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OFC 387: Shamrock vs Barathian PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Knight (ranked 3630 p4p, 420 weight class) and Macaulay Culkin (ranked 3161 p4p, 385 weight class). Culkin has chosen Already Dead as his entrance music. Kenny Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Macaulay Culkin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries to clinch but Culkin is having none of it.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight cracks the inside of Culkin's front leg.
Culkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Culkin.
Culkin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knight cracks Culkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Culkin.
Knight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Culkin is rocked!
Culkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Culkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Culkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Culkin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knight tries to clinch up but Culkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Culkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Culkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight staying out of range there.
Culkin takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Culkin throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Culkin throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Macaulay Culkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Culkin slips a jab from Knight.
Culkin throws a counter combo.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Culkin counters with a straight right hand.
Culkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Culkin misses with a wild combination.
Culkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Knight.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knight seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Culkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Culkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Culkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Culkin throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Culkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Culkin.
Culkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Culkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Culkin scores with a body shot.
Culkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Culkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Culkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight needs to keep his hands up - Culkin had a free shot at his head there.
Culkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Culkin scores with a jab. Knight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Culkin throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight tries to clinch there but Culkin circles away.
Knight misses with a hook. Culkin ducked under it nicely.
Knight lands a jab to Culkin's midsection.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Culkin misses with a wild body shot.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Culkin as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Culkin does no damage.
Culkin misses with a two punch combination.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Culkin.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Culkin.
Knight throws a head kick but Culkin moves out of range.
Culkin unleashes a big counter combination but Knight bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Culkin does no damage.
Culkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Culkin lands a jab.
Knight lands a big head kick that sends Culkin tumbling to the mat! Knight takes a step backwards and waves Culkin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Culkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
It looks like Macaulay Culkin has been cut.
Culkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Culkin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Culkin scores with a hook.
Culkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kenny Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Macaulay Culkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macaulay Culkin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Culkin scores with a four punch combination!
Macaulay Culkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Culkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Culkin is trying to break the clinch but Knight is controlling him.
A short right from Knight.
Culkin is trying to force a seperation but Knight has the dominant position.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Culkin.
Knight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight tries to clinch but Culkin moves out of range.
Culkin looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Knight forces Culkin back against the cage and clinches.
Culkin breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Culkin throws a big shot that misses.
Culkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Culkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Culkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight tries to clinch but Culkin is having none of it.
Culkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Culkin is able to avoid easily.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Culkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Kenny Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight wants to clinch up but Culkin keeps it at a distance.
Culkin misses with a double jab.
Culkin looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Culkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Culkin slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Culkin's head.
Knight lands a big uppercut and Culkin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Culkin looks OK. Knight waves Culkin back to his feet!
Culkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight jumps guard but Culkin stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Culkin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OH! Culkin has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Knight smells blood and charges in for the finish! Knight unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Culkin sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Knight!
Kenny Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 1722 p4p, 227 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 2598 p4p, 333 weight class). Wowie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dont bogart that joint. Legstrong has chosen Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Lance Legstrong has been cut.
Wowie slips under a jab from Legstrong.
Both fighters circling a little - Wowie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Legstrong. That snapped Wowie's head back.
Legstrong avoids the head kick by Wowie.
Wowie misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Wowie.
Legstrong scores with a hook.
Wowie tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Legstrong throws out a counter right but Wowie avoids it with no problem.
Legstrong blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legstrong throws a hook but Wowie avoids it easily.
Wowie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Wowie misses the target.
Wowie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legstrong.
Wowie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legstrong scores with a punch to the head.
Wowie throws a nice looking combination but Legstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
Wowie ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong.
Wowie clinches with his opponent.
Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Wowie breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Legstrong.
Legstrong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wowie on the side of the head.
Wowie throws a right hand that Legstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Legstrong also avoids with ease.
Legstrong throws a hook but Wowie avoids it easily.
A left lands for Legstrong.
A big left from Legstrong misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wowie.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wowie swats away the attempt to clinch by Legstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wowie is looking to land body kicks.
Legstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wowie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legstrong feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Wowie is predictable there
and Legstrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legstrong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Wowie tries to break the clinch but Legstrong is controlling the position.
Wowie blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legstrong.
A short uppercut from Legstrong.
Legstrong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of Wowie's head.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wowie thumps Legstrong with a low kick.
Wowie tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wowie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wowie rushes Legstrong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wowie is looking to break free of the clinch but Legstrong has double underhooks.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong.
