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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall (ranked 162 p4p, 24 weight class) and Kasey Scorpion (ranked 215 p4p, 32 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Already Over. Scorpion has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Galen Dall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kasey Scorpion's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Scorpion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Dall gets caught flat footed, as Scorpion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorpion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scorpion defends well.
Scorpion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Scorpion looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scorpion is one step ahead there.
Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scorpion defends it easily.
Scorpion is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dall has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Scorpion is looking to defend but Dall has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Scorpion! Dall pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Scorpion taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Galen Dall!
A very excited looking Galen Dall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 101 p4p, 13 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 120 p4p, 18 weight class). Laine comes into the arena with Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi blaring out of the sound system. Bruyne has chosen Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine misses with a looping right.
Bruyne lands a jab.
Laine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruyne motions for Laine to come forward. Bruyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Bruyne 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.
Laine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruyne's calf.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine checks a leg kick.
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruyne scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Bruyne.
Bruyne walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Laine slips a jab from Bruyne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Bruyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
A punch lands to the side of Bruyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Bruyne lands a nice hook to Laine's body. Laine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine is looking to chop away at Bruyne's legs.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruyne's hands.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine checks a low kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Bruyne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Bruyne
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine works the jab nicely.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Bruyne slips the punch.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine goes for a double leg but Bruyne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruyne continues to drive forward.
Laine sizes up Bruyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruyne throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Bruyne pushes Laine away with a front kick.
Bruyne scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
Bruyne avoids the head kick by Laine.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine scores with a hook to the body. Bruyne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Laine misses.
Laine avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a jab.
Bruyne lands a front kick.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Laine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruyne connects 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!
Laine punishes Bruyne's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Bruyne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laine misses with a straight left.
A jab from Bruyne misses.
Laine attempts a counter takedown but Bruyne avoids it well and moves away.
Laine is looking to clinch.
Bruyne takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Bruyne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruyne scrambles back to his feet.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Laine misses with a left hand
letting Bruyne counter with a right hand.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruyne counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine misses with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruyne throws out a powerful jab.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruyne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruyne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and Bruyne settles back down.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Bruyne misses with a body kick.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Laine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruyne.
Bruyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Bruyne counters with a two punch combo.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bruyne misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruyne digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruyne lands with a nice body kick.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laine lands a jab to Bruyne's midsection.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Bruyne moves away and avoids it.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Bruyne throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Bruyne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Bruyne jabs Laine right on the nose. Laine blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruyne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bruyne just manages to avoid it.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Bruyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne throws a leg kick
and Laine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruyne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laine throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruyne on the side of the head.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruyne's waist but Bruyne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laine off to one side.
Laine throws a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Bruyne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Bruyne.
A big left from Laine misses.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine catches Bruyne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruyne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Laine lunges at Bruyne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruyne's hand.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Bruyne counters with a body kick.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Laine tries to work over Bruyne's front leg with a kick but Bruyne checks it.
Laine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruyne to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine misses with an uppercut. Bruyne saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
Laine throws a leg kick but Bruyne checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Laine.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruyne tries to sprawl out of it but Laine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruyne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruyne jabs Laine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine slips under a jab.
Bruyne looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Bruyne lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine slips under a jab.
Bruyne connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine slips a straight right by Bruyne.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruyne's head backwards.
Bruyne misses the jab.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine misses with a low kick as Bruyne jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruyne scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Laine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne scores with a nice body kick.
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine misses with the combination.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruyne's head.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruyne can pounce on him.
Bruyne lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Bruyne. Beautiful body shot.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Laine misses.
Bruyne throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Bruyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruyne 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laine throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Laine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruyne counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine shoots in but Bruyne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruyne throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Bruyne is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laine blocks a jab.
Bruyne lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruyne clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruyne.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Bruyne moves away and avoids it.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne swinging wildly here.
Bruyne misses the jab.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruyne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laine.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Laine.
Laine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruyne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laine scrambles back to his feet.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Bruyne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
and Bruyne counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but De Bruyne just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruyne connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruyne as he jumps to the side.
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruyne should have avoided that one.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
Laine shoots and misses
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruyne.
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruyne in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine slips a straight right by Bruyne.
Laine tries a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruyne feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Bruyne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laine tries to clinch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a slapping body shot.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Bruyne does it's job there.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruyne's head.
Bruyne punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Laine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pako Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Bruyne tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine scores with a nice head shot.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruyne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruyne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Bruyne lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Nice jab there from Bruyne.
Bruyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruyne. That's going to slow Laine down.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruyne blocks a head kick by Laine.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine is looking to slow Bruyne down with leg kicks.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruyne's head.
Bruyne misses with a kick to the body.
Bruyne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but Bruyne pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bruyne.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine slips a straight right by Bruyne.
A left lands for Bruyne.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Laine throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine shoots in and drives through. Bruyne sprawls well.
Bruyne tries a quick counter leg kick but Laine is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Bruyne.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Laine misses.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruyne can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruyne lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruyne finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne walks into a stiff left hand from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bruyne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruyne misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruyne throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Laine darts in and clinches Bruyne up against the cage.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Bruyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bruyne - that will leave a mark!
Laine throws a nice looking combination but Bruyne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Laine misses.
Pako Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Laine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bruyne is trying to defend but Laine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruyne trying to control from the bottom.
Bruyne keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Laine works his way into full mount!
Laine throwing strikes but Bruyne uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laine.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine looks to land a strike but Bruyne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bruyne is adopting a defensive guard.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laine 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.
