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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Slater (ranked 2550 p4p, 139 weight class) and Justin Magnum (ranked 2876 p4p, 152 weight class). Justin Magnum will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater forces Magnum back against the cage and clinches.
Magnum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Magnum has him pressed against the cage.
Magnum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magnum throws a head punch that misses.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Magnum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slater jumps guard but Magnum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Slater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slater pulls guard effortlessly.
Magnum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slater is proving hard to escape from.
Slater wants to sweep here but Magnum controlling him for the moment.
Magnum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slater is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater pulls Magnum in close to prevent any damage.
Magnum postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magnum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magnum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magnum wants to get up but he can't break Slater's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater wants to sweep here but Magnum controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Slater holds on and takes a little breather.
Slater controls Magnum momentarily but Magnum frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Slater's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Magnum wants to stand but Slater is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magnum jabs Slater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magnum swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Slater drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Slater looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magnum is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magnum keeps working.
Magnum wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Slater has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Magnum's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Magnum is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Slater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tim Slater!
In his post fight interview, Tim Slater started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 1111 p4p, 148 weight class) and Luiz Santos (ranked 2783 p4p, 344 weight class). Edgar Avetisyan 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luiz Santos!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avetisyan is out of range.
Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos blocks a head kick by Avetisyan.
A left lands for Santos.
Avetisyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Avetisyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avetisyan.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avetisyan wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos trying to control but Avetisyan is working from the bottom.
Avetisyan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos trying to control but Avetisyan is working from the bottom.
Avetisyan pushes Santos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Avetisyan avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos avoids the body shot from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Avetisyan jumps guard but Santos stands there with Avetisyan around his waist. Avetisyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Avetisyan breaks from the clinch.
Avetisyan throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avetisyan lands a head shot.
Avetisyan misses with a looping left.
Avetisyan slips a straight right by Santos.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Avetisyan throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Avetisyan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Avetisyan swings widly with a right hand
and Avetisyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avetisyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avetisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Avetisyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Avetisyan misses with a looping right.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avetisyan's head backwards.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avetisyan.
A cross from Santos lands.
Avetisyan throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avetisyan.
Luiz Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos avoids the body shot from Avetisyan.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avetisyan moves away.
Avetisyan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avetisyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Avetisyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avetisyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avetisyan throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Avetisyan counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luiz Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos looks to land a combination. Avetisyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Avetisyan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Avetisyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Avetisyan lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avetisyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avetisyan.
Santos tries to clinch but Avetisyan is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Avetisyan misses the target.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avetisyan is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Santos trying to control the action but Avetisyan is working from the bottom.
Avetisyan is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos is working for a kimura but Avetisyan is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos stops Avetisyan from getting back to his feet.
Avetisyan is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Avetisyan pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos is working for a kimura but Avetisyan is defending it quite comfortably.
Avetisyan wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos moves out of range as Avetisyan strikes.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Avetisyan lands.
Avetisyan walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Avetisyan kicks Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Santos moves forwards but Avetisyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avetisyan loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avetisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Avetisyan back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avetisyan loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Avetisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Avetisyan throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avetisyan.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Avetisyan slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Avetisyan.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avetisyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Santos.
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Avetisyan's defenses.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Avetisyan looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Avetisyan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Santos 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Avetisyan in a clinch.
Avetisyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Avetisyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Avetisyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos prevents Avetisyan from breaking the clinch.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avetisyan is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Avetisyan manages to break the clinch.
Santos takes a swing at Avetisyan's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avetisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avetisyan misses with a straight right.
Santos swings for the body but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Santos avoids the head kick by Avetisyan.
Nice cross by Avetisyan.
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Avetisyan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Santos tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Avetisyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avetisyan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Avetisyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Avetisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos scores with a one two! Avetisyan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santos misses the jab.
Avetisyan throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Avetisyan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santos misses with a hook
and Avetisyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Avetisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Avetisyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos checks a low kick from Avetisyan.
Luiz Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Avetisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Avetisyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Avetisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
Avetisyan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Avetisyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.
Santos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Avetisyan finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Avetisyan coming out on top.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Avetisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Avetisyan ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Avetisyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
Edgar Avetisyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a leg kick but Avetisyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Avetisyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Avetisyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Santos!
In defeat, Edgar Avetisyan stepped up to the mic, saying 'HE HAS WALL HACKS. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 866 p4p, 107 weight class) and Bogdan Yanovich (ranked 1760 p4p, 217 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Agnarsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop death - Scream. Yanovich has chosen When Johnny Comes Marching Home as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bogdan Yanovich!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yanovich's calf.
Yanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Yanovich manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agnarsson cracks Yanovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Agnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Yanovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yanovich blocking some punches.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agnarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yanovich's efforts to push away.
Agnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yanovich misses with a body punch.
Yanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yanovich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yanovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Agnarsson 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.
Yanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanovich tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Yanovich back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanovich misses with some punches.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yanovich is keeping busy.
Yanovich has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
Yanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yanovich tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yanovich.
Agnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Yanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanovich tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Yanovich back against the cage.
Yanovich works on Agnarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Yanovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yanovich.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Agnarsson prevents a body shot from Yanovich.
Yanovich is leaning against Agnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yanovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yanovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich misses with some punches.
Agnarsson lands with a short punch from 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!
Yanovich scores with a shot to the side of Agnarsson's head.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agnarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yanovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Yanovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Agnarsson under the eye.
The fighters circling - Yanovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yanovich throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yanovich just manages to avoid it.
Bogdan Yanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich takes one on the button.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Yanovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agnarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yanovich throws a hook to the side of Agnarsson's head but Agnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarsson thows a leg kick but Yanovich checks it
and Yanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Yanovich slips a jab from Agnarsson.
A big left from Yanovich misses.
Agnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Yanovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
Yanovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Agnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yanovich's calf.
Yanovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Agnarsson's head.
Agnarsson tries a low kick but Yanovich avoids it.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Yanovich.
Yanovich missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yanovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the side of Yanovich's head but Yanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Agnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Yanovich.
Yanovich tries to clinch up but Agnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Yanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarsson's shoulder, as Agnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Yanovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agnarsson slips a straight right by Yanovich.
Agnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Yanovich rushes Agnarsson and presses him up against the cage.
Yanovich misses with a punch to the body.
Yanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Yanovich.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Yanovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yanovich controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bogdan Yanovich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Yanovich misses.
Agnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Yanovich moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Yanovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yanovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Agnarsson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Yanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Yanovich cracks Agnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Yanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
Yanovich closes the distance and clinches.
Agnarsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Yanovich won't allow it.
Yanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Yanovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
Yanovich looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Agnarsson takes one on the button.
Yanovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yanovich misses with a jab to the body
and Yanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agnarsson works Yanovich's body with a nice hook.
Agnarsson defending well as Yanovich loads up on a big left hand.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Yanovich manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Yanovich.
Yanovich checks a leg kick.
Yanovich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agnarsson throws a body kick that misses.
Yanovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Yanovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yanovich throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Yanovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Yanovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Yanovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arnar Agnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yanovich's head.
Yanovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Agnarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yanovich is looking to clinch.
Agnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yanovich misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Yanovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yanovich manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yanovich misses the target.
Yanovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
The fighters circling - Yanovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Agnarsson misses with a hook
and Yanovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agnarsson thinking.
Agnarsson cracks Yanovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yanovich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Yanovich.
Jab, jab by Yanovich - just one landing.
Yanovich connects with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yanovich 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanovich checks a leg kick.
Yanovich blocks a head kick by Agnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yanovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yanovich throws a right hand that misses
and Yanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yanovich misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Agnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yanovich is able to avoid easily.
Yanovich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Agnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Yanovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws the left hand but Yanovich avoids the punch easily.
Yanovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Yanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Yanovich catches Agnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Agnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yanovich.
Yanovich ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Yanovich throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Agnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bogdan Yanovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yanovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agnarsson misses with a hook. Yanovich ducked under it nicely.
Agnarsson takes a swing at Yanovich's ribcage but misses.
Yanovich throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick
and Yanovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson tests Yanovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agnarsson throws a hook but Yanovich blocks it.
Yanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yanovich.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Yanovich.
Agnarsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Agnarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Agnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yanovich lands a nice hook to Agnarsson's body. Agnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yanovich.
Agnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanovich misses the jab.
Yanovich misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Yanovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Yanovich looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
It looked like Agnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yanovich.
Yanovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Agnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Agnarsson gets tackled into the cage by Yanovich. Yanovich maintains the clinch.
Yanovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Agnarsson lands a right hand.
Yanovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Yanovich lands with a light punch inside.
Yanovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 nice left hand lands by Yanovich.
Agnarsson works on Yanovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yanovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses its target.
Agnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yanovich.
A jab from Yanovich misses.
Yanovich misses with a straight left.
Agnarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Agnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yanovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Agnarsson circles away.
Yanovich moves into the clinch.
Yanovich working aggressively here.
Agnarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yanovich avoids it.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Yanovich on the inside.
Yanovich tries to break free but Agnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Yanovich controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson just leaning against Yanovich, taking a breather.
Arnar Agnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogdan Yanovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yanovich working aggressively here.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Yanovich throws a head punch that misses.
Yanovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yanovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agnarsson's elbow.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yanovich.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yanovich or not.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yanovich backwards.
Yanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Yanovich.
Agnarsson prevents a body shot from Yanovich.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yanovich controls his hands.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
Agnarsson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Yanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yanovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Yanovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Yanovich moves out of range.
Agnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yanovich takes one on the button.
Yanovich throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
Yanovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Yanovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yanovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yanovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yanovich.
It looked like Agnarsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bogdan Yanovich.
I've got Yanovich 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Yanovich!
Bogdan Yanovich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jargon Gin (ranked 893 p4p, 101 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 355 p4p, 42 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jainar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gin counters with a straight right hand.
Gin swings widly with a right hand
and Gin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gin moves out of range as Jainar strikes.
Gin throws an overhand right that lands on Jainar's shoulder, as Jainar tries to avoid the shot.
Gin misses with a looping right.
Jainar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gin misses with an uppercut
and Jainar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gin throws a head kick that misses.
Jainar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jainar throws a leg kick but Gin checks it.
Gin walks into a stiff left hand from Jainar.
Gin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jainar.
Gin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gin misses with an uppercut
and Jainar moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jainar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gin misses.
Jainar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jainar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jainar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jainar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jainar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jainar wants to clinch but Gin slips to the side
enabling Gin to counter with a crisp jab.
Gin avoids the body shot from Jainar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jainar.
Jainar throws out a powerful jab.
Gin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gin throws a push kick but Jainar slaps the foot to one side.
Jainar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramazan Jainar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jainar staying out of range there.
Jainar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jainar takes one to the side of the head.
Gin is looking to clinch but Jainar is avoiding it.
Jainar swings for the body but Gin moves out of range.
Jainar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jainar lands the left hand.
Gin throws a hook to the side of Jainar's head but Jainar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jainar lands a nice looking body shot.
Jainar cracks a nice hook into Gin's ribs.
Gin misses with a left hand
and Jainar counters with a stiff right hand.
Jainar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gin throws the left hand but Jainar avoids the punch easily.
Gin swings widly with a right hand
and Jainar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin avoids the body shot from Jainar.
And Gin counters with a quick kick to the body but Jainar blocks it.
Jainar sizes up Gin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gin is rocked!
Jainar throws an off balance right hand
and Gin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Gin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jainar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gin seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Jainar misses.
Gin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jainar. That one must have hurt.
Jainar misses with a looping right.
Jainar thuds his shin into the meat of Gin's side.
Gin throws a sloppy head kick and Jainar moves out of range easily.
Gin lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jainar misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jainar.
Jainar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gin throws a jab when Jainar was well out of range.
Jainar throws an off balance right hand
and Gin counters with a stiff right hand.
Jainar missing with a left hand there. Gin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jargon Gin has been cut.
Jainar throws a jab but it's blocked by Gin.
Jainar rushes Gin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jainar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Jainar.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Jainar controls the action.
Jainar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gin up against the cage.
Jainar taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramazan Jainar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jargon Gin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gin throws an overhand right that lands on Jainar's shoulder, as Jainar tries to avoid the shot.
Gin slips a jab from Jainar.
Gin lands a really nice looking cross but Jainar seems unphased.
Jainar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gin looks to throw the jab but Jainar is out of range.
Jainar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gin staying out of range there.
Jainar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gin digs a good body shot into Jainar's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gin misses with a leg kick.
Jainar lands a lovely overhand right.
Jainar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gin.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jainar 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.
Jainar staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gin blocks a low kick nicely.
Gin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jainar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jainar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jainar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jainar misses with a shot to the body
and Gin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jainar is just out of range.
Jainar moves in looking to clinch but Gin pushes him off.
Jainar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jainar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jainar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Jainar as he connects with a hook.
Jainar lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jainar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jainar throws a body punch but Gin moves out of range.
Jainar misses with a right hand
and Gin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jainar just misses with a punch to the body.
Gin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jainar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gin moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jainar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jainar.
Jainar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gin scores with a hook to the body.
Gin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gin digs a right hand into Jainar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jainar's gas tank.
Jainar digs a right hand underneath Gin's ribcage. Gin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jainar misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Jainar controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Gin.
Gin misses with a body punch.
Gin tries to work over Jainar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jainar tries to work over Gin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jainar backwards.
Gin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jainar's elbow.
Gin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jainar controls his hands.
Gin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jainar's elbow.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin pushes Jainar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jainar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gin tries a body shot but Jainar blocks it.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jainar breaks from the clinch.
Gin scores with a hook.
Gin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jainar.
Gin digs a good body shot into Jainar's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jainar.
Gin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jainar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jainar is looking to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jainar closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Jainar.
Gin blocking some punches.
