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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 1361 p4p, 154 weight class) and Xavier Merlin (ranked 1879 p4p, 213 weight class). Weecharangsan comes into the arena with Sarama blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weecharangsan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merlin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Merlin drives through and clinches with Weecharangsan against the cage.
Merlin misses with some punches.
Merlin tries a body shot but Weecharangsan blocks it.
Merlin manages to pull guard.
Merlin looking for a guillotine here but Weecharangsan defends easily.
Weecharangsan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merlin trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weecharangsan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Weecharangsan wants to get up but he can't break Merlin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Merlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weecharangsan is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan wants to stand but Merlin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Merlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weecharangsan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Merlin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Weecharangsan is defending well. Merlin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Weecharangsan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Merlin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier Merlin!
An out of breath Xavier Merlin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1568 p4p, 168 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 414 p4p, 44 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kubota's choice of entrance music: Devilman No Uta (1972). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad blocks a head kick by Kubota.
Morad misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kubota! But no joy.
Kubota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kubota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kubota fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kubota paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Morad.
Kubota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubota throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Kubota tenderised Morad's leg. Morad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kubota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Morad catches Kubota with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubota slips under a jab.
Kubota turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kubota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takeru Kubota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubota throws a sloppy head kick and Morad moves out of range easily.
Kubota misses with a kick to the body
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
Morad works Kubota's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kubota.
Kubota connects with the punch.
Kubota steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morad. That one must have hurt.
Morad tried to score with a low kick but Kubota checks it.
Morad slips a jab from Kubota.
Morad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
Morad appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Kubota throws out a counter right but Morad avoids it with no problem.
Morad throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Kubota lands with a slapping head kick.
Kubota gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kubota controls his hands.
Kubota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kubota.
Nice body punch from Kubota.
Morad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kubota works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morad blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Morad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
Morad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kubota throws a low kick, looking for Morad's leg but Morad calmly moves out of range.
Morad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morad tries a body shot but Kubota blocks it.
Kubota pushes Morad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morad scores with a shoulder strike.
Kubota misses with some punches.
Morad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Morad.
A short right from Kubota.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kubota.
Kubota misses with the head strike.
Kubota lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kubota scores with a hook to the body.
Kubota misses with some punches.
Kubota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morad breaks the clinch.
Kubota throws a low kick but Morad moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kubota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kubota tries a head kick but it misses.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota lands with a nice body punch.
Kubota cracks Morad with a good jab.
Morad is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Morad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubota avoids the body shot from Morad.
A jab lands there for Kubota.
Kubota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morad looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Kubota slips the punch.
Morad throws a leg kick but Kubota sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kubota.
Morad checks a low kick from Kubota.
Morad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kubota throws a leg kick
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morad connects with a crisp jab.
Kubota scores with a jab.
Kubota swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Morad moves out of range as Kubota throws a body kick.
Kubota thumps Morad with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kubota misses with an uppercut
and Morad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubota.
Kubota lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kubota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morad has managed to clinch.
Morad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Kubota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
Kubota has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kubota can turn it around.
Kubota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota tries a body shot but Morad blocks it.
Morad prevents a body shot from Kubota.
Morad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kubota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morad's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kubota as the two fighters clinch.
Kubota lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
Kubota lands with a light punch inside.
Morad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota lands a hook that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
Morad works on Kubota's body with a couple of short punches.
Kubota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morad lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kubota throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kubota misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota tries to work over Morad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Morad.
Morad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Kubota as he connects with a hook.
Kubota connects with a body shot.
Kubota lands an overhand right.
Morad needs to keep his hands up - Kubota had a free shot at his head there.
Kubota has Morad up against the cage in a clinch.
Kubota scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kubota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kubota.
Morad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubota digs a right hand underneath Morad's ribcage. Morad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morad misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morad throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota presses Morad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kubota misses with some punches.
Morad throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubota.
Kubota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota is trying to break the clinch but Morad has him pressed against the cage.
Kubota pushes Morad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
Morad misses with a body punch.
Morad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Morad avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the cage.
Morad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Morad is working Kubota over against the cage.
Kubota working aggressively here.
Morad tries a body shot but Kubota blocks it.
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Morad avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the cage.
Morad is trying to maintain a safe position but Kubota gets an underhook and turns Morad into the cage.
Kubota works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kubota misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morad's elbow.
Kubota prevents a body shot from Morad.
Morad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeru Kubota seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morad blocks a body shot from Kubota.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Morad misses.
Nice body punch from Kubota.
Morad staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Morad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Morad misses.
Morad slips under a jab.
Takeru Kubota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kubota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kubota to counter with a crisp jab.
Kubota misses with a straight left.
Morad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morad punishes Kubota's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubota blocks a jab.
Kubota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kubota. Kubota obviously looking to wear him down.
Kubota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kubota cracks the inside of Morad's front leg.
Morad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kubota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kubota is able to avoid easily.
Kubota catches Morad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kubota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morad.
Kubota digs a good hook to Morad's body.
Morad misses with a low kick.
Kubota throws a hook but Morad blocks it.
Kubota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad fakes the leg kick and cracks Kubota in the body.
Kubota will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Morad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Morad slips under a jab.
Morad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morad misses with a hook.
A low kick from Kubota is predictable there
and Morad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morad lands with a nice body punch.