Wowie throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Legstrong checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wowie.
Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Legstrong tries to clinch up but Wowie circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong.
Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Legstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Legstrong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legstrong.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wowie with a hook.
Legstrong darts in and clinches Wowie up against the cage.
Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wowie throws a sloppy head kick
and Legstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Legstrong's cut.
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.
A left lands for Legstrong.
Legstrong with a nice cross.
Wowie throws a right and a left that Legstrong avoids nicely.
Legstrong 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.
Legstrong connects with a nice looking jab.
Legstrong throws out a loose jab but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legstrong lands a head shot.
Legstrong staying out of range there.
Legstrong moves into range and clinches up with Wowie.
Wowie blocking some punches.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legstrong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Legstrong tries to pull guard but Wowie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui Wowie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie tries to clinch but Legstrong is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wowie.
Legstrong blocks a head kick by Wowie.
Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Wowie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wowie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Wowie's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Legstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wowie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Wowie moved out of range nicely.
Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wowie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Wowie throws a nice looking combination but Legstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wowie thows a body kick. Legstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wowie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wowie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wowie throws a head kick that misses
and Legstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Legstrong lands with a hook. Wowie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Legstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong is looking to clinch but Wowie is avoiding it.
Wowie gets tackled into the cage by Legstrong. Legstrong maintains the clinch.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land.
Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Wowie saw that one coming.
Legstrong throws a hook but Wowie avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Wowie.
Legstrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wowie gets tackled into the cage by Legstrong. Legstrong maintains the clinch.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wowie wants to slow Legstrong down by chopping away at his legs.
Wowie throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Legstrong stumbling backwards into the cage! Legstrong bounces back off the cage towards Wowie, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Wowie lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Wowie celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maui Wowie!
During a confident post fight interview, Maui Wowie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 1591 p4p, 211 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 1227 p4p, 166 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kaspars Petrovs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kaspars Petrovs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs tries to clinch up but Voronin circles away and keeps his distance.
Voronin moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrovs is trying to pull guard but Voronin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petrovs is trying to force a seperation but Voronin has the dominant position.
Petrovs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Voronin smiles and moves away.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown but Voronin shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaspars Petrovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrovs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Voronin pinned against the cage. Voronin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Voronin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrovs moves out of range as Voronin throws a body kick.
Voronin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrovs is looking to clinch.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovs was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Petrovs throws a big counter combination but Voronin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Voronin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Petrovs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voronin.
Voronin swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovs.
Petrovs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin throws a hook but Petrovs avoids it easily.
Petrovs walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voronin 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.
Voronin feints and then cracks Petrovs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrovs down.
Voronin tried to score with a low kick but Petrovs checks it.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown but Voronin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Petrovs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrovs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Voronin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrovs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrovs rushes Voronin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrovs wants to break free but Voronin has control.
Voronin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrovs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Voronin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Voronin.
Voronin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronin misses the target.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Petrovs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrovs looks for a takedown but Voronin sprawls well.
Petrovs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrovs fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovs throws a leg kick but Voronin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrovs moves out of range of the body kick.
Voronin lands a high kick!
Petrovs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voronin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrovs moves into the clinch.
Petrovs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Voronin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin gets control of Petrovs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Voronin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Voronin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrovs preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrovs trying to control but Voronin is working from the bottom.
Voronin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrovs defends it easily.
Voronin is looking for a triangle but Petrovs pushes his legs off easily.
Voronin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Voronin working for a triangle but Petrovs defends it easily.
Voronin working for a triangle but Petrovs defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voronin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrovs has managed to get both his arms back between Voronin's legs - danger averted.
Voronin looking for a sweep. Not yet Voronin, not yet.
Petrovs scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voronin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voronin has his foot on Petrovs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrovs works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrovs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrovs trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovs landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petrovs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Voronin avoids it really well and circles away.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voronin sprawls well. Voronin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrovs gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrovs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voronin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Voronin but Voronin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Voronin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaspars Petrovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voronin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrovs doesn't manage to clinch there - Voronin circles away.
Petrovs fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs ducks right into an uppercut from Voronin.
Petrovs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Voronin thows a body kick. Petrovs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andriy Voronin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voronin looks to land a left hand but Petrovs moved out of range nicely.
Kaspars Petrovs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrovs is defended easily by Voronin.
Voronin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrovs's sensitive parts.
Voronin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrovs tries to clinch but Voronin is having none of it.
Petrovs moves in looking to clinch but Voronin pushes him off.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrovs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Voronin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrovs somewhat.