Jainar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gin is keeping busy.
Gin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jainar.
Jainar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gin.
Jainar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ramazan Jainar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jargon Gin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jainar missing with a left hand there. Gin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jainar moves into range and clinches up with Gin.
Jainar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gin backwards.
Gin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Gin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramazan Jainar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Gin fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jainar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gin fails to land.
Jainar lands a shot to the body.
Gin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gin has a couple of punches blocked by Jainar.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jainar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jainar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gins head.
Gin scores with a shoulder strike.
Jainar lands a left hand.
Gin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jainar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jainar gets through Gin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jainar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gin prevents a body shot from Jainar.
Jainar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gin backwards.
Gin working aggressively here.
Gin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jainar prevents a body shot from Gin.
Gin blocking some punches.
Gin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jainar connects with a nice looking jab.
Jainar 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.
Gin throws a head kick that misses.
Jainar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gin closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Gin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jainar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jainar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gin with a big uppercut! Gin tries to clinch up but Jainar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gin to the mat! Gin covers up and Jainar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ramazan Jainar!
In his post fight interview, Ramazan Jainar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kubota (ranked 270 p4p, 15 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 1019 p4p, 49 weight class). Kubota's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devilman No Uta (1972). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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146 lbs
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Kubota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kubota, right into the meat.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota throws out a loose jab but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takeru Kubota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Kubota. That snapped Morad's head back.
Kubota darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kubota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kubota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morad.
Morad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota slips a jab from Morad.
Kubota scores with a sloppy right hand. Morad should have avoided that one.
Kubota takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubota has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morad fails to land.
Kubota swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Morad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad prevents a body shot from Kubota.
Morad's coach down at Listerman's Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morad pushes Kubota back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kubota misses with some punches.
Kubota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
Kubota can't find room to land a body shot as Morad controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kubota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Morad.
A countering left hand to the body from Morad misses.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kubota rather than just go for the knockout.
Morad misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Morad.
Kubota lands the left hand.
Morad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kubota in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Good leg kick by Kubota there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kubota looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota with a hook.
Morad throws a right and a left that Kubota avoids nicely.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubota throws a sloppy head kick and Morad moves out of range easily.
Kubota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kubota lands a nice shot to the body.
Kubota misses with a jab to the body
and Morad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kubota thinking.
Kubota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad moves out of range of the body kick from Kubota.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Kubota finds it's way through Morad's defenses.
Kubota tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kubota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kubota takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morad misses with a looping right.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Morad misses.
Kubota is looking to counter with a body kick.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Kubota scoring well with a low kick there.
Morad works over Kubota's head and body with a nice combination.
Kubota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morad ducks right into an uppercut from Kubota.
Morad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Morad misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kubota. That's going to slow Morad down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kubota.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Kubota.
Kubota throws an off balance right hand
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.
Morad tries to work over Kubota's front leg with a kick but Kubota checks it.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. Morad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick from Morad misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad throws a poor cross that misses
and Kubota counters with an inside leg kick.
Kubota tries to clinch up.
Kubota scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kubota.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota connects with a right hand. Morad shakes it off.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morad with a hook.
Kubota tries a head kick but it misses.
Kubota throws a leg kick which misses Morad's front leg but catches the back leg as Morad tries to avoid it.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Kubota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kubota fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad moves out of range as Kubota throws a body kick.
Morad slips a jab from Kubota.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morad lands a jab-cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Kubota blocks the low kick.
Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morad throws out the jab.
Kubota is looking to counter punch.
Kubota fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morad.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Kubota misses with a head kick.
Morad feints and then cracks Kubota's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kubota down.
No joy there for Morad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kubota is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kubota swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takeru Kubota is winning the standup battle so far.
Kubota wants to land a leg kick but Morad is out of range.
Kubota scores with a nice head shot.
Morad misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Kubota tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota rushes Morad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kubota breaks from the clinch.
Morad moves out of range of the leg kick from Kubota.
Kubota throws out a loose jab but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota scores with a hook.
Kubota scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kubota. Kubota obviously looking to wear him down.
Morad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kubota throws a sloppy head kick and Morad moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kubota misses with a low kick.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Kubota jabs Morad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morad cracks Kubota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kubota feints and then cracks Morad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morad down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morad.
Kubota throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Kubota is predictable there
and Morad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kubota buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morad moves out of range as Kubota strikes.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morad blocks a jab.
Morad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kubota.
Morad staying out of range there.
Kubota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota lands a jab to the nose.
Kubota throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kubota throws a lazy head kick
and Morad counters with a thumping low kick.
Kubota has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morad breaks from the clinch.
Kubota moves away from the strike by Morad.
