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GAMMA#799 Jernit v Barbo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Ramses (ranked 199 p4p, 31 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 270 p4p, 35 weight class). John Ramses could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bo Xiang Pao's chin.
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148 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Ramses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiang Pao misses with a jab to the body
letting Ramses counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramses.
Ramses looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ramses throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Xiang Pao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramses tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramses checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramses scores with a nice right hand.
Ramses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramses moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramses with a jab.
Ramses tries to bum rush Xiang Pao with a series of wild strikes but Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramses tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramses looks to throw the jab but Xiang Pao is out of range.
Ramses tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramses takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramses throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramses takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Ramses's knee but Ramses avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramses motions for Xiang Pao to come forward. Ramses throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiang Pao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiang Pao lands the left hand.
A low kick from Ramses misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiang Pao feints and then cracks Ramses's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramses down.
Ramses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Ramses.
Xiang Pao checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramses thumps Xiang Pao with a low kick.
Ramses smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramses checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Ramses on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Ramses manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiang Pao looks for the body kick but Ramses saw that one coming.
As Xiang Pao backs away, Ramses returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao blocks a head kick by Ramses.
Xiang Pao throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Xiang Pao finds it's way through Ramses's defenses.
Xiang Pao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramses counters with a nice double leg into side control. Xiang Pao won't be happy with that.
Xiang Pao is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramses connects with a decent elbow.
Xiang Pao is trying to buck Ramses off.
We've been hearing that Ramses has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ramses working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Xiang Pao felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ground and pound from Ramses seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Xiang Pao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramses off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Ramses's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Xiang Pao is looking to control Ramses but Ramses is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ramses covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao biding his time, looking for the opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramses rolls, trying to escape but Xiang Pao keeps control of the position.
Ramses is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ramses trying to control the action but Xiang Pao just sinks the hooks in.
Ramses tries to escape the position.
Will Xiang Pao go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ramses tries to escape but Xiang Pao has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands shots from the back.
Ramses is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ramses looking very determined here, making life difficult for Xiang Pao.
Even with his hooks in, Xiang Pao manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ramses can't escape the position.
Xiang Pao is not going to allow Ramses to sit and survive in this position.
Ramses is trying to break free.
Xiang Pao doesn't have the hooks in and Ramses manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramses is looking to work some ground and pound but Xiang Pao has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xiang Pao walks into a stiff left hand from Ramses.
Ramses throws a lazy head kick
enabling Xiang Pao to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramses lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Xiang Pao backs up against the cage.
Ramses misses the shot to the body.
Ramses slips a straight right by Xiang Pao.
Ramses changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Xiang Pao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramses.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramses finds it's way round the side to connect with Xiang Pao's head.
Xiang Pao lands a body shot.
Ramses lunges at Xiang Pao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiang Pao's hand.
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!
Ramses throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramses connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John Ramses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramses connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramses throws a big shot that misses.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramses misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramses moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xiang Pao scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xiang Pao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramses. Ramses circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiang Pao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramses somewhat.
Ramses misses with a low kick as Xiang Pao jumps back.
Ramses misses with a low kick.
Xiang Pao tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramses is wise to it.
Ramses takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramses!
A clash of legs there as Xiang Pao blocks the low kick.
Ramses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Ramses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xiang Pao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramses scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramses creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Xiang Pao struggling a bit here.
Ramses has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Xiang Pao!
Ramses looking to land elbow strikes but Xiang Pao uses the position to regain half guard.
Ramses lands strikes from half guard.
Ramses prevents Xiang Pao from standing back up.
Ramses is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramses working Xiang Pao over with strikes.
Xiang Pao moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramses has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramses pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xiang Pao is keeping the position for now.
Ramses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramses wants to pass the guard but Xiang Pao is keeping the position.
Ramses stops Xiang Pao from standing up.
Xiang Pao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramses is one step ahead there.
Xiang Pao trying to control the position.
Ramses working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xiang Pao's head.
Xiang Pao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramses throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xiang Pao wants to get back to his feet but Ramses is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramses throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramses stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xiang Pao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiang Pao wants to stand but Ramses is controlling the position.