Morad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kubota lands a nice hook to Morad's body. Morad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kubota throws a lazy head kick
and Morad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kubota jabs Morad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kubota connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kubota checks the leg kick.
Kubota fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad misses with an uppercut
letting Kubota counter with a right hand.
Kubota looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kubota misses with a hook.
Kubota darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morad throws the left hand but Kubota avoids the punch easily.
Morad throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Kubota let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kubota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morad scores with a decent looking hook.
Kubota lands with a kick to the temple. Morad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheers as Kubota lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morad doesn't seem phased though.
Kubota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kubota just manages to avoid it.
Kubota misses with a low kick.
Kubota scores with a push kick.
Kubota scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kubota. That's going to slow Morad down.
Erran Morad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota walks into a left hand.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Morad.
Morad quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kubota throws a head kick that half lands.
Kubota throws an off balance right hand
and Morad counters with an outside leg kick.
Kubota attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morad scores with a nice right hand.
Kubota lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Morad.
A jab from Kubota does it's job there.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morad.
Kubota punishes Morad's body with a nice straight punch.
Morad scores with a leg kick.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad cracks a nice hook into Kubota's ribs.
Morad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kubota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kubota slips a jab from Morad.
Kubota swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morad.
Morad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kubota.
Morad throwing a counter right hand but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Kubota lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kubota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morad looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
Morad throws a body punch but Kubota moves out of range.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Morad is looking to counter punch.
Kubota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morad doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Morad misses.
Morad swats away the attempt to clinch by Kubota.
Morad throwing a counter right hand but Kubota manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Kubota avoids the head kick by Morad.
Morad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kubota throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Kubota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
Morad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kubota lands a jab to Morad's midsection.
Morad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kubota feints and then cracks Morad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morad down.
Morad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kubota.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Kubota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kubota has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kubota!
Takeru Kubota decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 920 p4p, 116 weight class) and More IsMore Ii (ranked 1100 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santu Avisu Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore Ii!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avisu Kona moves into the clinch.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
IsMore Ii tries to throw a body punch but Avisu Kona avoids it by throwing IsMore Ii back against the cage.
IsMore Ii prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona prevents a body shot from IsMore Ii.
IsMore Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Avisu Kona controls his hands.
IsMore Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
IsMore Ii lands a nice uppercut.
IsMore Ii blocking some punches.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but IsMore Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avisu Kona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
IsMore Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Avisu Kona or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avisu Kona pushes IsMore Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
IsMore Ii blocks an uppercut.
Avisu Kona struggles to land a body shot inside as IsMore Ii controls his hands.
IsMore Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Avisu Kona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avisu Kona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with IsMore Ii's elbow.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
IsMore Ii working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Avisu Kona.
A head punch blocked on the inside by IsMore Ii.
IsMore Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lands with a left to the head.
It looks like More IsMore Ii has been cut.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Avisu Kona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
IsMore Ii lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona throws a punch but it's blocked by IsMore Ii.
IsMore Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
IsMore Ii told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
IsMore Ii prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona works on IsMore Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Avisu Kona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avisu Kona lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
IsMore Ii tries to throw a body punch but Avisu Kona avoids it by throwing IsMore Ii back against the cage.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
IsMore Ii is trying to pull guard but Avisu Kona turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
IsMore Ii lands a left hand.
IsMore Ii blocking some punches.
IsMore Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
IsMore Ii blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
IsMore Ii misses with a body punch.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
IsMore Ii takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Avisu Kona.
A short left from IsMore Ii.
A left hand lands to the body for Avisu Kona.
IsMore Ii looks winded!
Avisu Kona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
IsMore Ii jumps guard but Avisu Kona turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Avisu Kona tries a body shot but IsMore Ii blocks it.
IsMore Ii tries a body shot but Avisu Kona blocks it.
Avisu Kona tries a body shot but IsMore Ii blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avisu Kona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona dodges an elbow strike from IsMore Ii.
Avisu Kona throws a punch but it's blocked by IsMore Ii.
IsMore Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
IsMore Ii blocking some punches.
Avisu Kona lands a nice uppercut.
Avisu Kona gets through IsMore Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IsMore Ii lands a nice uppercut.
IsMore Ii ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. IsMore Ii no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Avisu Kona postures up.
Avisu Kona seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
IsMore Ii has his foot on Avisu Kona's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avisu Kona works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santu Avisu Kona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on More IsMore Ii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Avisu Kona swings widly with a right hand
and IsMore Ii counters with a right hand to the body.
Avisu Kona ducks under a wild hook from IsMore Ii.
Avisu Kona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. IsMore Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. IsMore Ii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Avisu Kona attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
IsMore Ii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
IsMore Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avisu Kona drives through and clinches with IsMore Ii against the cage.
IsMore Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore Ii lands an elbow that stopped Avisu Kona in his tracks for a moment.
IsMore Ii tries to work over Avisu Kona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona working aggressively here.
IsMore Ii misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of IsMore Iis head.
IsMore Ii has Avisu Kona pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avisu Kona manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but IsMore Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
IsMore Ii tries to pull guard but Avisu Kona won't allow it.
IsMore Ii misses with a punch to the body.
IsMore Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santu Avisu Kona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Avisu Kona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
IsMore Ii blocking some punches.
Avisu Kona has IsMore Ii pushed against the cage.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona misses with a body punch.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand that snaps the head of IsMore Ii backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Avisu Kona.
