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GAMMA#791 Jernit v Ricard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 833 p4p, 95 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 346 p4p, 45 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Xiang Pao is out of range.
Jericho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jericho misses the body punch
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Xiang Pao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Xiang Pao tries to land a front kick but Jericho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
We've been told by Xiang Pao's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiang Pao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jericho moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho throws an off balance right hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Jericho connects with the punch.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Xiang Pao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Jericho.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jericho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Jericho misses.
Xiang Pao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiang Pao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jericho throws a lazy head kick
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xiang Pao counters with a low kick, right behind Jericho 's knee.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiang Pao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jericho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Xiang Pao.
Jericho connects with a jab.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiang Pao drops his hands momentarily and Jericho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jericho misses with a body punch
and Xiang Pao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Jericho moved away.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Jericho slips a straight right by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
A head kick misses from Jericho.
Jericho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Jericho cracks Xiang Pao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jericho lands a really nice looking cross but Xiang Pao seems unphased.
A jab from Jericho misses.
Xiang Pao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho scores with a nice head shot.
Jericho lands with a hook. Xiang Pao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws an off balance right hand
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Jericho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jericho tries to avoid it.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Jericho lands.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Jericho misses the jab.
Jericho lands a head shot.
Xiang Pao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jericho. That did some damage!
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho misses with a left hand
letting Xiang Pao counter with a right hand.
Xiang Pao misses with a leg kick.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jericho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Jericho misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao throwing a counter right hand but Jericho manages to avoid it.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiang Pao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao lands with a right hand.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Jericho.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
A little feinted left hand from Xiang Pao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jericho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws a nice head kick!
Jericho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiang Pao can pounce on him.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jericho! But no joy.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Jericho misses with the combination.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho throws a series of punches but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Xiang Pao to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Xiang Pao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Xiang Pao cracks the inside of Jericho's front leg.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Jericho throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiang Pao.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Jericho.
A lazy left from Xiang Pao finds it's target.
A cross from Xiang Pao lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands with a hook. Xiang Pao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maxim Jericho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho 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.
Jericho stuns Xiang Pao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jericho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiang Pao scores with a hook.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
As Jericho backs away, Xiang Pao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jericho throws the left hand but Xiang Pao avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Xiang Pao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao dips to his left and cracks Jericho with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho avoids it easily.
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jericho.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jericho misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao catches Jericho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Jericho moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Jericho moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Xiang Pao takes one to the side of the head.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho lands a jab to the nose.
Jericho lands a really nice looking cross but Xiang Pao seems unphased.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiang Pao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho misses with a right hand
letting Xiang Pao counter with a right hand.
Jericho takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Jericho connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a two punch combo.
Xiang Pao defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho stuns Xiang Pao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho tries to bum rush Xiang Pao with a series of wild strikes but Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Jericho.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Jericho ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Xiang Pao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Jericho.
Xiang Pao scores with the left hand. Jericho knows he should have avoided that one.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Jericho moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Jericho.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Jericho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Jericho lands a body shot.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a good low kick that Jericho was not able to check.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiang Pao. That snapped Jericho's head back.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Jericho tests Xiang Pao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands with a cross.
Xiang Pao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jericho back to the cage. Xiang Pao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Nice defenses there by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Xiang Pao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Jericho.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiang Pao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jericho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jericho moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho misses the jab.
Xiang Pao half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that misses.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jericho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jericho throws the left hand but Xiang Pao avoids the punch easily.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Jericho's knee but Jericho avoids it well.
Jericho connects with a single shot there.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiang Pao tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jericho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Nice uppercut lands for Jericho. That snapped Xiang Pao's head back.
Jericho ducks right into an uppercut from Xiang Pao.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bo Xiang Pao.
Well Xiang Pao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Xiang Pao!