Xiang Pao looking for a sweep. Not yet Xiang Pao, not yet.
Xiang Pao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramses's guard.
Ramses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xiang Pao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ramses dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramses.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Ramses acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramses lands a nice shot that snaps Xiang Pao's head back.
Xiang Pao connects with a right hand. Ramses shakes it off.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramses.
Nice cross by Ramses.
Xiang Pao tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramses misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramses.
Ramses lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramses under the eye.
Ramses cracks the inside of Xiang Pao's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramses gets a takedown into half guard.
Xiang Pao kicks Ramses off and gets back to his feet.
Ramses misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Xiang Pao does it's job there.
Ramses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramses misses the shot to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Ramses avoids it easily.
Ramses throws a right and a left that Xiang Pao avoids nicely.
Ramses cracks Xiang Pao with a good jab.
Ramses ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Ramses on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramses just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao cracks the inside of Ramses's front leg.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Ramses saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao throws a big shot that misses.
Ramses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiang Pao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramses somewhat.
Ramses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Ramses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramses swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xiang Pao.
Bo Xiang Pao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramses walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Xiang Pao blocks the low kick.
Xiang Pao with a nice cross.
Ramses throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Ramses throws a lazy head kick
and Xiang Pao counters with a left and a right that stings Ramses.
Xiang Pao checks a low kick from Ramses.
Ramses tries to move into range but Xiang Pao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xiang Pao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramses finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramses throws a leg kick
and Xiang Pao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramses is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramses is looking to slow Xiang Pao down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramses as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao cracks Ramses with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramses throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiang Pao. That snapped Ramses's head back.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Ramses.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Ramses slips the punch.
Ramses went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramses looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Ramses.
Xiang Pao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xiang Pao throws out a powerful jab.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Ramses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Ramses fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Ramses avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ramses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramses misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramses misses with a low kick.
Xiang Pao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiang Pao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramses momentarily.
Xiang Pao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramses. Ramses obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramses lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiang Pao jabs at Ramses's body.
Ramses fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramses throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramses looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiang Pao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiang Pao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiang Pao connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Ramses.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiang Pao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramses throws out a powerful jab.
Ramses takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Xiang Pao.
I think Xiang Pao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 517 p4p, 66 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 343 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Rob is out of range.
Rob attempts a counter takedown but Jericho avoids it well and moves away.
Jericho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rob's head backwards.
Rob takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Rob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho jabs Rob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jericho with a nice cross.
Jericho blocks a head kick by Rob.
Rob misses with an uppercut
and Jericho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jericho lands a nice shot to the body.
Jericho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Rob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jericho.
Jericho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rob's head backwards.
Rob tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jericho defends well and Rob ends up having to push Jericho into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Rob moves away and avoids it.
Jericho lands a jab to the head.
Jericho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rob's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rob was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Jericho scores with a jab.
Jericho throws a head kick but Rob moves out of range.
Jericho slips under a jab.
Rob walks into a stiff left hand from Jericho.
Jericho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Rob misses.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Rob.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rob goes for a double leg but Jericho avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jericho continues to drive forward.
Rob looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Rob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rob blocks a jab.
Rob blocks 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 has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
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!
Rob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jericho is fending him off so far but Rob persists. Nope, Jericho circles away and we're back to standing.
Jericho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rob just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rob bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jericho's head backwards.
Rob moves out of range of the strikes.
Jericho thuds a left hand into Rob's body.
Maxim Jericho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rob wants to clinch up but Jericho keeps it at a distance.
Jericho throws out a counter right but Rob avoids it with no problem.
Jericho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rob.
Rob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Rob drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jericho sprawls and moves away.
Jericho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jericho stuns Rob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Rob throws a quick counter head kick but Jericho was just out of range.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses
and Rob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rob shoots in for a takedown but Jericho shows good takedown defense.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Rob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Rob does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Jericho misses
and Rob decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jericho's guard.
Rob controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rob looking to pass the guard.
Rob is working hard here to advance position.
