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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 1007 p4p, 50 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 1431 p4p, 75 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been told by Davis's head coaches at Stark Combat Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caunt at a distance.
Davis misses the jab.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Davis.
Caunt thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Caunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Davis is wise to it.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis thuds his right hand into Caunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis works Caunt's body with a nice hook.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Davis throwing a counter right hand but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Caunt swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Caunt looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Caunt just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Davis scores with a jab. Caunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caunt thumps Davis with a low kick.
Caunt 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.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caunt.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caunt under the eye.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a combination but Caunt avoids it well.
Davis throws a combination. Caunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
The crowd cheers as Caunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Caunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Davis lands a jab to Caunt's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caunt feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Good leg kick by Caunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a hook.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Caunt.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Caunt throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonathan Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Caunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Davis slips a jab from Caunt.
Davis lands a jab to Caunt's midsection.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Davis swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caunt.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Davis's side.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Caunt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davis has got the better of the exchanges.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caunt.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caunt takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caunt can do to turn this around?
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Caunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Caunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis throws a series of punches but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caunt.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Caunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caunt tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Caunt.
Caunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Caunt's ribcage. Caunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Caunt moves out of range as Davis strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonathan Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis looks to land a combination but Caunt avoids it well.
Davis moves away from the strike by Caunt.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Davis misses.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Caunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Caunt moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Davis.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis is rocked!
Caunt cracks Davis with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Davis tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Caunt pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Davis is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 2353 p4p, 303 weight class) and Horatius McDaniels (ranked 2568 p4p, 319 weight class). McDaniels is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jaws Theme Song. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Horatius McDaniels!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDaniels dives in for a single leg takedown but Crosby sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McDaniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDaniels clinches up with Crosby and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
McDaniels misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from McDaniels.
McDaniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Crosby.
Crosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby lands an uppercut.
Crosby lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby lands a left hand.
McDaniels can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Crosby lands an uppercut.
McDaniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDaniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDaniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but McDaniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
McDaniels blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
We've been informed that McDaniels has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
Crosby blocking some punches.
McDaniels tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
Crosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
McDaniels looks winded!
Crosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDaniels or not.
Crosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crosby.
Crosby lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Crosby.
I was talking to Crosby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDaniels is rocked!
Crosby lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McDaniels to his knees! Crosby keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dany Crosby!
A less than humble Dany Crosby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 750 p4p, 105 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 1317 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic scores with a shot to the body.
Choo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yonic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yonic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Choo won't allow Yonic to pass to mount.
Choo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yonic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Choo is just riding it out for now. Yonic eventually gives up the hold.
Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Choo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Choo actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic controlling the action here.
Yonic with the ground and pound but Choo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yonic trying to control but Choo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Yonic trying to control but Choo is working from the bottom.
Yonic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Choo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yonic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yonic throws a big right hand that misses.
Yonic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Choo looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Choo walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Choo.
Choo avoids the body shot from Yonic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mew Choo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic cracks Choo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Choo slips under a jab from Yonic.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Yonic misses its target.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Choo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yonic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Choo's hands.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Choo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choo throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Choo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Choo's belly button to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yonic showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Choo avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Choo's waist but Choo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yonic off to one side.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
Yonic clobbers Choo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Choo.
Yonic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yonic stuns Choo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a left hand
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Yonic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Choo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yonic with a body shot.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Choo counters with a nice body shot.
Yonic takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Choo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yonic somewhat.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Choo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Choo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Choo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic cracks Choo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
Choo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
It seemed like Choo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Choo counters with a stiff right hand.
Choo is looking to clinch.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choo moves into the clinch.
Yonic tries to break free but Choo pushes him back against the cage.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yonic blocks an uppercut.
Yonic scores with a shoulder strike.
Choo lands a right hand.
Yonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by Yonic.
Choo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yonic blocks an uppercut.
Choo blocks a body shot from Yonic.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choo misses with a hook.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Yonic throws a jab when Choo was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Choo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic moves out of range as Choo strikes.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Choo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yonic with a body shot.
Choo avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Choo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yonic walks into a stiff left hand from Choo.
Choo 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 second round but Mew Choo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
That's time! Yonic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic dips to his left and cracks Choo with an uppercut!
Yonic misses with a hook to the body
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Choo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Choo! But no joy.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Choo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Choo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yonic rather than just go for the knockout.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Choo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Choo manages to break the clinch.
Yonic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Choo counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Choo finds it's target.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic trying to control from half guard but Choo is working away.
Choo trying to hold on to Yonic's head to control him but Yonic postures up.
Yonic is stalling here. Choo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yonic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Choo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Choo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic is not content to let Choo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo tries to move to mount but Yonic blocks the move with his legs.
Yonic can't do much from the bottom here.
