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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 2111 p4p, 293 weight class) and Steve Roach (ranked 2241 p4p, 302 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein cracks Roach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Steve Roach has been cut.
Rubenstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Roach counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubenstein closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Roach out cold! Roach corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spencer Rubenstein!
Spencer Rubenstein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Toa (ranked 1605 p4p, 237 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 1832 p4p, 272 weight class). Toa comes to the cage accompanied by Nil By Mouth, by Blindspott. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durant's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Kevin Durant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Toa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Durant misses.
Durant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Toa wants to clinch.
Durant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toa finds it's way round the side to connect with Durant's head.
Toa slips a jab from Durant.
Durant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Toa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Toa closes the distance and clinches.
Toa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Durant to keep the fight standing.
Durant presses Toa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durant breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toa wants to clinch up but Durant keeps it at a distance.
Durant throws a jab when Toa was well out of range.
Toa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Durant but Durant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toa just misses with a punch to the body.
Durant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Durant does no damage.
Durant tests Toa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kevin Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toa forces Durant back against the cage and clinches.
Toa tries to pull guard but Durant won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Toa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Durant.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Durant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Toa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Durant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durant is struggling to control the position.
Durant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Jimi Toa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Durant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durant's coach down at Doherty's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Durant manages to break the clinch.
Toa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, jab by Durant - just one landing.
Toa avoids the body shot from Durant.
Toa tries to clinch up.
Durant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant looks to land a right hand but Toa moved out of range.
Durant punishes Toa's body with a nice straight punch.
Durant scores with a decent looking hook.
Durant just misses with a punch to the body.
Toa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toa scrambles back to his feet.
Toa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durant.
Nice shot by Durant.
The fighters circling - Durant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durant manages to circle out of the way.
Durant keeps the fight on the outside.
Toa ducks under a wild hook from Durant.
Toa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durant manages to circle out of the way.
Durant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durant swats away the attempt to clinch by Toa.
Durant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant gets caught flat footed, as Toa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toa trying to control but Durant is working from the bottom.
Toa stays in close to Durant's body and controls the position.
Toa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Durant wants to control the position but Toa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Toa is working for a kimura but Durant is defending it quite comfortably.
Durant is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimi Toa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durant scores with a punch to the head.
Toa slips a jab from Durant.
Toa looks to land a left hand but Durant moved out of range nicely.
Kevin Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toa. Toa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Durant.
Durant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Durant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant throws a hook to the side of Toa's head but Toa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durant throws a jab when Toa was well out of range.
Toa is looking to clinch.
Durant unleashes a big counter combination but Toa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant throws a looping overhand right but Toa ducks down to avoid it.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
As Durant tries to get set, Toa tries to push him back and clinch up but Durant manages to avoid the attempt.
Toa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durant sprawls well. Durant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toa gets slowly back to his feet.
Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toa staying out of range there.
Durant missing with a left hand there. Toa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Durant.
Toa closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Durant to counter with a crisp jab.
Kevin Durant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toa moves out of range as Durant strikes.
Durant punishes Toa's body with a nice straight punch.
Toa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Durant counters with a nice uppercut.
Toa looks to clinch
and Durant counters with a low kick, right behind Toa 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Toa. Durant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durant throws a series of punches but Toa moves out of range.
Durant lands a jab to the nose.
Toa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durant.
Durant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durant. Toa does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Durant tries to get set, Toa tries to push him back and clinch up but Durant manages to avoid the attempt.
Durant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toa tests Durant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durant moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Durant misses.
Durant connects with a single shot there.
Toa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toa darts in trying to clinch
and Durant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toa thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toa doesn't manage to clinch there - Durant circles away.
Toa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Toa.
Toa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Durant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant cracks Toa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Durant.
Durant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toa misses with a two punch combination.
Durant swats away the attempt to clinch by Toa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimi Toa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Durant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toa throws out the jab.
Durant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durant's head.
Durant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toa tries to counter by clinching up but Durant breaks away and moves out of range.
Durant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toa lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toa. Durant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durant throws a series of strikes that have Toa backpedaling.
Durant throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toa is looking to wear down Durant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toa's hands.
Durant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durant connects with a single shot there.
Durant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toa fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Toa with that takedown attempt.
Durant misses with a looping right.
Durant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jimi Toa's cut is getting worse.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Toa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durant's head.
Durant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant clobbers Toa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Durant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toa on the side of the head.
Toa is rocked!
Durant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot by Durant.
Oh Toa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durant.
Toa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, jab by Toa - just one landing.
Durant lands a big right hand that sends Toa crashing to the mat! Durant stays standing though and waves Toa back to his feet!