Bo Xiang Pao opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 120 p4p, 18 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 838 p4p, 118 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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192 lbs
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185 lbs
31 - 15 - 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunyasarn motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Bunyasarn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Bunyasarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunyasarn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunyasarn blocks a jab.
Bunyasarn throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunyasarn's knee momentarily.
Bunyasarn misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bunyasarn under the eye.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunyasarn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bunyasarn lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Bunyasarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Bunyasarn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Bunyasarn throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunyasarn should have avoided that one.
Bunyasarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Bunyasarn counters with a solid body kick.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Heikkinen sizes up Bunyasarn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter the offense by Heikkinen and move into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bunyasarn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunyasarn cracks the inside of Heikkinen's front leg.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Bunyasarn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunyasarn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Heikkinen has managed to clinch.
Heikkinen tries to work over Bunyasarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunyasarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Bunyasarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Heikkinen works on Bunyasarn's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunyasarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Bunyasarn lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn works on Heikkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikkinen looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn is working Heikkinen over against the cage.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Bunyasarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Good body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Bunyasarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunyasarn's elbow.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunyasarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
It looks like Bunyasarn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bunyasarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Heikkinen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
A nice left hand lands by Bunyasarn.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand underneath Heikkinen's ribcage. Heikkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunyasarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunyasarn finish him?
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ananada Bunyasarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunyasarn cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunyasarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
Bunyasarn lands with a right to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Good body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunyasarn pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunyasarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
Bunyasarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
A hook to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunyasarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunyasarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunyasarn throws a big uppercut that drops Heikkinen! More strikes from Bunyasarn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Heikkinen lies dazed against the cage as Bunyasarn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ananada Bunyasarn!
Ananada Bunyasarn made sure to mention his sponsor, UnderGround Clothing Co. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vee (ranked 494 p4p, 7 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 939 p4p, 11 weight class). Vee comes to the cage accompanied by Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan. Kruger has chosen Enter The Spingbok Ninja as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruger takes a swing at Vee's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vee misses its target.
Vee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruger.
Vee misses with a looping left.
Vee cracks Kruger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vee scores with a shot to the body.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
Kruger looks to land a right hand but Vee moved out of range.
Vee misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
Vee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Vee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruger.
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger slips a straight right by Vee.
A cross from Kruger lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger slips a straight right by Vee.
Vee lands a head shot.
Vee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vee connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger throws a hook but Vee blocks it.
Vee throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Kruger throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kruger throws a head kick that Vee semi-blocks.
Vee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger tries to clinch but Vee moves out of range.
Vee connects with a jab.
Kruger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vee manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kruger misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Kruger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vee's sensitive parts.
Vee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vee cracks Kruger with a good jab.
Vee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Vee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
A nice side step and Kruger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vee blocks a low kick nicely.
Kruger motions for Vee to come forward. Kruger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Kruger.
Kruger throws a head kick but Vee moves out of range.
Kruger staying out of range there.
Vee scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruger should have avoided that one.
Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruger ducks right into an uppercut from Vee.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee throws out a leg kick but Kruger moves out of range and Vee only half commits.
Kruger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vee misses with a hook.
Kruger staying out of range there.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vee lands a body shot.
Vee misses with a looping left.
Kruger connects with a nice looking jab.
Kruger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Vee.
Vee cracks Kruger with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Vee tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vee - that landed with a thud.
Vee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Vee.
Vee blocking some punches.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Vee tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vee backwards.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee lands a right hand.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kruger.
Vee lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Vee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Vee lands with a good body shot.
Vee cracks Kruger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger connects with a crisp jab.
Vee throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Vee.
A big left from Vee misses.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vee's knee momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Kruger.
Vee misses the shot to the body.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Vee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruger 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.
Kruger throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Vee scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger moves away from the strike by Vee.
Vee misses the jab.
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger tries to bum rush Vee with a series of wild strikes but Vee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandon Vee is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Vee.
Vee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vee throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.
Vee is looking to score with low kicks.
Kruger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vee.
