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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 4229 p4p, 184 weight class) and Aleksey Borodin (ranked 3398 p4p, 164 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by No Love. Harry Henderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksey Borodin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Borodin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Borodin.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Borodin slips a straight right by Henderson.
A little jabbing left from Borodin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Borodin moves into the clinch successfully.
Borodin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borodin tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Borodin back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borodin.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Borodin won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borodin misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Borodin controls the action.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borodin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but Borodin has control.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
A right hand to the body from Borodin.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson is leaning against Borodin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borodin lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Borodin's ribcage. Borodin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borodin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Borodin dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Borodin as the two fighters clinch.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin scores with a shoulder strike.
Borodin lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borodin swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borodin.
Borodin blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Borodin lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borodin's elbow.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Borodin effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borodin is able to avoid easily.
Borodin misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Borodin loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson throws the left hand but Borodin avoids the punch easily.
Borodin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson digs a good hook to Borodin's body.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borodin's head.
Borodin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Borodin checks a leg kick.
Borodin throws a right hand that misses
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Borodin misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borodin.
Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Borodin. Borodin maintains the clinch.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
It looks like Harry Henderson has been cut.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borodin stalling.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borodins head.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Borodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Borodin misses with some punches.
Borodin misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Harry Henderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Borodin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borodin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Borodin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borodin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson slips under a jab from Borodin.
Borodin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Borodin's belly button to the back.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Borodin slips the punch.
A slow jab from Borodin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson lands a front kick.
Borodin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson throws a leg kick which misses Borodin's front leg but catches the back leg as Borodin tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borodin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It appears Henderson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Borodin with a hook.
Borodin looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borodin.
Henderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson throws a solid leg kick but Borodin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henderson.
Harry Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Borodin.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Borodin lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Borodin's leg. Borodin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson slips a jab from Borodin.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Henderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Borodin moved away.
Henderson misses with a hook. Borodin ducked under it nicely.
Henderson slips a jab from Borodin.
Henderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borodin.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Borodin moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Borodin stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson slips a jab from Borodin.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Borodin jumps back.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Borodin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Borodin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Borodin throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Borodin. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borodin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borodin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Borodin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Aleksey Borodin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borodin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Borodin blocking some punches.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Borodin stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borodin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Borodin.
A shot in the inside from Borodin.
Borodin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borodin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borodin connects with a big uppercut there that sends Henderson tumbling to the ground! Borodin follows him down into his guard.
Henderson is rocked!
Borodin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borodin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Borodin moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Henderson goes down! Can Borodin finish him!?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borodin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borodin tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Borodin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Borodin.
Borodin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borodin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Henderson! Borodin dives in looking to finish! Henderson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Borodin!
In his post fight interview, Aleksey Borodin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 1749 p4p, 209 weight class) and Parker Savi (ranked 4614 p4p, 450 weight class). Salvatore comes to the cage accompanied by Reich mir die Hand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Savi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvatore's half guard.
Salvatore works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvatore manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Salvatore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Salvatore misses its intended target.
Savi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvatore throws out the jab.
Savi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salvatore finds it's way round the side to connect with Savi's head.
Salvatore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jitz MMA in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salvatore tries to escape but Savi is in control.
You can see the frustration on Salvatore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvatore sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to improve his position but Savi is controlling well.
Salvatore regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salvatore lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Salvatore gets to his feet - Savi follows without any prompting.
Savi moves into range and clinches up with Salvatore.
Salvatore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salvatore lands a lovely overhand right.
Savi is rocked!
Jab by Savi.
Savi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salvatore to the ground. Savi is now in Salvatore's guard.
Salvatore wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore throws a hook to the side of Savi's head but Savi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savi is still on wobbly legs! Can Salvatore finish him?
Savi tries to get into range but Salvatore steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Savi! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Salvatore scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Salvatore!
A very excited looking Enzo Salvatore rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Viteazul (ranked 2761 p4p, 356 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 2285 p4p, 304 weight class). Viteazul comes to the cage accompanied by Capul lui Mihai Viteazul. Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mihai Viteazul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viteazul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Viteazul shoots in and drives through. Aoki sprawls well.
Aoki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Viteazul is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Viteazul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aoki shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a sloppy body shot
and Viteazul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Viteazul's head.
It looks like Mihai Viteazul has been cut.