Choo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yonic is looking to regain half guard here but Choo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Choo wants to control but Yonic is keeping him busy.
Choo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yonic struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mew Choo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mew Choo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mew Choo thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Boss Yonic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 805 p4p, 123 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 1048 p4p, 164 weight class). Murley has chosen Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Scott Murley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murley momentarily.
Murley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaidi.
Murley misses with an uppercut.
Zaidi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murley's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zaidi tries to land a body kick
and Murley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaidi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murley did well to prevent Zaidi getting side control.
Murley trying to control from the bottom.
Zaidi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zaidi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaidi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zaidi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaidi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaidi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zaidi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley is trying to stand back up but Zaidi is controlling him
Zaidi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murley's head.
Murley is trying to get back to full guard.
Murley is looking to control Zaidi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murley avoid being mounted?
Murley tries to roll over but Zaidi keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zaidi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaidi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murley tries to kick Zaidi off but Zaidi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zaidi winds up and cracks Murley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zaidi passes to full mount!
Murley is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
A big strike lands for Zaidi! That's really hurt Murley and he's turned his back - Zaidi keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Zaidi jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsin Zaidi!
A very excited looking Mohsin Zaidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 194 p4p, 25 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 911 p4p, 114 weight class). Gennady Golovkin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rijn finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovkin's head.
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rijn doesn't seem bothered though.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Van Rijn avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn drives through and clinches with Golovkin against the cage.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rijn or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golovkin.
Van Rijn pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
Golovkin tries to throw a body punch but Van Rijn avoids it by throwing Golovkin back against the cage.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
We've been informed that Van Rijn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Golovkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rijn has double underhooks.
Van Rijn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rijn pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Golovkin.
Van Rijn cracks Golovkin with a nice body shot.
Golovkin is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling him.
Van Rijn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Golovkin goes for a takedown attempt but Van Rijn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Van Rijn's head but Van Rijn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rijn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Van Rijn throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rijn clinches up with Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Golovkin - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golovkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin tries to throw a body punch but Van Rijn avoids it by throwing Golovkin back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Van Rijn.
Golovkin looking to stall.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Golovkin breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rijn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn connects with a right hand. Golovkin shakes it off.
Golovkin throws a nice looking combination but Van Rijn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn connects with a high kick.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Rijn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps Van Rijn's head back.
Van Rijn connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a jab when Van Rijn was well out of range.
Van Rijn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Rijns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Van Rijn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn forces Golovkin back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rijn scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin breaks from the clinch.
Van Rijn moves into range and clinches up with Golovkin.
Golovkin lands an uppercut.
Golovkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rijn.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Golovkin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Rijn is defending well.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rijn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gennady Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rijn scores with a jab.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the head.
Van Rijn moves into range and clinches up with Golovkin.
Van Rijn tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn pushes Golovkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Golovkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn is working Golovkin over against the cage.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Van Rijn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Rijn tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the head.
Golovkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Golovkin.
Golovkin presses Van Rijn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Rijn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Golovkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rijn finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovkin's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Van Rijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rijn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Van Rijn avoids them all with ease.
Van Rijn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golovkin.
Van Rijn slips under a jab.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rijn counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin is leaning against Van Rijn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Golovkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Van Rijn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Van Rijn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rijn digs a good hook to Golovkin's body.
Golovkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golovkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rijn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golovkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Golovkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Golovkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
Van Rijn is working Golovkin over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Van Rijn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Van Rijn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gennady Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rijn tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Golovkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn is leaning against Golovkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Van Rijn.
I've got Van Rijn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terje Warholm (ranked 690 p4p, 109 weight class) and Andy Shifter (ranked 815 p4p, 125 weight class). Shifter has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. Terje Warholm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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216 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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warholm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shifter avoids the head kick by Warholm.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown but Warholm shows good takedown defense.
Warholm misses with the combination.
Warholm throws a sloppy head kick and Shifter moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Warholm!
Shifter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shifter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terje Warholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Shifter.
Shifter moves out of range as Warholm strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm slaps away a takedown attempt from Shifter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Warholm scores with a jab to the body.
Shifter walks into a left hand.
Warholm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shifter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shifter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Warholm on his heels. He'll look to pass Warholm's guard now, I'm sure.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warholm is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warholm has control of Shifter's left arm, preventing Shifter from doing any damage.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warholm is keeping the position for now.
Shifter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Warholm looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Warholm looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Warholm!
Shifter looking for a sweep but Warholm has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warholm controlling the pace for now.
Shifter throwing hammer fists to the chest of Warholm. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter regains half guard.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back.
Shifter is pressing down on Warholm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shifter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Warholm escapes and throws Shifter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Shifter tries to bench press Warholm off him but Warholm keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm wants to control but Shifter is keeping him busy.