Petrovs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voronin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
Voronin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Voronin tenderised Petrovs's leg. Petrovs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrovs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrovs's calf.
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!
Voronin doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrovs circles away.
Voronin scores with a nice head shot.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Petrovs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronin can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Voronin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrovs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrovs has closed the distance and engaged Voronin in a clinch.
Petrovs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs stops a takedown attempt from Voronin.
Petrovs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voronin jumps guard but Petrovs stands there with Voronin around his waist. Voronin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrovs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Petrovs.
Voronin jumps guard but Petrovs stands there with Voronin around his waist. Voronin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voronin is working Petrovs over against the cage.
Petrovs can't get the takedown.
Voronin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Petrovs blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin is pressed up against the cage. Petrovs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Voronin down to the mat. Voronin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Voronin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrovs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin avoids the head kick by Petrovs.
Voronin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrovs.
Petrovs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voronin.
Petrovs moves in looking to clinch but Voronin pushes him off.
Petrovs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrovs checks a leg kick.
Voronin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrovs's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voronin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voronin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Voronin throws a front kick that sends Petrovs stumbling back into the cage.
Petrovs goes for a double leg but Voronin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Voronin continues to drive forward.
Voronin 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.
Petrovs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that Petrovs sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Petrovs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Voronin misses with a straight left.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Petrovs moves away and avoids it.
Petrovs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Voronin as Petrovs shoots in.
Voronin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrovs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronin was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrovs.
Petrovs tries a low kick but Voronin avoids it.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrovs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petrovs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Voronin throws out a leg kick but Petrovs moves out of range and Voronin only half commits.
Petrovs checks the leg kick.
Voronin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrovs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs blocks a leg kick.
Petrovs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voronin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrovs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrovs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Voronin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws the left hand but Petrovs avoids the punch easily.
As Voronin looks to move away, Petrovs throws a big counter combo but Voronin just gets out of the way.
Petrovs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voronin.
Petrovs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronin to score with a decent uppercut.
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andriy Voronin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voronin gets caught napping as Petrovs dives in and scores a takedown. Voronin manages to retain guard.
Voronin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrovs.
Voronin controls Petrovs momentarily but Petrovs frees himself.
Petrovs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voronin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrovs has managed to get both his arms back between Voronin's legs - danger averted.
Petrovs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Voronin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrovs is aware though and is defending well.
Voronin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Petrovs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voronin looking for a guillotine here but Petrovs defends easily.
Petrovs throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrovs is sitting in close to Voronin's body. Voronin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Petrovs is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Petrovs is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Voronin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andriy Voronin!
A relieved looking Andriy Voronin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Barbados (ranked 739 p4p, 82 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 1274 p4p, 125 weight class). Barbados kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What's It All For. Halleck has chosen Simple Minds - Changeling as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados throws a shot from downtown. Halleck moves away and avoids it.
Halleck swings widly with a right hand
and Barbados counters with a crisp one two that drops Halleck! Barbados thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Halleck to his feet! Halleck is in big trouble!
Halleck is rocked!
Barbados misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halleck is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbados finish him?
Halleck throws a head kick but Barbados moves out of range.
As Halleck looks to move away, Barbados throws a big counter combo but Halleck just gets out of the way.
Halleck avoids the head kick by Barbados.
Barbados has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jitsu Jim in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halleck!
Halleck seems to have recovered his senses.
Halleck connects with a body shot that sends Barbados's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Barbados, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halleck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Barbados misses.
Halleck lands a body shot.
Barbados misses with a wild combination.
Barbados throws a series of punches but Halleck avoids them all with ease.
Halleck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halleck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halleck throws a shot to the body.
Barbados keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados throws a head kick but Halleck moves out of range.
Barbados doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halleck scores with a body shot.
Barbados misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Halleck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbados. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halleck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbados fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halleck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbados.
Barbados throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbados misses with a wild combination.
Barbados throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbados waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halleck.
Halleck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halleck's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Halleck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halleck closes the distance and clinches.
Barbados prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Barbados is trying to break free.
Halleck missing with knees to the body.
Halleck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbados on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halleck working Barbados over with knees to the body.
Barbados is trying to break free.
Halleck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halleck lands a body punch.
Halleck prevents Barbados from breaking the clinch.
Barbados blocks a body shot from Halleck.
Barbados blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbados breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses the shot to the body.
Halleck rushes Barbados and presses him up against the cage.