Viteazul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a body punch but Viteazul moves out of range.
Viteazul has Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Viteazul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aoki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viteazul tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aoki defends well and Viteazul ends up having to push Aoki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aoki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Viteazul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki looks to land a combination but Viteazul avoids it well.
Aoki lands a big head kick that sends Viteazul tumbling to the mat! Aoki takes a step backwards and waves Viteazul back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Viteazul is rocked!
Viteazul wants to stay close but Aoki steps back to make room for something. Viteazul seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Aoki and Viteazul drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Loki Aoki!
Loki Aoki 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Forbes (ranked 4371 p4p, 417 weight class) and Big Mike (ranked 1686 p4p, 187 weight class). Mike is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Til I Collapse. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Mike!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes misses with a body shot.
Mike throws an overhand right that lands on Forbes's shoulder, as Forbes tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Forbes slips a straight right by Mike.
Mike has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Forbes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Forbes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Forbes throws a body punch but Mike moves out of range.
Mike looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forbes moves out of range as Mike strikes.
Forbes jabs Mike right on the nose. Mike blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Big Mike has been cut.
Forbes lands with a nice body punch.
Forbes throws a combination that misses
enabling Mike to counter with a crisp jab.
Forbes misses with a looping left.
Mike throws a big shot that misses.
Big Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike throws a counter combo.
Mike misses with a shot to the body
enabling Forbes to counter with a crisp jab.
Forbes is looking to wear down Mike with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Forbes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mike manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mike.
Mike lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Mike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Mike walks into a left hand.
Mike listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mike moves out of range as Forbes strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Forbes, as that shot connected.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mike was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Mike misses with an uppercut. Forbes saw that one coming.
Forbes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mike takes one to the side of the head.
Forbes catches Mike with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mike lands with a hook. Forbes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Reginald Forbes has been cut.
Mike loads up on a big right hand but Forbes slips the punch.
Mike throws a jab when Forbes was well out of range.
Forbes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mike takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Forbes.
A big right from Mike misses.
Forbes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mike.
Forbes connects with a body shot that sends Mike's belly button to the back.
Forbes closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Forbes.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
Forbes pushes Mike back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikes head.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mike or not.
Forbes just leaning against Mike, taking a breather.
Forbes can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
Forbes misses with some punches.
Mike tries to circle away but Forbes has him pinned against the cage.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Mike controls his hands.
Forbes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
Mike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike misses with a wild combination.
Forbes misses with a few strikes there.
Forbes lands a slapping body shot.
Forbes scores with the left hand. Mike knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Forbes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes ducks right into an uppercut from Mike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike looks to land a right hand but Forbes moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Forbes misses the target.
Mike takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Forbes throws a jab but it's blocked by Mike.
Forbes throws a hook but Mike blocks it.
Mike is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes throws a shot to the body.
Mike throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Forbes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forbes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Forbes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mike throws a hook to the side of Forbes's head but Forbes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Forbes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mike.
A cross from Forbes lands.
Forbes throws a shot to the body.
Mike looks winded!
Mike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Forbes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mike takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forbes walks into a stiff left hand from Mike.
Forbes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mike.
Mike lands a jab-cross combination.
Forbes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mike throws a hook but Forbes blocks it.
Mike lands a jab to Forbes's midsection.
Reginald Forbes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forbes.
Forbes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forbes misses with a body punch
and Mike counters with a series of strikes. Forbes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes throws a right hand that Mike ducks under and follows up with a left that Mike also avoids with ease.
Mike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Forbes moves out of range as Mike strikes.
No joy there for Mike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forbes has closed the distance and engaged Mike in a clinch.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
Forbes working aggressively here.
Mike is trying to break the clinch but Forbes has him pressed against the cage.
Mike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forbes manages to avoid it.
Mike throws a hook to the side of Forbes's head but Forbes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike misses with an uppercut
and Forbes counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike missing with a left hand there. Forbes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Mike misses.
Mike gets tackled into the cage by Forbes. Forbes maintains the clinch.
Forbes gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Forbes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forbes scores with a shot to the side of Mike's head.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
Still in the clinch, Forbes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Forbes misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Forbes throws a head punch that misses.
Mike breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes moves into range and clinches up with Mike.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Forbes working aggressively here.
Mike is trying to break free.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mike can do to turn this around?
