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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asuh Duh (ranked 22429 p4p, 831 weight class) and Rafael De Santos (ranked 4634 p4p, 586 weight class). Duh is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuh Duh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duh is breathing heavily.
De Santos is pushing down on Duh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duh is fighting to maintain full guard but De Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Duh is defending against the submission attempts here by De Santos.
De Santos controlling the pace.
De Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Duh could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but De Santos has cracked it and Duh is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by De Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael De Santos!
Rafael De Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 1946 p4p, 222 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 3809 p4p, 382 weight class). Cooke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Salieri has chosen DMX - Ain’t No Sunshine as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antonio Salieri was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salieri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salieri jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salieri is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salieri is trying to defend but Cooke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cooke wants to control but Salieri is keeping him busy.
Cooke moves nicely into side control.
Cooke remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke wants to control but Salieri is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Cooke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cooke working the head with strikes.
Cooke working away.
Cooke trying to control the position but Salieri is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Salieri's face as Cooke controls the position.
Cooke working the head and body with strikes.
Salieri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooke working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control the position but Salieri is working away.
Salieri prevents Cooke from improving position.
Cooke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salieri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salieri is looking to reverse the position.
Cooke trying to control the action but Salieri is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Salieri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salieri might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooke haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cooke working the ground and pound but Salieri is defending the strikes.
Cooke is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Salieri's shoulder. That is not cool.
Salieri is not content to let Cooke control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Salieri prevents Cooke from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salieri is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cooke off and has taken his back!
Cooke tries to break free.
Cooke turns into Salieri and is now in his guard.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Salieri keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA inform us that Salieri has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salieri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salieri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Salieri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salieri is defending well for now.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salieri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salieri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooke.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Salieri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke rushes Salieri and presses him up against the cage.
Salieri manages to break the clinch.
Salieri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salieri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salieri can do to turn this around?
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Salieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuel Cooke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salieri controlling Cooke's posture.
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salieri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cooke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cooke is trying to get an arm triangle but Salieri is defending well.
Cooke with the ground and pound but Salieri regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cooke 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.
Salieri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salieri working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri pulls Cooke in to control the position.
Cooke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salieri is keeping the position for now.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Salieri keeps moving.
Salieri is pulling down on Cooke's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooke, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salieri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke stuns Salieri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
and Salieri counters with a shoot takedown. Cooke fights it but they end up in guard.
Salieri looking to sit in guard and control but Cooke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salieri keeping full guard, as Cooke tries to pass.
Cooke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooke passes into half guard.
Cooke uses his free foot to push down on Salieri's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Salieri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Salieri looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Salieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salieri throws a right and a left that Cooke avoids nicely.
Cooke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salieri throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio Salieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salieri lands a lovely overhand right.
Salieri avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Salieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Salieri tries to avoid it.
Salieri connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salieri throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salieri throws out the jab.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salieri throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salieri sprawls and moves away.
Salieri throws a right and a left that Cooke avoids nicely.
Cooke throws a big counter combination but Salieri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke drives through with a takedown into Salieri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Salieri looking to control.
Salieri keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Salieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooke is looking to pass into half guard but Salieri pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Salieri is in guard.
Salieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salieri throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salieri looking to sit in guard and control but Cooke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cooke is stalling in the full guard.
Salieri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Salieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salieri is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri looking to control.
Cooke wants to pass the guard but Salieri is keeping the position.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Salieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antonio Salieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cooke looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salieri swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke pushes Salieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Salieri trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Cooke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cooke working Salieri over with knees to the body.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samuel Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salieri.
Salieri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salieri.
Salieri misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a head kick but Salieri moves out of range.
Cooke throws a right hand that Salieri ducks under and follows up with a left that Salieri also avoids with ease.
Salieri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Cooke!
Our winner, Samuel Cooke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 1214 p4p, 131 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 1399 p4p, 151 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Joy throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ho Joy throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ho Joy is able to avoid easily.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ho Joy throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Ho Joy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia clobbers Ho Joy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Joy blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Ho Joy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Ho Joy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Joy blocks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia moves out of range as Ho Joy strikes.
A big left from Ho Joy misses.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Joy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Joy checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
A little jabbing left from Ho Joy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
Ho Joy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Joy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia backing away here, and Ho Joy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy feints a counter leg kick.