Warholm decides to stand back up. Warholm steps back and let's Shifter get back to his feet.
Warholm misses with a body shot.
Warholm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warholm gets caught flat footed, as Shifter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shifter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Warholm looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Warholm looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Warholm!
Shifter is trying to get back to half guard.
Shifter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shifter shoots in for a takedown but Warholm shows good takedown defense.
Shifter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warholm avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Warholm is predictable there
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown. Warholm fights it but they end up in guard.
Warholm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warholm is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter throws a strike but Warholm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shifter is keeping the position for now.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Shifter has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Warholm trying to control but Shifter is working from the bottom.
Shifter has an active guard here but Warholm has managed to pass into half guard.
Warholm prevents Shifter from improving his position.
Shifter actively working from the bottom here.
Shifter is looking to improve his position.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shifter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warholm is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is looking to get back to full guard here but Warholm has managed to pass to side control instead.
Shifter is trying to improve his position.
Shifter gets back to half guard.
Warholm is working for a kimura but Shifter is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is looking to improve his position.
Shifter is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Warholm jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looks to move to half guard but instead Warholm has passed into mount! Damn!
Shifter is looking to get to half guard.
Warholm controlling from mount.
Warholm looking to control but Shifter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shifter is desperately trying to improve his position but Warholm has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Warholm misses
and Shifter counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warholm tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shifter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shifter is trying to get an arm triangle but Warholm is defending well.
Warholm wants to control but Shifter postures up.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shifter tries for a kimura but Warholm is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warholm wants to control but Shifter postures up.
Shifter swings around for an armbar but Warholm sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shifter's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
Shifter is looking for a triangle but Warholm pushes his legs off easily.
Warholm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifter can do to turn this around?
Shifter looking for subs off his back but Warholm has passed one foot through into half guard.
Andy Shifter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shifter wants to get back to full guard but Warholm has passed into side control.
Warholm staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to buck Warholm off but Warholm is having none of it.
Shifter regains half guard.
Shifter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warholm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shifter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shifter is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter actively working from the bottom here.
Shifter actively working from the bottom here.
Shifter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Warholm sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shifter's guard.
Warholm is looking to take a break and control but Shifter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back.
Shifter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shifter is looking for a sweep. Warholm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shifter is refusing to be controlled, as Warholm sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Warholm trying to pass the guard but Shifter defending well.
Shifter looking for a kimura from the bottom but Warholm passes into side control!
Terje Warholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shifter looks to move to half guard but instead Warholm has passed into mount! Damn!
Shifter working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter tries to improve his position but instead Warholm has taken his back!
Andy Shifter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warholm biding his time, controlling Shifter.
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 Terje Warholm.
Well Warholm 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terje Warholm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 812 p4p, 115 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 886 p4p, 131 weight class). Japa Koniu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulin looks to throw the jab but Koniu is out of range.
Koniu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paulin to score with a decent uppercut.
Koniu slips under a jab from Paulin.
Koniu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Koniu cracks Paulin with a good jab.
Koniu 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paulin.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koniu clinches.
Koniu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paulin looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Koniu.
We've been informed that Paulin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Koniu lands a shot to the body.
Koniu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paulin.
Koniu lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Koniu breaks the clinch.
Koniu stuns Paulin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koniu.
Koniu misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu jabs Paulin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koniu clinches.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Koniu has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koniu.
Paulin prevents a body shot from Koniu.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulin controls his hands.
Koniu lands a nice uppercut.
Paulin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulin controls his hands.
Koniu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulin tries to land a front kick but Koniu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koniu instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Koniu as the two fighters clinch.
Koniu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Koniu can't find room to land a body shot as Paulin controls the action.
Paulin tries to break the clinch but Koniu is controlling the position.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Koniu has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulin.
Koniu is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Koniu on the inside.
Koniu breaks the clinch.
Koniu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulin counters with a straight right hand.
Paulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koniu manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Paulin.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Koniu tries to clinch but Paulin is having none of it.
Paulin needs to keep his hands up - Koniu had a free shot at his head there.
Koniu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paulin can pounce on him.
Koniu lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Paulin sprawling to the canvas. Koniu follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Paulin hang on?
Paulin controlling the position well.
Koniu is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Paulin trying to control from the bottom.
Paulin is holding on to half guard well.
Koniu is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Paulin manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu wants to stand but Paulin is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paulin holds on and takes a little breather.
Koniu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Koniu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paulin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Paulin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Koniu moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koniu.
Paulin misses with a left hand
and Koniu counters with a leg kick.
Koniu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paulin.
Koniu moves in looking to clinch but Paulin pushes him off.
Koniu moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu working aggressively here.
Paulin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koniu has a couple of punches blocked by Paulin.
Paulin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Paulin lands a right hand.
Koniu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koniu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulin throws a jab but it's blocked by Koniu.