Toa throws a sloppy body shot
and Durant counters with a huge left! Toa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Durant isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Toa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Durant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Jimi Toa spoke after the fight, saying 'Good fight bro! I'm going to go back to the drawing board and train harder than ever. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fortune (ranked 1619 p4p, 240 weight class) and Jean Luc Phaneuf (ranked 1989 p4p, 288 weight class). Jean Luc Phaneuf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Phaneuf!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Fortune to counter with a crisp jab.
Fortune lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phaneuf backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jean Luc Phaneuf has been cut.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Fortune moves away
and Fortune counters with a left to the body.
Fortune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phaneuf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phaneuf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phaneuf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortune.
Fortune 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phaneuf moves away.
Phaneuf throws a body punch but Fortune moves out of range.
Phaneuf misses with a hook
and Fortune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Phaneuf.
Fortune blocking some punches.
Phaneuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phaneuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phaneuf tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Phaneuf back against the cage.
Phaneuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortune lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phaneuf backwards.
Phaneuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortune gets through Phaneuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Phaneuf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune lands with a short shot to the head.
Phaneuf is rocked!
Phaneuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phaneuf is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortune finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Fortune.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Phaneuf.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Phaneuf.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Phaneuf seems to have recovered his senses.
Phaneuf misses with a punch to the body.
Phaneuf misses with a body punch.
Phaneuf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Fortune lands a right hand.
Phaneuf throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune pushes Phaneuf against the cage. Fortune is working some dirty boxing. Fortune pushes off with a quick right hook! Phaneuf goes down! Phaneuf tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fortune moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Fortune!
Richie Fortune thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 1026 p4p, 155 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 924 p4p, 145 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Leekpai.
Leekpai lands a jab.
Leekpai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharma is out of range and Leekpai settles back down.
Sharma staying out of range there.
Sharma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leekpai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma misses the shot to the body.
Leekpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Leekpai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leekpai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Leekpai blocks the leg kick.
Sharma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leekpai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Leekpai checks the leg kick.
Leekpai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leekpai avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sharma.
Leekpai throws a low kick, looking for Sharma's leg but Sharma calmly moves out of range.
Leekpai backing away here, and Sharma unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Leekpai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leekpai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sharma slips under a jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Leekpai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good work by Sharma as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharma lands a jab.
Sharma thuds a left hand into Leekpai's body.
Sharma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leekpai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharma lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leekpai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai misses the jab.
Sharma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sharma tries to move into range but Leekpai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Sharma.
Leekpai wants to land a leg kick but Sharma is out of range.
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sharma, right into the meat.
Leekpai moves away from the strike by Sharma.
Sharma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leekpai is able to avoid easily.
Sharma works the jab nicely.
Sharma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leekpai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leekpai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharma lands with a nice body punch.
Sharma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sharma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leekpai.
Sharma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Leekpai.
Sharma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leekpai is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai rushes Sharma and presses him up against the cage.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Sharma.
Leekpai misses with an elbow strike.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma prevents a body shot from Leekpai.
Leekpai landing knees to the head.
Leekpai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leekpai rather than just go for the knockout.
Sharma cracks a nice hook into Leekpai's ribs.
Sharma defending well as Leekpai loads up on a big left hand.
Sharma walks into a left hand.
Leekpai misses with a looping right.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Leekpai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharma misses with a body kick.
Leekpai misses with a hook to the body
letting Sharma counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leekpai connects with a nice looking jab.
Sharma tests Leekpai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharma counters with a body kick.
Leekpai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sharma.
Sharma scores with a hook to the body. Leekpai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai.
Sharma scores with a decent looking hook.
Leekpai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leekpai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leekpai throws a chopping leg kick but Sharma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leekpai misses with a hook.
Leekpai lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rohith Sharma will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leekpai scores with a hook.
Sharma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leekpai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharma.
Sharma loads up on a big right hand but Leekpai slips the punch.
Leekpai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leekpai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sharma is out of range.
Sharma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leekpai.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leekpai throws out a powerful jab.
Leekpai blocks a jab.
Leekpai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sharma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leekpai moves out of range of the body kick from Sharma.
Nice uppercut there from Leekpai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leekpai.
Sharma is looking to slow Leekpai down with leg kicks.
Sharma works Leekpai's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leekpai throws a jab when Sharma was well out of range.
Rohith Sharma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leekpai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leekpai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leekpai moves away.
Leekpai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharma throws a sloppy head kick and Leekpai moves out of range easily.
Sharma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but Sharma checks it.
Sharma motions for Leekpai to come forward. Sharma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sharma slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Sharma throws a chopping leg kick but Leekpai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sharma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leekpai misses with a low kick.
Sharma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sharma thumps Leekpai with a low kick.