A shot to the body from Vee misses
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vee.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Kruger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Kruger.
A body shot lands from Kruger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger has Vee pushed against the cage.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vee.
A short right from Kruger on the inside.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Kruger lands a leg kick that knocks Vee off balance momentarily.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Vee is just out of range.
Vee looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kruger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruger.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vee under the eye.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Vee moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Vee misses the target.
Vee misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Kruger misses.
Vee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Vee's head but Vee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger motions for Vee to come forward. Kruger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee connects with a crisp jab.
Kruger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Vee misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.
Kruger closes the distance and pushes Vee back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Dustin Kruger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruger throws a poor cross that misses
and Vee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruger connects with a looping right hand.
Vee lands a head shot.
Kruger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kruger lands a leg kick that knocks Vee off balance momentarily.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vee slips a straight right by Kruger.
Vee lands a jab to Kruger's midsection.
Kruger lands a right hook to the body.
Kruger moves out of range as Vee strikes.
Vee stuns Kruger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vee throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
Vee jabs at Kruger's body.
Kruger throws a chopping leg kick but Vee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kruger misses the jab.
Vee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruger tries to work over Vee's front leg with a kick but Vee checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger throws a hook but Vee blocks it.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Vee ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Vee swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Kruger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Kruger throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Vee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruger.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Kruger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Vee.
Vee slips under a jab.
Vee moves out of range of the strikes.
Vee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
Vee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Vee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vee.
Nice shot by Vee.
Vee connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Kruger looks to land a combination but Vee avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vee slips a jab from Kruger.
Nice defenses there by Vee.
Vee digs a good hook to Kruger's body.
Kruger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vee eats them both and turns towards Kruger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kruger cracks Vee with an open hand slap.
Brandon Vee's cut is getting worse.
Vee misses with a looping left.
Vee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Vee.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Vee avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger slips a straight right by Vee.
Vee tries to score with a low kick but Kruger moves his leg out of the way.
Vee blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kruger.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruger.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
Vee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruger at a distance.
Vee cracks Kruger with an open hand slap.
Vee misses with a looping right.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kruger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Kruger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Vee moves away and avoids it.
Kruger lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Vee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vee loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Kruger tries a head kick but it misses.
Vee throwing a counter right hand but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Kruger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vee misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
Kruger moves out of range of the strikes.
Vee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Vee misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kruger moves out of range as Vee strikes.
Vee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruger misses the target.
Vee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruger. That's going to slow Vee down.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Vee slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger staying out of range there.
Kruger catches Vee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Vee lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Vee counters with a series of strikes. Kruger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vee lands with a cross.
Vee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruger tries to clinch up but Vee circles away and keeps his distance.
Vee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Vee saw that one coming.
Kruger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee digs a good hook to Kruger's body.
Kruger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Vee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kruger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Vee.
I think Vee 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brandon Vee!
As Brandon Vee got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 596 p4p, 81 weight class) and Iosue Nicu (ranked 376 p4p, 56 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes into the arena with A sweaty one for you. x blaring out of the sound system. Nicu has chosen It's Dark and Hell Is Hot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Iosue Nicu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from MacArthur Jnr misses the target.
Nicu thuds his shin into the meat of MacArthur Jnr's side.
MacArthur Jnr throws a right and a left that Nicu avoids nicely.
MacArthur Jnr lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Nicu throws a lazy head kick
and MacArthur Jnr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nicu misses with some punches.
MacArthur Jnr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicu misses with some punches.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Nicu avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicu looking to slow down the pace here.
MacArthur Jnr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nicu blocks it with crossed arms.
Nicu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicu misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a straight right.
MacArthur Jnr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nicu just manages to avoid it.
Nicu misses with a looping right.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
Nicu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacArthur Jnr lands a right hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nicu throws a poor cross that misses
letting MacArthur Jnr counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicu throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Jnr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nicu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
MacArthur Jnr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
The fighters circling - MacArthur Jnr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicu scores with a push kick.