Laine looking to pass the guard.
That's four 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.
Bruyne wants to stand up but Laine is controlling him.
Bruyne wants to improve his position but instead Laine has moved into half guard.
Bruyne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Laine wants to pass to mount but Bruyne is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pako Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruyne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... De Bruyne!
De Bruyne took some time post fight to say the following; 'Peel Steel, you absolutely suck'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 86 p4p, 14 weight class). St. Georges is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Sackett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sackett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St. Georges moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Sackett with a hook.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Sackett had a free shot at his head there.
Sackett 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
Sackett throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Sackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sackett moves out of range as St. Georges throws a body kick.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
St. Georges walks into a left hand.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
A left lands for Sackett.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Sackett down.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett darts in and clinches St. Georges up against the cage.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
St. Georges throws an elbow that misses.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Georges misses with a body punch
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
Sackett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Sackett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Sackett lands the left hand.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett wants to clinch.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St. Georges knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a body punch.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges scores with a push kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Sackett 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.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Sackett.
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges thumps Sackett with a low kick.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
St. Georges keeps Sackett at a distance using the push kick.
St. Georges explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Georges throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
St. Georges throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
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 Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St. Georges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
St. Georges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
Sackett tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett digs a right hand into St. Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Georges's gas tank.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
Sackett avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
Mordecai Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
St. Georges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges looking to stall.
Sackett pushes St. Georges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett blocking some punches.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St. Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Georges.
St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
and St. Georges counters with a three punch combo that has Sackett backing up. Sackett nods at St. Georges to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Sackett misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Sackett misses.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
St. Georges counters with a body kick.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
St. Georges is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Sackett misses.
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett stuns St. Georges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for St. Georges. That snapped Sackett's head back.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sackett is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St. Georges scores with a jab.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
St. Georges takes one to the chin there.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends St. Georges's belly button to the back.
St. Georges goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St. Georges on the side of the head.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
St. Georges presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
A short right from St. Georges.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the body.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Sackett staying out of range there.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges counters with a body kick.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for St. Georges.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St. Georges lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As St. Georges tries to get set, Sackett tries to push him back and clinch up but St. Georges manages to avoid the attempt.
St. Georges is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
St. Georges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
Sackett throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sackett back to the cage. St. Georges follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges, as that shot connected.
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett drops his hands momentarily and St. Georges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
St. Georges connects with a jab.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett wants to clinch.
St. Georges doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sackett is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
St. Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier St. Georges.
I think St. Georges 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 58 p4p, 11 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 61 p4p, 12 weight class). Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Akerman.
Akerman loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
And Granger responds with a good body kick, but Akerman manages to step out the way in time.
Crunch! Granger slams his shin into Akerman's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Akerman down.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akerman throws out the jab.
Akerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akerman's sensitive parts.
Akerman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Granger.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akerman lands a head kick!
Akerman throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Akerman's shoulder, as Akerman tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Granger lands a jab-cross combination.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
Akerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akerman. Akerman obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Akerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Akerman connects with a body shot.
Granger throws a leg kick but Akerman moved away.
Akerman tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Akerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akerman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akerman digs a good body shot into Granger's ribs.
Akerman throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Granger slips under a jab from Akerman.
Akerman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Granger checks it well.
Akerman scores with a leg kick.
Akerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger feints a counter leg kick.
Akerman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akerman.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Akerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.
Akerman lands with a nice body kick.
Akerman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Granger needs to keep his hands up - Akerman had a free shot at his head there.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Akerman avoids it.
Akerman connects with a body shot that sends Granger's belly button to the back.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Akerman tenderised Granger's leg. Granger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akerman.
Granger throws a low kick but Akerman avoids it.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akerman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akerman.
Akerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Granger misses with a looping left.
Akerman connects with a solid leg kick.
Akerman is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Granger thuds his right hand into Akerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Akerman sees coming a mile off.
Akerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Granger swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
Akerman throws a low kick but Granger moves out of range easily.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Granger scores with a body shot.
Granger lunges at Akerman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akerman's hand.
Akerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akerman cracks Granger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Granger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akerman. Akerman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akerman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akerman throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akerman to score with a decent uppercut.
Granger dips to his left and cracks Akerman with an uppercut!
Granger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akerman wants to land a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akerman moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Granger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Akerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger wants to land a leg kick but Akerman is out of range.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger moves away from the strike by Akerman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
Akerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akerman scores with a body shot.
Granger catches Akerman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Granger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Akerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Akerman finds it's target.
Akerman scores with a punch to the head.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Akerman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akerman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger ducks right into an uppercut from Akerman.
Akerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
Akerman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akerman throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Akerman takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Akerman.
A jab from Granger does it's job there.
Akerman with a jab.
Akerman blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akerman swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Akerman cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Akerman.
Granger tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Akerman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Akerman tenderised Granger's leg. Granger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akerman looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
Akerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Akerman cracks Granger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Akerman sees coming a mile off.
Akerman blocks the body kick.
Granger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Akerman scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Akerman scores with a leg kick.
Akerman tries to score with a low kick but Granger moves his leg out of the way.
Akerman throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akerman throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger moves out of range as Akerman strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akerman. That's going to slow Granger down.
Akerman misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Akerman throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akerman cracks Granger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akerman dodges the punch combination from Granger.
Akerman tries to clinch but Granger is having none of it.
Granger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Granger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akerman lands a nice looking body shot.
Akerman throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Granger throws a front kick that sends Akerman stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Granger.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akerman throws out the jab.
Akerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger wants to slow Akerman down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman ducks right into an uppercut from Granger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Granger checks a leg kick.
Akerman throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Akerman swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Akerman is looking to land body kicks.