IsMore Ii is rocked!
Avisu Kona throws a big uppercut that drops IsMore Ii! More strikes from Avisu Kona and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! IsMore Ii lies dazed against the cage as Avisu Kona celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
Santu Avisu Kona seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snake Duanesboy (ranked 122 p4p, 17 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 544 p4p, 66 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duanesboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaroslav off the cage and back into range.
Jaroslav scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jaroslav tries to advance to mount but Duanesboy denies him.
Jaroslav wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duanesboy keeps working.
Jaroslav has knee on belly momentarily but Duanesboy bucks him off and regains half guard.
Duanesboy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jaroslav looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav trying to control the action but Duanesboy is working from the bottom.
Jaroslav wants to pass to mount but Duanesboy is defending the position.
Duanesboy is pressing down on Jaroslav's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaroslav looking to pass the guard.
Jaroslav trying to control but Duanesboy is working from the bottom.
Jaroslav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaroslav trying to control but Duanesboy is working from the bottom.
Jaroslav is looking to pass into half guard but Duanesboy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Duanesboy is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Duanesboy has passed into half guard!
Duanesboy prevents Jaroslav from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Duanesboy seems content to control.
Duanesboy prevents Jaroslav from improving his position.
Jaroslav avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duanesboy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to pass to full mount but Jaroslav defends it.
Duanesboy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaroslav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jaroslav won't allow Duanesboy to pass to mount.
Duanesboy is looking to take a break and control but Jaroslav is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaroslav is looking to improve his position.
Jaroslav trying to control but Duanesboy postures up.
Jaroslav is pressing down on Duanesboy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaroslav is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duanesboy is aware though and is defending well.
Jaroslav keeping moving, preventing Duanesboy from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duanesboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duanesboy darts in and clinches Jaroslav up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duanesboy.
Come on Duanesboy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaroslav jumps into guard, dragging Duanesboy to the mat.
Duanesboy tries to stand but Jaroslav is controlling from the bottom.
Jaroslav can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duanesboy controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jaroslav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Duanesboy.
Jaroslav staying out of range there.
Jaroslav looks for a takedown but Duanesboy sprawls well.
Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Jaroslav swings widly with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jaroslav tries to clinch there but Duanesboy circles away.
Duanesboy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a nice looking combination but Duanesboy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav cracks Duanesboy with a good jab.
Duanesboy moves into the clinch.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav is trying to pull guard but Duanesboy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duanesboy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duanesboy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav tries to work over Duanesboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Jaroslav.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaroslav drops back down to his feet.
Snake Duanesboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jaroslav.
Duanesboy pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav jumps guard but Duanesboy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Duanesboy lands a left hand.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Duanesboy misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Duanesboy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jaroslav fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duanesboy misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaroslav lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duanesboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duanesboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Duanesboy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duanesboy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duanesboy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Jaroslav.
Duanesboy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaroslav.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Duanesboy uses from the top position.
Duanesboy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jaroslav looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duanesboy passes into side control.
Duanesboy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaroslav keeps working.
Duanesboy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jaroslav is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jaroslav manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to get to full guard but Jaroslav has control of the leg.
Jaroslav tries to pass to full mount but Duanesboy defends it.
Jaroslav trying to control the action but Duanesboy is working from the bottom.
Jaroslav wants to pass the guard but Duanesboy is defending well.
Jaroslav is trying to control the action in half guard but Duanesboy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jaroslav wants to work for an arm triangle but Duanesboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaroslav is looking to advance position but Duanesboy won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duanesboy manages to get to full guard.
Jaroslav looking to pass the guard.
Duanesboy has Jaroslav pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaroslav looking to pass the guard.
Jaroslav drops back, looking for a kneebar! Duanesboy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Duanesboy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Duanesboy!
Jaroslav is trying to get back to half guard.
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 Snake Duanesboy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duanesboy rushes Jaroslav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaroslav's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Duanesboy as the two fighters clinch.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Duanesboy avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav successfully pulls guard.
Duanesboy looking to sit in guard and control but Jaroslav gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jaroslav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaroslav looking to sit in guard and control but Duanesboy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Felix Jaroslav has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duanesboy wants to control from the top but Jaroslav keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav trying to control the position.
Duanesboy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaroslav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duanesboy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duanesboy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaroslav has his hands on Duanesboy's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duanesboy controlling from the top position.
Duanesboy chips away with some ground and pound.
Duanesboy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaroslav swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duanesboy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duanesboy wants to control from the top but Jaroslav keeps moving.
Duanesboy wants to stand but Jaroslav has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jaroslav keeping moving, preventing Duanesboy from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy defending well as Jaroslav loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Duanesboy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaroslav throws a poor cross that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaroslav throws out a loose jab but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duanesboy.
Jaroslav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaroslav walks into a straight right hand from Duanesboy.
Jaroslav slips a straight right by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jaroslav counter with a right hand.
Duanesboy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaroslav tries to clinch but Duanesboy is having none of it.
Duanesboy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaroslav.
Duanesboy walks into a stiff left hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duanesboy checks it well.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Duanesboy forces Jaroslav back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaroslav.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaroslav drops back down to his feet.
Jaroslav tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duanesboy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaroslav drops back down to his feet.
Snake Duanesboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav lands a nice uppercut.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
A short right from Duanesboy.