Good shot there by Sharma.
Sharma digs a good hook to Leekpai's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Leekpai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Leekpai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leekpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Leekpai is just out of range.
Leekpai throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharma counters with a right hand to the body.
Leekpai avoids a kick to the body.
Leekpai digs a good hook to Sharma's body.
Sharma throws a low kick but Leekpai avoids it.
Sharma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai.
Leekpai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Leekpai is just out of range.
Leekpai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leekpai tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharma scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leekpai checks a leg kick.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Leekpai catches Sharma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leekpai throws a lazy right hand but Sharma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharma scores with a nice body kick.
Sharma cracks Leekpai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharma.
Sharma blocks a leg kick.
Sharma takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Sharma throws a body punch but Leekpai moves out of range.
Sharma slips a jab and a cross from Leekpai.
Leekpai throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma misses with a hook.
Leekpai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sharma.
Leekpai slips a jab and a cross from Sharma.
Leekpai tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leekpai connects with a leg kick. Sharma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leekpai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Leekpai.
Sharma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sharma with a hook.
Sharma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leekpai misses with a looping left.
Sharma throws a shot from downtown. Leekpai moves away and avoids it.
Sharma checks a low kick from Leekpai.
Leekpai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sharma.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leekpai cracks Sharma with a good jab.
Leekpai is looking to score with low kicks.
Leekpai is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
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 Krit Leekpai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leekpai.
Sharma jabs at Leekpai's body.
Sharma lunges at Leekpai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leekpai's hand.
Good leg kick by Leekpai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leekpai takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Sharma throws a push kick but Leekpai slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharma.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharma circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharma misses the target.
Leekpai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leekpai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Leekpai circles away.
Leekpai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leekpai lands a really nice looking cross but Sharma seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharma misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leekpai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Leekpai as he connects with a hook.
Leekpai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leekpai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Sharma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leekpai throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Leekpai. That snapped Sharma's head back.
Nice jab there from Leekpai.
Sharma staying out of range there.
Leekpai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sharma counters with a good, hard body kick but Leekpai shrugs it off.
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!
Sharma forces Leekpai back against the cage and clinches.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a nice uppercut.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Sharma avoiding damage as Leekpai throws knees to the body.
Sharma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Sharma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leekpai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Sharma tries to work over Leekpai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leekpai's elbow.
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leekpai blocks a body shot from Sharma.
Leekpai prevents a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharma tries a body shot but Leekpai blocks it.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leekpai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharma blocking some punches.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leekpai can't find room to land a body shot as Sharma controls the action.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
A hook to the body from Leekpai.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai throws an elbow but it misses.
Leekpai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharma.
Leekpai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leekpai.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leekpai looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
Leekpai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma misses with some punches.
Leekpai lands with a right to the head.
Sharma blocks an elbow strike.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharma.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sharma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai misses with an elbow over the top.
Leekpai tries to work over Sharma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma pushes Leekpai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leekpai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krit Leekpai.
Well Leekpai 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yormomza Built (ranked 988 p4p, 153 weight class) and Bann Harrow (ranked 1352 p4p, 207 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yormomza Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bann Harrow!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrow slips a jab from Built.
Built attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrow drops his hands momentarily and Built takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrow.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
Built keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harrow digs a good hook to Built's body.
A leg kick checked by Harrow.
Built attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Built throws a nice looking combination but Harrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Built looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Built throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively.
Built throws a solid leg kick but Harrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Built.
Built connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrow's hands.
Harrow slips under a jab.
Built scoring well with a low kick there.
Built throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Built, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrow is looking to clinch but Built is avoiding it.
Harrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Built.
Harrow misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Harrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built scoring well with a low kick there.
Built throws a body punch but Harrow moves out of range.
Built throws a shot from downtown. Harrow moves away and avoids it.
Built lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrow off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Built.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yormomza Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Built throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Built thuds a left hand into Harrow's body.
Harrow throws a leg kick but Built sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Built.
Built throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrow counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to land a leg kick but Harrow saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Built throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrow.
Harrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Harrow blocks the low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Built finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Built scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Built avoids a kick to the body.
Built takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrow misses with a right hand
and Built makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrow has managed to clinch.
Harrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Harrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Built - that will leave a mark!
Harrow takes one to the side of the head.
Harrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Built.
Built connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrow moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Built misses.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrow.
Built throws a body kick that misses
and Harrow counters with a straight right hand.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrow moves away.
Built misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrow raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Built catches Harrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Built throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Built bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrow's head.
Built comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrow.
Built slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harrow looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Harrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Built blocks a head kick by Harrow.
Harrow walks into a left hand.