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Forbes tries a body shot but Mike blocks it.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike has had enough of the clinch but Forbes keeps him there for the moment.
Forbes presses Mike against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mike is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Forbes.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes misses with some punches.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes is working Mike over against the cage.
Mike blocking some punches.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Forbes.
Forbes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Mike blocks a body shot from Forbes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Forbes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Forbes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mike doesn't seem bothered though.
Forbes takes the fight into the clinch.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes works on Mike's body with a couple of short punches.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes lands a left hand.
Reginald Forbes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Forbes lands a nice uppercut.
Mike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mike is trying to break the clinch but Forbes is controlling him.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike's elbow.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikes head.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Forbes is leaning against Mike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike is trying to break free.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
Mike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forbes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mike.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mike was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Mike throws a hook to the side of Forbes's head but Forbes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forbes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike misses with a double jab
and Forbes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Big Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mike scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands a nice shot to the body.
Forbes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Forbes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Forbes wants to clinch.
Mike misses with an uppercut
and Forbes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reginald Forbes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Forbes lands a nice hook to Mike's body. Mike takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Forbes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mike.
Forbes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mike swings widly with a right hand
and Forbes counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike thuds his right hand into Forbes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mike throws a jab but it's blocked by Forbes.
It looked like Forbes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes digs a good hook to Mike's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes throws a body punch but Mike moves out of range.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mike manages to avoid it.
Mike might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Forbes misses with a shot to the body
and Mike counters with a left and a right that stings Forbes.
Forbes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Mike. That snapped Forbes's head back.
A jab from Mike misses.
Forbes throwing a counter right hand but Mike manages to avoid it.
Forbes clinches.
Mike digs a right hand into Forbes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Forbes's gas tank.
Forbes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forbes's elbow.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forbes scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Forbes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forbes 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Forbes!
Reginald Forbes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Big Mike stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn good fight, ready for the next!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 863 p4p, 102 weight class) and Dick Diaz (ranked 1727 p4p, 201 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Song might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to nkoha - Akatsuki. The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Feiticeira. Min-Sik Song could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Diaz's chin.
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179 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Song lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Song slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Song keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Song connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Song with a jab.
Song connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Song connects with a solid leg kick.
Song changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Song fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Song was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Song connects with a crisp jab.
Song keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz clobbers Song with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz wants to slow Song down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Song.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw.
Song misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
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!
Diaz throws a hook but Song blocks it.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Song loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Song looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Song moves away.
Crunch! Song slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Song moves away from the strike by Diaz.
As Diaz backs away, Song returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Song, as that shot connected.
A jab from Song finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Song counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Song is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Song cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Song lands a nice looking body shot.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Song swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Song with a body shot.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Song slips a jab from Diaz.
Song dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Song takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Song slips the punch.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Song bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
As Diaz backs away, Song returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Song tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Song lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Song.
Song misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz forces Song back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Song.
Song tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Song back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Song.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Song.
Song lands with a right to the head.
Song lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz moves out of range as Song throws a body kick.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Song finds it's target.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Song finish him?
Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Song keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Song lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Song connects with a body shot.
Song walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Diaz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Song swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Diaz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Min-Sik Song!
Min-Sik Song was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Dick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 1153 p4p, 119 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 736 p4p, 87 weight class). Do Ho Joy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Dawson's chin.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy thumps Dawson with a low kick.
Ho Joy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dawson is able to avoid easily.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dawson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to bum rush Dawson with a series of wild strikes but Dawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Dawson jabs Ho Joy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ho Joy is looking to slow Dawson down with leg kicks.
Dawson slips under a jab.
Ho Joy throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dawson lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ho Joy, right into the meat.
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Joy.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Joy throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Dawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Joy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Dawson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho Joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawson.
Ho Joy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson connects with a body shot that sends Ho Joy's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Joy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been informed that Ho Joy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ho Joy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawson.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crunch! Ho Joy slams his shin into Dawson's torso.
Ho Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Ho Joy slams his shin into Dawson's torso.
Dawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Joy can pounce on him.
A lazy body kick from Ho Joy
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Joy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Joy's head.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Ho Joy tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawson moves away.
Ho Joy misses with a right hand
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Joy takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a front kick that sends Dawson stumbling back into the cage.