Still in the clinch, Duanesboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duanesboy lands with a light punch inside.
Duanesboy cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot.
Jaroslav manages to pull guard.
Jaroslav is working an open guard so Duanesboy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy clearly takes that round.
That's time! Duanesboy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duanesboy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaroslav.
A shot to the liver by Duanesboy. Beautiful body shot.
Jaroslav misses with a head kick.
Duanesboy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Duanesboy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snake Duanesboy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Duanesboy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duanesboy.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Duanesboy.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaroslav drops back down to his feet.
Jaroslav tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav lands a nice shot to the body.
Duanesboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duanesboy lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Duanesboy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Duanesboy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy scores with a shot to the side of Jaroslav's head.
A hook to the body from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duanesboy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duanesboy blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Duanesboy.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duanesboy takes a shot to the head.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
Duanesboy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaroslav tries to work over Duanesboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duanesboy misses with some punches.
Duanesboy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Snake Duanesboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duanesboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Duanesboy on the inside.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaroslav drops back down to his feet.
Duanesboy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duanesboy tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Duanesboy back against the cage.
Jaroslav jumps guard but Duanesboy stands there with Jaroslav around his waist. Jaroslav gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duanesboy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaroslav can do to turn this around?
Duanesboy lands an uppercut.
Duanesboy has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Duanesboy misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy misses with a punch to the body.
Duanesboy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duanesboy throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav jumps into guard, dragging Duanesboy to the mat.
Jaroslav escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duanesboy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duanesboy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaroslav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duanesboy postures up in Jaroslav's guard and throws a big left but Jaroslav blocks it.
Duanesboy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duanesboy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaroslav is keeping the position for now.
Jaroslav looking to control.
Duanesboy throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaroslav is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duanesboy cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Jaroslav throws a sloppy head kick and Duanesboy moves out of range easily.
Jaroslav throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snake Duanesboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaroslav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duanesboy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaroslav is just out of range.
Jaroslav feints a counter leg kick.
Jaroslav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroslav fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duanesboy avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab lands there for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy slips a jab from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duanesboy tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy had his way with Felix Jaroslav in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Duanesboy misses with a wild body shot.
Duanesboy tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duanesboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duanesboy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jaroslav is trying to pull guard but Duanesboy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duanesboy blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Duanesboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duanesboy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duanesboy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duanesboy.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duanesboy scores with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav is trying to pull guard but Duanesboy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to work over Duanesboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav lands with a left to the head.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Duanesboy on the inside.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Duanesboy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy blocking some punches.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav is trying to pull guard but Duanesboy has him pressed against the cage.
Snake Duanesboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jaroslav.
Duanesboy lands with a right to the head.
Duanesboy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duanesboy lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Duanesboy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike.
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duanesboy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jaroslav lands a body punch.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy lands a right hand.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Snake Duanesboy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duanesboy scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy won't allow it.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duanesboy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav is leaning against Duanesboy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaroslav jumps guard but Duanesboy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaroslav drops back down to his feet.
Jaroslav lands with a left to the head.
Jaroslav tries to pull guard but Duanesboy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Duanesboy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaroslav tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duanesboy smiles and moves away.
Duanesboy misses the jab.
Jaroslav misses with a looping right.
Duanesboy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head.
Jaroslav throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaroslav's knee momentarily.
Jaroslav throws a sloppy head kick and Duanesboy moves out of range easily.
Jaroslav misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks to score with a jab to the body but Duanesboy is just out of range.
Duanesboy moves out of range as Jaroslav strikes.
Duanesboy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaroslav on the side of the head.
Duanesboy darts in and clinches Jaroslav up against the cage.
Duanesboy presses Jaroslav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaroslav tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duanesboy smiles and moves away.
Duanesboy with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duanesboy scores with a jab to the body.
Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
Duanesboy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaroslav is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaroslav fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaroslav misses with a left hand
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Duanesboy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duanesboy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
Snake Duanesboy retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Snake Duanesboy 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 Frank Lloyd (ranked 1348 p4p, 162 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 957 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lloyd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Surrender . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McNasty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McNasty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McNasty! But no joy.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the body
and McNasty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McNasty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNasty lands a head shot.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses
and McNasty counters with a thumping low kick.
Lloyd misses with a left hand
and Lloyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNasty scoring well with a low kick there.
McNasty lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd misses with a lunging right hand
and McNasty counters with a left to the body.
McNasty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses
and McNasty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNasty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lloyd can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
McNasty lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McNasty.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for McNasty.
Lloyd is looking to break free of the clinch but McNasty has double underhooks.
Lloyd displaying some good clinch control by pressing McNasty up against the cage.
A body shot lands from McNasty.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
McNasty cracks Lloyd with a nice body shot.
McNasty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty lands with a light punch inside.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
McNasty blocking some punches.
Lloyd misses with a punch on the inside.
McNasty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
It looks like Frank Lloyd has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNasty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNasty misses with some punches.
McNasty gets through Lloyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from McNasty.
McNasty lands with a short shot to the head.
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd prevents a body shot from McNasty.
McNasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McNasty blocking some punches.
McNasty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd can't find room to land a body shot as McNasty controls the action.
McNasty digs a right hand into Lloyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lloyd's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McNasty.
Nice body punch from Lloyd.
Lloyd is looking to break free of the clinch but McNasty has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for McNasty.
