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KONFLIKT FC VIII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Okafor (ranked 8084 p4p, 709 weight class) and Ben Laukis (ranked 8321 p4p, 717 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Laukis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laukis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laukis's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Laukis misses
and Okafor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laukis thinking.
Laukis misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Laukis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Laukis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okafor.
Okafor lands a body shot.
A solid body kick from Okafor.
Donk. Okafor catches Laukis right on the button with a cross.
Laukis misses with a hook.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laukis.
It looked like Okafor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laukis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laukis looks winded!
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okafor lands a big right hand that sends Laukis crashing to the mat! Okafor stays standing though and waves Laukis back to his feet!
Laukis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Okafor counters with a nice body kick.
Laukis is still on wobbly legs! Can Okafor finish him?
Laukis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okafor.
Laukis seems to have recovered his senses.
Okafor moves in close and cracks Laukis with a massive right hand! Laukis, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Okafor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Desmond Okafor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hh Tt (ranked 7068 p4p, 667 weight class) and Thor Halo (ranked 8079 p4p, 708 weight class). Thor Halo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hh Tt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Halo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tt throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tt defends it well.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Tt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tt connects with a body shot.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Tt looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Halo slips a jab from Tt.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo slips a straight right by Tt.
Halo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tt's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo misses with a jab to the body
and Tt counters with a straight right hand.
Tt throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Tt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tt lands with a shot to the body.
Halo misses with a hook
and Tt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tt moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tt connects with a body shot that sends Halo's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tt lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tt misses with a straight right.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tt.
Halo takes one to the chin there.
Tt throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo feints the counter takedown.
Hh Tt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo throws a low kick but Tt moves out of range easily.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo moves in looking to clinch but Tt pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tt misses the target.
Tt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo takes a swing at Tt's ribcage but misses.
Halo with a poor takedown
enabling Tt to counter with a crisp jab.
Tt throws a good cross that connects.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Tt's shoulder, as Tt tries to avoid the shot.
Tt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hh Tt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halo misses with a jab to the body
letting Tt counter with a right hand.
Tt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halo.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Tt slips the punch.
Tt is looking to counter punch.
Tt ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
It looked like Tt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tt.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tt misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tt counters with a straight right hand.
Tt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Tt moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo cracks Tt with an open hand slap.
Tt misses with a looping left.
Halo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo shoots and misses
and Tt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tt throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo throws out a counter right but Tt avoids it with no problem.
Halo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tt right on the button. Tt goes down! Halo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Halo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Halo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Jacobs (ranked 5363 p4p, 518 weight class) and Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 8248 p4p, 621 weight class). Hjoervarsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Only. Glen Jacobs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Hjoervarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hjoervarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobs goes for a double leg but Hjoervarsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hjoervarsson continues to drive forward.
Hjoervarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjoervarsson slows down the pace here.
Hjoervarsson works on Jacobs's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson tries for a takedown but Jacobs manages to get underhooks.
Hjoervarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobs.
Hjoervarsson manages to break the clinch.
Hjoervarsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hjoervarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hjoervarsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Hjoervarsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Glen Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnaldur Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson has Jacobs up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Hjoervarsson back against the cage.
Jacobs wants the takedown. Hjoervarsson is fighting it off but Jacobs persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hjoervarsson's guard against the cage.
Jacobs trying to control but Hjoervarsson is working from the bottom.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacobs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacobs is working Hjoervarsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jacobs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jacobs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson pushes Jacobs off but Jacobs dives into side control.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hjoervarsson keeps working.
Jacobs takes a little break here. Hjoervarsson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hjoervarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jacobs tries for a kimura but Hjoervarsson is defending well.
Jacobs has hold of Hjoervarsson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hjoervarsson seems comfortable defending it but Jacobs has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hjoervarsson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hjoervarsson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jacobs couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Glen Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milson Bow (ranked 6638 p4p, 655 weight class) and Greyson Veto (ranked 7967 p4p, 705 weight class). Milson Bow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milson Bow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greyson Veto!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veto tries to clinch but Bow moves out of range.
Bow throws a lazy uppercut
and Veto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Milson Bow has been cut.
Bow pushes Veto up against the cage in a clinch.
Veto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow lands a body punch.
Bow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bow.
Bow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Veto.
Bow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Veto or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Veto misses with some punches.
Veto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bow or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veto looking to slow down the pace here.
Veto lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bow lands an uppercut.
Veto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bow clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Veto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veto avoiding damage.
Veto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Veto trying to stall but Bow improves his position.
Veto lands a right hand.
Bow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Veto.
Bow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Veto throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
Veto throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Veto.
Bow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veto lands with a short shot to the head.
Bow lands a body punch.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Veto.
Bow lands with a short shot to the head.
Veto pushes Bow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Bow lands a shoulder strike.
Bow lands with a short shot to the head.
Bow lands a right hand.
Bow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veto is rocked!
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Bow lands an uppercut.