Morad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kubota.
Morad lands a nice shot that snaps Kubota's head back.
Kubota will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morad lands with a hook. Kubota tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kubota darts in trying to clinch
and Morad counters with a low kick, right behind Kubota 's knee.
Kubota is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
Morad throws out a counter right but Kubota avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morad moves out of range as Kubota throws a body kick.
A low kick from Kubota is predictable there
letting Morad counter with a right hand.
Morad checks a low kick from Kubota.
Kubota looks to throw a body kick
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Morad misses.
Morad misses with a straight left.
Kubota throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad's corner calls for a 1-2. Morad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Morad misses the jab.
Kubota is looking to clinch.
Morad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kubota fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morad.
Kubota throws out a loose jab but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Morad tries a low kick but Kubota avoids it.
Morad punishes Kubota's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Morad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kubota cracks Morad with an open hand slap.
Kubota throws a chopping leg kick but Morad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morad moves out of range of the body kick from Kubota.
Kubota lands a nice looking body shot.
Kubota fakes the leg kick and cracks Morad in the body.
Kubota checks a low kick from Morad.
Morad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morad is looking to chop away at Kubota's legs.
Morad throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubota tried to counter with a leg kick but Morad avoided it.
Kubota walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Morad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
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 Takeru Kubota will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kubota scoring well with a low kick there.
Kubota misses with a head kick.
Morad lands a jab to the nose.
Kubota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Kubota tenderised Morad's leg. Morad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kubota misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kubota. That's going to slow Morad down.
Kubota tries to clinch up but Morad circles away and keeps his distance.
Morad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kubota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Morad.
Kubota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kubota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kubota misses with a looping right.
Kubota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morad.
Kubota is looking to counter punch.
Morad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kubota. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a body punch but Kubota moves out of range.
Kubota half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kubota misses with a body kick.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kubota wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kubota closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. Morad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kubota looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kubota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kubota scoring well with a low kick there.
Morad lands with a shot to the body.
Kubota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morad doesn't seem bothered though.
Morad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morad throws a series of punches but Kubota avoids them all with ease.
Kubota slips a straight right by Morad.
Morad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kubota looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kubota lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kubota moves out of range as Morad strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morad throws a head kick but Kubota moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota is looking to slow Morad down with leg kicks.
Kubota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota tries to clinch up.
Morad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Kubota misses with a looping left.
Kubota looks to land a body kick but Morad moved away.
Despite the aggression on Morad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kubota connects with a looping right hand.
Kubota drives through and clinches with Morad against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kubota.
Kubota can't find room to land a body shot as Morad controls the action.
Kubota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morad can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Morad lands an uppercut.
Kubota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Kubota can't find room to land a body shot as Morad controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Kubota manages to break the clinch.
Kubota tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kubota looks to throw the jab but Morad is out of range.
Morad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kubota.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kubota in his tracks.
Morad throws a right hand that Kubota ducks under and follows up with a left that Kubota also avoids with ease.
Morad feints a jab promting Kubota to slip. Morad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kubota slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Kubota.
Kubota has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota lands a shoulder strike.
Kubota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kubota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kubota on the side of the head.
A low kick from Kubota misses
and Morad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Morad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kubota doesn't manage to clinch there - Morad circles away.
Morad avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Kubota slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Kubota.
Morad slips a straight right by Kubota.
Morad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Kubota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kubota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takeru Kubota did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kubota throws a low kick but Morad avoids it.
Kubota getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota throws a front kick that sends Morad stumbling back into the cage.
Morad throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Morad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kubota to score with a decent uppercut.
Morad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
Morad takes one on the button.
Kubota throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morad throws a series of punches but Kubota avoids them all with ease.
Kubota throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad slips a jab from Kubota.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. Morad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kubota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota clobbers Morad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morad blocks a head kick by Kubota.
Morad looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kubota misses the target.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Morad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morad misses with a hook.
Morad digs a good body shot into Kubota's ribs.
Morad lands a jab-cross combination.
Kubota closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kubota throws a punch but it's blocked by Morad.
Takeru Kubota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kubota manages to break the clinch.
Morad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Kubota counters with a quick kick to the body but Morad blocks it.
Morad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota looks to land a right hand but Morad moved out of range.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morad finds it's way round the side to connect with Kubota's head.
Kubota tries to score with a low kick but Morad moves his leg out of the way.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Morad moves out of range of the body kick from Kubota.
Kubota loads up on a big right hand but Morad slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Morad. That snapped Kubota's head back.
Kubota lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morad will feel that in the morning.
Kubota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad moves away from the strike by Kubota.
Morad throws out a powerful jab.