Ho Joy lands a jab.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Ho Joy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
As Ho Joy backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Joy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia wants to slow Ho Joy down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Joy. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ho Joy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Joy throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Ho Joy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Ho Joy throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Ho Joy only half commits.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
Ho Joy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia slips under a jab.
As Ho Joy backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Joy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Ho Joy.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
Ho Joy connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Ho Joy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ho Joy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Joy at a distance.
Garcia forces Ho Joy back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Ho Joy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho Joy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia throws a hook but Ho Joy blocks it.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho Joy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do Ho Joy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Ho Joy.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Ho Joy's body.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Joy's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Joy there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Joy to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Joy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ho Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia is out of range and Ho Joy settles back down.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Ho Joy is out of range.
Ho Joy lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Ho Joy is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Nice shot by Ho Joy.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Ho Joy.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Joy loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Ho Joy's belly button to the back.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy scores with a nice head shot.
Ho Joy with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia swings for the body but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho Joy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy misses the jab.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a series of wild punches.
As Ho Joy tries to get set, Garcia tries to push him back and clinch up but Ho Joy manages to avoid the attempt.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy misses with a hook.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Joy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Joy scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Joy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Ho Joy does it's job there.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho Joy should have avoided that one.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Joy finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ho Joy's calf.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho Joy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
A big left from Ho Joy misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Joy misses the target.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Ho Joy had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Ho Joy.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a front kick that sends Ho Joy stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Joy lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Ho Joy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Ho Joy misses with a double jab.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
Garcia thumps Ho Joy with a low kick.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy swinging wildly here.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Ho Joy's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ho Joy, right into the meat.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia swings for the body but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Ho Joy had a free shot at his head there.
Ho Joy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
As Ho Joy backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garcia slips a jab from Ho Joy.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Joy's head backwards.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a straight right by Ho Joy.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho Joy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Garcia lunges at Ho Joy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ho Joy's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Ho Joy down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Ho Joy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Ho Joy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia slips under a jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Joy swinging wildly here.
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Ho Joy lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Ho Joy knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Garcia misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Ho Joy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Joy tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Ho Joy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Ho Joy knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Do Ho Joy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia 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 Ho Joy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho Joy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Joy throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia punishes Ho Joy's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
letting Ho Joy counter with a right hand.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Haislan Garcia.
I think Ho Joy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 1986 p4p, 237 weight class) and Roger De Santos (ranked 3644 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Calacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calacon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calacon connects with a leg kick. De Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calacon struggling a bit here.
De Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Calacon struggling a bit here.
De Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Calacon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Santos but great work by Calacon.
Calacon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
De Santos tries to bench press Calacon off him but Calacon keeps the position.
Calacon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down De Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Calacon working away.
De Santos tries to bench press Calacon off him but Calacon keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calacon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Calacon taking a breather here.
De Santos tries to bench press Calacon off him but Calacon keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Calacon stalls from top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Calacon.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Santos tries to buck Calacon off but Calacon is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Calacon jabs De Santos right on the nose. De Santos blinks but takes it well.
De Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Santos wants to take a breather but Calacon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Calacon is looking for a sweep. De Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Calacon is just riding it out for now. De Santos eventually gives up the hold.
De Santos is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Calacon dominated that round.
That's time! Calacon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Santos looking to score a takedown here. Calacon is defending well but De Santos drives through and ends up in Calacon's guard.
Calacon pushes De Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Calacon looks to land a combination but De Santos avoids it well.
Calacon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calacon is looking to stand back up but De Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Calacon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calacon is not content to let De Santos control the position.
De Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Calacon is trying to stand up here but De Santos is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Calacon as he works his way to full guard.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Calacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calacon pulls De Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents De Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calacon is keeping the position for now.
Calacon controls De Santos momentarily but De Santos frees himself.
De Santos is pushing down on Calacon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Calacon is fighting to maintain full guard but De Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Santos works his way into full mount!
De Santos wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos keeps trying to improve his position.
De Santos goes for an armbar but Calacon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Calacon.
Calacon postures up.
Calacon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calacon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Santos on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calacon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Calacon controlling from the top position.
Calacon looking to sit in guard and control but De Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Calacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger De Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calacon to score with a decent uppercut.