Dawson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Joy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dawson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Joy misses with a hook
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
Ho Joy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dawson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Do Ho Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Joy scores with a leg kick.
Ho Joy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dawson's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Do Ho Joy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
A low kick from Ho Joy misses
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Ho Joy misses
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Joy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy defending well as Dawson loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Joy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the body
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ho Joy lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Joy swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
That kick from Ho Joy tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawson scores with a jab. Ho Joy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dawson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dawson throws a nice looking combination but Ho Joy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Dawson blocks the low kick.
Dawson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson checks the leg kick.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Dawson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dawson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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!
Ho Joy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Joy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dawson blocks the body kick.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawson throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Joy throws a lazy body kick
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dawson.
Ho Joy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dawson checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a wild body kick that Dawson sees coming a mile off.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Dawson.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Joy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dawson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ho Joy misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Ho Joy.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Dawson blocks the low kick.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy tries to score with a low kick but Dawson moves his leg out of the way.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ho Joy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Joy is looking to slow Dawson down with leg kicks.
Dawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ho Joy swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Ho Joy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
Ho Joy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho Joy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawson.
Dawson scores with a jab. Ho Joy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Dawson as he checks the leg kick.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dawson throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ho Joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Dawson misses its target.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dawson.
Ho Joy misses with a left hand
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick which misses Dawson's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawson tries to avoid it.
Ho Joy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ho Joy throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Dawson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dawson cracks Ho Joy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roger Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a straight left.
Dawson throws a big counter combination but Ho Joy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Dawson checks it.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick.
Dawson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dawson slips a jab from Ho Joy.
Dawson catches Ho Joy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho Joy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a lazy head kick
and Dawson counters with a two punch combo.
Dawson cracks Ho Joy with an open hand slap.
Ho Joy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Joy is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawson finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ho Joy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawson's calf.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Joy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Joy digs a good body shot into Dawson's ribs.
Ho Joy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy defending well as Dawson loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Dawson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Ho Joy.
Do Ho Joy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dawson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dawson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donk. Ho Joy catches Dawson right on the button with a cross.
Dawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawson.
Ho Joy scores with a spinning back kick!
Ho Joy lands a leg kick that knocks Dawson off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Ho Joy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ho Joy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 313 p4p, 45 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 1075 p4p, 166 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nicolas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ugoh's choice of entrance music: Rocky Dawuni - African Thriller. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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214 lbs
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207 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas jabs Ugoh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicolas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut. Nicolas saw that one coming.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut.
Ugoh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nicolas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nicolas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ugoh in his tracks.
Nicolas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolas digs a good body shot into Ugoh's ribs.
Nicolas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nicolas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ugoh is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a hook. Ugoh ducked under it nicely.
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicolas misses the target.
A cross from Nicolas lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas tries to clinch but Ugoh moves out of range.
Ugoh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nicolas works the jab nicely.
Ugoh slips a jab from Nicolas.
Ugoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Ugoh back against the cage.
Ugoh lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
Nicolas digs a right hand into Ugoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ugoh's gas tank.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Ugoh avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ugoh's elbow.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh pulls Nicolas into guard.
Nicolas wants to stand and escape but instead Ugoh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nicolas wants to stand up but Ugoh is controlling him.
Nicolas being controlled here, momentarily.
Nicolas wants to stand up but Ugoh is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ugoh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ugoh controlling the position.
Nicolas tries to escape but Ugoh is in control.
Nicolas seems a little lost for a moment, as Ugoh dominates the positioning.
Let's hope that Ugoh has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas throws Ugoh to one side and escapes!
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but Ugoh slips the punch.
Nicolas throws a shot from downtown. Ugoh moves away and avoids it.
Nicolas lands a two punch combo.
Ugoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Nicolas lands an overhand right.
Nicolas cracks Ugoh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ugoh defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Ugoh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolas works Ugoh's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas throws the left hand but Ugoh avoids the punch easily.
Ugoh avoids the body shot from Nicolas.
Ugoh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nicolas with a body shot.
Ugoh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nicolas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ugoh. Ugoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Ugoh scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Nice jab there from Nicolas.
Ugoh ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Ugoh lands with a shot to the body.
Ugoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicolas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ugoh throws a big shot that misses.
Ugoh cracks Nicolas with a good jab.
A left lands for Nicolas.