Nicu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacArthur Jnr, as that shot connected.
Nicu is rocked!
That has opened up Iosue Nicu's cut even more.
Nicu throws a sloppy body shot
and MacArthur Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicu is still on wobbly legs! Can MacArthur Jnr finish him?
MacArthur Jnr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicu. That did some damage!
Nicu tries to score with a low kick but MacArthur Jnr moves his leg out of the way.
MacArthur Jnr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicu throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur Jnr moves away and avoids it.
Nicu seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Jnr.
Nicu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Jnr.
Nicu scores with a jab to the body.
Nicu checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Nicu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a jab to the body.
Nicu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicu.
Nicu misses with a right hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at Nicu's ribcage but misses.
Nicu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Iosue Nicu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a front kick aimed at Nicu's knee but Nicu avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nicu scores with a nice strike.
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick but Nicu moves out of range easily.
Nicu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacArthur Jnr with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands the left hand.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a kick to the body
and Nicu counters with a straight right hand.
MacArthur Jnr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
MacArthur Jnr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicu.
MacArthur Jnr lands a big right hand that sends Nicu crashing to the mat! MacArthur Jnr stays standing though and waves Nicu back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that round.
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.
MacArthur Jnr drops his hands momentarily and Nicu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicu throws a sloppy body shot
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Jnr lands a slapping body shot.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nicu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nicu throws a head kick but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nicu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicu scores with a jab.
Nicu ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Jnr.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu pushes MacArthur Jnr away with a front kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot.
Nicu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nicu moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Nicu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Jnr throws a lazy right hand but Nicu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicu cracks MacArthur Jnr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! MacArthur Jnr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nicu finish him?
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!
MacArthur Jnr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BOOM! Nicu lands a beautiful left hook that drops MacArthur Jnr. MacArthur Jnr tries to recover but Nicu is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and MacArthur Jnr lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosue Nicu!
Iosue Nicu 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Zola (ranked 440 p4p, 23 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 383 p4p, 20 weight class). Zola comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorgon Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saric. That did some damage!
Zola misses with a body shot.
Zola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saric lands the left hand.
Saric throws a nice looking combination but Zola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zola was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saric throws out a counter right but Zola avoids it with no problem.
Saric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zola.
Saric ducks under a wild hook from Zola.
Saric slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Saric misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Saric. Those never looked like landing.
Zola throws a sloppy head kick
and Saric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Zola to counter with a crisp jab.
Saric tries to keep at a distance but Zola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zola blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saric.
Saric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saric counters with a left and a right that stings Zola.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zola doesn't seem bothered though.
Zola slips a jab from Saric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric looks to land a right hand but Zola moved out of range.
Zola thinks about countering with a head kick.
Saric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Zola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zola is breathing heavily.
Saric lands with a hook. Zola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Gorgon Zola has been cut.
Zola slips under a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saric - that will leave a mark!
Saric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zola's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saric throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saric shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Zola takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Saric sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Zola bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Saric!
A victorious Zdravko Saric thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 192 p4p, 24 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 102 p4p, 16 weight class). Barbo has chosen Nissim as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbo punishes Rob's body with a nice straight punch.
Rob tries to bum rush Barbo with a series of wild strikes but Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rob works Barbo's body with a nice hook.
Rob fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Barbo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Barbo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbo as he jumps to the side.
Ace Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rob lands an overhand right.
Barbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rob closes the distance and pushes Barbo back into the cage.
Rob looking to throw knees to the head but Barbo is blocking nicely.
Barbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rob backwards.
Rob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbo.
Barbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rob backwards.
Rob manages to break the clinch.
Sala Barbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbo.
Rob moves into range and clinches up with Barbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Barbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rob breaks the clinch.
A big right from Rob misses.
Barbo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rob shoots in for a double leg but Barbo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rob tries to clinch up.
Rob wants to clinch.