Calacon throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends De Santos stumbling backwards into the cage! De Santos bounces back off the cage towards Calacon, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Calacon lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Calacon celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conrad Calacon!
After winning the bout, Conrad Calacon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Roger De Santos had this to say: 'He is a great fighter and a very good man and he won fair and square but I will be back soon for my fans!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 528 p4p, 82 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 1021 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang avoids the head kick by Power.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power misses with a double jab.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Hyang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power misses the jab.
Power scores with a body shot.
Hyang scores with a jab.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Power takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hyang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
Hyang slips a jab from Power.
Power tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hyang connects with a nice looking jab.
Hyang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Power.
Hyang throws a leg kick
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power defending well as Hyang loads up on a big left hand.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power throws a head kick but Hyang moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hyang as he connects with a hook.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Hyang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power misses with a body kick.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hyang doesn't seem bothered though.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyang.
Hyang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyang misses the target.
Hyang throws a combination. Power tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Hyang misses with an uppercut.
Power throws a jab when Hyang was well out of range.
Hyang throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Power connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyang.
Power tries to clinch but Hyang moves out of range.
Power throws a leg kick but Hyang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hyang connects with a looping right hand.
Hyang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hyang tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyang.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power jabs Hyang right on the nose. Hyang blinks but takes it well.
Hyang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Power lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Power.
Power tries to clinch but Hyang is having none of it.
Hyang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Power bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hyang checks it well.
Hyang defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Power checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Hyang lands a jab to the nose.
Hyang throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Power takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hyang on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Jab from Power.
Power looks to land a right hand but Hyang moved out of range.
Power avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyang.
Power has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Hyang thumps Power with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hyang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Power misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyang.
Hyang moves away from the strike by Power.
Power swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Hyang misses with a body kick.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power missing with a left hand there. Hyang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyang loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power scores with a nice strike.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yun Won Hyang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Power checks a low kick from Hyang.
Jab from Hyang.
A clash of legs there as Power blocks the low kick.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Hyang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hyang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hyang checks a leg kick nicely.
Power takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyang finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hyang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Power looks to land a combination but Hyang avoids it well.
Power throws a solid leg kick but Hyang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Power.
Hyang throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Hyang works over Power's head and body with a nice combination.
Hyang swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyang looks to throw a body kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Power tries to clinch up but Hyang circles away and keeps his distance.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Power throws the left hand but Hyang avoids the punch easily.
Hyang looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power has Hyang up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power missing with a left hand there. Hyang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Hyang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hyang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Hyang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Power under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyang.
Hyang ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Hyang moves out of range easily.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power tests Hyang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hyang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Hyang ducks down to avoid it.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Hyang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hyang staying out of range there.
Hyang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyang.
Hyang throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyang stalks Power and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Power's face. Power staggers backwards, shaken.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
Hyang throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power is looking to chop away at Hyang's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Decent striking displayed by Hyang there.
Hyang misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Power misses its target.
A jab from Hyang does it's job there.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyang.
Power looks for the body kick but Hyang saw that one coming.
Power throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hyang throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Power appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hyang moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
Hyang swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Hyang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Hyang.
Hyang lands with a slapping head kick.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Hyang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyang throws a leg kick that misses.
Hyang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyang throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Hyang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Hyang. Those never looked like landing.
Hyang throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Hyang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
Hyang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Hyang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Hyang misses.
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyang lunges at Power with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Power's hand.
Power throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyang misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hyang, pushing him back against the cage.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Hyang.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyang can't break the clinch.
Power blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyang throws a front kick aimed at Power's knee but Power avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Hyang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power walks into a straight right hand from Hyang.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hyang.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Geordie Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power misses with a head kick.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Power.
Hyang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hyang misses with a right hand
and Power makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Power misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Hyang throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Hyang lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Hyang moves away and avoids it.
Hyang is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Hyang blocks an uppercut.
Power misses with some punches.
Hyang tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands a shot to the body.
Hyang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hyang blocking some punches.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hyang takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Power as the two fighters clinch.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Power.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Power breaks from the clinch.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses.
Hyang slips a jab from Power.
A little jabbing left from Hyang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power rushes Hyang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Power pushes Hyang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power lands an elbow inside that Hyang shrugs off.