Built looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Built swings for the body but Harrow moves out of range.
And Harrow responds with a good body kick, but Built manages to step out the way in time.
Harrow misses with a head kick.
Built throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harrow avoids it.
Harrow tries to bum rush Built with a series of wild strikes but Built uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built misses with a two punch combination.
Built scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Built avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Built jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yormomza Built dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
That's time! Built's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrow misses with a head kick.
Harrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harrow slips under a jab from Built.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrow.
Harrow slips a straight right by Built.
Built cracks Harrow with a good jab.
Harrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Built is able to avoid easily.
Harrow connects with a high kick.
Harrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Built.
Yormomza Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Built misses with a hook.
Harrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Built blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrow throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Built tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrow is able to avoid easily.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Built slips a straight right by Harrow.
Built defending well as Harrow loads up on a big left hand.
Built appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built lands with a cross.
Harrow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Harrow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Built takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrow misses with an uppercut.
Built tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrow is able to avoid easily.
Built takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Built with a jab.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Built with a jab.
A low kick from Built misses
letting Harrow counter with a right hand.
Harrow misses with a straight right.
Harrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Built connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harrow scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Built. That's going to slow Harrow down.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
Harrow misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Built.
Harrow staying out of range there.
Harrow throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Built throws a hook but Harrow avoids it easily.
Harrow sizes up Built with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrow lands a slapping body shot.
Built tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrow throws a nice looking combination but Built bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrow can do to turn this around?
Built shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrow eats them both and turns towards Built to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Built scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Built lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrow slips under a jab from Built.
Harrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Harrow. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands with a straight right. Harrow didn't see that one coming.
Built throws a solid leg kick but Harrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Built.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Built lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Built misses.
Built moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Built fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrow on the side of the head.
Harrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Built under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Built.
Built scores with a nice head shot.
Harrow looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
Built cracks Harrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Built scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrow scores with the left hand. Built knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrow slips a jab from Built.
Harrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built misses with an uppercut.
Built blocks a head kick by Harrow.
Built misses with a looping right.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Built fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Built lands with a hook. Harrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Built lands a head shot.
Built misses with an uppercut.
Built misses with a straight right.
Built throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built scores with a nice strike.
Harrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrow throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Built misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yormomza Built dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Built clobbers Harrow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bann Harrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Built thuds his right hand into Harrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Harrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Built avoids the head kick by Harrow.
Harrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Built throws a push kick but Harrow slaps the foot to one side.
Built misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Harrow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Built thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built misses with a kick to the body.
Harrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Built thumps Harrow with a low kick.
Built keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrow.
Built connects with a leg kick. Harrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Built darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Built finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Built swings for the body but Harrow moves out of range.
Built keeps Harrow at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Built, right into the meat.
Built throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
Built misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Built scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Built.
Built blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Built!
Built connects with a single shot there.
Built misses with a jab, cross combination.
Built looks for the body kick but Harrow saw that one coming.
Built stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Built takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Built tenderised Harrow's leg. Harrow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
Built lands the left hand.
Built connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrow works the jab nicely.
A big right from Built misses.
A punch lands to the side of Harrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrow throws a looping overhand right but Built ducks down to avoid it.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Harrow.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrow manages to avoid it.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrow moves in looking to clinch but Built pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Built.
Harrow throws a lazy right hand but Built sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Built wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built staying out of range there.
Built checks a low kick from Harrow.
Harrow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Built.
Harrow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Built.
Jab, jab by Built - just one landing.
Built cracks Harrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Built lands a jab to the head.
Harrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Built.
Built connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrow's hands.
Harrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Built.
Built half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Harrow misses the target.
Harrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Built cracks Harrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Built lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Built - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrow at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Harrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Built finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrow's head.
Harrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Harrow tenderised Built's leg. Built is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Built throws a front kick that sends Harrow stumbling back into the cage.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Harrow misses with a hook.
Built connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Built scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Built.
Harrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Built avoids the head kick by Harrow.
Built connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yormomza Built showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Built, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yormomza Built!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brent (ranked 981 p4p, 150 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 572 p4p, 91 weight class). Mister McNasty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Brent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brent lands with a shot to the body.
McNasty takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Brent buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brent misses the body punch
and McNasty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brent moves away from the strike by McNasty.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brent.
Brent throws a predictable looking body shot
and McNasty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brent throws a shot to the body.
Brent scores with a shot to the body.
Brent throws out a leg kick but McNasty moves out of range and Brent only half commits.
McNasty throws a jab when Brent was well out of range.
A slow jab from Brent misses its intended target.
Brent throws a jab but it's blocked by McNasty.
Brent sets himself, and McNasty steps forward looking for the clinch! Brent avoids it this time.