Granger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granger.
Akerman throws a right hand that misses
and Granger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akerman thinking.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Granger checks a leg kick.
Jab by Granger.
Linus Akerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akerman misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Akerman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akerman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman moves away from the strike by Granger.
Granger scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akerman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granger.
Granger avoids the body shot from Akerman.
Granger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Granger misses with a looping left.
Granger avoids the body shot from Akerman.
Akerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akerman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Granger just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akerman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Akerman tenderised Granger's leg. Granger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Granger moves away from the strike by Akerman.
Akerman looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger misses with a low kick as Akerman jumps back.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger moves forwards but Akerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akerman scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linus Akerman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akerman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
Akerman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Akerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akerman moves away.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akerman.
Akerman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Granger.
Akerman throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Akerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akerman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Granger throws a head kick that misses.
Akerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akerman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Granger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Akerman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granger - the referee stops the clock and Akerman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granger. Akerman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger is looking to slow Akerman down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Akerman defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Akerman throws a leg kick but Granger moved away.
Granger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Akerman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Akerman connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger thuds his right hand into Akerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Granger misses.
Akerman rushes Granger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Granger scores with a shoulder strike.
Granger gets through Akerman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Granger breaks the clinch.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akerman.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akerman.
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Granger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger thuds his right hand into Akerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
Akerman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akerman loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
Akerman tries to land a leg kick but Granger saw it coming and moves away.
Akerman blocks a low kick nicely.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Akerman.
A jab from Granger misses.
Granger throws a low kick but Akerman avoids it.
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akerman checks a leg kick nicely.
Akerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger throws a fast counter high kick but Akerman manages to duck under it in time.
Akerman throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akerman throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akerman moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Akerman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Akerman scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger looks to land a right hand but Akerman moved out of range.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick from Akerman.
Granger throws out a counter right but Akerman avoids it with no problem.
Granger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akerman throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akerman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Akerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Akerman checks a leg kick nicely.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akerman's sensitive parts.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akerman misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Akerman cracks Granger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akerman slips a jab from Granger.
Granger avoids the body shot from Akerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Granger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Granger misses.
Jab by Granger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Granger.
Granger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Akerman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Granger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Akerman sees coming a mile off.
Granger wants to slow Akerman down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Granger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Granger.
Granger throws a leg kick that misses.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Granger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akerman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Granger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Granger misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Granger really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Granger takes one to the chin there.
Akerman swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akerman.
Akerman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Akerman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Granger, pushing him back against the cage.
Akerman misses with some punches.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman lands a nice uppercut.
Akerman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Granger struggles to land a body shot inside as Akerman controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akerman.
Akerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akerman blocks an uppercut.
Granger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akerman moves away from the strike by Granger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akerman is out of range.
Granger tries to move into range but Akerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Akerman's head but Akerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Akerman does it's job there.
Both fighters circling a little - Granger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akerman catches Granger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Granger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akerman tries to score with a low kick but Granger moves his leg out of the way.
Akerman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Granger throws a body punch but Akerman moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Akerman misses the target.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granger throws a series of punches but Akerman moves out of range.
Akerman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akerman thuds a left hand into Granger's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akerman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Granger 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.
Akerman throws a big shot that misses.
Akerman moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Granger throws a leg kick but Akerman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akerman motions for Granger to come forward. Akerman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger takes one on the button.
Akerman lands with a hook. Granger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akerman scores with a leg kick.
Akerman scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Granger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akerman misses with a body kick.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akerman misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akerman. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akerman throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Granger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akerman moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Granger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akerman lunges at Granger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Granger's hand.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Akerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Akerman misses its intended target.
Akerman works the jab nicely.
A big left from Akerman misses.
Granger misses the jab.
Akerman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Akerman lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Granger lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akerman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granger tries a low kick but Akerman avoids it.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akerman's sensitive parts.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akerman checks it well.
Akerman throws a leg kick but Granger checks it.
Granger loads up on a big right hand but Akerman slips the punch.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Akerman's shoulder, as Akerman tries to avoid the shot.
Granger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akerman's head.
Akerman throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Akerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger misses the jab.
It looked like Akerman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akerman is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Granger thumps Akerman with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linus Akerman had his way with Pete Granger in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akerman throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akerman wants to clinch.
Akerman digs a good hook to Granger's body.
Akerman throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
Akerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerman wants to clinch up but Granger keeps it at a distance.
Granger throws out a counter right but Akerman avoids it with no problem.
Akerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akerman checks a leg kick.
Akerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granger throws out a counter right but Akerman avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Granger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger looks to land a right hand but Akerman moved out of range.
Granger staying out of range there.
Akerman works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Akerman.
Granger feints and then cracks Akerman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akerman down.
Akerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger lands the left hand.
Akerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granger.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from Akerman.
Granger misses with a hook.
Akerman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donk. Granger catches Akerman right on the button with a cross.
Akerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akerman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akerman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Granger scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Akerman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Akerman.
Akerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akerman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akerman is looking to counter the offense by Granger and move into the clinch.
Granger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akerman.
Akerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akerman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akerman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger takes a swing at Akerman's ribcage but misses.
Granger blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Akerman misses.
Akerman pushes Granger up against the cage in a clinch.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Akerman.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Akerman.
A right hook to the body lands for Akerman.
Akerman misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Akerman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Granger.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Akerman misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
Akerman blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Akerman.
Granger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akerman lands with a light punch inside.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a head punch that misses.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger tries to circle away but Akerman has him pinned against the cage.
Granger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Akerman scores with a shot to the side of Granger's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Akerman - that landed with a thud.
Akerman takes a shot to the head.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akerman's elbow.
Akerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akerman.
