho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Worth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Worth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Worth saw that one coming.
Jericho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jericho.
Worth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Worth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Worth.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho misses with a low kick.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Worth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Worth punishes Jericho's body with a nice straight punch.
Jericho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
Worth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jab, jab by Jericho - just one landing.
Worth tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.
Worth jabs Jericho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Worth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worth avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Jericho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Worth throws an off balance right hand
and Jericho counters with a stiff right hand.
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jericho, right into the meat.
Jericho looks to land a body kick but Worth moved away.
Worth throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.
Worth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Worth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jericho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Worth scrambles back to his feet.
Jericho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worth slips a straight right by Jericho.
Worth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Worth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Worth misses with a straight right.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Jericho.
Well Worth 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bis Worth!
Bis Worth tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 1970 p4p, 242 weight class) and Ono Daebak (ranked 1218 p4p, 159 weight class). Pave Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ono Daebak's chin.
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ono Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Daebak throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Daebak throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daebak blocks the body kick.
Daebak lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt 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.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daebak.
Daebak tries to clinch up.
Daebak takes one to the side of the head.
Daebak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Daebak avoids a kick to the body.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Daebak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daebak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt clobbers Daebak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Daebak knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daebak in his tracks.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Daebak throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Nice body punch from Daebak.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Daebak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Daebak throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Daebak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daebak is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daebak scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak scores with a body shot.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daebak.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Daebak.
Daebak doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Daebak moves out of range easily.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daebak tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Daebak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Daebak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Hunt throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daebak.
Daebak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt throws a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Daebak jumps back.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak misses with a body kick.
Daebak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Daebak counters by clinching up.
Hunt pushes Daebak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daebak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Daebak.
Daebak throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daebak can do to turn this around?
Daebak misses with a wild body shot.
Daebak slips a straight right by Hunt.
Daebak throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot lands for Daebak.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Daebak connects with a high kick.
Daebak is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Hunt has knocked Daebak down with a huge combo! Hunt steps away and waves a wobbly Daebak back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Daebak is rocked!
It looks like Ono Daebak has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt sends Daebak crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunt is motioning to the referee to let Daebak up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Daebak is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Daebak misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a big left hand that crumples Daebak! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pave Hunt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 720 p4p, 98 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 719 p4p, 97 weight class). Winston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lost Boy. Edgy Brah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston takes one on the button.
Brah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winston is pushing down on Brah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brah is fighting to maintain full guard but Winston has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've been hearing good reports from Brah's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Winston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brah defends it well.
Brah looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston working over Brah with some ground and pound. Brah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brah is trying to stand up here but Winston is controlling him well.
Brah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winston stops Brah from getting back to his feet.
Winston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brah defends it well.
Winston stops Brah from getting back to his feet.
Winston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brah defending well though.
Brah is trying to stand up here but Winston is controlling him well.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Brah's head.
Brah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brah looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winston lands a nice short elbow.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winston 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.
Brah manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Winston connects with a body shot that sends Brah's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston slips a jab from Brah.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Winston looks to land a combination. Brah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winston throws a jab when Brah was well out of range.
Edgy Brah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston throws an off balance right hand
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Brah misses with a hook.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brah looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Brah misses.
And Winston tries to counter it with a takedown but Brah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brah throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston misses with a hook
and Brah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston looks for a takedown but Brah sprawls well.
Brah is looking for a counter combo.
Winston 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.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
That's time! Brah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Brah.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brah as he avoids it easily.
Brah throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Edgy Brah is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Brah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects with a nice looking jab.
Winston throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses with a body punch
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Winston throws a right and a left that Brah avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Brah does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Winston looks to move away, Brah throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Brah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winston.
Brah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brah doesn't seem bothered though.
Winston swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Brah misses the target.
Winston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brah defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Brah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edgy Brah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Winston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brah swivels and escapes.
Winston digs a good body shot into Brah's ribs.
Winston misses with a body shot
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah avoids the body shot from Winston.
Brah throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brah was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Brah looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Winston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brah bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah moves out of range as Winston strikes.
As Winston looks to move away, Brah throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it.
Winston slips a jab and a cross from Brah.
Winston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brah with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Brah is just out of range.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Brah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brah scores with a body shot.
Brah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Winston misses with a hook. Brah ducked under it nicely.
Winston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it.
Winston connects with a right hand. Brah shakes it off.
Winston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brah rather than just go for the knockout.
Brah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah lands with a right hand.
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston fails to land the takedown.
Brah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winston misses the body punch
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah avoids the body shot from Winston.
Brah throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winston is defended easily by Brah.
Brah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston misses with a hook. Brah ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Winston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston misses with a body punch
and Brah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brah looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brah moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston misses with a hook.
Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston punishes Brah's body with a nice straight punch.
Winston misses with a hook
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Brah moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brah avoids it really well and circles away.
Brah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edgy Brah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Winston.
Well Winston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winston!
Harry Winston made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
The defeated Edgy Brah had this to say: 'I shouldn't have ate that edible. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Antonio (ranked 454 p4p, 40 weight class) and Von Cranial (ranked 797 p4p, 81 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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285 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio throws a shot from downtown. Cranial moves away and avoids it.
Antonio lands a nice looking body kick.
Antonio misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Antonio.
Cranial looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Antonio misses with a straight left.
Cranial takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antonio misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranial.
Antonio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antonio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Antonio moves into range and clinches up with Cranial.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
Cranial lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonio.
Cranial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Cranial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cranial throws out a loose jab but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugenio Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonio lands the left hand.
A jab from Cranial misses.
Antonio throws a jab when Cranial was well out of range.
Antonio looks to land a left hand but Cranial moved out of range nicely.
Cranial misses with a straight right.
Antonio throws a push kick but Cranial slaps the foot to one side.
Cranial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cranial thumps Antonio with a low kick.
Antonio staying out of range there.
Antonio scores with a punch to the head.
Cranial has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cranial's corner calls for a 1-2. Cranial obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Antonio rushes Cranial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranial uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Antonio.
Cranial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonio's elbow.
Antonio is working Cranial over against the cage.
Cranial looks winded!
A short left from Antonio.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antonio pushes Cranial back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antonio.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio digs a right hand underneath Cranial's ribcage. Cranial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antonio can't find room to land a body shot as Cranial controls the action.
A body shot lands from Antonio.
Antonio pushes Cranial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
Antonio working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio is working Cranial over against the cage.
Antonio tries to work over Cranial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranial blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio cracks Cranial with a nice body shot.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Antonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cranial takes a shot to the head.
Antonio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Antonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cranial.
A hook to the body from Antonio.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonio.
A short right from Antonio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Antonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Cranial is rocked!
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Antonio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antonio lands with a right that hurts Cranial. Cranial looks to clinch but Antonio throws a short knee that drops Cranial. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Eugenio Antonio!
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