Barbo throws out a counter right but Rob avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rob is rocked!
Barbo ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rob out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sala Barbo!
A relieved looking Sala Barbo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 229 p4p, 5 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 334 p4p, 15 weight class). Smith has chosen Song 2 as his entrance music. David Tua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith cracks the inside of Tua 's front leg.
Tua tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Tua .
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Tua counters with a leg kick.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua .
Tua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua .
Tua throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws out a counter right but Tua avoids it with no problem.
Tua lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Tua . Beautiful body shot.
Tua staying out of range there.
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Tua .
Tua throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tua scrambles back to his feet.
Smith cracks Tua with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tua to stand back up!
Tua is rocked!
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Tua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tua .
Tua seems to have got his legs back now.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua delivers a nice body kick.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Tua ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua lands the left hand.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tua to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith cracks Tua with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tua to stand back up!
It looks like David Tua has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua .
Smith takes a swing at Tua 's ribcage but misses.
Tua is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tua .
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Tua counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smith! Tua lets Smith back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Smith is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Tua throws a monster overhand right that drops Smith! Tua follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tua !
During a confident post fight interview, David Tua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 115 p4p, 18 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 62 p4p, 7 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbeek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Verbeek tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verbeek, right into the meat.
Verbeek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Verbeek.
Kane lands with an overhand left.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Verbeek's head but Verbeek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Verbeek loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verbeek checks a leg kick nicely.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verbeek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kane sizes up Verbeek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbeek throws a low kick but Kane moves out of range easily.
Verbeek throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Verbeek slips under a jab from Kane.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Verbeek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Verbeek.
Kane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek checks a low kick from Kane.
Verbeek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Verbeek misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verbeek is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kane lands a lovely overhand right.
Verbeek lands with an uppercut that bounces Kane off the cage and back into range.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Verbeek counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Kane misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
Verbeek lands a nice looking body kick.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verbeek throws out the jab.
That kick from Kane tenderised Verbeek's leg. Verbeek is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Kane blocks the leg kick.
Kane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Verbeek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Verbeek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Verbeek misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane takes one to the chin there.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Verbeek moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Kane checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Kane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verbeek scores with a punch to the head.
Verbeek throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Verbeek has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verbeek takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Verbeek swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane lunges at Verbeek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verbeek's hand.
Kane scores with a nice head shot.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Verbeek.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kane.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verbeek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kane throws a jab when Verbeek was well out of range.
Kane slips under a jab.
Verbeek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kane connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verbeek was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verbeek throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Verbeek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Verbeek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verbeek motions for Kane to come forward. Verbeek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Kane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Verbeek blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Verbeek is out of range.
It seemed like Verbeek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kane blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kane.
Verbeek throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Verbeek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Verbeek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Verbeek throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek lands with a shot to the body.
Kane scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a nice head kick!
Verbeek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Kane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Verbeek throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Kane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbeek's calf.
Verbeek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Verbeek throws a chopping leg kick but Kane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Verbeek lands a slapping body shot.
Verbeek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Verbeek swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane lands a really nice looking cross but Verbeek seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Verbeek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane thumps Verbeek with a low kick.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verbeek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kane throws a low kick, looking for Verbeek's leg but Verbeek calmly moves out of range.
Kane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kane.
Verbeek with a nice cross.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Verbeek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verbeek throws a body kick that misses.
Kane appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kane throws a right hand that misses
and Verbeek counters with a low kick, right behind Kane 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Kane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kane throwing a counter right hand but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
Verbeek scoring well with a low kick there.
Verbeek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verbeek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Verbeek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane jabs at Verbeek's body.
Kane throws the left hand but Verbeek avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Verbeek misses.
Verbeek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verbeek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Verbeek is out of range.
It seemed like Verbeek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick from Verbeek.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Verbeek's head back.
Verbeek feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Kane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kane staying out of range there.