Koniu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulin.
Paulin throws a jab when Koniu was well out of range.
Paulin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paulin is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koniu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulin.
Koniu tries to bum rush Paulin with a series of wild strikes but Paulin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koniu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japa Koniu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koniu avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Koniu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulin.
Koniu tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing Koniu back against the cage.
Koniu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulin can do to turn this around?
Koniu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paulin lands a hook that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Paulin tries to work over Koniu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koniu works on Paulin's body with a couple of short punches.
Koniu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koniu breaks the clinch.
Paulin keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paulin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koniu closes the distance and pushes Paulin back into the cage.
Paulin breaks the clinch.
Koniu moves in looking to clinch but Paulin pushes him off.
Koniu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulin.
Paulin tries to circle away but Koniu has him pinned against the cage.
Japa Koniu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koniu as the two fighters clinch.
Paulin is breathing heavily.
Paulin prevents a body shot from Koniu.
Good body shot from Koniu.
Koniu breaks from the clinch.
Paulin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koniu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koniu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulin.
And Koniu counters with a quick kick to the body but Paulin blocks it.
No joy there for Koniu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koniu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Koniu moved out of range nicely.
Koniu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koniu. That's going to slow Paulin down.
Koniu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koniu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulin tries a quick counter leg kick but Koniu is wise to it.
Paulin fails to land with a series of punches.
Japa Koniu is winning the standup battle so far.
Koniu moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulin avoiding damage as Koniu throws knees to the body.
Koniu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koniu stalling in the clinch.
Koniu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paulins head.
Koniu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koniu trying to stall but Paulin improves his position.
Our sources have told us that Koniu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Koniu lands with a light punch inside.
Koniu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koniu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koniu moves away from the strike by Paulin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koniu is looking to clinch.
Koniu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koniu drops Paulin with a nice combination! Koniu dives into Paulin's guard, looking to finish!
Paulin is rocked!
That has opened up Thierry Paulin's cut even more.
Koniu stands up and waves to Paulin to follow him.
Paulin is still on wobbly legs! Can Koniu finish him?
Paulin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniu takes the fight into the clinch.
Paulin seems to have recovered his senses.
Koniu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulin's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Koniu.
Koniu breaks from the clinch.
Koniu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu moves into the clinch successfully.
Paulin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Koniu.
Paulin tries to work over Koniu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koniu controls his hands.
Koniu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Koniu as he checks the leg kick.
Koniu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paulin.
Koniu blocks a jab.
Paulin thows a leg kick but Koniu checks it
and Koniu lands a stunning uppercut that sends Paulin to the mat!
Paulin is looking for a sweep. Koniu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koniu decides to return to a standing position.
Koniu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Paulin. That snapped Koniu's head back.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Koniu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koniu throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Paulin colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Koniu as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Paulin is left battered and dazed whilst Koniu and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Japa Koniu!
A victorious Japa Koniu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Wangler (ranked 374 p4p, 54 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 412 p4p, 62 weight class). Wangler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Clash - I Fought The Law. Mikhail Orlov 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wangler's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlov.
A shot to the body from Wangler misses
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wangler throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Wangler is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Wangler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
Wangler throws a series of punches but Orlov avoids them all with ease.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Wangler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov swings widly with a right hand
and Wangler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orlov moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangler slowing the pace effectively.
Wangler jumps guard and drags Orlov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Orlov postures up.
Orlov passes Wangler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wangler trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Orlov manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler wants to hold on but Orlov pushes him away.
Orlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wangler tries to lock up and control but Orlov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wangler is trying to escape the mount.
Wangler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Orlov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wangler tries to get to full guard but Orlov has control of the leg.
Wangler is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler is trying to control but can't.
Wangler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler is having none of it.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Wangler slips a straight right by Orlov.
Wangler lands a really nice looking cross but Orlov seems unphased.
Wangler tries to keep at a distance but Orlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler lands with a light punch inside.
Wangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangler backwards.
Wangler tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Wangler blocks an uppercut.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wangler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Orlov.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangler blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangler backwards.
Wangler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov tries to work over Wangler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wangler stalls.
Wangler can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orlov lands a slapping body shot.
Orlov thuds his right hand into Wangler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wangler throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wangler checks it well.
Wangler throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wangler drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlov, right into the meat.
Wangler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wangler fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Wangler blocks the low kick.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Wangler misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlov thuds his shin into the meat of Wangler's side.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Wangler off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wangler on the side of the head.
Orlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Wangler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wangler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
No luck for Wangler with that takedown attempt.
Orlov connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Orlov coming out on top.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov lands with a good body shot.
Wangler swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wangler. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangler throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Wangler ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.