Granger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Linus Akerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granger working aggressively here.
Akerman working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Linus Akerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akerman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linus Akerman!
During a confident post fight interview, Linus Akerman 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 56 p4p, 7 weight class) and Felix Legions (ranked 63 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Legions has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Felix Legions is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Legions!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legions shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Legions misses with a hook.
Legions looks to land a body kick but Da Silva moved away.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Legions connects with an inside leg kick.
Legions pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Silva cracks Legions with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Legions pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Da Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Legions throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Legions feints a counter leg kick.
Legions walks into a jab.
Legions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Legions tries to counter it with a takedown but Da Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Da Silva moves out of range as Legions throws a body kick.
Da Silva checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Legions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions lands with a kick to the temple. Da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Leonardo Da Silva has been cut.
Legions throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Legions tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Legions throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Da Silva cracks Legions with an open hand slap.
Legions blocks a jab.
Legions is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Legions fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legions.
Legions tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Legions as he connects with a hook.
Legions lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Legions cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legions throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Legions tries for a takedown but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Legions misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Legions throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legions tried to score with a low kick but Da Silva checks it.
A big left from Legions misses.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Legions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Legions's head but Legions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legions shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leonardo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Legions.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Legions avoids the punch easily.
Legions tried to score with a low kick but Da Silva checks it.
Legions takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva tries to move into range but Legions moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Legions's shoulder, as Legions tries to avoid the shot.
Legions throws a push kick but Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Legions throws a solid leg kick but Da Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Legions.
Jab by Da Silva.
Legions lands with an uppercut that bounces Da Silva off the cage and back into range.
Legions lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Legions takes one to the side of the head.
Legions tries to keep at a distance but Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legions is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Legions.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legions's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Legions.
Legions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legions digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Legions scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legions throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
Legions blocks an uppercut.
Legions lands with a light punch inside.
Legions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legions backwards.
Legions misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Da Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legions tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Legions.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legions blocking some punches.
Legions scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Legions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legions tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Legions back against the cage.
Legions tries a body shot but Da Silva blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legions.
A right hook to the body lands for Da Silva.
Legions lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Legions misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Legions blocks an uppercut.
Legions breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Legions blocks a jab.
Legions is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Good leg kick by Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legions lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Silva checks a low kick from Legions.
Legions throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva cracks Legions with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Legions will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Da Silva lands with a good body shot.
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Legions counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Da Silva.
Legions appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Legions digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Felix Legions seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Da Silva - just one landing.
Legions shoots and misses
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Legions moved out of range.
Legions throws a head kick that Da Silva semi-blocks.
Da Silva scores with a jab. Legions acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Legions throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Legions throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Legions ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Legions slips under a jab from Da Silva.
A countering left hand to the body from Legions misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legions throws out a powerful jab.
Da Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Legions is out of range.
Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Legions misses with a body kick.
Legions looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Legions throws a solid leg kick but Da Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Legions.
Legions defending well as Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
Legions uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Legions missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Legions should have avoided that one.
Legions throws a push kick but Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Legions shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Da Silva is trying to defend but Legions finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Legions is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Da Silva wants to control but Legions is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legions is trying to control. Da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Legions slips a nice elbow through Da Silva's hands, connecting with Da Silva's forehead.
Legions passes into side control, despite Da Silva's attempt to control the position.
Da Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Da Silva is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Legions prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions working over Da Silva with some ground and pound. Da Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Da Silva is looking to control Legions's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Da Silva avoid being mounted?
Legions looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Da Silva taking some punishment here, with Legions in his half guard.
Legions is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Legions wants to take a breather but Da Silva is having none of it.
Legions seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Da Silva is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to roll over but Legions keeps him under control.
Oh Da Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legions is thwarting Da Silva's attempts to control the position.
Legions slips a nice elbow through Da Silva's hands, connecting with Da Silva's forehead.
Legions looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Legions lands a big elbow - Da Silva is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Legions!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Legions!
A very excited looking Felix Legions rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 92 p4p, 17 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakoullis is looking to slow Wuzz down with leg kicks.
Wuzz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wuzz.
Kakoullis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wuzz misses with a looping left.
Kakoullis lands with a right hand.
Wuzz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakoullis.
Wuzz slips a jab and a cross from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wuzz blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Wuzz down.
Wuzz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kakoullis is looking to score with low kicks.
Kakoullis throws a push kick but Wuzz slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis slaps away a takedown attempt from Wuzz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kakoullis loads up on a big right hand but Wuzz slips the punch.
It seemed like Wuzz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but Wuzz avoids it.
Wuzz loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wuzz misses with a looping right.
Kakoullis with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kakoullis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wuzz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wuzz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wuzz tries to counter with a clinch but Kakoullis shakes him off and moves away.
Wuzz misses with a body shot.
Wuzz loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Wuzz throws a right hand that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a big head kick but Wuzz shrugs it off.
Wuzz misses with a looping right.
Wuzz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kakoullis takes one to the side of the head.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wuzz's hands.
Wuzz drives through and clinches with Kakoullis against the cage.
Kakoullis avoiding damage.
Wuzz blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis lands a hook that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis blocks an uppercut.
Wuzz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakoullis is leaning against Wuzz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wuzz.
Wuzz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuzz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wuzz blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Wuzz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kakoullis tries to stall but Wuzz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wuzz can't find room to land a body shot as Kakoullis controls the action.
Wuzz misses with some punches.
Wuzz blocking some punches.
Kakoullis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wuzz's elbow.
Wuzz tries to pull guard but Kakoullis holds him up against the cage and eventually Wuzz drops back down to his feet.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wuzz.