Jericho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rob is in close to Jericho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jericho is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob wants to pass the guard but Jericho is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jericho has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rob has passed into side control.
Rob is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jericho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jericho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rob wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rob is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jericho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Rob's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rob is looking to take a break and control but Jericho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jericho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rob slips under a jab from Jericho.
Rob darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jericho with a nice cross.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho throws a jab when Rob was well out of range.
A big right from Rob misses.
Jericho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rob.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Rob slips the punch.
Rob changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rob throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rob half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jericho! But no joy.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Jericho moves out of range of the leg kick from Rob.
Rob loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jericho as he jumps to the side.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Jericho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rob shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jericho defends it nicely.
Jericho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook but Rob blocks it.
Rob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Rob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rob clobbers Jericho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rob tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.
Jericho slaps away a takedown attempt from Rob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jericho.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Rob is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jericho blocks the leg kick.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses
and Rob counters with a single leg into guard. Jericho didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rob wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Jericho has his hands on Rob's head, controlling the position.
Rob looking to sit in guard and control but Jericho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jericho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jericho content to stall in guard here.
Rob is pulling down on Jericho's head. It's preventing any offense from Jericho, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rob working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jericho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jericho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rob keeping moving, preventing Jericho from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rob escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jericho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jericho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jericho lands a head kick. Rob smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jericho as he avoids it easily.
Rob misses with a hook.
Rob throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jericho walks into a straight right hand from Rob.
Jericho drops his hands momentarily and Rob takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rob.
Jericho can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho is trying to improve his position.
Jericho is trying to control Rob's posture but Rob avoids it.
Jericho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob working away.
Rob working the ground and pound from side control.
Rob is working Jericho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jericho prevents Rob from improving position.
Rob is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jericho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rob is trying to get an arm triangle but Jericho is defending well.
Ace Rob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jericho wants to control but Rob postures up.
Ace Rob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rob is just content to waste time from the top position. Jericho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rob drops back looking for a leg! Jericho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jericho manages to kick Rob off! Rob jumps back into Jericho's guard.
Rob wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Jericho controlling Rob's posture.
Jericho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rob manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho won't allow Rob to sweep him here.
Rob working for a triangle but Jericho defends it easily.
Jericho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rob has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jericho has managed to get both his arms back between Rob's legs - danger averted.
Jericho sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rob throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rob looking for a guillotine here but Jericho defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Rob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jericho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Jericho!
After the fight, Maxim Jericho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 576 p4p, 26 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 738 p4p, 36 weight class). Wolfsbruder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cradel to the grave. Smith has chosen Song 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
271 lbs
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304 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Wolfsbruder tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Wolfsbruder thumps Smith with a low kick.
Wolfsbruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Wolfsbruder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Wolfsbruder.
Smith throws a head kick but Wolfsbruder moves out of range.
Wolfsbruder tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Wolfsbruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolfsbruder scores with a nice head shot.
Wolfsbruder throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfsbruder throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Wolfsbruder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Wolfsbruder moves out of range.
Wolfsbruder is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
A combination from Wolfsbruder does no damage.
Wolfsbruder tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Wolfsbruder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfsbruder scores with a jab to the head.
Smith lunges at Wolfsbruder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolfsbruder's hand.
Wolfsbruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfsbruder tries to land a body kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolfsbruder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolfsbruder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolfsbruder is rocked!
Wolfsbruder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice right hand that sends Wolfsbruder toppling to the canvas! Wolfsbruder scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smith finish him?!
Oh Wolfsbruder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wolfsbruder is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Wolfsbruder catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Wolfsbruder seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolfsbruder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Wolfsbruder's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Smith falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elric Wolfsbruder!
Elric Wolfsbruder really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UnderGround Clothing Co. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Minerva (ranked 810 p4p, 40 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 487 p4p, 20 weight class). Minerva comes to the cage accompanied by Make The Money. 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Minerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric scores with the left hand. Minerva knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Saric.
Minerva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Saric on his heels. He'll look to pass Saric's guard now, I'm sure.
Minerva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minerva slows the pace down.
Minerva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Minerva wants to control for a moment but Saric uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Minerva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saric defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva working Saric over with strikes.