Halleck keeps control of Barbados as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halleck keeps control of Barbados as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbados is trying to push Halleck away but Halleck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbados's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Barbados wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbados.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbados.
Barbados has had enough of the clinch but Halleck keeps him there for the moment.
Barbados avoiding damage as Halleck throws knees to the body.
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
Halleck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck missing with knees to the body.
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Barbados manages to break the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Barbados has knocked Halleck down with a huge combo! Barbados steps away and waves a wobbly Halleck back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbados misses the shot to the body.
Halleck throws a leg kick which misses Barbados's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbados tries to avoid it.
Barbados avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbados is looking for a counter combo.
Halleck misses the shot to the body.
Barbados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Halleck misses
and Barbados counters with a left and a right... And another left! Halleck is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Barbados!
Aldo Barbados decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 667 p4p, 88 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 826 p4p, 108 weight class). Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Storm scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kriel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kriel wants to control but Storm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Storm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Storm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Storm with the ground and pound but Kriel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kriel pulls Storm in close to his closed guard and prevents Storm from doing any damage or advancing position.
Storm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Storm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Storm 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.
Storm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kriel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm wants to control from the top but Kriel keeps moving.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kriel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kriel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Kriel blocks nicely.
Storm stopping the sweep attempt from Kriel.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Storm postures up and lands a big shot to Kriel's brow.
Kriel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Storm is fighting to break Kriel's control of his arms but Kriel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kriel pulls Storm in to control the position.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kriel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Storm looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kriel's head.
Kriel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
Kriel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Kriel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've been informed that Kriel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storm is looking to work some ground and pound but Kriel has wrist control.
Kriel seems keen to control Storm's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Storm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storm stands up over Kriel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Storm throwing strikes but missing.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Storm connects with a couple of short punches.
Kriel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Storm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Storm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kriel's head.
Kriel is rocked!
Kriel has momentary wrist control but Storm slips an elbow through the middle.
Kriel is still in real trouble! Can Storm finish him?
Storm working some strikes from top position.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kriel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Storm throws a leg kick but Kriel moved away.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Kriel as Storm shoots in.
Kriel lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Storm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kriel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kriel defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kriel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriel slips a straight right by Storm.
Kriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Kriel misses.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm lands a nice hook to Kriel's body. Kriel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corban Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm misses with an uppercut
and Kriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kriel's head backwards.
Storm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kriel will feel that in the morning.
A punch lands to the side of Kriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kriel throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kriel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm digs a good hook to Kriel's body.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm goes for a double leg but Kriel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kriel continues to drive forward.
Kriel swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm scores with a jab.
That kick from Storm tenderised Kriel's leg. Kriel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Storm scores with a nice strike.
Kriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters circling a little - Storm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Storm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kriel is fending him off so far but Storm persists. Nope, Kriel circles away and we're back to standing.
Kriel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Storm pushes Kriel away with a front kick.
Storm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corban Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kriel thuds his shin into the meat of Storm's side.
Storm misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kriel! But no joy.
Kriel throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm feints and as Kriel raises his hands in defense, Storm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kriel has control of Storm's left arm, preventing Storm from doing any damage.
Storm trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is pulling down on Storm's head. It's preventing any offense from Storm, at least for the moment.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kriel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kriel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kriel controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that second round.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Storm thuds his right hand into Kriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Storm misses with a takedown
and Kriel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Kriel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Storm - that will leave a mark!
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriel can do to turn this around?
Storm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Kriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Storm misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a leg kick but Kriel checks it.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Storm blocks a jab.
Jan Kriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kriel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm throws a jab when Kriel was well out of range.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Kriel counters with a series of strikes. Storm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kriel throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Kriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Kriel scores with a jab.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Kriel saw that one coming.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kriel throws a counter combo.
Jan Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Storm.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Storm misses with a hook.
Kriel feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kriel holds on and takes a little breather.
Storm looking to sit in guard and control but Kriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kriel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kriel postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is stalling in the full guard.
Storm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Storm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Storm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kriel's guard.
Kriel is trying to keep Storm in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kriel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Kriel blocks nicely.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Storm is fighting to break Kriel's control of his arms but Kriel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kriel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Storm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Storm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kriel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
Storm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kriel keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
After the fight, Corban Storm 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 Ryan Riggs (ranked 1511 p4p, 164 weight class) and William King (ranked 1469 p4p, 162 weight class). King has chosen Summer Sixteen By: Drake as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs misses with a two punch combination.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Riggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Riggs throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Riggs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King misses with a body shot.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Ryan Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riggs takes one to the chin there.
King throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King slips under a jab from Riggs.
Riggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Riggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
King misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Riggs throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggs with a nice cross.
King defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
King scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Riggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from King misses.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
William King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King misses with a straight right.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
King swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs misses with a body punch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Riggs tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Riggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riggs lands a jab to the head.
King blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Riggs.
King lands with a slapping head kick.
King connects with a single shot there.
Riggs needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by King.
Riggs scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Riggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
King staying out of range there.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from King.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Riggs counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Riggs throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from Riggs both land. Nice combination.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riggs on the side of the head.
Riggs throws a poor cross that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Riggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Riggs on that attempt.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggs connects with a crisp jab.
Riggs staying out of range there.
Riggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Riggs. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riggs's knee momentarily.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs swings for the body but King moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riggs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Riggs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King moves away from the strike by Riggs.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Riggs darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Riggs into the cage.
King digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
A big left from King misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs slips a jab and a cross from King.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
Riggs looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Riggs throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riggs cracks King with a good jab.
Riggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Riggs misses.
King moves forwards but Riggs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King throws a front kick that sends Riggs stumbling back into the cage.
King blocks the body kick.
Riggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riggs cracks King with a solid left hand.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riggs's guard. Nice move by King!
Riggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Riggs, not yet.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
Riggs passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riggs is working away from the top position though.
Riggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riggs throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King manages to get to full guard.
Riggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
Riggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
King has momentary wrist control but Riggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs cracks King with a solid left hand.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Riggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Riggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A shot to the liver by Riggs. Beautiful body shot.
Riggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggs misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Riggs blocks the leg kick.
King takes one to the chin there.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs lands a jab to the head.
Riggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Riggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Riggs takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Riggs attempts a counter takedown but King avoids it well and moves away.
King misses with a looping right.
King lands a jab to the nose.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs 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.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King moves away from the strike by Riggs.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from King misses.
Riggs throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Riggs scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King scores with a one two! Riggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riggs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King misses with a low kick as Riggs jumps back.
Riggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Ryan Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
King moves away from the strike by Riggs.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries a low kick but King avoids it.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Riggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riggs throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Riggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
Riggs is looking to chop away at King's legs.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King lands a body shot.
Riggs takes one to the side of the head.
Riggs misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from King misses.
Riggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands an overhand right.
Riggs throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Riggs dodges the punch combination from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with an uppercut.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Riggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
And that's the end of the fight!
William King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 456 p4p, 65 weight class) and Goban Declan (ranked 557 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goban Declan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mir throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan misses with a straight right.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Declan is out of range.
Nice shot by Declan.
Mir moves away from the strike by Declan.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Declan.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Declan misses.
Mir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Declan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan.
Mir darts in and clinches Declan up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Declan throws a head punch that misses.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Declan checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Declan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Declan loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Declan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Mir lands with a hook. Declan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Declan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mir's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Declan misses with a kick to the body.
Declan throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir pushes Declan up against the cage in a clinch.
Mir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Declan.
Declan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirs head.
Declan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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!
Declan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Declan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
With the fighters up against the cage, Declan throws an elbow but misses.
Declan lands with a short shot to the head.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Declan looks winded!
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
I was talking to Mir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Declan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir working Declan over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Declan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Declan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Declan tries to throw a body punch but Mir avoids it by throwing Declan back against the cage.
Declan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Declan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Declan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Declan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Declan tries a body shot but Mir blocks it.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Declan blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Declan blocks an elbow strike.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Declan's elbow.
Mir prevents a body shot from Declan.
Declan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Declan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mir on the inside.
Declan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Declan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Declan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
Declan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
Declan tries to throw a body punch but Mir avoids it by throwing Declan back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Declan throws an elbow but it misses.
Declan tries a body shot but Mir blocks it.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Declan or not.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Declan is defending well for now.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Declan avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Declan avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Declan throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Declan tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir keeps control of Declan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Declan tries a body shot but Mir blocks it.
Mir tries a body shot but Declan blocks it.
Declan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoel Mir will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir avoids the head kick by Declan.
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Declan.
Declan feints a counter leg kick.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mir lands with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Declan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Declan lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir lands a jab to Declan's midsection.
Mir throws a jab when Declan was well out of range.
Declan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Declan.