Verbeek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kane on the side of the head.
Verbeek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Kane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Verbeek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Verbeek moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Verbeek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verbeek misses with a low kick.
Pat Verbeek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Verbeek counters with a nice body shot.
Verbeek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verbeek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Verbeek is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Verbeek swinging wildly here.
Verbeek lands a lovely overhand right.
Verbeek misses with a wild body shot.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Verbeek scores with a nice right hand.
Verbeek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane is looking to slow Verbeek down with leg kicks.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Verbeek saw that one coming.
Verbeek moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
Verbeek scores with a jab.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Verbeek can pounce on him.
Verbeek tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Verbeek throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Verbeek misses with a body shot.
Verbeek misses with a hook.
Kane scores with a decent looking hook.
Kane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane throws a sloppy body shot
and Verbeek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Verbeek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verbeek has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Verbeek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Verbeek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verbeek.
Verbeek tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verbeek scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verbeek.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Verbeek avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
Verbeek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Verbeek counters with a nice body shot.
Verbeek lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Verbeek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verbeek misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Verbeek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verbeek stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verbeek throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Verbeek moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Kane misses.
Verbeek moves away from the strike by Kane.
Verbeek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kane checks a low kick from Verbeek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Kane.
Kane slips under a jab.
Verbeek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Verbeek circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
Kane has Verbeek up against the cage in a clinch.
Kane blocks a body shot from Verbeek.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verbeek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verbeek scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Verbeek avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Verbeek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane presses Verbeek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Verbeek.
Verbeek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verbeek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harry Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a right hand.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pat Verbeek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane misses with an elbow strike.
Kane breaks the clinch.
Verbeek throws a body kick that misses.
Verbeek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verbeek throws a hook but Kane blocks it.
Kane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kane throws out a powerful jab.
Verbeek throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbeek's calf.
Kane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane motions for Verbeek to come forward. Kane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Verbeek.
A big right from Kane misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verbeek keeps the fight on the outside.
Verbeek misses the shot to the body.
Kane misses with the combination.
Verbeek misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick.
Verbeek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Verbeek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane misses the jab.
Verbeek throws out a counter right but Kane avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
A solid body kick from Verbeek.
Verbeek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kane takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verbeek throws a counter combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Verbeek.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Verbeek counters with a left to the body.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kane throws a leg kick
and Verbeek counters with a straight right hand.
Verbeek cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verbeek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Kane misses.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verbeek thows a body kick. Kane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek lands with an uppercut that bounces Kane off the cage and back into range.
Verbeek swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Verbeek - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Verbeek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verbeek 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Verbeek!
A relieved looking Pat Verbeek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 128 p4p, 4 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 354 p4p, 18 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Napoleon's shoulder, as Napoleon tries to avoid the shot.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Napoleon is just out of range.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Napoleon's shoulder, as Napoleon tries to avoid the shot.
Napoleon tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Napoleon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Napoleon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Napoleon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Napoleon working aggressively here.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Napoleon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napoleon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the cage.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Napoleon is defending well for now.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Napoleon looks winded!
Good body shot from Steele.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele gets through Napoleon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Napoleon throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Steele misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Napoleon tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Napoleon swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Napoleon in his tracks for a moment.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napoleon takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Buster Napoleon's cut even more.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Napoleon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napoleon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napoleon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Napoleon in his tracks for a moment.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Buster Napoleon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele working Napoleon over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele cracks Napoleon with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Buster Napoleon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napoleon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele working Napoleon over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Napoleon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Napoleon won't want to take too many of those.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele crunches a lovely knee into Napoleon's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Napoleon won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buster Napoleon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Steele!
The defeated Buster Napoleon had this to say: 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 26 p4p, 6 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 13 p4p, 3 weight class). Jernit comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - Awolnation. Ricard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vibe Killer. Farboleous Ricard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jernit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricard doesn't manage to clinch there - Jernit circles away.