Morad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kubota.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
A leg kick checked by Morad.
Morad throws a leg kick which misses Kubota's front leg but catches the back leg as Kubota tries to avoid it.
Morad just misses with a punch to the body.
Morad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kubota.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kubota!
Morad throws a body kick that misses.
Morad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kubota's corner calls for a 1-2. Kubota obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Morad misses.
Kubota appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morad takes one to the side of the head.
Morad scores with a sloppy right hand. Kubota should have avoided that one.
Kubota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kubota.
Kubota misses with a kick to the body.
Morad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morad keeps the fight on the outside.
Kubota works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morad checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kubota.
Kubota scores with a hook.
A big left from Kubota misses.
Morad throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Morad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kubota checks a leg kick.
Morad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kubota.
Kubota tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Morad needs to keep his hands up - Kubota had a free shot at his head there.
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Morad.
Kubota lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morad at a distance.
Kubota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota had his way with Erran Morad in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A jab from Morad finds it's way through Kubota's defenses.
Kubota moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kubota.
Morad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kubota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kubota softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kubota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubota turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morad blocks a jab.
Kubota misses with a body kick.
Kubota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morad.
A telegraphed right hand from Morad misses the target.
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!
Kubota looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Morad throws an overhand right that lands on Kubota's shoulder, as Kubota tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Kubota tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Morad as he checks the leg kick.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kubota digs a good body shot into Morad's ribs.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morad ducks right into an uppercut from Kubota.
Morad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kubota throws a lazy head kick
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Morad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kubota. Kubota obviously looking to wear him down.
Kubota lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erran Morad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kubota moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Kubota 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.
Morad takes a swing at Kubota's ribcage but misses.
Morad moves out of range of the body kick from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a low kick.
Kubota paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kubota pushes Morad away with a front kick.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
Kubota throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
Kubota tries to land a front kick but Morad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Kubota moved out of range.
Kubota scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Kubota.
A telegraphed right hand from Morad misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad ducks right into an uppercut from Kubota.
Kubota checks a leg kick nicely.
Morad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kubota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kubota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morad can do to turn this around?
Morad throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kubota misses the target.
Kubota works Morad's body with a nice hook.
Kubota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morad misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Kubota finds it's target.
Morad wants to land a leg kick but Kubota is out of range.
Morad keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Morad.
Morad throws an overhand right that lands on Kubota's shoulder, as Kubota tries to avoid the shot.
Kubota throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morad throws a low kick but Kubota avoids it.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Morad takes one to the chin there.
Kubota lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kubota pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morad fails to land with a series of punches.
Morad lands a nice shot that snaps Kubota's head back.
Kubota fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kubota clobbers Morad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kubota scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morad in his tracks.
Morad throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Kubota.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Kubota moved out of range.
Kubota throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kubota.
Kubota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Kubota there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Kubota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kubota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:46
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kubota!
Takeru Kubota retains his bantamweight title!
Takeru Kubota 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 751 p4p, 111 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 187 p4p, 34 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ananada Bunyasarn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ananada Bunyasarn!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunyasarn misses with a hook
and Mfer counters with a good low kick that Bunyasarn was not able to check.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Bunyasarn misses with a leg kick.
Mfer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunyasarn.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunyasarn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunyasarn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mfer cracks Bunyasarn with an open hand slap.
Bunyasarn misses with a lunging right hand
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bunyasarn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Bunyasarn lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunyasarn gets tackled into the cage by Mfer. Mfer maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mfer.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunyasarn lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Mfer misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunyasarn lands with a right hand.
Bunyasarn avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunyasarn.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Bunyasarn coming out on top.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Bunyasarn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunyasarn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer with a nice cross.
Bunyasarn connects with a body shot that sends Mfer's belly button to the back.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunyasarn walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bunyasarn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Bunyasarn saw that one coming.
Bunyasarn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bunyasarn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mfer's hands.
It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunyasarn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bunyasarn connects with a right hand. Mfer shakes it off.
Bunyasarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mfer scores with a jab to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunyasarn checks a leg kick.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Bunyasarn's leg. Bunyasarn is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bunyasarn lands with an uppercut that bounces Mfer off the cage and back into range.
Bunyasarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunyasarn finds it's way round the side to connect with Mfer's head.
Bunyasarn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer throws the left hand but Bunyasarn avoids the punch easily.
Mfer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bunyasarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunyasarn staying out of range there.
Bunyasarn throws a sloppy body shot
and Mfer counters with a thumping low kick.
Bunyasarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bunyasarn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mfer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunyasarn to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer pushes Bunyasarn away with a front kick.
Mfer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunyasarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Mfer steps away.