Mir connects with a nice looking jab.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Declan's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Mir tenderised Declan's leg. Declan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Mir.
Declan lands a nice hook to Mir's body. Mir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a leg kick that misses.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Declan misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Declan.
Declan throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Declan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mir defending well as Declan loads up on a big left hand.
Declan scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
A decent looking cross lands there for Declan.
Mir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Declan blocks a head kick by Mir.
Declan throws a head kick that misses.
Declan avoids the head kick by Mir.
Declan loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Declan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mir doesn't seem phased though.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Declan looks to land a combination. Mir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Declan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir slips under a jab from Declan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mir checks a leg kick.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Declan lands a nice looking body shot.
Declan cracks Mir with an open hand slap.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Declan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir avoids the body shot from Declan.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Declan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Declan throws a big shot that misses.
Declan throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.
Declan throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands with a good body shot.
Declan checks the leg kick.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Declan 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.
Mir looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Declan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Declan tries to land a leg kick but Mir saw it coming and moves away.
Mir thuds his right hand into Declan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Declan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Mir misses with a wild combination.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Declan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mir lands an overhand right.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Declan.
Mir throws the kick towards the body but Declan avoids it.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Declan 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.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Declan moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Declan thumps Mir with a low kick.
Declan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Declan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mir throws out the jab.
Declan misses with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Declan, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Mir misses the target.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Declan misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir throws out a leg kick but Declan moves out of range and Mir only half commits.
Mir throws an overhand right that lands on Declan's shoulder, as Declan tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Goban Declan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mir tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Declan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Declan wants to land a leg kick but Mir is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Declan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Declan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Declan is looking to chop away at Mir's legs.
Declan throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Declan connects with an inside leg kick.
Mir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir checks the leg kick.
Declan misses the shot to the body.
Mir slips a jab from Declan.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir lunges at Declan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Declan's hand.
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Declan misses the target.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Declan is out of range.
Declan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir lands with an uppercut that bounces Declan off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Declan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Declan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
Mir moves into the clinch successfully.
Declan misses with an elbow over the top.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Declan avoids it.
Mir lands a right hand.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Declan's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Declan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Declan lands with a light punch inside.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
Declan tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Declan is trying to force a seperation but Mir has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Declan pushes off an throws an elbow but Mir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Declan lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Declan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Declan avoids the damage to the body.
Mir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Declan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Declan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Declan tries to throw a body punch but Mir avoids it by throwing Declan back against the cage.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir avoids the head kick by Declan.
Mir misses with a kick to the body.
Declan feints a counter leg kick.
Declan throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a nice head kick!
Declan throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir throws the kick towards the body but Declan avoids it.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Declan misses with a right hand
and Mir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Declan misses with a kick to the body.
Declan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Declan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mir if he has to take too many more of those.
Mir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Declan's knee but Declan avoids it well.
Declan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Declan throws a head kick that misses
and Mir counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Declan.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Declan scores with a shot to the body.
Mir misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Declan! But no joy.
Declan moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Declan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mir with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Declan.
Declan checks a leg kick.
Mir throws a leg kick but Declan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Mir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Declan misses with a two punch combination.
Mir appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir cracks the inside of Declan's front leg.
Mir looks to clinch
and Declan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 614 p4p, 74 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 891 p4p, 102 weight class). Kenuichio Harada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lyle Alzado's chin.
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285 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzado pushes Harada up against the cage in a clinch.
Alzado misses with the head strike.
Harada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzado lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada has Alzado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alzado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alzado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Alzado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzado.
Alzado struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Alzado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzado misses with the head strike.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Alzado.
Alzado lands a shot to the body.
Harada looks winded!
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Alzado.
Alzado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alzado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzado.
A short uppercut from Alzado.
Alzado lands with a left to the head.
Alzado scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Alzado lands a nice uppercut.
Harada's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harada's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzado.
Harada takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Alzado.
A short left from Alzado.
I was talking to Alzado's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alzado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada is rocked!
Alzado lands with a right to the head.
Harada is still on wobbly legs! Can Alzado finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzado.
Alzado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzado unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Harada! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alzado is unloading with more strikes now! Harada drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Alzado!
Lyle Alzado took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 95 p4p, 14 weight class) and Pekka Pera (ranked 117 p4p, 19 weight class). Bosch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oktoberfest. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch cracks Pera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bosch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Pera's shoulder, as Pera tries to avoid the shot.
Pera tries to counter with a clinch but Bosch shakes him off and moves away.