Ricard fails to land the takedown.
Ricard moves in looking to clinch but Jernit pushes him off.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jernit tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard slips a jab from Jernit.
Ricard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Ricard checks it.
Ricard wants to clinch up but Jernit keeps it at a distance.
Jernit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ricard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard throws a looping overhand right but Jernit ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Ricard coming out on top.
Ricard throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit connects with an inside leg kick.
Jernit looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jernit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jernit moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
Ricard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Ricard's shoulder, as Ricard tries to avoid the shot.
Ricard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch but Jernit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricard throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit works the jab nicely.
We've been told by Jernit's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Jernit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
Ricard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ricard takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
Ricard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jernit counters with a low kick, right behind Ricard 's knee.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricard throws a solid leg kick but Jernit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricard.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Ricard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jernit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jernit throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricard closes the distance but Jernit moves to the side
and Jernit counters with a three punch combo that has Ricard backing up. Ricard nods at Jernit to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jernit misses.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard jabs at Jernit's body.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
Ricard dives in for a single leg takedown but Jernit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bunt Jernit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farboleous Ricard.
Nice shot by Jernit.
Ricard wants to land a leg kick but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit moves out of range of the body kick.
Jernit walks into a jab.
Jernit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Ricard misses
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit avoids a kick to the body.
Jernit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ricard just manages to avoid it.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricard.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a hook
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Ricard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Ricard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Ricard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jernit.
Ricard shoots for a double leg takedown but Jernit sprawls well. He's pushed Ricard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jernit staying out of range there.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jernit with a hook.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jernit momentarily.
Ricard misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Jernit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Ricard looks to land a combination but Jernit avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ricard misses with a low kick as Jernit jumps back.
Jernit lands a jab.
Jernit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ricard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
Jernit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Jernit throws a low kick, looking for Ricard's leg but Ricard calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
Jernit thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jernit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ricard.
Ricard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Jernit checks a leg kick nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ricard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jernit has got the better of the exchanges.
Ricard swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricard at a distance.
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ricard can do to turn this around?
Jernit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Ricard misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Jernit there.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jernit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ricard.
Jernit blocks a head kick by Ricard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ricard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard avoids the head kick by Jernit.
Jernit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses.
Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jernit lands a head shot.
Jernit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jernit gets tackled into the cage by Ricard. Ricard maintains the clinch.
Jernit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Ricard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jernit pushes off an throws an elbow but Ricard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ricard lands a left hand.
Ricard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jernit prevents it.
Jernit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ricard blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with the head strike.
Jernit manages to break the clinch.
Ricard scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ricard.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
Ricard misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jernit doesn't seem bothered though.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Ricard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jernit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricard is out of range and Jernit settles back down.
Ricard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Jernit blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard checks a low kick from Jernit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit tries to work over Ricard's front leg with a kick but Ricard checks it.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit slips a straight right by Ricard.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jernit lands a head kick. Ricard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ricard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jernit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jernit feints and then cracks Ricard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ricard down.
Jernit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jernit looks to throw a body kick
and Ricard counters with a single leg into guard. Jernit didn't expect that.
Ricard is looking to work some ground and pound but Jernit has wrist control.
Jernit wants to stand but Ricard is controlling the position.
Jernit keeping full guard, as Ricard tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jernit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ricard connects with a crisp jab.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Jernit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Ricard
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Ricard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jernit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ricard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jernit avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jernit defending well as Ricard loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Jernit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ricard misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a nice leg kick.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Jernit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ricards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ricard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricard cracks Jernit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit throws a leg kick which misses Ricard's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricard tries to avoid it.
Ricard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ricard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jernit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jernit is looking to land body kicks.
Jernit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ricard's hands.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Jernit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ricard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jernit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Jernit misses with a looping right.
Ricard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Jernit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Ricard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jernit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jernit tried to counter with a leg kick but Ricard avoided it.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit slips a jab from Ricard.