Bunyasarn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mfer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunyasarn momentarily.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunyasarn counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunyasarn throws a fast counter high kick but Mfer manages to duck under it in time.
A punch lands to the side of Mfer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bunyasarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunyasarn moves away.
Bunyasarn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Bunyasarn blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mfer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mfer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Mfer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Mfer jabs at Bunyasarn's body.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer tries to counter by clinching up but Bunyasarn breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Bunyasarn misses.
Mfer 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.
Bunyasarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunyasarn looks for the body kick but Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Mfer steps away.
Bunyasarn throws a right and a left that Mfer avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bunyasarn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bunyasarn walks into a left hand.
Mfer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bunyasarn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick but Mfer checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunyasarn takes one to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight right.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Bunyasarn takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bunyasarn under the eye.
Bunyasarn throws a big shot that misses.
Bunyasarn looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mfer checks a leg kick.
Bunyasarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer scores with a kick to the body.
Mfer lands a front kick.
Bunyasarn is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Mfer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunyasarn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bunyasarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Bunyasarn saw that one coming.
Bunyasarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a nice shot that snaps Bunyasarn's head back.
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!
Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer scores with a push kick.
Bunyasarn moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bunyasarn if he has to take too many more of those.
Bunyasarn throws a body kick that misses.
Mfer is looking to slow Bunyasarn down with leg kicks.
Bunyasarn misses with a looping right.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn needs to keep his hands up - Mfer had a free shot at his head there.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bunyasarn misses with a double jab
and Mfer counters with a left to the body.
Mfer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunyasarn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer clinches.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Mfer lands a big head kick that sends Bunyasarn tumbling to the mat! Mfer takes a step backwards and waves Bunyasarn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bunyasarn is rocked!
Mfer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bunyasarn takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mfer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bunyasarn bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Mfer!
An out of breath Ispa Mfer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 638 p4p, 90 weight class) and Frank Lloyd (ranked 1512 p4p, 188 weight class). Lloyd has chosen No Surrender as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
Van Rooy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lloyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Rooy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Van Rooy finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Lloyd.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy tries to counter by clinching up but Lloyd breaks away and moves out of range.
Lloyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Lloyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Lloyd finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lloyd blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Lloyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lloyd.
Lloyd looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Lloyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
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!
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is trying to force a seperation but Van Rooy has the dominant position.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Lloyd avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Van Rooy has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lloyd's elbow.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Lloyd controls the action.
Lloyd can't break the clinch.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lloyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lloyd blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Lloyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Lloyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lloyd's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lloyd.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Lloyd takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Lloyd is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Lloyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Van Rooy pushes Lloyd against the cage. Van Rooy is working some dirty boxing. Van Rooy pushes off with a quick right hook! Lloyd goes down! Lloyd tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Van Rooy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!
The defeated Frank Lloyd had this to say: 'RAAWWWWRRRRRRR'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 589 p4p, 82 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 722 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: The Bleeding. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Harada blocking some punches.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White has hold of one of Harada's legs. Harada is fighting the takedown attempt but White gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
White is in close to Harada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White is looking to stand up but Harada won't let him.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harada pulls White in close to his closed guard and prevents White from doing any damage or advancing position.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Harada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harada's guard.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Harada's brow.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White preventing the sweep.
White trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White stands up over Harada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Harada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harada landing some decent shots from guard.
Harada won't allow White to sweep him here.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harada postures up.
Harada won't allow White to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harada with a flurry of punches that miss.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White working a defensive guard but Harada passes into half guard.
White trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harada manages to pass to mount!
White working to try and regain half guard.
White is still trying to improve position.
White tries to hold on but Harada postures up.
Harada with good strikes from the mount here!
White is trying to escape the mount.
White manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
White working for a triangle but Harada defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harada throwing strikes but missing.
White working a defensive guard but Harada passes into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White trying to control here.
White gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie White 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.
Harada scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
White gets a clinch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harada wants to break free but White has control.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harada is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White has Harada pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. White pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harada tumbling to the mat - White dives into Harada's guard.
Harada trying to control the position.
White gets to his feet. Harada looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a body shot.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Harada scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White darts in and clinches Harada up against the cage.
White gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Harada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harada wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from White.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harada tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Harada breaks the clinch.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White moves into the clinch.
Ronnie White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harada looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White tries to move into range but Harada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harada throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Harada only half commits.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
White has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to clinch up but Harada keeps it at a distance.
White instigates a clinch.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harada is looking to land body kicks.
White tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harada with a body shot.
Harada doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harada is defending well.
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Harada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White has closed the distance and engaged Harada in a clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harada.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Harada.
Harada throws a good cross that connects.
White instigates a clinch.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harada is defending well.