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Hyang avoids a wild elbow strike from Power.
Power working aggressively here.
Hyang misses with the head strike.
Hyang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hyang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyang lands with an overhand left.
Power throws a body kick that misses
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power defending well as Hyang loads up on a big left hand.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyang slips a straight right by Power.
Hyang catches Power with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Geordie Power.
I think Hyang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 367 p4p, 45 weight class) and Kalevi Koski (ranked 1148 p4p, 127 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetts - Artillery. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalevi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop is looking to slow Koski down with leg kicks.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Koski misses.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Koski feints a counter leg kick.
Koski slips under a jab from Bishop.
Koski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Koski tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski slips under a jab.
Koski throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Koski settles back down.
Koski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Koski blocks nicely.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
Koski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koski is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski is pulling down on Bishop's head. It's preventing any offense from Bishop, at least for the moment.
Koski keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Koski is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
Bishop lands a couple of elbows.
Bishop trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Bishop advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but Koski is keeping him busy.
Bishop is looking to control the position but Koski frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Bishop grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Koski there - Bishop really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalevi Koski!
Kalevi Koski is the new featherweight champion!
Kalevi Koski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 597 p4p, 79 weight class) and Harry Baals (ranked 818 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry Baals enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Baals!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baals shoots in and bounces Urani off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Urani seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Baals is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Urani working a defensive guard here.
Urani working a defensive guard but Baals manages to pass into side control anyway.
Urani is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baals grinds an elbow into Urani's temple.
Baals lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baals lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Urani down.
Baals lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Urani down.
Baals lands an elbow.
Baals scoring with punches from 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!
Baals in side control lands a decent elbow.
Baals in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Baals's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Urani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Urani is looking to regain half guard here but Baals keeps moving and retains side control.
Baals working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Urani manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baals's best efforts.
Baals moves into full mount! Urani won't be happy about that!
Baals is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baals breaks from Urani's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Urani is rocked!
Urani manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Urani looking for submissions off his back.
Baals is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Baals landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Baals there.
Urani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baals is working away from the top position though.
Baals throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Urani actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baals lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baals landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baals scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baals wants to control but Urani is keeping him busy.
Baals scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Urani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Urani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Urani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baals scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baals lands a nice short elbow.
Baals wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urani keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baals scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baals scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Urani is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urani is looking for a sweep. Baals is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urani seems to have got his legs back now.
Urani trying to control here.
Urani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baals is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baals trying to pass the guard but Urani defending well.
Baals is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urani looking for a kimura from the bottom but Baals passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals is chipping away with strikes.
Baals has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Baals putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Urani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baals lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urani is looking to get to half guard.
Baals lands a couple of good shots and Urani has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Urani is covering up but some of the strikes from Baals are getting through and doing damage.
Baals scores with punches and elbows.
Baals not allowing Urani to control his hands.
Baals working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Urani is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Baals has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Urani taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Baals!
A very excited looking Harry Baals made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 287 p4p, 37 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1589 p4p, 188 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Trucks misses.
Trucks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Pendragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Trucks.
Pendragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Trucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trucks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pendragon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Trucks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon takes a swing at Trucks's ribcage but misses.
Trucks throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Trucks moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trucks staying out of range there.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucks missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trucks staying out of range there.
Trucks 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!
Pendragon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pendragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trucks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Pendragon misses.
Trucks lands with a nice body punch.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Trucks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Pendragon misses
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon lands a jab.
Trucks lands with an overhand left.
Trucks missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Pendragon misses.
Trucks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pendragon. Pendragon obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trucks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trucks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
Pendragon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pendragon slips under a jab from Trucks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trucks lands with a cross.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Pendragon connects with a body shot that sends Trucks's belly button to the back.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Trucks counters with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Trucks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trucks throws a looping overhand right but Pendragon ducks down to avoid it.
Trucks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pendragon there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Trucks takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Trucks lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trucks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trucks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks cracks Pendragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Trucks counters with a stiff right hand.
Pendragon jabs Trucks right on the nose. Trucks blinks but takes it well.
Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pendragon, as that shot connected.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
letting Trucks counter with a right hand.
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!
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trucks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trucks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trucks moves away.