Orlov throws an overhand right that lands on Wangler's shoulder, as Wangler tries to avoid the shot.
Wangler scores with the left hand. Orlov knows he should have avoided that one.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov 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.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
Wangler is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mikhail Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov connects with a right hand. Wangler shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Wangler misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov jabs at Wangler's body.
Wangler thuds a left hand into Orlov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler slips a jab and a cross from Orlov.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wangler throwing a counter right hand but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov thuds a left hand into Wangler's body.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wangler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
Orlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wangler.
Wangler checks a low kick from Orlov.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wangler.
Wangler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wangler swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler moves out of range.
Wangler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wangler scrambles back to his feet.
Wangler is looking to wear down Orlov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Wangler. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Orlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangler manages to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a lunging right hand
and Wangler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wangler staying out of range there.
Orlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Wangler darts in and clinches Orlov up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wangler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wangler.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wangler trying to stall but Orlov improves his position.
Wangler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wangler struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wangler struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Orlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Wangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wangler.
Orlov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wangler scores with a jab to the body.
Wangler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Wangler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wangler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Orlov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wangler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
Orlov scores with a punch to the head.
Wangler drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Wangler misses the target.
Orlov connects with a body shot that sends Wangler's belly button to the back.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Wangler.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Wangler ducks down to avoid it.
Orlov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Wangler.
Wangler lands a nice looking body shot.
Wangler darts in trying to clinch
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wangler thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
Wangler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov flicks out a counter leg kick but Wangler steps away.
Bobby Wangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler takes one to the side of the head.
Wangler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orlov. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Wangler.
Jab from Orlov.
Orlov stuffs the takedown attempt from Wangler. Wangler gets slowly back to his feet.
Wangler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orlov tried to score with a low kick but Wangler checks it.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Wangler's torso.
Wangler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wangler. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wangler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlov works the jab nicely.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler is having none of it.
Wangler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Wangler fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Wangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wangler has a couple of punches blocked by Orlov.
Orlov pushes Wangler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wangler prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov pushes Wangler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wangler misses with the head strike.
Wangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wangler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wangler trying to control the position but instead, Orlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wangler into the cage.
Good body shot from Orlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wangler throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlov.
Wangler tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Orlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangler lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlov lands an uppercut.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov lands an uppercut.
Wangler is rocked!
Orlov lands a shot to the body.
Oh Wangler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Orlov.
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangler backwards.
Wangler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orlov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wangler! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Orlov is unloading with more strikes now! Wangler drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Orlov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 304 p4p, 46 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 588 p4p, 88 weight class). Doug Bell 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov scores with a one two! Bell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Menshikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menshikov moves to clinch but Bell breaks away
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Menshikov.
A countering left hand to the body from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Bell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Menshikov sprawls and moves away.
Menshikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menshikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Menshikov slips under a jab.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Menshikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Menshikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Menshikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
Bell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Menshikov defends well and Bell ends up having to push Menshikov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menshikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menshikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menshikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Menshikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bell's head.
Bell has closed the distance and engaged Menshikov in a clinch.
Menshikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
Menshikov stalling in the clinch but Bell improves position.
Bell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
Menshikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
Bell lands a shot to the body.
Bell 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.
Menshikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bell tries to work over Menshikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
Menshikov scores with a shot to the side of Bell's head.
Good body shot from Bell.
Menshikov looks winded!
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell lands a shot to the body.
Bell works on Menshikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bell lands an uppercut.
Menshikov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Menshikov can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Bell - that landed with a thud.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bell lands a hook that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Bell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Bell tries for a takedown but Menshikov manages to get underhooks.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Menshikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Menshikov misses with a straight left.
Menshikov slips under a jab from Bell.
Menshikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Menshikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Menshikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Bell moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
Menshikov lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Bell gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Bell taking a break here but Menshikov is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bell 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.
Bell tries to pass to full mount but Menshikov defends it.
Bell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Menshikov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Menshikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Menshikov wants to get back to his feet.
Bell working Menshikov over with strikes.
Menshikov is not content to let Bell control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Menshikov is looking to improve his position.
Bell controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doug Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Menshikov misses the shot to the body.
Bell is looking to counter punch.
Bell blocks a jab.
Menshikov throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Menshikov throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Menshikov misses
and Bell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Menshikov pushes Bell off looking to stand but Bell dives back in and keeps control.
Menshikov wants to get back to full guard.
Bell trying to pass the guard but Menshikov defending well.
Bell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bell breaks from Menshikov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Menshikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell landing strikes from the mount and Menshikov is in trouble!
Bell looking to finish Menshikov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Menshikov!
Bell working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell controlling the position easily from mount.
Menshikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doug Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bell tries to control but Menshikov wriggling away.
Bell avoids the attempt from Menshikov to control.
Bell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bell controlling from mount.