McNasty tries a low kick but Brent avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brent throws a body punch but McNasty moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent throws a body kick that misses.
Brent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNasty doesn't seem bothered though.
Brent attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good work by McNasty as he checks the leg kick.
Brent looks to land a combination but McNasty avoids it well.
McNasty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brent.
Brent throws a shot from downtown. McNasty moves away and avoids it.
Brent backing away here, and McNasty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McNasty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brent misses with a low kick.
David Brent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNasty moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McNasty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brent throws a jab but it's blocked by McNasty.
Brent tries to land a front kick but McNasty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McNasty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McNasty misses with a leg kick.
McNasty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent scores with a sloppy right hand. McNasty should have avoided that one.
Brent throws out a leg kick but McNasty moves out of range and Brent only half commits.
Brent sizes up McNasty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McNasty scores with a leg kick.
Brent tries a head kick but it misses.
Brent missing with a left hand there. McNasty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brent throws a sloppy body shot
and McNasty counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty stuns Brent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McNasty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McNasty throws a jab but it's blocked by Brent.
Brent misses with a head kick.
McNasty throws out a counter right but Brent avoids it with no problem.
Brent throws a looping overhand right but McNasty ducks down to avoid it.
McNasty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brent is looking to land body kicks.
Brent with a hook.
Brent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like David Brent has been cut.
Brent moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brent swings widly with a right hand
enabling McNasty to counter with a crisp jab.
Brent lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNasty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brent moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McNasty is predictable there
and Brent counters with a straight right hand.
Brent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McNasty misses with a straight left.
McNasty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brent.
McNasty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as McNasty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McNasty flicks out a counter leg kick but Brent steps away.
Brent throws a lazy body kick
and McNasty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brent is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brent looks to land a left hand but McNasty moved out of range nicely.
Brent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brent is looking to score with low kicks.
McNasty throws out a counter right but Brent avoids it with no problem.
Brent throws a leg kick
and McNasty 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.
David Brent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Brent's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brent works the jab nicely.
Brent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNasty throws a hook but Brent blocks it.
A shot to the body from McNasty misses
and Brent counters with a three punch combo that has McNasty backing up. McNasty nods at Brent to acknowledge the strikes.
Brent throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McNastys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McNasty thuds a left hand into Brent's body.
David Brent is winning the standup battle so far.
Brent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brent connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNasty throws a front kick aimed at Brent's knee but Brent avoids it well.
Brent thows a body kick. McNasty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNasty is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent throws a body shot but no joy.
Brent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brent backing away here, and McNasty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brent lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brent throws a right hand that misses
and McNasty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McNasty takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Brent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brent.
A big right from Brent misses.
McNasty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McNasty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from McNasty misses.
Brent takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brent misses with a right hand
and McNasty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Brent misses
and McNasty counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Brent finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McNasty is able to avoid easily.
McNasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNasty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brent.
Brent misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like McNasty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brent looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McNasty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brent misses with a low kick as McNasty jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McNasty! But no joy.
Brent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNasty.
Brent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McNasty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brent throws an off balance right hand
and Brent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNasty dodges the punch combination from Brent.
Brent throws a head kick that misses.
McNasty wants to counter with a clinch but Brent pushes him away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McNasty.
McNasty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McNasty fails in his attempt to clinch.
McNasty slips under a jab.
Brent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNasty was well out of range. Poor timing from Brent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty misses with a hook. Brent ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for McNasty.
Brent throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McNasty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McNasty can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by McNasty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNasty. Brent does a little dance to reset his feet.
McNasty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brent throws a head kick that misses
and McNasty counters with a straight right hand.
Brent looks to land a body kick but McNasty moved away.
McNasty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brent is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McNasty has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brent.
McNasty moves out of range of the body kick from Brent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Brent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Brent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brent tries to land a front kick but McNasty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McNasty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McNasty tries to score with a low kick but Brent moves his leg out of the way.
McNasty lands with a right hand.
McNasty tries a low kick but Brent avoids it.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body. Brent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brent turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McNasty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brent takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Brent catches McNasty right on the button with a cross.
Brent moves out of range of the strikes.
McNasty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brent.
McNasty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent connects with a good right hand that stumbles McNasty. McNasty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNasty.
Brent throws a quick counter kick to the body but McNasty avoids it.
McNasty lands with an uppercut that bounces Brent off the cage and back into range.
McNasty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brent missing with a left hand there. McNasty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McNasty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brent with a body shot.
McNasty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McNasty staying out of range there.
Brent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brent throws a combination that misses
and McNasty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McNasty.
Brent has had enough of the clinch but McNasty keeps him there for the moment.