Saric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minerva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minerva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minerva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saric is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Minerva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Minerva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Minerva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saric defending well though.
Minerva trying to mount his opponent but Saric defends it.
Saric is refusing to be controlled, as Minerva sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Minerva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minerva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minerva is looking to advance position but Saric won't allow it.
Minerva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Minerva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minerva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saric wants to control but Minerva is keeping busy.
Saric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minerva.
Minerva seems to be working for a kimura but Saric defends the submission attempt.
Saric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minerva looks to land a strike but Saric avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Minerva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Minerva throws a strike but Saric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saric preventing the sweep.
Minerva is trying to keep Saric in close.
Saric showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Minerva is trying to keep Saric in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minerva is looking to sweep but instead, Saric has passed into half guard.
Minerva is trying to get back to full guard.
Minerva is trying to maintain the position but Saric is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minerva wants to get back to full guard but Saric has mounted him!
Minerva tries to lock up and control but Saric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Minerva dominated that round.
That's time! Minerva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saric fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Minerva is out of range.
Saric misses with a hook
and Minerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minerva ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Minerva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Minerva scrambles back to his feet.
Minerva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saric on the side of the head.
Minerva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Minerva counters with a right hand to the body.
Minerva throws an off balance right hand
and Saric counters with a nice uppercut.
Saric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minerva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric swats away the attempt to clinch by Minerva.
Saric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Saric misses
enabling Minerva to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Minerva misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saric cracks Minerva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Minerva scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minerva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Minerva blocks a low kick nicely.
Saric lands a leg kick that knocks Minerva off balance momentarily.
Saric tries to land a leg kick but Minerva saw it coming and moves away.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minerva was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Minerva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Minerva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saric.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saric misses with a jab to the body
and Minerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saric, as that shot connected.
Saric connects with a nice looking jab.
Minerva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Minerva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saric.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Saric misses
and Minerva counters by moving into the clinch.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Saric.
Minerva manages to break the clinch.
Minerva wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerva shoots in looking for a takedown. Saric tries to sprawl out of it but Minerva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Saric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Minerva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saric pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Minerva misses the target.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minerva manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Saric.
Minerva misses with a few strikes there.
Saric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Minerva throws a hook to the side of Saric's head but Saric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Saric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric looks to land a left hand but Minerva moved out of range nicely.
Saric thuds a left hand into Minerva's body.
Saric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minerva doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minerva doesn't seem bothered though.
Zdravko Saric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
and Saric counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Minerva! He's just covering up as Saric starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 262 p4p, 35 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 543 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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34
158 lbs
27 - 14 - 2 |
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29
165 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kane throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kane.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Kane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kane has time to react.
Kane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
Henry lands a head shot.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane staying out of range there.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Kane slips a jab from Henry.
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Kane.
Henry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kane scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henry misses with a leg kick
and Kane counters with a low kick, right behind Henry 's knee.
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Kane throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry looks for the body kick but Kane saw that one coming.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Henry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kane swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Kane moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenry.
Kane slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henry.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kane checks it well.
Kane misses the jab.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Kane's defenses.
Kane throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Kane lands with a right hand.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kane. Kane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Good work by Kane as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Kane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good exchange - Kane coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Kane cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Kane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Kane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Kane throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Kane misses with a leg kick.
Henry throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Henry darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pascal Henry will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Henry blocks the leg kick.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Kane checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Henry as he checks the leg kick.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Kane throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Henry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kane slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane checks a low kick from Henry.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Henry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kane, as that shot connected.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
Henry tries to counter with a clinch but Kane shakes him off and moves away.
Kane throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Donk. Kane catches Henry right on the button with a cross.
Kane avoids the body shot from Henry.
Kane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kane throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Kane tries a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Henry walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Henry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Henry works the jab nicely.
Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
Henry scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henry defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Kane misses.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kane blocks a head kick by Henry.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kane off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Henry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henry slips under a jab from Kane.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harry Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
Henry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kane lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry throws a low kick but Kane avoids it.
Kane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane throws a shot to the body.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry cracks Kane with a good jab.
Henry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kane takes a step back to recover.
Kane takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry slips a straight right by Kane.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Kane.
Henry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henry connects with a right hand. Kane shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
A jab from Kane misses.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kane.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
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!