A right handed body shot lands from McNasty.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McNasty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from McNasty.
McNasty works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.
McNasty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lloyd is rocked!
McNasty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McNasty throws a big uppercut that drops Lloyd! More strikes from McNasty and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lloyd lies dazed against the cage as McNasty celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister McNasty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mister McNasty made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Frank Lloyd had this to say: 'RAAWWWWRRRRRRR'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gracie (ranked 1021 p4p, 117 weight class) and Bernardo De Barros (ranked 457 p4p, 56 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Raul Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raul Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from De Barros.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Barros clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Barros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Gracie tries to move into range but De Barros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Barros throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie lands with a straight right. De Barros didn't see that one coming.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Barros.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. De Barros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
De Barros punching from the bottom.
De Barros trying to control here.
De Barros looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but De Barros defends it.
Gracie prevents De Barros from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but De Barros defends it.
De Barros actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Barros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Barros with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie works his way into side control.
De Barros is looking for a sweep.
De Barros manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Barros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De Barros is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie blocks the strikes from De Barros.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Barros manages to get to full guard.
De Barros is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Barros escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Barros is trying to keep Gracie in close.
De Barros is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
De Barros being controlled for a moment.
De Barros tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Barros regains half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Barros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Barros looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
De Barros slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Barros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gracie 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.
Gracie shoots in and bounces De Barros off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Barros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
De Barros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Barros has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Barros being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from De Barros.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Barros can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Barros is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Barros is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on De Barros's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Barros is holding on for now.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
De Barros srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Raul Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Barros manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by De Barros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Barros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Barros is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but De Barros has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Barros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Barros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Barros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Barros wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie has hold of De Barros's hands but De Barros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Barros working Gracie over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Barros is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
De Barros working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Barros moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros striking off his back but it's not causing Gracie any problems.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Barros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between De Barros's legs - danger averted.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Barros trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
De Barros escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Barros has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Barros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernardo De Barros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Barros tries to clinch up
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Barros wants to sweep but Gracie has passed to side control!
De Barros is not content to let Gracie control the position.
De Barros regains half guard.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros actively working from the bottom here.
De Barros trying to control here.
De Barros is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Barros wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Barros is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Barros regains half guard.
De Barros is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but De Barros is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but De Barros is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Barros has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Barros looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is pressing down on De Barros's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Barros is holding on for now.
De Barros is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie is working for a kimura but De Barros is defending it quite comfortably.
De Barros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Barros doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Barros trying to control here.
De Barros is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
De Barros actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Barros trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Gracie!
A relieved looking Raul Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 239 p4p, 34 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 167 p4p, 24 weight class). Al Din comes into the arena with RUNNING BACK blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
209 lbs
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211 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din blocks a jab.
Al Din avoids the body shot from Mark.
Al Din throws a lazy right hand but Mark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Din tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mark cracks Al Din with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
Al Din looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Mark scores with a hook.
Mark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark missing with a left hand there. Al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Din takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Mark.
Al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mark.
Mark avoids the body shot from Al Din.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mark moves out of range of the body kick from Al Din.
Mark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al Din. That one must have hurt.
Mark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Mark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al Din doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Din feints and then cracks Mark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mark down.
Al Din blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Din finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Din.
Mark throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Din.
Good exchange - Mark coming out on top.
Good exchange - Mark coming out on top.
A head kick from Mark lands but Al Din takes it in his stride.
It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
Al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Din walks into a stiff left hand from Mark.
Mark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Al Din had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mark checks a leg kick.
Al Din misses with a body punch
and Mark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mark checks a low kick from Al Din.
Al Din misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark throws a series of punches but Al Din avoids them all with ease.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Din.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Din throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
Al Din is looking to land body kicks.
Mark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Al Din looks to land a body kick but Mark moved away.
Mark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Al Din misses with an uppercut. Mark saw that one coming.
Al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Din smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Marky Mark has been cut.
Mark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mark throws a hook but Al Din blocks it.
Mark moves out of range of the body kick from Al Din.
Mark missing with a left hand there. Al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mark avoids the body shot from Al Din.
Al Din misses with an uppercut
and Al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Din moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
Al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Din feints and then cracks Mark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mark down.
Al Din gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Din throws a solid leg kick but Mark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Din.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Din.
Mark throws a chopping leg kick but Al Din manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Din looks to throw a body kick
and Mark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark jabs Al Din to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mark throws a sloppy head kick and Al Din moves out of range easily.
Mark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mark scores with a decent looking hook.
Mark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Din throws a leg kick
and Mark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Din throws a leg kick that misses.
Mark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Din jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jab from Mark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mark, right into the meat.
Al Din tries to clinch but Mark moves out of range.
Al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Mark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Din. Al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
Mark is looking to slow Al Din down with leg kicks.
Mark avoids the body shot from Al Din.
Mark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Din moves into range and clinches up with Mark.
Mark wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Din won't allow it.
Mark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Din has him pressed against the cage.
Al Din struggles to land a body shot inside as Mark controls his hands.
Al Din misses with the head strike.
Al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Din tries a body shot but Mark blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Al Din fails to land.
Mark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Din misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marky Mark will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Din has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mark.
Mark jabs at Al Din's body.
A big left from Al Din misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Din. That snapped Mark's head back.