Veto is still on wobbly legs! Can Bow finish him?
Bow pushes Veto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Veto lands with a right to the head.
Veto seems to have recovered his senses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow drops Veto onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Veto is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bow working aggressively here.
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
Bow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bow blocks an uppercut.
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
Bow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bow misses with some punches.
Veto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bow lands a big right hand that drops Veto! The killer instinct kicks in and Bow finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milson Bow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butcher (ranked 4330 p4p, 538 weight class) and Pjotr Plumbowicz (ranked 7921 p4p, 701 weight class). Steve Butcher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pjotr Plumbowicz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a combination that misses
and Plumbowicz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Plumbowicz.
Butcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Butcher is working hard here to advance position.
Plumbowicz drops back looking for a leg! Butcher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Butcher manages to kick Plumbowicz off! Plumbowicz jumps back into Butcher's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plumbowicz wants to pass the guard but Butcher is keeping the position.
Butcher wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butcher wants to stand up but Plumbowicz is controlling him.
Butcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plumbowicz manages to get himself to full guard.
Plumbowicz is trying to keep Butcher in close.
Plumbowicz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Butcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbowicz is fighting to break Butcher's control of his arms but Butcher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butcher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Plumbowicz forces his way into half guard.
Butcher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Butcher trying to control but Plumbowicz postures up.
Butcher tries to roll over but Plumbowicz keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumbowicz is working for a kimura but Butcher is defending it quite comfortably.
Butcher tries to kick Plumbowicz off in order to stand up. Plumbowicz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Butcher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plumbowicz off and has taken his back!
Plumbowicz trying to control the action but Butcher just sinks the hooks in.
Plumbowicz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Plumbowicz.
I really don't envy Plumbowicz right now.
Plumbowicz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Plumbowicz trying to control the action but Butcher just sinks the hooks in.
A lull in the action here.
Butcher is punishing Plumbowicz with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher doesn't have the hooks in and Plumbowicz manages to turn into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcher has his hands on Plumbowicz's head, controlling the position.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Plumbowicz controlling him for the moment.
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 Steve Butcher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Plumbowicz misses the target.
Butcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Butcher is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Butcher connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Plumbowicz to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Butcher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Butcher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 8593 p4p, 635 weight class) and Justin Sider (ranked 3517 p4p, 373 weight class). The key to victory for Yuri Boyka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Sider!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sider.
A lazy left from Boyka finds it's target.
Sider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
Sider is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka throws the left hand but Sider avoids the punch easily.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Sider on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyka.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Sider avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Sider's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Sider misses with a body shot.
Sider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Sider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyka misses with a few strikes there.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Sider moved out of range nicely.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sider counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka throws a combination. Sider tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sider misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Sider throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Sider is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sider makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sider counter with a right hand.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Sider misses with a wild body shot.
Sider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sider.
Boyka looks to land a combination but Sider avoids it well.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sider moves away from the strike by Boyka.
Boyka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boyka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sider.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Boyka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boyka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boyka rather than just go for the knockout.
Boyka misses with a hook
and Sider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Sider misses the target.
Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Sider on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sider counters with a series of strikes. Boyka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Sider avoids nicely.
Sider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
Boyka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Sider looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sider lands a body shot.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Sider counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Sider was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sider ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Sider cracks Boyka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Sider scores with a one two! Boyka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka needs to keep his hands up - Sider had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyka scores with a jab.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Sider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Boyka moves out of range as Sider strikes.
Boyka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boyka throws the left hand but Sider avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyka!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider looks to land a combination. Boyka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sider cracks Boyka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sider slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Sider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka ducks right into an uppercut from Sider.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Sider.
Sider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuri Boyka is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sider.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Sider counters with a nice body shot.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider moves out of range.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Sider takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Sider misses with a body shot.
Boyka looks to land a combination but Sider avoids it well.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sider can do to turn this around?
Sider misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Sider counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Sider misses with a wild body shot.
Sider throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka tries to bum rush Sider with a series of wild strikes but Sider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Sider avoids nicely.
A jab from Sider finds it's way through Boyka's defenses.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Sider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sider. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sider.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sider.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Sider avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sider circles away quickly and effectively.
Sider slips under a jab from Boyka.
Sider looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sider counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sider.
Sider blocks a jab.
Boyka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that second round.
That's time! Boyka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Sider counters with a nice body shot.
Sider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Sider slips the punch.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
Sider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sider misses.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sider circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sider staying out of range there.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
Sider lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sider lands a slapping body shot.
Sider just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sider looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
A left lands for Sider.
Sider closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sider lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sider.
Sider swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sider counters with a straight right hand.
Sider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sider misses the shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a looping overhand right but Sider ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Sider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Sider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boyka throws a right hand that Sider ducks under and follows up with a left that Sider also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sider! But no joy.
Sider misses the shot to the body.
Sider throws a shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sider throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider moves out of range.