Menshikov wants to control but Bell is having none of it.
Menshikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Menshikov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Menshikov is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Menshikov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell landing strikes from the mount.
Bell landing shots from mount.
Bell controlling the pace for now.
Bell wants to control the pace but Menshikov is squirming around nicely.
Bell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menshikov can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is landing with some decent strikes but Menshikov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bell controlling the position easily from mount.
Menshikov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bell looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Bell.
Bell looking to control but Menshikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bell lands a couple of good shots and Menshikov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Menshikov is covering up but some of the strikes from Bell are getting through and doing damage.
Bell lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Bell lands shots from the back.
Bell connects with a big shot to the side of Menshikov's head.
Bell wants to control but Menshikov is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov is trying to stand back up.
Menshikov is taking damage to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell is working the ground and pound. Can Menshikov escape?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menshikov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bell biding his time, controlling Menshikov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Menshikov staying busy and making it hard for Bell to control.
Menshikov is trying to get back to his feet but Bell has full control of the position and if anything, Menshikov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell lands a shot to the head.
Bell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bell lands an elbow to the side of the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Menshikov at a distance.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell clinches up against the cage.
Bell blocks a body shot from Menshikov.
Menshikov misses with the head strike.
Menshikov stalling.
Bell is leaning against Menshikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Menshikov pushes Bell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bell presses Menshikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menshikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Menshikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Bell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Menshikov after a bit of a struggle.
Bell pushes Menshikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Menshikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bell.
Bell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Menshikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menshikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maxim Menshikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Menshikov counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Menshikov wants to clinch
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menshikov thinking.
Bell misses with a right hand
and Menshikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menshikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Menshikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell moves away from the strike by Menshikov.
Bell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Menshikov misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Menshikov misses the shot to the body.
Menshikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Menshikov won't be happy with that.
Menshikov throws Bell to one side and escapes!
Bell throws a jab when Menshikov was well out of range.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Maxim Menshikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Bell stuns Menshikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menshikov cracks Bell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Menshikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Menshikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell scores with a jab.
Menshikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Menshikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Bell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bell wants to clinch up but Menshikov keeps it at a distance.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Bell misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Menshikov.
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Menshikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell lands with a nice body punch.
Menshikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dohn Jodson (ranked 32 p4p, 3 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 50 p4p, 4 weight class). Verygood has chosen Bring Pain as his entrance music. Dohn Jodson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dohn Jodson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verygood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jodson tries to bum rush Verygood with a series of wild strikes but Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jodson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verygood's calf.
Jodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verygood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jodson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jodson throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jodson misses the shot to the body.
Jodson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jodson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Jodson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Jodson defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
Jodson is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Jodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Jodson is just out of range.
We've been told by Jodson's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jodson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood missing with a left hand there. Jodson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verygood lands a body shot.
Verygood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jodson is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Verygood.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Jodson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jodson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood misses with a hook. Jodson ducked under it nicely.
Verygood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Verygood defending well as Jodson loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jodson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verygood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verygood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jodson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jodson wants to slow Verygood down by chopping away at his legs.
Jodson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood throws a low kick, looking for Jodson's leg but Jodson calmly moves out of range.
Jodson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verygood.
Verygood slips under a jab.
Jodson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verygood moves into the clinch.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Jodson controls the action.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Verygood digs a right hand into Jodson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jodson's gas tank.
Jodson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Verygood tries to stall but Jodson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Verygood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Jodson controls the action.
Jodson can't break the clinch.
Jodson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Verygood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jodson swings wildly with an uppercut but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jodson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Jodson breaks the clinch.
Jodson slips a straight right by Verygood.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Jodson misses the target.
Verygood tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Jodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jodson misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
Jodson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
Jodson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jodson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
Jodson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
A little feinted left hand from Jodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jodson is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Verygood tries to land a front kick but Jodson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jodson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verygood throws out the jab.
Jodson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verygood misses with a hook.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Jodson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jodson moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jodson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jodson, as that shot connected.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Verygood misses.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Jodson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jodson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood throws out a loose jab but Jodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodson throwing a counter right hand but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood looks to land a body kick but Jodson moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses the jab.
Verygood throws a jab when Jodson was well out of range.
Jodson scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodson.
Jodson throws a low kick but Verygood avoids it.
Jodson looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
Jodson walks into a straight right hand from Verygood.
Verygood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jodson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jodson.
Verygood has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Verygood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jodson has a couple of punches blocked by Verygood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verygood.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jodson.
Jodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jodson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jodson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood throws a body punch but Jodson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jodson.
Jodson throws a lazy right hand but Verygood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verygood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jodson feints and then cracks Verygood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Verygood down.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Jodson is just out of range.
Jodson misses the jab.