Wuzz tries to pull guard but Kakoullis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakoullis throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuzz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wuzz.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kakoullis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakoullis scores with a shot to the side of Wuzz's head.
Wuzz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wuzz.
Wuzz throws a head punch that misses.
Wuzz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kakoullis blocking some punches.
Wuzz working aggressively here.
Wuzz blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Wuzz throws a head punch that misses.
Wuzz tries to work over Kakoullis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Kakoullis.
A head punch on the inside from Kakoullis fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wuzz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis can't find room to land a body shot as Wuzz controls the action.
Kakoullis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kakoullis lands a right hand.
Kakoullis tries a body shot but Wuzz blocks it.
Kakoullis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis breaks the clinch.
Sotiris Kakoullis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wuzz counters with a three punch combo that has Kakoullis backing up. Kakoullis nods at Wuzz to acknowledge the strikes.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Wuzz feints and as Kakoullis raises his hands in defense, Wuzz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wuzz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kakoullis wants to sweep but no luck.
Wuzz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakoullis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wuzz won't allow Kakoullis to sweep him here.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Kakoullis is keeping the position.
Wuzz trying to control but Kakoullis is working from the bottom.
Wuzz passes Kakoullis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wuzz lands with a straight right. Kakoullis didn't see that one coming.
Wuzz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kakoullis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wuzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis 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.
Wuzz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Wuzz misses the jab.
Wuzz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wuzz swings widly with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kakoullis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wuzz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakoullis.
Wuzz closes the distance and pushes Kakoullis back into the cage.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
Wuzz lands a right hand.
Wuzz throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuzz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kakoullis just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuzz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kakoullis misses with a knee strike.
Kakoullis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wuzz misses with a looping right.
Kakoullis staying out of range there.
Wuzz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakoullis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wuzz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kakoullis misses with a head kick.
Wuzz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wuzz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kakoullis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wuzz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wuzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Wuzz jabs Kakoullis right on the nose. Kakoullis blinks but takes it well.
Wuzz connects with a body shot that sends Kakoullis's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kakoullis, as that shot connected.
Kakoullis thuds a left hand into Wuzz's body.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Wuzz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kakoullis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuzz.
Wuzz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wuzz moves in looking to clinch but Kakoullis pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Kakoullis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kakoullis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Wuzz.
Wuzz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wuzz.
Wuzz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kakoullis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakoullis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wuzz can do to turn this around?
Kakoullis misses with a hook. Wuzz ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Kakoullis misses.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Wuzz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kakoullis tries a low kick but Wuzz avoids it.
Wuzz tries to counter with a clinch but Kakoullis shakes him off and moves away.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick that misses.
Kakoullis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wuzz will feel that in the morning.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wuzz is just out of range.
Wuzz misses with an uppercut
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakoullis throws a body shot but no joy.
Wuzz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wuzz moves out of range of the body kick.
Wuzz throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kakoullis throws a nice head kick!
Kakoullis connects with a looping right hand.
Wuzz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wuzz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis jabs Wuzz right on the nose. Wuzz blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scores with a leg kick.
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!
Kakoullis throws an overhand right that lands on Wuzz's shoulder, as Wuzz tries to avoid the shot.
Wuzz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kakoullis. Kakoullis obviously looking to wear him down.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
Kakoullis blocks a jab.
Kakoullis staying out of range there.
A jab from Wuzz misses.
Kakoullis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuzz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kakoullis throws a series of punches but Wuzz moves out of range.
Wuzz moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakoullis misses with a body punch.
Wuzz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kakoullis uses from the top position.
Wuzz trying to keep a closed guard but Kakoullis is proving a slippery customer.
Kakoullis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wuzz moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wuzz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wuzz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kakoullis connects with a nice looking jab.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches.
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wuzz throws a head punch that misses.
Wuzz drags the fight down to the ground.
Kakoullis preventing the sweep.
Wuzz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis controlling from the top position.
Wuzz working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wuzz looking for a sweep. Not yet Wuzz, not yet.
Kakoullis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kakoullis tries to stand but Wuzz is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Kakoullis misses.
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wuzz throws a hook but Kakoullis avoids it easily.
Wuzz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kakoullis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuzz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakoullis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wuzz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kakoullis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wuzz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakoullis on the side of the head.
Wuzz looks for a takedown but Kakoullis sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands with a right hand.
Wuzz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wuzz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circling - Kakoullis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakoullis slips a jab from Wuzz.
Kakoullis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
Kakoullis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Wuzz.
Kakoullis is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kakoullis.
Wuzz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kakoullis looks for the body kick but Wuzz saw that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kakoullis enables Wuzz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kakoullis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wuzz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakoullis is retaining full guard.
Wuzz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kakoullis is not content to let Wuzz control the position.
Kakoullis struggling a bit here.
Wuzz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wuzz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kakoullis struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wuzz happy to just control the position for now.
Kakoullis is looking for a sweep.
Kakoullis is trying to buck Wuzz off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakoullis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wuzz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wuzz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kakoullis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sotiris Kakoullis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wuzz connects with the punch.
Wuzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wuzz on the side of the head.
Wuzz throws a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head but Kakoullis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wuzz moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakoullis lunges at Wuzz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wuzz's hand.
Kakoullis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wuzz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wuzz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuzz looks to land a right hand but Kakoullis moved out of range.
Wuzz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakoullis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Kakoullis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
Wuzz swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wuzz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Kakoullis shows good takedown defense.
Wuzz loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Wuzz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
And Kakoullis counters with a quick kick to the body but Wuzz blocks it.
Kakoullis misses with a head kick.
Wuzz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
Wuzz slips under a jab from Kakoullis.
Wuzz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Wuzz.
Wuzz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kakoullis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wuzz if he has to take too many more of those.
Wuzz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kakoullis. That one must have hurt.