McNasty blocks a body shot from Brent.
Brent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brent looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brent swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty lands with a light punch inside.
Brent misses with a hook to the ribs.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brent working aggressively here.
Brent misses with some punches.
McNasty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McNasty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty can't find room to land a body shot as Brent controls the action.
A short right from Brent on the inside.
McNasty has Brent pressed against the cage, preventing Brent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McNasty lands a hook that snaps the head of Brent backwards.
Brent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brent wants to break free but McNasty has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McNasty blocking some punches.
McNasty working aggressively here.
A short right from Brent on the inside.
McNasty misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNasty.
A body shot lands from McNasty.
Brent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brent misses with the head strike.
McNasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McNasty is working Brent over against the cage.
Brent throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brent.
McNasty pushes Brent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brent tries a body shot but McNasty blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McNasty blocking some punches.
McNasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McNasty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent tries a low kick but McNasty avoids it.
McNasty wants to counter the offense by Brent and move into the clinch position.
McNasty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McNasty throws a front kick aimed at Brent's knee but Brent avoids it well.
McNasty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brent finds it's way round the side to connect with McNasty's head.
McNasty cracks Brent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mister McNasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from McNasty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister McNasty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brent 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Brent!
David Brent bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Cooley (ranked 470 p4p, 75 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 1114 p4p, 169 weight class). Isaiah Cooley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Cooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cooley scores with a jab.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Zaidi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooley. Zaidi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaidi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooley can pounce on him.
Cooley throws a body punch but Zaidi moves out of range.
Zaidi tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooley is wise to it.
Cooley 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaidi.
Cooley lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooley. Zaidi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaidi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaidi! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cooley misses.
Cooley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaidi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooley's guard.
Cooley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zaidi is controlling him.
Zaidi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaidi working some strikes from top position.
Zaidi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zaidi won't allow Cooley to get back to his feet.
Cooley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaidi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zaidi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooley's guard.
Zaidi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooley keeping moving, preventing Zaidi from controlling successfully.
Zaidi chips away with some ground and pound.
Zaidi is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooley has wrist control.
Zaidi throwing strikes but missing.
Zaidi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaidi won't allow Cooley to sweep him here.
Cooley trying to keep a closed guard but Zaidi is proving a slippery customer.
Zaidi throwing strikes from guard but Cooley blocks nicely.
Cooley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooley looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooley, not yet.
Zaidi throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaidi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zaidi trying to control but Cooley is working from the bottom.
Cooley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zaidi scoring with some ground and pound.
Zaidi cracks Cooley with a solid left hand.
Zaidi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zaidi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaidi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zaidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaidi lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohsin Zaidi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Zaidi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooley.
Cooley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zaidi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zaidi forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Zaidi there.
Zaidi is just content to waste time from the top position. Cooley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mohsin Zaidi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaidi throws a strike but Cooley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooley pushes Zaidi off looking to stand but Zaidi dives back in and keeps control.
Cooley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaidi.
Cooley has hold of Zaidi's hands but Zaidi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zaidi drops an elbow to the side of Cooley's head.
Cooley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaidi.
Zaidi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cooley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zaidi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooley defending well though.
Zaidi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooley trying to control but Zaidi postures up.
Cooley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi is nestled in close to Cooley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Isaiah Cooley has been cut.
Zaidi trying to pass the guard but Cooley defending well.
Zaidi working the head and body with strikes.
Zaidi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cooley is looking for a sweep. Zaidi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zaidi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zaidi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaidi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaidi 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.
Cooley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zaidi working the head and body with strikes.
Cooley is positioning himself well to prevent Zaidi advancing to mount.
Cooley tries to kick Zaidi off but Zaidi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Isaiah Cooley's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Isaiah Cooley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohsin Zaidi!
Mohsin Zaidi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marky Mark (ranked 354 p4p, 54 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 373 p4p, 57 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Whymer misses
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Mark misses.
A leg kick checked by Whymer.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mark throws a right hand that misses
and Mark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whymer looks to land a right hand but Mark moved out of range.
Mark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mark scores with a punch to the head.
Mark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Whymer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Mark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whymer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mark.
Mark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whymer throws a body punch but Mark moves out of range.
Mark is looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Mark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whymer catches Mark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark misses with a two punch combination.
Whymer misses with an uppercut.
Mark avoids the body shot from Whymer.
Mark throws a right and a left that Whymer avoids nicely.
Whymer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mark misses with a double jab.
Mark looks to score with a jab to the body but Whymer is just out of range.
Whymer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whymer.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Whymer throws an overhand right that lands on Mark's shoulder, as Mark tries to avoid the shot.