A jab from Jodson misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jodson.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Verygood takes a swing at Jodson's ribcage but misses.
Jodson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Verygood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodson manages to avoid it.
Jodson swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood scores with a jab to the body.
Jodson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Verygood's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood scores with a shot to the body.
Verygood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jodson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jodson looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
Verygood lands with a nice body punch.
Verygood is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Jodson misses.
Jodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodson looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
Jodson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Verygood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jodson looks to land a left hand but Verygood moved out of range nicely.
Jodson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verygood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verygood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jodson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jodson scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verygood, right into the meat.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Jodson lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jodson scores with a leg kick.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodson.
Verygood scores with a kick to the midsection.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jodson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood with a jab.
Jodson slips under a jab.
Jodson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood throws a body kick that misses.
Jodson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jodson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jodson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jodson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Verygood misses the target.
Verygood works Jodson's body with a nice hook.
Verygood checks a leg kick.
Jodson avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jodson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jodson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jodson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jodson lands a jab to Verygood's midsection.
Jodson avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Jodson throws a solid leg kick but Verygood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jodson.
Jodson throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jodson rather than just go for the knockout.
Verygood walks into a stiff left hand from Jodson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jodson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verygood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verygood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Jodson.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Jodson saw that one coming.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Jodson moves out of range as Verygood strikes.
Jodson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verygood scores with a nice right hand.
Jodson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Verygood slips under a jab from Jodson.
Jodson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Verygood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Verygood moves out of range as Jodson strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Jodson tenderised Verygood's leg. Verygood is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jodson. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jodson is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Jodson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jodson throws a looping overhand right but Verygood ducks down to avoid it.
Verygood connects with a crisp jab.
Verygood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jodson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
Jodson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Verygood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jodson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jodson cracks Verygood with an open hand slap.
Jodson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jodson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Verygood slips a straight right by Jodson.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jodson.
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 Dohn Jodson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verygood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Jodson saw that one coming.
Verygood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jodson checks the leg kick.
Jodson defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
Jodson throwing a counter right hand but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jodson takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Jodson throws a lazy right hand but Verygood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Verygood. That snapped Jodson's head back.
Jodson misses the jab.
Jodson slips under a jab from Verygood.
Verygood throws a jab when Jodson was well out of range.
Verygood lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verygood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Jodson moved out of range.
Jodson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Jodson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jodson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jodson.
Jodson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood tries to land a body kick
and Jodson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jodson throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Jodson throws a low kick but Verygood moves out of range easily.
Verygood blocks a low kick nicely.
Verygood misses the jab.
Jodson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Jodson misses.
A low kick from Jodson is predictable there
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verygood throws a leg kick that misses.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Verygood cracks a nice hook into Jodson's ribs.
Verygood scores with a hook to the body. Jodson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verygood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jodson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jodson misses with a few strikes there.
Jodson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verygood.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verygood checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson throws a low kick, looking for Verygood's leg but Verygood calmly moves out of range.
Jodson throws a low kick but Verygood avoids it.
Verygood's corner calls for a 1-2. Verygood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Verygood tries to clinch but Jodson moves out of range.
Jodson throwing a counter right hand but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jodson throws a front kick aimed at Verygood's knee but Verygood avoids it well.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Jodson slips the punch.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
Verygood with a jab.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jodson.
Jodson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jodson walks into a straight right hand from Verygood.
Verygood 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.
Jodson misses the shot to the body.
Jodson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jodson throws a solid leg kick but Verygood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jodson.
Jodson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Verygood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Jodson blocks a jab.
Verygood connects with a right hand. Jodson shakes it off.
Jodson tries to land a leg kick but Verygood saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Jodson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Verygood misses.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
Jodson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
Jodson throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Verygood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Verygood checks a low kick from Jodson.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood tried to score with a low kick but Jodson checks it.
Jodson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jodson misses with a low kick.
Jodson loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch.
Verygood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Verygood coming out on top.
Jodson tries a low kick but Verygood avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jodson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verygood throws a jab when Jodson was well out of range.
Verygood darts in and clinches Jodson up against the cage.
Jodson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verygoods head.
Jodson can't break the clinch.
Verygood looking to stall.
Verygood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jodson is keeping busy.
Verygood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verygood breaks from the clinch.
Verygood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Verygood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jodson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jodson ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Jodson throwing a counter right hand but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jodson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jodson.
Verygood throws a solid leg kick but Jodson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verygood.
A little feinted left hand from Jodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood throws a poor cross that misses
and Jodson counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jodson.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodson.
Jodson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Jodson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verygood.
Verygood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood checks it.
Verygood tries a quick counter leg kick but Jodson is wise to it.
Jodson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jodson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Verygood scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jodson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jodson misses with a body kick.
Verygood delivers a nice body kick.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jodson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jodson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jodson with a body shot.