Kakoullis throws a good cross that connects.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wuzz. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis looks to throw the jab but Wuzz is out of range.
Wuzz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kakoullis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuzz looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
Wuzz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Wuzz.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wuzz 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.
Kakoullis sizes up Wuzz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kakoullis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wuzz's head.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakoullis throws a push kick but Wuzz slaps the foot to one side.
Wuzz throws a body shot but no joy.
Wuzz has Kakoullis up against the cage in a clinch.
Wuzz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wuzz tries a body shot but Kakoullis blocks it.
Kakoullis digs a right hand into Wuzz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wuzz's gas tank.
Wuzz lands a hook that snaps the head of Kakoullis backwards.
Kakoullis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakoullis just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz misses with a looping left.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick which misses Wuzz's front leg but catches the back leg as Wuzz tries to avoid it.
Wuzz slips under a jab.
Wuzz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Kakoullis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
Wuzz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kakoullis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wuzz lands with an uppercut that bounces Kakoullis off the cage and back into range.
Kakoullis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kakoullis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz lands a jab to Kakoullis's midsection.
Wuzz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wuzz scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz takes one on the button.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Kakoullis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wuzz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kakoullis was covering up waiting for the punch and Wuzz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wuzz looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kakoullis throws a lazy right hand but Wuzz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Wuzz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wuzz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Wuzz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wuzz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kakoullis's guard.
Kakoullis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wuzz misses with an uppercut
and Kakoullis counters with a good, hard body kick but Wuzz shrugs it off.
Wuzz misses the shot to the body.
Wuzz moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis slips a jab from Wuzz.
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!
Wuzz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kakoullis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wuzz throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakoullis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuzz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakoullis thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a head kick but Wuzz moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wuzz.
A jab from Wuzz misses.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis throwing a counter right hand but Wuzz manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Wuzz.
Wuzz blocks a jab.
Wuzz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kakoullis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wuzz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wuzz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kakoullis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kakoullis as he jumps to the side.
Kakoullis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kakoullis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kakoullis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sotiris Kakoullis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz drops his hands momentarily and Kakoullis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wuzz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wuzz lands the left hand.
Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz throws a shot from downtown. Kakoullis moves away and avoids it.
Wuzz blocks a low kick nicely.
Kakoullis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wuzz.
A swing and a miss from Wuzz.
Wuzz moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
Wuzz lands a body shot.
Wuzz misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz throws an overhand right that lands on Kakoullis's shoulder, as Kakoullis tries to avoid the shot.
Kakoullis throws a big shot that misses.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wuzz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tries to work over Wuzz's front leg with a kick but Wuzz checks it.
Wuzz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kakoullis defends it well.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wuzz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wuzz connects with a right hand. Kakoullis shakes it off.
Wuzz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wuzz misses with a lunging right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a nice body shot.
Wuzz misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Wuzz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wuzz avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but Wuzz moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakoullis moves forwards but Wuzz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kakoullis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz wants to clinch up but Kakoullis keeps it at a distance.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
Wuzz connects with a jab.
Wuzz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wuzz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kakoullis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuzz stalks Kakoullis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kakoullis's face. Kakoullis staggers backwards, shaken.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wuzz.
Wuzz lunges at Kakoullis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kakoullis's hand.
David Wuzz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wuzz moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Wuzz.
I think Kakoullis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
During a confident post fight interview, Sotiris Kakoullis 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 98 p4p, 8 weight class) and Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 115 p4p, 10 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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255 lbs
33 - 17 - 0 |
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250 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Maximus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuklinsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Kuklinsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maximus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuklinsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maximus under the eye.
Maximus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maximus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuklinsky, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Maximus.
Maximus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maximus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky misses with the head strike.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maximus prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Maximus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximus.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuklinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maximus.
Kuklinsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maximus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuklinsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kuklinsky fails to land.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximus.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Maximus.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Maximus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maximus fails to land.
Maximus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Maximus working aggressively here.
Maximus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.
Kuklinsky looks winded!
Maximus lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus lands a right hand.
Kuklinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Maximus controls the action.
Maximus is leaning against Kuklinsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky tries a body shot but Maximus blocks it.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maximus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximus.
Kuklinsky pushes Maximus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maximus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Maximus lands a nice uppercut.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maximus.
Maximus can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maximus lands a right hand.
Kuklinsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximus.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximus pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Maximus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maximus lands with a light punch inside.
Kuklinsky misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Maximus as the two fighters clinch.
Maximus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuklinsky or not.
Maximus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuklinskys head.
Maximus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maximus gets through Kuklinsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maximus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Maximus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maximus.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Maximus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maximus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuklinsky can turn it around.
Maximus scores with a shot to the side of Kuklinsky's head.
Maximus lands with a light punch inside.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximus misses with some punches.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Maximus.
Maximus pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maximus.
Maximus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maximus cracks Kuklinsky with a nice body shot.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Maximus on the inside.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maximus lands with a left to the head.
Maximus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maximus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
A short right from Maximus on the inside.
Maximus lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Maximus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Maximus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maximus drops Kuklinsky with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kuklinsky! Maximus dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Maximus!
DJ Maximus 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.
Richard Kuklinsky spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 14 p4p, 2 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 13 p4p, 1 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
171 lbs
34 - 12 - 0 |
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34
188 lbs
34 - 11 - 3 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romero. Murhaa shrugs it off though.
We've been hearing reports that Romero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Romero misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Murhaa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Romero to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Romero is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Romero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murhaa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murhaa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murhaa pulls Romero in close to his closed guard and prevents Romero from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Murhaa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero is working Murhaa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Romero landing with the ground and pound.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Murhaa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murhaa stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Murhaa stands up and waves to Romero to follow him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero throws a low kick but Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Murhaa's head back.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
Romero thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa slips a jab from Romero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romero thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Murhaa 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.