Henry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry digs a good body shot into Kane's ribs.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry avoids the body shot from Kane.
Henry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kane throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Henry down.
Henry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Henry wants to slow Kane down by chopping away at his legs.
Henry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kane. Kane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane blocks a head kick by Henry.
A leg kick checked by Kane.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane scores with a nice right hand.
Henry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Henry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Kane misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Kane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry blocks a jab.
Henry drops his hands momentarily and Kane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good work by Henry as he checks the leg kick.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
Henry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henry tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry moves away from the strike by Kane.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Kane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kane throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry lands with a hook. Kane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry cracks Kane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry scores with a leg kick.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henry.
Kane misses with the body kick
and Henry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane slips a jab from Henry.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Kane misses with a leg kick
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Henry blocks the low kick.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Henry.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Henry!
Pascal Henry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 657 p4p, 29 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 370 p4p, 12 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by The 2 Bears - Bear Hug. Buster Napoleon 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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog cracks Napoleon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Napoleon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napoleon 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.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Napoleon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dog throws a looping overhand right but Napoleon ducks down to avoid it.
Napoleon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Napoleon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napoleon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog throws a right hand that Napoleon ducks under and follows up with a left that Napoleon also avoids with ease.
Dog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napoleon misses with a looping right.
Dog throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Napoleon lands with an uppercut that bounces Dog off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dog lands a head shot.
Dog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Napoleon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Dog checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Napoleon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Napoleon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Napoleon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Napoleon counters with a left and a right that stings Dog.
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Napoleon is predictable there
and Dog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Napoleon pushes him off.
Dog misses the jab.
A low kick from Napoleon is predictable there
and Napoleon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog moves away from the strike by Napoleon.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Napoleon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Napoleon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog connects with a right hand. Napoleon shakes it off.
Napoleon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Napoleon's shoulder, as Napoleon tries to avoid the shot.
Napoleon drops Dog with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dog looks back up at him and smiles so Napoleon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dog is rocked!
Big Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napoleon thumps Dog with a low kick.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Napoleon checks a leg kick.
Dog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Napoleon connects with a superb combination that knocks Dog out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Napoleon before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buster Napoleon!
Buster Napoleon made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview.
Big Dog was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager sucks! He doesn't know how to set sliders!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Lőhmus (ranked 353 p4p, 52 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 166 p4p, 28 weight class). Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joosep Lőhmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lőhmus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lőhmus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lőhmus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lőhmus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Lőhmus blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lőhmus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lőhmus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lőhmus with a body shot.
Cole shoots in looking for a takedown but Lőhmus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cole's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Lőhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lőhmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole walks into a jab.
Lőhmus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
Lőhmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lőhmus lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Lőhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lőhmus moves away.
It looked like Lőhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lőhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole takes a swing at Lőhmus's ribcage but misses.
Lőhmus throws a leg kick but Cole moved away.
Lőhmus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lőhmus wants it to stay on the feet.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lőhmus has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lőhmus's head backwards.
Cole tries to clinch up but Lőhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lőhmus tried to counter with a leg kick but Cole avoided it.
Cole moves out of range of the leg kick from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lőhmus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lőhmus throws a leg kick
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole goes for a double leg but Lőhmus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lőhmus continues to drive forward.
Lőhmus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Joosep Lőhmus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Lőhmus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lőhmus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lőhmus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with Lőhmus's head.
A low kick from Cole misses
and Lőhmus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lőhmus to the ground. Cole is now in Lőhmus's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole with a nice head shot there.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lőhmus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throws a strike but Lőhmus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole controlling Lőhmus's posture.
Lőhmus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
That's time! Lőhmus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Lőhmus shows good takedown defense.
Joosep Lőhmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole takes a swing at Lőhmus's ribcage but misses.
Lőhmus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lőhmus misses with a wild combination.
Lőhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
It looked like Lőhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lőhmus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cole punishes Lőhmus's body with a nice straight punch.