Jodson moves forwards but Verygood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jodson tries to work over Verygood's front leg with a kick but Verygood checks it.
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jodson is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Jodson throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
Jodson avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood slips under a jab.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jodson ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Jodson throws a chopping leg kick but Verygood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Verygood cracks Jodson with a good jab.
Jodson throws a series of punches but Verygood avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jodson.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Jodson.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodson.
Jodson throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jodson's head.
Verygood blocks the body kick.
Verygood jabs Jodson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jodson. Jodson obviously looking to wear him down.
Verygood tries to clinch
and Jodson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jodson throws a leg kick that misses.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Jodson.
Verygood swings for the body but Jodson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jodson misses the target.
Dohn Jodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jodson misses with a low kick.
Verygood tries a quick counter leg kick but Jodson is wise to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jodson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verygood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verygood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jodson is looking to slow Verygood down with leg kicks.
Verygood misses with a jab to the body
and Jodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verygood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Verygood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jodson.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood tests Jodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Verygood.
Jodson swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood checks a low kick from Jodson.
Jodson misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verygood.
Verygood connects with a nice looking jab.
Jodson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jodson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Verygood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Verygood follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jodson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jodson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verygood is looking to clinch but Jodson is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Jodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jodson takes one to the side of the head.
Jodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Verygood misses with a low kick as Jodson jumps back.
Verygood misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood tries to clinch up but Jodson circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Jodson there.
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!
Verygood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Verygood misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Verygood blocks the low kick.
Jodson feints and then cracks Verygood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Verygood down.
Nice body kick from Jodson.
Verygood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Jodson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jodson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jodson.
Jodson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jodson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jodson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Verygood checks the leg kick.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Jodson saw that one coming.
Jodson avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Jodson with a hook.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood throws out a counter right but Jodson avoids it with no problem.
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Verygood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jodson thumps Verygood with a low kick.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Jodson slips the punch.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
And Verygood responds with a good body kick, but Jodson manages to step out the way in time.
Verygood throws a body punch but Jodson moves out of range.
Jodson throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Jodson misses with a looping right.
Jodson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verygood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood moves out of range of the leg kick from Jodson.
A clash of legs there as Verygood blocks the low kick.
Verygood walks into a straight right hand from Jodson.
Jodson misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jodson.
Jodson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood throws a shot from downtown. Jodson moves away and avoids it.
Verygood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jodson.
Verygood lands a jab to the head.
Jodson with a nice cross.
Verygood cracks Jodson with a good jab.
Jodson throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
Jodson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verygood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jodson at a distance.
Jodson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verygood.
Verygood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verygood checks a leg kick.
Jodson wants to slow Verygood down by chopping away at his legs.
Verygood lands a leg kick that knocks Jodson off balance momentarily.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jodson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jodson throws a chopping leg kick but Verygood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jodson tries to land a leg kick but Verygood saw it coming and moves away.
Verygood feints and then cracks Jodson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jodson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Jodson looks to land a left hand but Verygood moved out of range nicely.
Jodson throws a lazy uppercut
and Verygood counters with a thumping low kick.
Verygood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
Verygood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jodson with a body shot.
Verygood lands a slapping body shot.
Verygood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Jodson.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood's corner calls for a 1-2. Verygood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jodson throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jodson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verygood.
Jodson thuds a left hand into Verygood's body.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood is looking to clinch but Jodson is avoiding it.
Jodson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jodson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood rushes Jodson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jodson breaks from the clinch.
Verygood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jodson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verygood.
Verygood connects with a looping right hand.
Jodson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jodson tries to work over Verygood's front leg with a kick but Verygood checks it.
Verygood slips under a jab from Jodson.
Verygood cracks Jodson with a good jab.
Jodson is looking to chop away at Verygood's legs.
A jab lands there for Verygood.
Jodson misses with a low kick as Verygood jumps back.
Verygood wants to counter the offense by Jodson and move into the clinch position.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jodson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verygood - the referee stops the clock and Jodson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verygood. Jodson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jodson checks a leg kick.
Verygood cracks a nice hook into Jodson's ribs.
Verygood lands with a hook. Jodson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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!
Verygood misses with a leg kick.
Jodson tried to counter with a leg kick but Verygood avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood delivers a nice body kick.
Verygood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jodson looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
A nice side step and Verygood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jodson misses with a hook.
Jodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jodson on the side of the head.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood lands with an overhand left.
Jodson tried to score with a low kick but Verygood checks it.
Jodson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
Jodson misses with a low kick.
Verygood moves out of range of the leg kick from Jodson.
Jodson missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verygood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jodson can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Jodson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurt Verygood.
Well Verygood 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood is the new bantamweight champion!
Kurt Verygood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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