Al Din throws a jab when Mark was well out of range.
Al Din misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Mark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marky Mark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Mark.
Mark scores with a hook to the body. Al Din takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
A little jabbing left from Mark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Din walks into a left hand.
Al Din tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Al Din.
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!
Mark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Din.
Mark lands a jab-cross combination.
Al Din cracks the inside of Mark's front leg.
Al Din avoids the head kick by Mark.
Nice body kick there by Mark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Din.
Al Din on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Din blocks a leg kick.
Al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mark.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mark.
A solid body kick from Al Din.
Mark is breathing heavily.
Mark feints and then cracks Al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Din down.
Mark looks to throw the jab but Al Din is out of range.
Al Din was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Mark.
Al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Din slips a straight right by Mark.
Good work by Al Din as he checks the leg kick.
Al Din takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Din.
Mark lands a right hook to the body.
Al Din moves out of range as Mark throws a body kick.
Mark connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Mark as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mark. Al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Din lands a big head kick that sends Mark tumbling to the mat! Al Din takes a step backwards and waves Mark back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mark is rocked!
Al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
Mark is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Din finish him?
Mark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Din needs to keep his hands up - Mark had a free shot at his head there.
Al Din throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Din moves out of range as Mark strikes.
Mark seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Din throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mark.
Mark scores with a leg kick.
You can see that Mark has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Mark misses with a looping left.
Mark lands a high kick!
Al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mark.
Al Din looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din misses with a straight left.
Good work by Mark as he checks the leg kick.
Al Din misses with a looping right.
Mark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Din is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mark - that will leave a mark!
Mark clobbers Al Din with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mark moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Din has closed the distance and engaged Mark in a clinch.
Al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Mark controls the action.
Mark lands a left hand.
Mark breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Al Din
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
Al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mark scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark tests Al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mark is out of range and Al Din settles back down.
Mark scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Din has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Din and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Marky Mark's cut even more.
Al Din throws out a loose jab but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Mark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
Al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mark ducks under a wild hook from Al Din.
Mark misses with the combination.
Al Din looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al Din motions for Mark to come forward. Al Din throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Al Din throws a right hand that misses
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
Mark throws a series of punches but Al Din avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Din misses with a two punch combination.
Al Din stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mark.
Mark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al Din takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Al Din misses with a low kick as Mark jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Mark.
Mark throws a good cross that connects.
Al Din checks a low kick from Mark.
A big left from Mark misses.
Mark loads up on a big right hand but Al Din slips the punch.
Al Din throws a push kick but Mark slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark lunges at Al Din with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Al Din's hand.
Al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Al Din keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mark throws a low kick but Al Din avoids it.
Al Din swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Din walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Din throws a wild body kick that Mark sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark lands a body shot.
Mark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al Din fakes the leg kick and cracks Mark in the body.
Mark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Din as he connects with a hook.
Al Din takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mark is looking to slow Al Din down with leg kicks.
Mark checks a leg kick nicely.
Mark moves out of range as Al Din strikes.
Mark is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Din cracks the inside of Mark's front leg.
Mark's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mark duly obliges.
Mark is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Din was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Mark connects with a looping right hand.
Mark throws a front kick that sends Al Din stumbling back into the cage.
Al Din misses with a straight left.
Mark cracks Al Din with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Badr Al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark scores with a push kick.
Mark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Din looks to land a body kick but Mark moved away.
Mark ducks under a wild hook from Al Din.
Al Din checks a leg kick.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Din tries to land a body kick
and Mark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
Mark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mark blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Mark slams his shin into Al Din's torso.
Al Din staying out of range there.
Al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
Mark throws a shot from downtown. Al Din moves away and avoids it.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mark.
Mark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al Din checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Din walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Din throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Mark lands a really nice looking cross but Al Din seems unphased.
Mark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al Din takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Al Din scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mark doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Din backing away here, and Mark unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Din moves out of range of the body kick from Mark.
Al Din throws a shot from downtown. Mark moves away and avoids it.
Mark throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Mark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Din doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark takes a swing at Al Din's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Al Din tenderised Mark's leg. Mark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Din loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Al Din connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Din takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Mark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mark tests Al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Din tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mark keeps Al Din at a distance using the push kick.
Al Din attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Din has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mark.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marky Mark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mark 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marky Mark!
Marky Mark tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 69 p4p, 11 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 606 p4p, 85 weight class). Song Turillo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Turillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turillo.
Turillo misses with a body shot
and Camara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range.
Turillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Turillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Camara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camara throws a right hand that misses
and Turillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Camara.
Turillo misses with a two punch combination.
Camara throwing a counter right hand but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Camara throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara connects with a body shot.
Camara misses with a hook.
Turillo slips a straight right by Camara.
Camara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turillo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turillo throws a fast counter high kick but Camara manages to duck under it in time.
Camara thuds a left hand into Turillo's body.
Turillo lands with a nice body punch.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Turillo misses.
Camara throws the left hand but Turillo avoids the punch easily.
Camara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turillo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camara swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Turillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws the kick towards the body but Camara avoids it.
Camara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Camara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turillo looks to land a right hand but Camara moved out of range.
Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Camara moves into the clinch.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara tries a body shot but Turillo blocks it.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Turillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turillo working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camara misses with some punches.
Turillo misses with some punches.