Lőhmus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Lőhmus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lőhmus tries to avoid it but Cole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lőhmus to the ground. Lőhmus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Lőhmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joosep Lőhmus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lőhmus takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Lőhmus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cole's coach down at Brotherhood MMA (ELITE COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cole's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lőhmus gets caught flat footed, as Cole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lőhmus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lőhmus pulls Cole in close to his closed guard and prevents Cole from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lőhmus working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lőhmus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lőhmus looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cole fails with the takedown.
Cole moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus breaks the clinch.
Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lőhmus rather than just go for the knockout.
Lőhmus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Lőhmus digs a good body shot into Cole's ribs.
Lőhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Cole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lőhmus defends well and Cole ends up having to push Lőhmus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A cross from Cole lands.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt - Lőhmus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lőhmus wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lőhmus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Lőhmus misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cole wants to counter with a clinch but Lőhmus pushes him away.
Lőhmus throws a big shot that misses.
Cole scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole digs a good hook to Lőhmus's body.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lőhmus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lőhmus misses its target.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Lőhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lőhmus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cole.
Lőhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Lőhmus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Lőhmus.
Cole scores with a jab to the head.
Cole clinches.
Lőhmus misses with some punches.
Lőhmus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joosep Lőhmus is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Lőhmus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole cracks Lőhmus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lőhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lőhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Lőhmus.
It looked like Lőhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lőhmus cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Lőhmus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole closes the distance and clinches up with Lőhmus, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes Lőhmus against the cage but Lőhmus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joosep Lőhmus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Lőhmus throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole throws a body punch but Lőhmus moves out of range.
Lőhmus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cole just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Lőhmus's belly button to the back.
Lőhmus slips under a jab from Cole.
Lőhmus scores with a body shot.
Cole scores with a jab to the head.
Lőhmus throws a leg kick
and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cole tries to work over Lőhmus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lőhmus manages to break the clinch.
Lőhmus thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lőhmus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lőhmus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cole.
Lőhmus regains half guard.
Lőhmus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cole seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lőhmus is controlling Cole's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lőhmus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cole 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Cole thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 135 p4p, 6 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 392 p4p, 14 weight class). The key to victory for Pony Pony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ruas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruas fails to land the takedown.
Ruas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ponys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Pony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Ruas misses.
Ruas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pony is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ruas.
Ruas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pony on the side of the head.
Ruas lands with a right hand.
Ruas has his takedown stuffed
and Pony counters with a good low kick that Ruas was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas scores with a hook.
Ruas throws a series of punches but Pony avoids them all with ease.
Pony feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruas blocks a head kick by Pony.
Ruas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruas controlling the position from side mount.
Pony stops Ruas from passing to mount.
Ruas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pony has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pony has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruas but great work by Pony.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruas is trying to get back to half guard.
Ruas manages to get back to half guard.
Ruas is looking to improve his position.
Ruas has a hand on Pony's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pony takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pony get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas throws a lazy uppercut
and Pony counters with a left right combination that sends Ruas crashing to the mat - Pony wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ruas out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pony Pony!
Pony Pony decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Carlos Ruas spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 191 p4p, 30 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 112 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wrexham is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by Rones's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rones slips under a jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrexham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wrexham takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Rones throws a sloppy head kick and Wrexham moves out of range easily.
Wrexham blocks the body kick.
Rones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wrexham looks to score with a jab to the body but Rones is just out of range.
Rones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Wrexham coming out on top.
Rones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Rones throws the left hand but Wrexham avoids the punch easily.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rones.
Wrexham tries to score with a low kick but Rones moves his leg out of the way.
Rones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrexham scores with a one two! Rones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones jabs Wrexham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrexham walks into a jab.
Rones misses with a straight right.
Wrexham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Rones.
Rones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rones lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Rones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a right and a left that Rones avoids nicely.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Rones throws a body kick that misses.
Wrexham appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wrexham moves into the clinch.
Rones misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rones.
Wrexham digs a right hand into Rones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rones's gas tank.
Wrexham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rones prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
Wrexham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rones blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Rones avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Rones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rones.
Rones swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Rones.
Rones prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Rones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Rones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones keeps control of Wrexham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wrexham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Rones controls the action.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Rones.
A shot in the inside from Rones.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Rones blocks it.
Rones throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
Wrexham working aggressively here.
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Rones tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Rones back against the cage.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
Rones prevents Wrexham from breaking the clinch.