Nicolas wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ugoh closes the distance and pushes Nicolas back into the cage.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ugoh's elbow.
Ugoh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ugoh looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicolas misses with a leg kick.
Ugoh missing with a left hand there. Nicolas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas cracks a nice hook into Ugoh's ribs.
Ugoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ugoh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nicolas's sensitive parts.
Ugoh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicolas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicolas tests Ugoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolas throws a low kick but Ugoh avoids it.
Nicolas throws a leg kick
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Nicolas.
Ugoh misses with a body shot
and Ugoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ugoh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ugoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ugoh moves away.
Nicolas digs a good hook to Ugoh's body.
Nicolas lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ugoh is looking to clinch but Nicolas is avoiding it.
Nicolas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ugoh on the side of the head.
Nicolas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas connects with a looping right hand.
Nicolas throws a hook but Ugoh blocks it.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ugoh.
Nice jab there from Ugoh.
Nicolas sizes up Ugoh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ugoh blocks a jab.
Ugoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicolas thuds a left hand into Ugoh's body.
Nicolas lands an overhand right.
Ugoh throws out a loose jab but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolas misses the target.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Ugoh checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Ugoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolas tests Ugoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolas wants to clinch
and Ugoh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ugoh forces Nicolas back against the cage and clinches.
Ugoh blocking some punches.
Nicolas tries to work over Ugoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ugoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ugoh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ugoh working aggressively here.
Ugoh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nicolas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ugoh can do to turn this around?
Nicolas tries to work over Ugoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ugoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicolas throws a head punch that misses.
Ugoh tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ugoh blocking some punches.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nicolas prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Ugoh.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Ugoh blocks it.
Ugoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ugoh lands a left hand.
Ugoh lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolas.
Ugoh is breathing heavily.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicolas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nicolas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
Ugoh blocks a body shot from Nicolas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ugoh.
A short uppercut from Nicolas.
Ugoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nicolas scores with a shot to the side of Ugoh's head.
Nicolas is leaning against Ugoh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ugoh prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nicolas - that landed with a thud.
Nicolas works on Ugoh's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolas.
Nicolas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas pushes Ugoh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nicolas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ugoh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicolas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicolas throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
Nicolas throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Ugoh. Beautiful body shot.
Ugoh lunges at Nicolas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicolas's hand.
Nicolas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
Nicolas moves in looking to clinch but Ugoh pushes him off.
Nicolas stuns Ugoh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ugoh misses with a right hand
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ugoh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicolas lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Ugoh misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ugoh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nicolas scores with a jab. Ugoh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nicolas throws a leg kick which misses Ugoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Ugoh tries to avoid it.
Nicolas scores with a hook to the body. Ugoh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas digs a good body shot into Ugoh's ribs.
Harold Nicolas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ugoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicolas lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Nicolas.
Ugoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicolas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nicolas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicolas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicolas misses with a hook.
Nicolas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ugoh manages to avoid it.
Nicolas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicolas misses with a leg kick
and Ugoh counters with a nice leg kick.
Ugoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicolas.
Nicolas connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ugoh moves away.
Nicolas cracks Ugoh with a good jab.
Izuagbe Ugoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ugoh scores with a one two! Nicolas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolas swings for the body but Ugoh moves out of range.
Ugoh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nicolas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ugoh.
Ugoh clinches up against the cage.
Ugoh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ugoh lands a left hand.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicolas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
Ugoh wants a takedown.
Nicolas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
Ugoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ugoh prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicolas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolas.
Nice body punch from Nicolas - that landed with a thud.
Nicolas lands a body shot.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Nicolas.
Ugoh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicolas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ugoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicolas lands a body shot.
Nicolas digs a right hand into Ugoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ugoh's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Ugoh controls the action.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
Nicolas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ugoh's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicolas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ugoh is trying to stall.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ugoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas pushes Ugoh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nicolas lands a nice uppercut.
Nicolas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Nicolas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nicolas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Nicolas!
After the fight, Harold Nicolas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Douglas (ranked 327 p4p, 34 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 193 p4p, 24 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Umaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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262 lbs
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244 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga wants to clinch.
Douglas wants to land a leg kick but Umaga is out of range.
Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Umaga's coach down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Umaga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Umaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Umaga at a distance.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Umaga.
Umaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Umaga off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Iosefa Umaga has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas jabs at Umaga's body.