Pera gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Pera crashes against the mat.
Bosch wants to control but Pera postures up.
Pera throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bosch struggling a bit here.
Pera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pera working the head and body with strikes.
Pera fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pera throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pera's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bosch is not content to let Pera control the position.
Pera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pera not doing much here.
Pera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bosch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pera.
Bosch desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pera forces Bosch back against the cage and clinches.
Pera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pera works on Bosch's body with a couple of short punches.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pera.
Pera misses with a punch to the body.
Pera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pera lands a shot to the body.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Pera slows down the pace here.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
Pera stalling in the clinch but Bosch improves position.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Pera.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pera.
Pera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch breaks from the clinch.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pera manages to avoid it.
Bosch throws a body punch but Pera moves out of range.
Pera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch throws a lazy uppercut
and Pera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pera was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pera lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pera shoots in and drives through. Bosch sprawls well.
Pera throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bosch.
A leg kick checked by Bosch.
Bosch thuds his shin into the meat of Pera's side.
Pera lands a body shot.
Bosch lands a jab to the nose.
Bosch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch misses the jab.
Bosch scores with a push kick.
Pera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bosch cracks the inside of Pera's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pekka Pera will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch misses with the body kick
and Pera counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosch lands a glancing blow to the side of Pera's head.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
It looks like Bosch has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bosch blocks a head kick by Pera.
Pera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bosch.
Bosch blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bosch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bosch can pounce on him.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pera throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch misses with a body punch
and Pera counters with a straight right hand.
Pera cracks the inside of Bosch's front leg.
Bosch throws the left hand but Pera avoids the punch easily.
Bosch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch tries to clinch but Pera is having none of it.
Pera misses the jab.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pera punishes Bosch's body with a nice straight punch.
Pera throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Pera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pera wants to slow Bosch down by chopping away at his legs.
Pera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bosch rather than just go for the knockout.
Bosch slips under a jab from Pera.
Pera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pera misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pera.
Bosch feints a jab promting Pera to slip. Bosch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera shoots in and drives through. Bosch sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Bosch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bosch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Pera lands with a good body shot.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pera manages to avoid it.
Pera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Pera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bosch throws out a powerful jab.
Bosch checks a low kick from Pera.
Pera throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pera.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Pera misses with a body kick.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Pera counters with a stiff right hand.
Bosch keeps Pera at a distance using the push kick.
Heribert Bosch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pera.
Bosch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pera has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch fakes the leg kick and cracks Pera in the body.
Pera's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Pera slips the punch.
Bosch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bosch scores with a nice right hand.
Pera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bosch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bosch is trying to control the position but Pera postures up.
Pera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bosch is keeping the position for now.
Pera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera is looking to work some ground and pound but Bosch has wrist control.
Pera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bosch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bosch keeping moving, preventing Pera from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses.
And Pera tries to counter it with a takedown but Bosch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bosch - that will leave a mark!
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pera shoots in but no luck this time.
Bosch throws a jab when Pera was well out of range.
Bosch cracks the inside of Pera's front leg.
Pera wants to land a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Pera with the counter takedown but Bosch avoids it easily.
Pera feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
A lazy left from Bosch finds it's target.
Bosch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pera moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Pera clinches with his opponent.
Bosch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Pera controlling the action here for a moment.
Pera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bosch.
Pera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bosch working aggressively here.
A short left from Bosch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pera.
Bosch working aggressively here.
Bosch gets through Pera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pera blocking some punches.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch lands a left hand.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pera blocks a body shot from Bosch.
A short right from Bosch.
Bosch lands with a light punch inside.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Pera as the two fighters clinch.
Bosch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heribert Bosch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bosch up against the cage.
Pera throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bosch blocking some punches.
Bosch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosch blocking some punches.
Pera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera lands a hook that snaps the head of Bosch backwards.
Bosch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bosch lands a right hand.
Pera blocking some punches.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Pera.
Pera struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
Pera slowing the pace effectively.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Pera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
Pera slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Pera fails to land.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Pera misses with some punches.
Pera throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosch.
Bosch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bosch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pera fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bosch swings widly with a right hand
and Pera counters with a good low kick that Bosch was not able to check.
Bosch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Pera sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Pera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch wants to clinch.
Pera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pera walks into a stiff left hand from Bosch.
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!
Pera misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Bosch misses.
Pera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
Pera misses the jab.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Bosch.