Rones swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rones.
Rones lands an uppercut.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rones can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Wrexham manages to break the clinch.
Rones staying out of range there.
Rones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rones throws out the jab.
Wrexham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rones moves away.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Rones.
A head kick by Rones misses
and Wrexham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rones thinking.
Rones scores with a punch to the head.
Wrexham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrexham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rones's calf.
Wrexham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham cracks Rones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham takes one to the chin there.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Rones is having none of it.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Rones scores with a kick to the body.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wrexham .
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 Joy Rones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rones connects with the punch.
Wrexham instigates a clinch.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham breaks the clinch.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Rones moved out of range.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham works Rones's body with a nice hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wrexham 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.
Wrexham feints and then cracks Rones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rones down.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrexham .
As Wrexham tries to get set, Rones tries to push him back and clinch up but Wrexham manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Wrexham .
Rones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wrexham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rones scores with a jab to the body.
Rones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wrexham blocks a head kick by Rones.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Wrexham scores with a body shot.
Wrexham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Wrexham misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Wrexham .
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrexham was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
Wrexham counters with a body kick.
Rones misses with a straight left.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrexham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham slips a straight right by Rones.
Rones throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Rones throws the left hand but Wrexham avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Rones.
Wrexham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Rones looks to land a left hand but Wrexham moved out of range nicely.
Wrexham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rones avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rones misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rones.
Wrexham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wrexham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Rones moves out of range.
Wrexham slips a straight right by Rones.
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!
Rones slips under a jab from Wrexham .
Rones scores with a hook to the body. Wrexham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rones was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wrexham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rones - the referee stops the clock and Wrexham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rones. Wrexham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wrexham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrexham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rones lands a slapping body shot.
Wrexham feints and then cracks Rones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rones down.
Rones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wrexham defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Wrexham misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Rones.
Rones scores with a hook to the body. Wrexham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrexham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Rones is having none of it.
Rones is looking to counter the offense by Wrexham and move into the clinch.
Wrexham cracks a nice hook into Rones's ribs.
Wrexham misses with a leg kick.
Wrexham connects with an inside leg kick.
Rones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws an overhand right that lands on Wrexham 's shoulder, as Wrexham tries to avoid the shot.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Rones throws a head kick that misses.
Rones lands a slapping body shot.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rones tries to counter by clinching up but Wrexham breaks away and moves out of range.
Rones keeps the fight on the outside.
Rones cracks Wrexham with a good jab.
Rones tries to work over Wrexham 's front leg with a kick but Wrexham checks it.
Rones catches Wrexham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wrexham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rones's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rones.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrexham .
A slow jab from Rones misses its intended target.
Wrexham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rones.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrexham .
Joy Rones is winning the standup battle so far.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Rones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Rones moves out of range.
Wrexham throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Rones.
Rones lands a front kick.
Wrexham scores with a nice strike.
Rones cracks a nice hook into Wrexham 's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Rones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wrexham doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rones.
Wrexham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wrexham thuds a left hand into Rones's body.
Rones scores with a jab.
Rones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wrexham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rones on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rones.
Wrexham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rones walks into a left hand.
Rones scores with the left hand. Wrexham knows he should have avoided that one.
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 Joy Rones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Rones.
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham tries to bum rush Rones with a series of wild strikes but Rones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Rones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wrexham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
Rones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wrexham wants to clinch.
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
Rones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrexham was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rones cracks a nice hook into Wrexham 's ribs.
Wrexham looks to land a combination but Rones avoids it well.
Wrexham throws a big shot that misses.
Wrexham 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wrexham duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Rones moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham slips under a jab.
Rones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rones missing with a left hand there. Wrexham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrexham scores with a one two! Rones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrexham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rones.
Wrexham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wrexham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rones throws a jab when Wrexham was well out of range.
Wrexham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones drops his hands momentarily and Wrexham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rones lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Rones.
Rones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wrexham misses with a looping left.
Wrexham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rones on the side of the head.
Wrexham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rones motions for Wrexham to come forward. Rones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joy Rones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wrexham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Wrexham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Rones misses.