Turillo blocking some punches.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara is working Turillo over against the cage.
Turillo blocks a body shot from Camara.
Turillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turillo pushes Camara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turillo prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Turillo lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Turillo blocks a body shot from Camara.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turillo.
Turillo misses with some punches.
Turillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Turillo avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara tries to work over Turillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turillo blocks a body shot from Camara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara lands a right hand.
Turillo scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turillo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turillo misses the body punch
and Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turillo throws a head punch that misses.
Turillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Turillo.
Turillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turillo can turn it around.
Turillo misses with some punches.
Turillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camara tries a body shot but Turillo blocks it.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turillo tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Turillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Turillo blocking some punches.
Turillo blocks an uppercut.
Turillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo misses with some punches.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Turillo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turillo.
Turillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Turillo controls the action.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Turillo controls the action.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turillo lands a shot to the body.
Camara tries to work over Turillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara misses with some punches.
Turillo can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turillo working hard to break the clinch.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara gets through Turillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Turillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Turillo.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Turillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Camara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Camara digs a right hand into Turillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turillo's gas tank.
Turillo is breathing heavily.
Turillo blocks a body shot from Camara.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turillo.
Turillo has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Turillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turillo is trying to break free.
Camara pushes Turillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turillo breaks from the clinch.
Camara is looking to clinch but Turillo is avoiding it.
Turillo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Turillo moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Song Turillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Turillo lands but Camara takes it in his stride.
Camara lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara avoids a kick to the body.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camara.
That has opened up Song Turillo's cut even more.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Turillo misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Turillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turillo throws a wild body kick that Camara sees coming a mile off.
Turillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camara.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Turillo is out of range.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Turillo lands a high kick!
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 Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Camara needs to keep his hands up - Turillo had a free shot at his head there.
Turillo scores with a nice head shot.
Camara misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Turillo.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara tries to clinch there but Turillo circles away.
Turillo slips under a jab.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Camara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turillo under the eye.
Camara has Turillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turillo working aggressively here.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Turillo controls the action.
Camara has Turillo pressed against the cage, preventing Turillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo blocks a body shot from Camara.
Turillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Turillo blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Turillo.
Camara gets through Turillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turillo or not.
A frustrated look appears on Turillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turillo tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Turillo back against the cage.
Turillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Turillo tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Turillo can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Turillo breaks from the clinch.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Turillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Camara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Turillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camara's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turillo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Camara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Turillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turillo.
Nice shot by Camara.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turillo or not.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara pushes Turillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turillo.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turillo is rocked!
Turillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Turillo avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Turillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turillo misses with a wild body shot.
Turillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Turillo.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara blocks a head kick by Turillo.
Turillo wants to slow Camara down by chopping away at his legs.
Camara scores with a body shot.
Camara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Turillo.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Turillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Song Turillo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ispa (ranked 72 p4p, 12 weight class) and Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 198 p4p, 29 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joosep Lõhmus!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Ispa.
Ispa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tank Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ispa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lõhmus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus lands a nice shot to the body.
Ispa throws a head kick but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus walks into a straight right hand from Ispa.
Ispa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ispa misses with a looping left.
Ispa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Ispa.
Ispa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ispa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lõhmus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Ispa is out of range.
Ispa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa jabs Lõhmus right on the nose. Lõhmus blinks but takes it well.
Lõhmus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ispa takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ispa.
Lõhmus breaks from the clinch.
Lõhmus loads up on a big right hand but Ispa slips the punch.
Ispa feinted with a counter takedown.
Lõhmus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ispa.
Ispa misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ispa - just one landing.
Ispa lands with a good body shot.
Lõhmus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ispa throws the kick towards the body but Lõhmus avoids it.
Lõhmus flicks out a counter leg kick but Ispa steps away.
Lõhmus lands with a hook. Ispa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus misses with a low kick as Ispa jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ispa darts in and clinches Lõhmus up against the cage.
Ispa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lõhmus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ispa has him pressed against the cage.
Ispa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lõhmus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ispa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lõhmus is leaning against Ispa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lõhmus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ispa backwards.
Ispa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ispa lands a left hand.
Lõhmus throws a head punch that misses.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ispa looks to land a left hand but Lõhmus moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Lõhmus is predictable there
and Ispa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ispa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lõhmus.
Ispa missing with a left hand there. Lõhmus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ispa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lõhmus throws a low kick, looking for Ispa's leg but Ispa calmly moves out of range.
Lõhmus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ispa.
Nice uppercut there from Ispa.
Ispa connects with a body shot that sends Lõhmus's belly button to the back.
Ispa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ispa misses with a low kick.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lõhmus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ispa.
Lõhmus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lõhmus blocks the body kick.
Ispa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus connects with a body shot that sends Ispa's belly button to the back.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ispa lands a glancing blow to the side of Lõhmus's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Lõhmus tenderised Ispa's leg. Ispa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ispa cracks Lõhmus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ispa.
Lõhmus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lõhmus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joosep Lõhmus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ispa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ispa throws a body kick that misses.
Lõhmus needs to keep his hands up - Ispa had a free shot at his head there.
Ispa moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Ispa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ispa drives through and clinches with Lõhmus against the cage.
Ispa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lõhmus can do to turn this around?
Lõhmus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ispa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lõhmus controls his hands.
Ispa lands a hook that snaps the head of Lõhmus backwards.