A left lands for Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas scores with a nice right hand.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Umaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Umaga misses with a body punch
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umaga thinking.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Umaga looks winded!
Umaga misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Umaga.
Douglas swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Umaga.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Umaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas works Umaga's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Umaga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Umaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Umaga doesn't seem bothered though.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Umaga is just out of range.
Douglas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Umaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Umaga avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Umaga misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Umaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Douglas keeps Umaga at a distance using the push kick.
Umaga misses with a wild body shot.
Umaga walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga motions for Douglas to come forward. Umaga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Umaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga glances at the clock... BAM! Douglas nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Umaga crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Umaga is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Douglas!
Samuel Douglas looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Those losses tell a lot about a fighter. I know who I am now. '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 241 p4p, 16 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 605 p4p, 20 weight class). Nao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The End. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
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258 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
A good leg kick by Nao.
Kerr missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nao slips under a jab from Kerr.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
A left lands for Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerr.
Nao takes a swing at Kerr's ribcage but misses.
Nao throws a body punch but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Nao avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Nao misses.
Kerr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nao manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kerr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nao tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Nao misses with some punches.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Nao manages to get underhooks.
Kerr throws a head punch that misses.
Nao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kerr.
Kerr scores with a shot to the side of Nao's head.
Kerr gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao working aggressively here.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kerr wants to take the fight to the mat but Nao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao cracks Kerr with a nice body shot.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
I was talking to Kerr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerr's elbow.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Kerr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerrs head.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Kerr controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Nao.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
A short left from Nao.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kerr.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerr misses with a jab to the body
and Nao counters with a good low kick that Kerr was not able to check.
Kerr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
Nao connects with a nice looking jab.
Kerr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao throws a hook but Kerr avoids it easily.
Kerr shoots in and gets a takedown into Nao's guard.
Nao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kerr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Nao lands a right hand.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerr is rocked!
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Kerr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nao pushes Kerr against the cage. Nao is working some dirty boxing. Nao pushes off with a quick right hook! Kerr goes down! Kerr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nao moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 95 p4p, 13 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by You Know How I Do It. San Pedro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gunman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Street Fighter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro works the jab nicely.
San Pedro misses with a left hand
and Fighter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San Pedro lands a head shot.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro lands a nice shot to the body.
San Pedro lands a right hook to the body.
Fighter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from San Pedro.
Fighter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter slips a straight right by San Pedro.
Fighter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
San Pedro forces Fighter back against the cage and clinches.
Fighter cracks San Pedro with a nice body shot.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San Pedro's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but San Pedro avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for San Pedro.
San Pedro digs a right hand into Fighter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter's gas tank.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
San Pedro lands with a light punch inside.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro misses with some punches.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables San Pedro to keep the fight standing.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fighter lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
San Pedro lands a nice looking body shot.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
Fighter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fighter.
San Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a low kick, right behind San Pedro 's knee.
Nice shot lands for San Pedro.
Fighter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
San Pedro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
San Pedro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fighter finds it's way round the side to connect with San Pedro's head.
San Pedro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
San Pedro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Fighter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro throws a push kick but Fighter slaps the foot to one side.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
San Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Fighter's front leg but catches the back leg as Fighter tries to avoid it.
San Pedro throws out a leg kick but Fighter moves out of range and San Pedro only half commits.
Fighter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fighter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by San Pedro.
San Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
San Pedro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Fighter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fighter staying out of range there.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro lands with a straight right. Fighter didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Fighter does it's job there.
Fighter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
San Pedro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fighter scores with a one two! San Pedro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
San Pedro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fighter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from San Pedro lands.
Fighter throws a hook but San Pedro blocks it.
Fighter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter scores with a leg kick.
San Pedro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fighter's head.
San Pedro looks to throw a body kick
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
San Pedro misses with a jab to the body
letting Fighter counter with a right hand.
San Pedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
San Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter tries to land a leg kick but San Pedro saw it coming and moves away.
Fighter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
San Pedro throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fighter in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fighter.
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!
San Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fighter's calf.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter thuds his shin into the meat of San Pedro's side.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
San Pedro counters with a body kick.
Fighter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
San Pedro throws a good cross that connects.
Fighter misses with a hook. San Pedro ducked under it nicely.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Pedro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by San Pedro as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fighter.