Pera avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bosch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class) and Max Barathian (ranked 110 p4p, 16 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. A fine choice. Barathian has chosen FAUN - Federkleid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Barathian.
Barathian lands with an overhand left.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Barathian slips the punch.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Barathian moved away.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
Barathian throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barathian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Barathian wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Barathian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barathian. Barathian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barathian misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Barathian.
Shamrock moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Barathian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shamrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Barathian throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Barathian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Barathian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barathian. That did some damage!
A big right from Shamrock misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Barathian controls the action.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Shamrock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barathian lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Barathian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barathian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barathian misses with a body punch.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barathian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barathian blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barathian takes a shot to the head.
Barathian prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barathian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barathian tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Barathian.
Barathian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barathian fails to land.
Barathian scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barathian crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
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!
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Barathian.
A head punch on the inside from Barathian fails to land.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
Barathian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barathian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Barathian.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Barathian.
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 Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock throws a leg kick
letting Barathian counter with a right hand.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Barathian avoids it well.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Barathian throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Barathian.
Barathian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barathian swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Barathian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barathian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barathian missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barathian's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barathian is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barathian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Barathian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barathian blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Barathian lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Barathian tries to tie him up.
Barathian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barathians head.
A head punch on the inside from Barathian fails to land.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Barathian.
Barathian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barathian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock pushes Barathian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barathian's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Barathian tries to tie him up.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Shamrock is leaning against Barathian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shamrock here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barathian has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Barathian.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barathian looking to slow down the pace here.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Barathian avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barathian obliges.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Barathian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock gets through Barathian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barathian blocking some punches.
Barathian stalls.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Barathian.
Barathian throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
Barathian with a knee to the head.
Barathian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barathian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barathian moves away.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barathian.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barathian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Barathian is just out of range.
Shamrock has Barathian up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Barathian.
Shamrock pushes Barathian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barathian just leaning against Shamrock, taking a breather.
Barathian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
Barathian prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barathian tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Barathian is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barathian has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barathians head.
Barathian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barathian tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Barathian lands an elbow inside that Shamrock shrugs off.
Barathian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Barathian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barathian has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian blocking some punches.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barathian.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Barathian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barathian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Barathian tries to tie him up.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barathian tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Barathian lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Barathian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Barathian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Good body shot from Barathian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Barathian controls the action.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barathian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Barathian misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Barathian avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barathian tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Barathian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barathian takes a shot to the head.
Barathian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Barathian blocks it.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barathian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barathian throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barathian's elbow.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nick Shamrock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock throws a sloppy body shot
letting Barathian counter with a right hand.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barathian throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
Barathian lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barathian in his tracks.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Barathian misses.
Barathian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barathian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
A jab from Barathian misses.
Barathian avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barathian! But no joy.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barathian. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Barathian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barathian checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Barathian.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock works Barathian's body with a nice hook.
Barathian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barathian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barathian takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Barathian's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Barathian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barathian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Barathian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Barathian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barathian takes one to the side of the head.
Barathian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Barathian.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barathian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barathian cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Barathian moved out of range.
Barathian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barathian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamrock jabs Barathian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barathian is looking to clinch.
Barathian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barathian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barathian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barathian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barathian scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barathian throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Barathian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Barathian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barathian throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock throws a low kick but Barathian moves out of range easily.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barathian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barathian lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barathian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Barathian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barathian throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barathian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Barathian throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barathian.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Barathian's body.
Barathian lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Barathian moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Shamrock.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Barathian does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Barathian.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Barathian's shoulder, as Barathian tries to avoid the shot.
Barathian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barathian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses.
Barathian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock sizes up Barathian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barathian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barathian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barathian misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Barathian moves out of range.
Barathian misses with a wild body shot.
Barathian looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock works over Barathian's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarathian.
Barathian walks into a straight right hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barathian.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Barathian avoids the punch easily.
Barathian misses the shot to the body.
Barathian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barathian at a distance.
Barathian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Barathian slips under a jab.
Shamrock cracks Barathian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barathian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barathian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barathian swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Barathian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barathian at a distance.
Max Barathian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Barathian counters with a straight right hand.
Barathian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Barathian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Barathian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barathian misses with a body shot.
Shamrock moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Barathian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barathian drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barathian throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Barathian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barathian tries a head kick but it misses.
Barathian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Barathian moves out of range.
Barathian takes one on the button.
Barathian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Barathian.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his lightweight title!
Nick Shamrock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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