White lands with a right to the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harada trying to land knees to the body.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.
White wants a takedown.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harada blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Harada.
Harada missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Harada.
A frustrated look appears on Harada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
White postures up.
White stands and steps away. Harada gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harada is looking to escape.
White throws a strike but Harada avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harada is trying to control the position but White postures up.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harada's head.
White wanted to stand there but Harada had control of the position.
White postures up.
White wants to get up but he can't break Harada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harada is trying to keep White in close.
White forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Harada's temple.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from White there.
Harada is trying to get back to full guard.
Harada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White trying to control from half guard but Harada is working away.
Ronnie White has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harada.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harada looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harada looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harada!
Harada creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White wants to improve his position but Harada is controlling well.
Harada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie White.
I've got White 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie White!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronnie White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 427 p4p, 61 weight class) and Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 313 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Barros throws a looping overhand right but Lermontov ducks down to avoid it.
Lermontov misses with a looping right.
De Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
Lermontov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lermontov scores with a body shot.
Lermontov throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Lermontov lands.
Lermontov misses with a lunging right hand
and De Barros counters with a single leg into guard. Lermontov didn't expect that.
De Barros throws an elbow that misses. Lermontov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Barros's guard. Nice move by Lermontov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Barros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lermontov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Barros throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lermontov escapes and throws De Barros's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Barros tries to buck Lermontov off but Lermontov is having none of it.
De Barros has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov decides to stand back up. Lermontov steps back and let's De Barros get back to his feet.
De Barros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lermontov slips under a jab.
De Barros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lermontov was well out of range. Poor timing from De Barros.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lermontov sprawls well. Lermontov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lermontov cracks De Barros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Barros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lermontov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Lermontov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lermontov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Barros slips a jab from Lermontov.
De Barros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lermontov. Lermontov obviously looking to wear him down.
Lermontov misses with a wild combination.
De Barros attempts a counter takedown but Lermontov avoids it well and moves away.
Lermontov jabs De Barros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Barros slips a straight right by Lermontov.
Lermontov lands with a straight right. De Barros didn't see that one coming.
De Barros throws the left hand but Lermontov avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Barros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lermontov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Barros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lermontov scrambles back to his feet.
Lermontov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Barros gets a double leg takedown into Lermontov's guard.
De Barros pushes down on Lermontov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lermontov is trying to stand.
Lermontov keeping hold of De Barros's head, controlling as best he can.
Lermontov looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Lermontov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Barros throwing shots but Lermontov is blocking nicely.
Lermontov has his hands clasped together around De Barros's back. He's all about the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Barros connects with a nice short shot to Lermontov's temple.
De Barros 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.
De Barros is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lermontov!
Lermontov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lermontov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Barros moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lermontov has worked his arm free - good work by Lermontov!
De Barros working the ground and pound but Lermontov is defending the strikes.
Lermontov manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Barros's best efforts.
De Barros wants to advance to full mount but Lermontov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros tries to free his leg and advance position but Lermontov is retaining full guard.
De Barros lying in Lermontov's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Lermontov decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! De Barros taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fiyero Lermontov!
Fiyero Lermontov is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Fiyero Lermontov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 92 p4p, 15 weight class) and Bill Shorton (ranked 377 p4p, 54 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton misses with a double jab
and Fujimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fujimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujimoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Fujimoto misses with a looping left.
Fujimoto moves away from the strike by Shorton.
Nice jab there from Shorton.
Shorton clinches.
Shorton lands a right hand.
Fujimoto scores with a shot to the side of Shorton's head.
Fujimoto works on Shorton's body with a couple of short punches.
Shorton blocks an uppercut.
Fujimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shorton.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto - that landed with a thud.
Shorton looks winded!
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shorton backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Shorton has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto tries to throw a body punch but Shorton avoids it by throwing Fujimoto back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fujimoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shortons head.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands with a right to the head.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands with a left to the head.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Shorton blocks an uppercut.
Shorton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shorton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto digs a right hand underneath Shorton's ribcage. Shorton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Shorton backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto blocks an uppercut.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shorton.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
Shorton tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fujimoto lands with a right to the head.
Shorton is rocked!
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Shorton is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujimoto finish him?
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a body punch.
Shorton blocking some punches.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shorton.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shorton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shorton tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
Shorton seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujimoto dips a shoulder and cracks Shorton with a mighty uppercut! Shorton falls back against the cage and Fujimoto unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shorton is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fujimoto screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto retains his heavyweight title!
Gyukosho Fujimoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bill Shorton was interviewed post fight and said 'I HOPE YOU STUB YOUR DAMN TOE AND FALL UP THE STAIRS. '.
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