Whymer looks to throw a body kick
and Mark counters with a series of strikes. Whymer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whymer loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Whymer misses the jab.
Mark thows a leg kick but Whymer checks it
and Whymer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Whymer.
Whymer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mark misses with an uppercut.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Mark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mark misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whymer.
A jab from Mark misses.
Whymer 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.
It looks like Marky Mark has been cut.
Whymer throws a looping overhand right but Mark ducks down to avoid it.
Mark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whymer 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.
Whymer cracks Mark with a good jab.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Whymer misses.
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whymer.
A big left from Mark misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whymer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Mark thuds his right hand into Whymer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mark lands with a cross.
Mark tries to work over Whymer's front leg with a kick but Whymer checks it.
Whymer connects with a body shot that sends Mark's belly button to the back.
Mark staying out of range there.
Mark defending well as Whymer loads up on a big left hand.
Whymer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whymer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Mark coming out on top.
Mark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whymer lands with a shot to the body.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Mark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Whymer to counter with a crisp jab.
Whymer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whymer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whymer walks into a straight right hand from Mark.
Mark looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Whymer takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Whymer with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whymer.
Mark throws a head kick that misses.
Mark blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
Mark lands with an uppercut that bounces Whymer off the cage and back into range.
Mark works Whymer's body with a nice hook.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marky Mark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marky Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whymer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whymer's head.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mark moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Mark lands a front kick.
Whymer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mark defending well as Whymer loads up on a big left hand.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whymer misses with a straight right.
Whymer defending well as Mark loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer drops his hands momentarily and Mark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whymer throws a body punch but Mark moves out of range.
Mark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
Whymer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mark's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Nice defenses there by Mark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer looks to land a combination but Mark avoids it well.
Mark throws a head kick but Whymer moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mark.
Mark throws a head kick that misses
and Whymer counters with a nice body shot.
Mark throws a series of punches but Whymer avoids them all with ease.
Mark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whymer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mark pushes Whymer away with a front kick.
Mark blocks a jab.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Whymer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mark.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Mark walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Whymer misses its intended target.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer connects with a body shot.
Mark throws a solid leg kick but Whymer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mark.
Mark loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Mark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Just Whymer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mark throws a solid leg kick but Whymer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mark.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whymer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark throws a right hand that Whymer ducks under and follows up with a left that Whymer also avoids with ease.
Whymer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mark lands a really nice looking cross but Whymer seems unphased.
Mark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whymer misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Mark finds it's way through Whymer's defenses.
Mark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Whymer throws a front kick that sends Mark stumbling back into the cage.
Whymer scores with a jab. Mark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mark.
Mark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Mark lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mark. Beautiful body shot.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Mark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whymer tries to score with a low kick but Mark moves his leg out of the way.
Whymer scores with a body shot.
Mark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whymer swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Mark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whymer scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark tries a head kick but it misses.
Whymer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mark with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark works over Whymer's head and body with a nice combination.
Mark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whymer connects with a leg kick. Mark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Whymer.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Mark tries a head kick but it misses.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
Whymer lands with a nice body punch.
Mark misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mark misses with a right hand
and Mark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whymer. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marky Mark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mark thumps Whymer with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mark.
Mark tried to counter with a leg kick but Whymer avoided it.
Mark misses with a few strikes there.
Whymer connects with the punch.
Mark moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Whymer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Whymer.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Whymer misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whymer lands a right hook to the body.
Whymer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mark's sensitive parts.
Mark tests Whymer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Whymer catches Mark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whymer throws out a counter right but Mark avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
Whymer avoids the head kick by Mark.
Whymer lands an overhand right.
Whymer lands the left hand.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Whymer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Mark misses.
Mark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Whymer.
Whymer throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Mark wants to slow Whymer down by chopping away at his legs.
Whymer cracks Mark with a good jab.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whymer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Whymer blocks a head kick by Mark.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whymer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mark misses
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark takes one to the side of the head.
Mark is rocked!
Mark lands with a good body shot.
Oh Mark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer lands a nice looking body kick.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Mark seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.
Mark scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Mark. That snapped Whymer's head back.
Mark wants to land a leg kick but Whymer is out of range.
Mark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whymer throws out the jab.
Mark misses with a straight right.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whymer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Mark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Mark misses.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
A big right from Whymer misses.
Mark misses with a leg kick
and Whymer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whymer throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Whymer scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer misses with a two punch combination.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark lands a right hook to the body.
Mark throws a leg kick but Whymer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mark jabs at Whymer's body.
Whymer lands a nice looking body shot.
Just Whymer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
A jab from Whymer misses.
Mark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mark throws a wild body kick that Whymer sees coming a mile off.