As Pendragon looks to move away, Trucks throws a big counter combo but Pendragon just gets out of the way.
Pendragon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Trucks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trucks misses with a double jab
and Pendragon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Trucks sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Pendragon backs away, Trucks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pendragon moves out of range as Trucks throws a body kick.
Pendragon lands a jab to Trucks's midsection.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Pendragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon blocks a jab.
Trucks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pendragon.
Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Trucks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Trucks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendragon scores with a spinning back kick!
Trucks throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Pendragon jabs Trucks right on the nose. Trucks blinks but takes it well.
Trucks avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Trucks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pendragon tries to score with a low kick but Trucks moves his leg out of the way.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Trucks.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Trucks counters with a stiff right hand.
Trucks slips a jab from Pendragon.
Derek Trucks is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Jab from Trucks.
Trucks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Trucks slips the punch.
Pendragon clobbers Trucks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pendragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Trucks misses the target.
Pendragon lands an overhand right.
Trucks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pendragon scores with a leg kick.
Trucks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Pendragon defending well as Trucks loads up on a big left hand.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Trucks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Trucks's shoulder, as Trucks tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trucks.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pendragon throws out a counter right but Trucks avoids it with no problem.
Pendragon scores with the left hand. Trucks knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trucks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trucks counters with a nice uppercut.
Trucks moves out of range of the strikes.
Trucks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pendragon.
Trucks scores with a nice head shot.
Pendragon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trucks will feel that in the morning.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Trucks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Trucks gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon controlling the action here for a moment.
Pendragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trucks.
Trucks closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Trucks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trucks blocks an uppercut.
Trucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Trucks misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trucks blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon is trying to force a seperation but Trucks has the dominant position.
Trucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks misses with a punch on the inside.
Trucks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trucks fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trucks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Trucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trucks misses with a few strikes there.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendragon misses with a body kick.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Pendragon coming out on top.
Trucks clinches up with Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage.
Pendragon tries to break the clinch but Trucks is controlling the position.
Trucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pendragon on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pendragon scores with a nice head shot.
Pendragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Pendragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Pendragon with a jab.
Trucks connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Trucks as he connects with a hook.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Trucks.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pendragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Trucks finds it's way through Pendragon's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pendragon in his tracks.
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Trucks misses the target.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trucks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws out a loose jab but Trucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Trucks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trucks scores with the left hand. Pendragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pendragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Trucks finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Trucks. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
Trucks lands a right hook to the body.
Pendragon scores with a one two! Trucks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Pendragon misses with a hook. Trucks ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trucks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Trucks coming out on top.
Trucks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Trucks is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pendragon flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pendragon is out cold! Trucks holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Derek Trucks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 177 p4p, 20 weight class) and Nikolaos Prouxontas (ranked 606 p4p, 63 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Prouxontas's choice of entrance music: Σταμάτης Γονί&#. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolaos Prouxontas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prouxontas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerr throws out the jab.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prouxontas moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerr. Prouxontas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prouxontas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prouxontas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Prouxontas ducks down to avoid it.
Prouxontas throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
A jab from Kerr misses.
Prouxontas misses with a head kick.
Prouxontas throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
Prouxontas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr throws a body punch but Prouxontas moves out of range.
Prouxontas throws a hook but Kerr avoids it easily.
Kerr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kerr throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Kerr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prouxontas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prouxontas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prouxontas lands a head kick. Kerr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prouxontas throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
Prouxontas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prouxontas throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prouxontas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerr misses with an uppercut. Prouxontas saw that one coming.
Prouxontas throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Kerr coming out on top.
Kerr throws a hook to the side of Prouxontas's head but Prouxontas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Prouxontas.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Prouxontas.
Kerr blocks a head kick by Prouxontas.
Kerr lands a jab to Prouxontas's midsection.
Prouxontas throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
Kerr tries to counter with a takedown but Prouxontas is quick to defend against it.
Prouxontas takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prouxontas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prouxontas walks into a jab.
It looks like Nikolaos Prouxontas has been cut.
Prouxontas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prouxontas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prouxontas looks winded!
Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Prouxontas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with a right to the head.
Kerr lands with a light punch inside.
Prouxontas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prouxontas is rocked!