Sider let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Boyka misses.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Sider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. Sider saw that one coming.
Sider unleashes a big counter combination but Boyka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Boyka.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Sider avoids them all with ease.
Sider is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Sider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sider connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sider lands with a shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sider fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sider swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Justin Sider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sider throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Sider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boyka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sider to score with a decent uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Sider.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Sider counters with a left to the body.
Yuri Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boyka 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Boyka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Engelhard (ranked 4366 p4p, 541 weight class) and Hiroaki Hidaka (ranked 5446 p4p, 615 weight class). Hiroaki Hidaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Engelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroaki Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidaka misses with a hook. Engelhard ducked under it nicely.
Hidaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Engelhard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Engelhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hidaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hidaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Engelhard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hidaka trying to keep a closed guard but Engelhard is proving a slippery customer.
Engelhard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engelhard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hidaka looking to control but Engelhard passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hidaka is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelhard is taking a breather. Hidaka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Engelhard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Engelhard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Engelhard slows the pace down in half guard.
Engelhard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Engelhard wants to pass the guard but Hidaka is defending well.
Hidaka trying to control here.
Engelhard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Engelhard is trying to control. Hidaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hidaka is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelhard controlling the action here.
Hidaka wants to control but Engelhard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hidaka is looking to improve his position.
Engelhard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Engelhard there.
Hidaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Engelhard is pressing down on Hidaka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hidaka is holding on for now.
Hidaka has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at House of 1000 Corpses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Engelhard seems to be looking for submissions.
Hidaka is trying to maintain the position but Engelhard is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelhard slips a nice elbow through Hidaka's hands, connecting with Hidaka's forehead.
Hidaka is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Engelhard has latched onto it... Big trouble! Engelhard pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hidaka is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Engelhard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Engelhard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Short Badass (ranked 2740 p4p, 371 weight class) and Robert Kortig (ranked 4784 p4p, 569 weight class). Short Badass had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Short Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kortig throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass dodges the punch combination from Kortig .
Kortig misses the jab.
Kortig paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kortig misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Badass tries to counter by clinching up but Kortig breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass avoids the body shot from Kortig .
Badass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kortig has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Badass is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Kortig misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortig throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Badass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kortig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
Kortig doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Badass moves away from the strike by Kortig .
A jab from Kortig finds it's way through Badass's defenses.
Badass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kortig misses with a hook.
Badass seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kortig fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Badass misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Badass.
Kortig misses with a hook
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Kortig scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kortig looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Kortig swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kortig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kortig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Kortig misses with the head strike.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kortig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Badass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kortig 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
Badass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badass working aggressively here.
Kortig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badass misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass struggles to land a body shot inside as Kortig controls his hands.
Badass tries to work over Kortig 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kortig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Badass up against the cage.
Kortig misses with the head strike.
Badass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kortig s head.
Kortig misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kortig tries to throw a body punch but Badass avoids it by throwing Kortig back against the cage.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Kortig dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kortig throws a jab when Badass was well out of range.
Kortig throws a sloppy body shot
and Kortig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kortig might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kortig misses with an uppercut
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robert Kortig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Kortig misses the target.
Kortig throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
Kortig misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badass.
Kortig lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kortig scores with a hook.
Kortig throws a big shot that misses.
Kortig connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Badass's hands.
Kortig throws a lazy right hand but Badass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badass throwing a counter right hand but Kortig manages to avoid it.
Badass rushes Kortig and presses him up against the cage.
Kortig blocking some punches.
Badass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kortig tries to work over Badass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Badass throws a head punch that misses.
Kortig misses with the head strike.
Kortig tries to break free but Badass pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Badass digs a right hand into Kortig 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kortig 's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kortig throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Badass fails to land.
Badass blocks a body shot from Kortig .
Kortig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
Kortig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kortig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kortig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kortig .
Badass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kortig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kortig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig throws a head punch that misses.
Badass pushes Kortig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kortig tries a body shot but Badass blocks it.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kortig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Kortig misses with some punches.
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 Short Badass will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Badass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Badass is looking to clinch.
Kortig misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kortig tries to keep at a distance but Badass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kortig blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badass can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Kortig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig misses with some punches.
Kortig works on Badass's body with a couple of short punches.
Badass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kortig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kortig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Badass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Badass.
Badass's corner calls for a 1-2. Badass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Badass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kortig .
Badass seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Badass clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Badass tries a body shot but Kortig blocks it.
Badass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kortig is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kortig 's elbow.
Kortig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig is trying to force a seperation but Badass has the dominant position.
Kortig can't find room to land a body shot as Badass controls the action.
Badass working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kortig fails to land.
Kortig misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kortig .
Badass tries to work over Kortig 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badass throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
A nice left hand lands by Badass.
Kortig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badass blocks a body shot from Kortig .
Kortig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass prevents Kortig from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass misses with a punch to the body.
Kortig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Short Badass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badass 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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