Lõhmus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lõhmus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ispa staying out of range there.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Ispa moves out of range.
Ispa misses with the body kick
and Lõhmus counters with a good, hard body kick but Ispa shrugs it off.
Ispa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lõhmus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa misses with a body shot
and Lõhmus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ispa wants to clinch.
Lõhmus throws out a counter right but Ispa avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lõhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Ispa misses.
Ispa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ispa misses with a right hand
and Lõhmus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ispa's knee momentarily.
Lõhmus lands a slapping body shot.
Ispa checks a leg kick.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ispa. Those never looked like landing.
Ispa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lõhmus avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Ispa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ispa tests Lõhmus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a lunging right hand
and Lõhmus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ispa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
Lõhmus unleashes a big counter combination but Ispa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lõhmus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tank Ispa is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Lõhmus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ispa.
Lõhmus tries to score with a low kick but Ispa moves his leg out of the way.
Ispa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
Lõhmus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lõhmus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ispa's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Lõhmus as the two fighters clinch.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus drops his hands momentarily and Ispa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lõhmus.
Ispa misses with a left hand
and Lõhmus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Lõhmus misses.
Good work by Ispa as he checks the leg kick.
Ispa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lõhmus avoids the body shot from Ispa.
Lõhmus connects with a crisp jab.
Ispa wants to clinch but Lõhmus slips to the side
and Lõhmus counters with a nice body shot.
Lõhmus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lõhmus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lõhmus.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ispa.
A slow jab from Ispa misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa throws a body punch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ispa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lõhmus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lõhmus misses with a straight left.
Ispa is looking to counter punch.
Ispa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lõhmus tries to avoid it but Ispa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lõhmus to the ground. Lõhmus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ispa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lõhmus has time to react.
Lõhmus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ispa throws out the jab.
Lõhmus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa fails with a takedown attempt.
Lõhmus wants to land a leg kick but Ispa is out of range.
Ispa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ispa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lõhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Lõhmus misses
and Ispa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ispa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lõhmus avoids the head kick by Ispa.
Lõhmus scores with a head kick.
Lõhmus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lõhmus misses with a looping right.
Ispa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Ispa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ispa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lõhmus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ispa lands with an uppercut that bounces Lõhmus off the cage and back into range.
Ispa lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Ispa.
Ispa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ispa goes for a double leg but Lõhmus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lõhmus continues to drive forward.
Lõhmus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ispa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ispa moves away from the strike by Lõhmus.
A slow jab from Ispa misses its intended target.
A low kick from Ispa is predictable there
and Lõhmus counters with a nice uppercut.
Ispa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ispa misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ispa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lõhmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Ispa 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.
Lõhmus blocks a leg kick.
Lõhmus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ispa thuds his right hand into Lõhmus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lõhmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ispa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ispa misses with a shot to the body
and Lõhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ispa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Ispa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lõhmus throws a body shot but no joy.
Ispa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ispa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus controls the position for a moment.
Ispa tries for a kimura but Lõhmus is defending well.
Ispa tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lõhmus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lõhmus is trying to work for a sweep but Ispa has mounted him!
Lõhmus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ispa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lõhmus turns into him and now he's in Ispa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus won't allow Ispa to sweep him here.
Ispa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lõhmus is now in half guard.
Lõhmus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ispa fails with a takedown attempt.
Lõhmus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joosep Lõhmus just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ispa misses with a shot to the body
and Ispa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ispa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lõhmus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ispa.
Ispa keeps Lõhmus at a distance using the push kick.
Ispa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Ispa ducked under it nicely.
Lõhmus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lõhmus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lõhmus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ispa - the referee stops the clock and Lõhmus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ispa. Lõhmus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lõhmus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ispa.
Ispa pushes Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
Lõhmus can't find room to land a body shot as Ispa controls the action.
Lõhmus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lõhmus.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ispa misses with a body punch.
Lõhmus breaks from the clinch.
Ispa tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves away
and Ispa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the leg kick from Ispa.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Ispa avoids the punch easily.
Ispa fails with the takedown
and Lõhmus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lõhmus lands a big uppercut and Ispa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ispa looks OK. Lõhmus waves Ispa back to his feet!
Ispa is rocked!
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!
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Ispa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Ispa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ispa checks a leg kick nicely.
Lõhmus cracks Ispa with a hook to the temple - Ispa is on wobbly legs here! Lõhmus swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ispa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lõhmus wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joosep Lõhmus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 56 p4p, 7 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 561 p4p, 68 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto looks to land a body kick but Van Rooy moved away.
Van Rooy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fujimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Fujimoto is looking to chop away at Van Rooy's legs.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fujimoto throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Fujimoto takes one on the button.
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Fujimoto against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy is working Fujimoto over against the cage.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
Fujimoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Fujimoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Fujimoto.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fujimoto.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujimotos head.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fujimoto.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Fujimoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Fujimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands with a left to the head.
Fujimoto lands with a right to the head.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Fujimoto.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto - that landed with a thud.
Fujimoto lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujimoto.
Van Rooy is rocked!
Fujimoto connects with a big uppercut there that sends Van Rooy tumbling to the ground! Fujimoto follows him down into his guard.
Van Rooy is still in real trouble! Can Fujimoto finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujimoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujimoto rattles Van Rooy with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Van Rooy tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Fujimoto dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Van Rooy stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto retains his heavyweight title!
Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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