Kerr pushes Prouxontas against the cage. Kerr is working some dirty boxing. Kerr pushes off with a quick right hook! Prouxontas goes down! Prouxontas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kerr moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Mark Kerr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 161 p4p, 24 weight class) and Mick Murphy (ranked 193 p4p, 29 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermeulen.
A little feinted left hand from Vermeulen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Vermeulen pushes him off.
We've been hearing reports that Vermeulen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vermeulen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Vermeulen ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vermeulen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeulen circles away.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vermeulen swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy moves out of range as Vermeulen strikes.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Vermeulen in his half guard.
Vermeulen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vermeulen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vermeulen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murphy hang on?
Vermeulen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Murphy wants to hold on but Vermeulen pushes him away.
Vermeulen landing shots from mount.
Vermeulen unloads with some shots from mount but Murphy bucks and avoids them well.
Murphy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vermeulen looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vermeulen looking to finish with strikes here!
Vermeulen looking to ground and pound but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Vermeulen lands a big elbow.
Vermeulen thowing shots but they're missing.
Vermeulen punching from mount but Murphy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to reverse the position but Vermeulen maintains control.
Vermeulen looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Vermeulen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vermeulen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vermeulen lands a heavy elbow.
Vermeulen working Murphy over with strikes here.
Murphy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Murphy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vermeulen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but Murphy recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Vermeulen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Vermeulen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vermeulen lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. Vermeulen connects with a nice short shot to Murphy's temple.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy wants to counter with a clinch but Vermeulen pushes him away.
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vermeulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook. Vermeulen ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vermeulen.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Vermeulen avoids it with no problem.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a jab to Vermeulen's midsection.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Vermeulen against the cage.
Vermeulen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
A short right from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen controlling the position.
Vermeulen looking for a sweep. Not yet Vermeulen, not yet.
Vermeulen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Vermeulen is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vermeulen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vermeulen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Vermeulen is out of range.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vermeulen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vermeulen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vermeulen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murphy is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Vermeulen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy struggling a bit here.
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vermeulen lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Vermeulen cracks Murphy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Murphy prevents Vermeulen from improving position.
Vermeulen tries to score with some ground and pound. Murphy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vermeulen trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vermeulen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents Vermeulen from moving into mount.
Vermeulen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murphy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vermeulen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Murphy swings for the body but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Mick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vermeulen misses the body punch
and Vermeulen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Vermeulen circles away.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vermeulen.
Murphy takes a swing at Vermeulen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Vermeulen misses with a takedown
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vermeulen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vermeulen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermeulen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy catches Vermeulen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Vermeulen.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vermeulen wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vermeulen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendrik Vermeulen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murphy walks away with a smile on his face. Vermeulen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vermeulen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Vermeulen finds it's target.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Vermeulen.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Vermeulen's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Mick Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy really dominated that round.
That's time! Vermeulen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves out of range as Vermeulen strikes.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeulen's elbow.
Vermeulen blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries a body shot but Vermeulen blocks it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeulen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeulen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mick Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeulen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeulen lands a left hand.
Vermeulen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Vermeulen back against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy works on Vermeulen's body with a couple of short punches.
Vermeulen pulls Murphy into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hendrik Vermeulen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murphy is fighting to break Vermeulen's control of his arms but Vermeulen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vermeulen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murphy controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy won't allow Vermeulen to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vermeulen.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Vermeulen's head back.
Vermeulen throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
Vermeulen circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mick Murphy 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!
Murphy lands a jab to Vermeulen's midsection.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vermeulen catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Murphy misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vermeulen is defended easily by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Vermeulen keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vermeulen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Vermeulen.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Vermeulen darts in looking for a takedown but Murphy gets double underhooks and turns Vermeulen into the cage.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Vermeulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Murphy.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeulen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Vermeulen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vermeulen trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Vermeulen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Vermeulen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vermeulen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vermeulen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Vermeulen is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vermeulen drops an elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Vermeulen is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Vermeulen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vermeulen trying to control the pace.
Vermeulen missing with the ground and pound from half 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.
Vermeulen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Vermeulen in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Vermeulen seems content to control.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy trying to hold on to Vermeulen's head to control him but Vermeulen postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vermeulen throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Vermeulen keeps it at a distance.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrik Vermeulen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vermeulen 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen retains his light heavyweight title!
Hendrik Vermeulen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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