Romero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murhaa defends well and Romero ends up having to push Murhaa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Romero.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Romero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murhaa controlling the position.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero tries a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That kick from Romero tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Murhaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murhaa checks it well.
Murhaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Romero throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa counters with a body kick.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
Romero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Romero clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romero digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero throws a one two combo.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Romero connects with the punch.
Romero throws a low kick but Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Romero closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murhaa quickly recovers to half guard.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Murhaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murhaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murhaa is trying to keep Romero in close.
Romero with a nice head shot there.
Romero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero preventing the sweep.
Romero trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa is controlling Romero's posture.
Murhaa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Romero.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Murhaa avoids it well and moves away.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa 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.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romero. That one must have hurt.
Romero throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
A leg kick checked by Romero.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero scores with a body shot.
Romero feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romero.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Murhaa blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Romero throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Murhaa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Murhaa's temple.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murhaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murhaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Hector Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero 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.
Murhaa wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero prevents Murhaa from improving his position.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romero wants to control but Murhaa is keeping him busy.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murhaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Murhaa trying to hold on to Romero's head to control him but Romero postures up.
Romero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Romero slips a nice elbow through Murhaa's hands, connecting with Murhaa's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murhaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murhaa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Romero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romero wants to pass to mount but Murhaa is defending the position.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murhaa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Romero misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Romero.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romero is defended easily by Murhaa.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romero gets a takedown into half guard.
Murhaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romero is working for a kimura but Murhaa is defending it quite comfortably.
Murhaa wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murhaa is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murhaa avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Romero seems content to control.
Phol Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romero thows a huge punch but Murhaa dodges it nicely.
Murhaa is controlling Romero's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Romero is keen to just control but Murhaa is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Romero trying to pass the guard but Murhaa defending well.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romero passes to full mount!
Murhaa can't escape the position.
Murhaa keeps trying to improve his position.
Romero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murhaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murhaa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romero.
Romero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa working to try and regain half guard.
Murhaa tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Romero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murhaa wants to control but Romero is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romero thowing shots but they're missing.
Romero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murhaa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero had his way with Phol Murhaa in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Romero scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa pulls Romero in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Murhaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
Romero controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
Romero throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romero.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Romero avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Romero throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Romero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Romero connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa wants to clinch.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murhaa enables Romero to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murhaa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Romero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murhaa working for a triangle but Romero defends it easily.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
Hector Romero retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Romero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Phol Murhaa was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Tyaf Daeland Puno (ranked 37 p4p, 6 weight class). Doubdtfire comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Rather Go Blind. Puno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a soldier - Tupac kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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155 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyaf Daeland Puno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doubdtfire misses with a lunging right hand
and Puno counters with a shoot takedown. Doubdtfire fights it but they end up in guard.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Doubdtfire is keeping the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Puno working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Puno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doubdtfire pulls Puno in close to his closed guard and prevents Puno from doing any damage or advancing position.
Doubdtfire has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Doubdtfire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doubdtfire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Doubdtfire trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno trying to control but Doubdtfire is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Puno frees his head nicely. Oh but Doubdtfire has switched to an armbar! Puno is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Euphegen Doubdtfire!
Euphegen Doubdtfire retains his featherweight title!
Euphegen Doubdtfire looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm out bitches. I am now retired.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 6 p4p, 2 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). Grigoryan's entrance music is Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. A fine choice. Tyrone Jones has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
And Grigoryan counters with a quick kick to the body but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grigoryan lands with a good body shot.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. That's going to slow Grigoryan down.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Grigoryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Grigoryan throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrone Jones is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigoryan is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grigoryan 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.
Grigoryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigoryan is looking to wear down Tyrone Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Tyrone Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Grigoryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Grigoryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigoryan takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan feints and then cracks Tyrone Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyrone Jones down.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grigoryan moves out of range of the strikes.
As Tyrone Jones tries to get set, Grigoryan tries to push him back and clinch up but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Grigoryan throws a body kick.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. Grigoryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grigoryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Grigoryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Grigoryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyrone Jones thinking.
Grigoryan throws a nice looking combination but Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyrone Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigoryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Grigoryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyrone Jones 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.
Good leg kick by Grigoryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Grigoryan finds it's way through Tyrone Jones's defenses.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Grigoryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Grigoryan was well out of range.
Grigoryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grigoryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grigoryan lands with a nice body punch.
Grigoryan throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Grigoryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrone Jones can pounce on him.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws a low kick, looking for Tyrone Jones's leg but Tyrone Jones calmly moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Grigoryan staying out of range there.
Grigoryan throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Grigoryan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyrone Jones misses with a shot to the body
letting Grigoryan counter with a right hand.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot
and Grigoryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Grigoryan avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyrone Jones at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan lands an overhand right.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grigoryan has time to react.
Grigoryan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan throws a wild body kick that Tyrone Jones sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of Tyrone Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Grigoryan slips the punch.
Grigoryan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grigoryan.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to Grigoryan's midsection.
Grigoryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Grigoryan is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grigoryan digs a good body shot into Tyrone Jones's ribs.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones gets tackled into the cage by Grigoryan. Grigoryan maintains the clinch.
Grigoryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Daniel Grigoryan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grigoryan throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyrone Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Grigoryan ducked under it nicely.
Grigoryan tries to counter by clinching up but Tyrone Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grigoryan thumps Tyrone Jones with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones tries for a takedown but Grigoryan circles away easily
and Grigoryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grigoryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Grigoryan's shoulder, as Grigoryan tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Grigoryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniel Grigoryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Grigoryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Grigoryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook
and Grigoryan counters with a nice body shot.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoryan throws a front kick aimed at Tyrone Jones's knee but Tyrone Jones avoids it well.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Nice uppercut there from Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Grigoryan avoids it easily.