Ricard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Jernit throws a low kick but Ricard avoids it.
Ricard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jernit throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jernit.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard feints a counter leg kick.
Ricard throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Jernit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Jernit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jernit's head backwards.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Ricard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jernit to score with a decent uppercut.
Ricard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jernit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ricard wants to clinch
and Jernit counters with a low kick, right behind Ricard 's knee.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Jernit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ricard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jernit if he has to take too many more of those.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Ricard avoids the head kick by Jernit.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for Jernit.
Ricard throws a solid leg kick but Jernit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricard.
Jernit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricard is out of range and Jernit settles back down.
Ricard throws a counter combo.
Jernit tries to move into range but Ricard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Ricard throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Ricard with that takedown attempt.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Jernit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricard.
Jernit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ricard tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
Good exchange - Jernit coming out on top.
Jernit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ricard finds it's way round the side to connect with Jernit's head.
Ricard checks a low kick from Jernit.
Ricard digs a good body shot into Jernit's ribs.
Ricard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit moves out of range of the leg kick from Ricard.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Ricard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit feints and then cracks Ricard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ricard down.
Jernit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ricard misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jernit circles away.
Bunt Jernit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farboleous Ricard.
Ricard scores with a decent looking hook.
Ricard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ricard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Ricard misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Ricard throws a push kick but Jernit slaps the foot to one side.
Jernit lands with a straight right. Ricard didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ricard.
Ricard looks for the body kick but Jernit saw that one coming.
Jernit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Jernit misses with a looping right.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricard throws a leg kick which misses Jernit's front leg but catches the back leg as Jernit tries to avoid it.
Jernit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jernit on his heels. He'll look to pass Jernit's guard now, I'm sure.
Jernit is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ricard presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jernit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ricard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricard is trying to push Jernit away but Jernit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ricard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jernit lands an elbow inside.
Ricard misses with some punches.
Ricard blocks an elbow strike.
Jernit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ricard tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Ricard back against the cage.
Ricard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jernit smiles and moves away.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricard throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Ricard wants to counter the offense by Jernit and move into the clinch position.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jernit throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Jernit looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Jernit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Ricard looking to score a takedown here. Jernit is defending well but Ricard drives through and ends up in Jernit's guard.
Ricard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jernit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ricard 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.
Jernit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jernit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Ricard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jernit tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Jernit cracks Ricard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Jernit throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Ricard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jernit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jernit.
Ricard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Ricard throws a low kick but Jernit avoids it.
Jernit moves out of range as Ricard throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jernit 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 Ricard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ricard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jernit finds it's way round the side to connect with Ricard's head.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit slips a jab from Ricard.
Some bone on bone action there as Jernit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jernit lands with a cross.
Jernit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jernit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ricard misses with a shot to the body
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricard throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
Ricard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Ricard slips under a jab from Jernit.
Ricard swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch but Jernit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Ricard blocks a low kick nicely.
Jernit scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricard scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Jernit lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Ricard blocks a leg kick.
Ricard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jernit counters with an inside leg kick.
Ricard is looking to clinch but Jernit is avoiding it.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Ricard's ribs.
Ricard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ricard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jernit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ricard scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Jernit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricard's sensitive parts.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jernit wants to slow Ricard down by chopping away at his legs.
Jernit cracks Ricard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jernit lands a jab.
A shot to the body from Ricard misses
and Jernit counters with a thumping low kick.
Jernit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ricard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricard throws a wild body kick that Jernit sees coming a mile off.
Jernit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricard looks to throw a body kick
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Ricard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ricard tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricard motions for Jernit to come forward. Ricard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jernit looks to land a body kick but Ricard moved away.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jernit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ricard misses with a leg kick
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Jernit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jernit.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Jernit.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Jernit checks a leg kick nicely.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jernit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunt Jernit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jernit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Bunt Jernit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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