San Pedro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
San Pedro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
San Pedro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
San Pedro scores with a leg kick.
San Pedro misses with a body kick.
Fighter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before San Pedro can pounce on him.
San Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
San Pedro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body. San Pedro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fighter moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
Fighter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
San Pedro scores with a nice head shot.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
It appears Fighter was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fighter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
San Pedro thows a leg kick but Fighter checks it
and Fighter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fighter staying out of range there.
It looked like Fighter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from San Pedro.
Esteban San Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
San Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fighter throws the kick towards the body but San Pedro avoids it.
Fighter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling San Pedro to score with a decent uppercut.
San Pedro sizes up Fighter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
San Pedro lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter avoids the head kick by San Pedro.
Fighter half committed to a counter leg kick.
San Pedro lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from San Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Fighter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro is looking to land body kicks.
San Pedro lands with a shot to the body.
San Pedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fighter tried to counter with a leg kick but San Pedro avoided it.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter throws a quick counter kick to the body but San Pedro avoids it.
San Pedro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fighter.
San Pedro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut.
Fighter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
San Pedro throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
San Pedro scores with a body shot.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fighter at a distance.
San Pedro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Pedro lands a nice looking body shot.
Fighter tries to bum rush San Pedro with a series of wild strikes but San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
San Pedro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
San Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
San Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Fighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fighter tried to counter with a leg kick but San Pedro avoided it.
Fighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
San Pedro tried to score with a low kick but Fighter checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fighter misses the target.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
San Pedro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
San Pedro avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter circles away from the clinch attempt.
San Pedro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.
Fighter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from San Pedro misses the target.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Pedro.
Fighter feinted with a counter takedown.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fighter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from San Pedro.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Fighter swats away the attempt to clinch by San Pedro.
San Pedro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Street Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter throws a jab when San Pedro was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by San Pedro. Beautiful body shot.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San Pedro moves away.
San Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
San Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter tries to counter with a takedown but San Pedro is quick to defend against it.
San Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from San Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
San Pedro throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter looks to land a combination but San Pedro avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fighter throws a sloppy head kick and San Pedro moves out of range easily.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from San Pedro.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
San Pedro feints and then cracks Fighter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fighter down.
Fighter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
San Pedro moves out of range as Fighter throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from San Pedro misses.
San Pedro scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
San Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
San Pedro slips a straight right by Fighter.
San Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro lands the left hand.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Pedro lands a nice shot that snaps Fighter's head back.
San Pedro digs a good body shot into Fighter's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Pedro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fighter takes a jab right on the kisser.
San Pedro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.
San Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro thuds his shin into the meat of Fighter's side.
San Pedro tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
San Pedro feints and then cracks Fighter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fighter down.
Fighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by San Pedro. That's going to slow Fighter down.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
San Pedro thows a leg kick but Fighter checks it
and Fighter counters with a left to the body.
Fighter misses the jab.
San Pedro connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
San Pedro digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
San Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
San Pedro misses with a leg kick.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
Fighter moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro feints and then cracks Fighter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fighter down.
A lazy left from San Pedro finds it's target.
San Pedro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Pedro looks to throw a body kick
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San Pedro pushes Fighter away with a front kick.
San Pedro throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Fighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent San Pedro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fighter slips a jab from San Pedro.
An attempted straight right counter from Fighter misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San Pedro tries a quick counter leg kick but Fighter is wise to it.
San Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
Fighter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro throws a push kick but Fighter slaps the foot to one side.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
It looked like Fighter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fighter cracks San Pedro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
San Pedro lands a head shot.
San Pedro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
San Pedro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fighter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for San Pedro.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. San Pedro saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fighter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
San Pedro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro wants to slow Fighter down by chopping away at his legs.
Fighter attempts a counter takedown but San Pedro avoids it well and moves away.
San Pedro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fighter takes a step back to recover.
A lazy body kick from San Pedro
and San Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San Pedro doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Fighter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by San Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by San Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
San Pedro jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
San Pedro lands a really nice looking cross but Fighter seems unphased.
A jab from San Pedro finds it's way through Fighter's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for San Pedro. That snapped Fighter's head back.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
San Pedro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from San Pedro, right into the meat.
San Pedro lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by San Pedro. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the body.
San Pedro works Fighter's body with a nice hook.
San Pedro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
San Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban San Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well San Pedro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Esteban San Pedro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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