Grigoryan is looking to counter the offense by Tyrone Jones and move into the clinch.
Grigoryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Grigoryan moves away and avoids it.
Grigoryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grigoryan jabs at Tyrone Jones's body.
Tyrone Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyrone Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigoryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
A good leg kick by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoryan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tyrone Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigoryan lands a jab to the nose.
Tyrone Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigoryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grigoryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyrone Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head but Grigoryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grigoryan connects with a jab.
Tyrone Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigoryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrone Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grigoryan in his tracks.
Grigoryan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Grigoryan as he connects with a hook.
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grigoryan takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Grigoryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Grigoryan ducked under it nicely.
Grigoryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan tries to counter by clinching up but Tyrone Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice cross by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Grigoryan walks into a jab.
Tyrone Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
It looked like Grigoryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grigoryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Grigoryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones digs a good body shot into Grigoryan's ribs.
Grigoryan moves into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Tyrone Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grigoryan missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grigoryan!
Tyrone Jones works Grigoryan's body with a nice hook.
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 Daniel Grigoryan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrone Jones connects with the punch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Grigoryan throws a series of punches but Tyrone Jones avoids them all with ease.
Tyrone Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tyrone Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grigoryan blocks a leg kick.
Grigoryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grigoryan connects with the punch.
Grigoryan throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones digs a good hook to Grigoryan's body.
A jab from Grigoryan does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Tyrone Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Grigoryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a leg kick but Grigoryan saw it coming and moves away.
Grigoryan throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Grigoryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grigoryan takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tyrone Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grigoryan. Grigoryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyrone Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Grigoryan slips the punch.
Grigoryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tyrone Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot that snaps Tyrone Jones's head back.
Tyrone Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigoryan staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grigoryan checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
The fighters circling - Grigoryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan moves in looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones pushes him off.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
Tyrone Jones misses with a shot to the body
enabling Grigoryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigoryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyrone Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigoryan scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grigoryan throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Grigoryan's ribs.
Tyrone Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grigoryan slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with a leg kick
and Grigoryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyrone Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grigoryan checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigoryan takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Tyrone Jones tenderised Grigoryan's leg. Grigoryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigoryan digs a good hook to Tyrone Jones's body.
Tyrone Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grigoryan on the side of the head.
Grigoryan throws a low kick, looking for Tyrone Jones's leg but Tyrone Jones calmly moves out of range.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigoryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyrone Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyrone Jones throws out a counter right but Grigoryan avoids it with no problem.
Grigoryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan lands a right hook to the body.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Grigoryan throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones works Grigoryan's body with a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
As Tyrone Jones tries to get set, Grigoryan tries to push him back and clinch up but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
Grigoryan swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Grigoryan misses.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grigoryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyrone Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grigoryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan throws a shot to the body.
Grigoryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Russell Tyrone Jones just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Grigoryan motions for Tyrone Jones to come forward. Grigoryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Grigoryan's head back.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigoryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grigoryan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrone Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigoryan is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook
and Grigoryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Nice body punch from Tyrone Jones.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigoryan tried to counter with a leg kick but Tyrone Jones avoided it.
Grigoryan checks a leg kick.
Grigoryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigoryan connects with a body shot.
Grigoryan moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Tyrone Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grigoryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grigoryan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrone Jones thows a leg kick but Grigoryan checks it
and Grigoryan counters with a low kick, right behind Tyrone Jones 's knee.
Nice shot by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrone Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grigoryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Grigoryan misses with a low kick as Tyrone Jones jumps back.
Tyrone Jones throws out a counter right but Grigoryan avoids it with no problem.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Grigoryan's head back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grigoryan - that will leave a mark!
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A good leg kick by Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Grigoryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tyrone Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grigoryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrone Jones can pounce on him.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Tyrone Jones tried to score with a low kick but Grigoryan checks it.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grigoryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyrone Jones cracks the inside of Grigoryan's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Tyrone Jones misses.
Grigoryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones throws out a loose jab but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones motions for Grigoryan to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries to land a leg kick but Tyrone Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Grigoryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grigoryan down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones needs to keep his hands up - Grigoryan had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Grigoryan was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Grigoryan misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to Grigoryan's midsection.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick, looking for Grigoryan's leg but Grigoryan calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones throws a solid leg kick but Grigoryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grigoryan at a distance.
Tyrone Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Tyrone Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grigoryan doesn't seem phased though.
Grigoryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
A little feinted left hand from Grigoryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grigoryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook.
That kick from Grigoryan tenderised Tyrone Jones's leg. Tyrone Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Grigoryan misses the target.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Grigoryan's shoulder, as Grigoryan tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grigoryan is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head but Grigoryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries to bum rush Tyrone Jones with a series of wild strikes but Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grigoryan lands with a kick to the temple. Tyrone Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grigoryan moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrone Jones.
Donk. Grigoryan catches Tyrone Jones right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grigoryan scores with a nice right hand.
Grigoryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grigoryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good work by Grigoryan as he checks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Tyrone Jones tenderised Grigoryan's leg. Grigoryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyrone Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grigoryan pushes Tyrone Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyrone Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grigoryan slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Grigoryan is looking for a counter combo.
Grigoryan blocks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones lands with a straight right. Grigoryan didn't see that one coming.
Grigoryan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Grigoryan 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.
Jab by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grigoryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head but Grigoryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grigoryan on the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoryan off balance momentarily.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Grigoryan is out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Grigoryan avoids the punch easily.
Grigoryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyrone Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyrone Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyrone Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigoryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grigoryan cracks Tyrone Jones with a good jab.
Tyrone Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan takes one to the chin there.
Grigoryan cracks a nice hook into Tyrone Jones's ribs.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grigoryan tried to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigoryan moves away.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
Tyrone Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Grigoryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigoryan connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrone Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyrone Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping right.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Tyrone Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrone Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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