Whymer misses with an uppercut.
Mark throws a hook but Whymer blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Whymer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whymer checks a leg kick.
Whymer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Mark throws a poor cross that misses
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mark throws a lazy body kick
and Whymer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Whymer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whymer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Whymer!
Just Whymer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 75 p4p, 12 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 168 p4p, 23 weight class). Blake Phoenix has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Camara counters with a straight right hand.
Camara clobbers Phoenix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Camara jabs Phoenix right on the nose. Phoenix blinks but takes it well.
Camara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara misses with a right hand
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camara counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camara closes the distance and pushes Phoenix back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phoenix is trying to break the clinch but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phoenix's efforts to push away.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Camara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phoenix, pushing him back against the cage.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camara slips under a jab.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Phoenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Camara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Phoenix misses its target.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phoenix jabs Camara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camara scores with a nice right hand.
Camara tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara scores with a jab to the head.
Camara's coach down at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Camara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Camara scores with a body shot.
Camara clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Camara keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Camara connects with a looping right hand.
Camara misses with a hook.
Camara throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Camara misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Camara to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix works the jab nicely.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix moves out of range as Camara strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Phoenix misses its target.
Camara swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Camara swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Camara throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Camara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phoenix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Camara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Phoenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phoenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camara forces Phoenix back against the cage and clinches.
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Camara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot lands for Camara.
Camara lands a jab to the nose.
Camara misses the body punch
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camara blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the body
and Camara counters with a one-two to the body.
Camara cracks Phoenix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Camara slips under a jab.
Camara swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Camara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara has Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Camara falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara lands with a hook. Phoenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara scores with a three punch combo!
Camara loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Phoenix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phoenix slips under a jab from Camara.
Camara walks into a straight right hand from Phoenix.
Camara lands with a nice body punch.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Camara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phoenix thinking.
Camara clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to break free but Camara pushes him back against the cage.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Camara presses Phoenix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Camara misses with some punches.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Phoenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camara has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Camara lands a left hand.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Camara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Camara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Camara avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Camara rushes Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
Phoenix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camara has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Camara digs a right hand into Phoenix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phoenix's gas tank.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara'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.
Camara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phoenix's hands.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Phoenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camara takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Phoenix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camara scores with a sloppy right hand. Phoenix should have avoided that one.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Camara throws an off balance right hand
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara misses with a body shot
and Phoenix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camara thinking.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara drops Phoenix with a beautiful combination! Phoenix stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Camara is looking for the KO!
Phoenix is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix slips under a jab from Camara.
Phoenix seems to have got his legs back now.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Camara throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix slips under a jab from Camara.
Camara lands a body shot.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Phoenix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camara cracks Phoenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Camara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara darts in and clinches Phoenix up against the cage.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Camara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from Camara.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Sloppy strikes from Camara. Those never looked like landing.
Camara misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Phoenix is trying to break the clinch but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Camara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Phoenix jabs Camara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camara tries to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara looks to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Camara tries to clinch up but Phoenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Camara blocks a jab.
Camara digs a good body shot into Phoenix's ribs.
Phoenix tries to move into range but Camara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara lands with a shot to the body.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara'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.
Camara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phoenix at a distance.
Camara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Phoenix walks into a jab.
Phoenix scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Camara.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Camara throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
Camara throws a sloppy body shot
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Camara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Camara lands with a good body shot.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
Camara lands with a right hand.
Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to break the clinch but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Phoenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Phoenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but Camara keeps him there for the moment.
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Camara takes one to the chin there.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Camara avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Camara misses.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camara doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
Camara tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Phoenix 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camara misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Camara takes one to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camara on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Camara does no damage.
Camara connects with a body shot.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Camara misses with a hook
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camara swinging wildly here.
Phoenix throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a hook but Camara blocks it.
Camara takes one on the button.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camara jabs Phoenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Camara works Phoenix's body with a nice hook.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes one to the chin there.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
Camara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camara connects with a looping right hand.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camara jabs Phoenix right on the nose. Phoenix blinks but takes it well.
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Phoenix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Camara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Camara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix scores with a one two! Camara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Camara defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Camara - just one landing.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Camara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Camara sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix with a hook.
Camara feints a jab promting Phoenix to slip. Camara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phoenix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Camara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camara counters with a stiff right hand.
Camara cracks Phoenix with an open hand slap.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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!
Camara tries to clinch up but Phoenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Phoenix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camara clinches with his opponent.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara prevents Phoenix from breaking the clinch.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Camara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Ibrahim Camara started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Blake Phoenix had this to say: 'What a load of shit!!!'.
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