Wrexham throws the left hand but Rones avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham slips under a jab from Rones.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wrexham throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
Rones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Rones moves out of range.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrexham was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
Rones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Rones scores with the left hand. Wrexham knows he should have avoided that one.
Wrexham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rones punishes Wrexham 's body with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham tests Rones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham checks a leg kick.
Wrexham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rones scores with a punch to the head.
Rones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Wrexham slips the punch.
Wrexham blocks a low kick nicely.
Wrexham moves into the clinch.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyler Wrexham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wrexham working aggressively here.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Rones controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrexham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones misses with a body kick.
Rones misses with a jab to the body
and Wrexham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Joy Rones has been cut.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
Rones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wrexham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham wants to clinch.
Rones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Rones is looking to counter the offense by Wrexham and move into the clinch.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Rones lands a jab to Wrexham 's midsection.
Wrexham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rones checks a low kick from Wrexham .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones takes a swing at Wrexham 's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Rones.
Rones thuds his right hand into Wrexham 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wrexham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rones at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rones clobbers Wrexham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Wrexham .
I think Rones 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 46 p4p, 9 weight class). Jernit comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - Awolnation. Barbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nissim. Sala Barbo 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
39 - 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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jernit with a jab.
Jernit thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Barbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jernit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Barbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jernit.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Barbo moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
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.
A low kick from Jernit misses
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbo tests Jernit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbo tries to work over Jernit's front leg with a kick but Jernit checks it.
Jernit cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo digs a good body shot into Jernit's ribs.
Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jernit throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbo is looking to clinch but Jernit is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Jernit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jernit with a nice cross.
A clash of legs there as Jernit blocks the low kick.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Jernit checks it.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Barbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jernit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jernit's head backwards.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbo lands an overhand right.
Barbo blocks a leg kick.
Barbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jernit.
Jernit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbo. That's going to slow Jernit down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit lands a slapping body shot.
Barbo checks a low kick from Jernit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Barbo throws a low kick but Jernit moves out of range easily.
Jernit cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Barbo thows a body kick. Jernit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jernit swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbo.
Barbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbo lands with a good body shot.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Jernit throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
Barbo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jernit tries to score with a low kick but Barbo moves his leg out of the way.
Jernit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Barbo checks it.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jernit lands a high kick!
Barbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
Barbo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jernit thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Barbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jernit motions for Barbo to come forward. Jernit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jernit.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Jernit throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jernit checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
Jernit throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Jernit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit walks into a stiff left hand from Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo keeps Jernit at a distance using the push kick.
Jernit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Barbo.
Jernit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo thuds his shin into the meat of Jernit's side.
Jernit cracks Barbo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jernit lands with an overhand left.
Jernit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbo blocks a jab.
Jernit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbo can pounce on him.
Jernit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbo. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit catches Barbo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbo throws a leg kick but Jernit moved away.
Barbo takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
Jernit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jernit moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit scores with a head kick. Barbo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jernit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a good, hard body kick but Jernit shrugs it off.
Jernit scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbo should have avoided that one.
Barbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Jernit blocks the low kick.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Jernit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jernit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbo 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 Jernit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jernit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jernit misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jernit looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbo thuds a left hand into Jernit's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jernit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Jernit misses.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Barbo checks the leg kick.
Barbo wants to land a leg kick but Jernit is out of range.
Barbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Jernit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbo throws a lazy head kick
and Jernit counters with a nice body kick.
Jernit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jernit lands a head kick!
Jernit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jernit gets tackled into the cage by Barbo. Barbo maintains the clinch.
Barbo lands a body punch.
Jernit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbo.
Jernit misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Barbo lands a left hand.
Jernit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbo's defenses.
Jernit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Barbo.
Jernit throws an elbow that misses.
Jernit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbo.
Jernit throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Barbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Barbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbo prevents a body shot from Jernit.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jernit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbo's brow.
Barbo blocks the elbow strike.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbo tries a body shot but Jernit blocks it.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barbo lands a shot to the body.
Barbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jernit.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo is trying to stall.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Barbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo blocks the elbow strike.
Jernit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jernit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbo's defenses.
Barbo avoids the elbow strike from Jernit, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit prevents a body shot from Barbo.
Jernit takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Jernit throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Barbo.
Barbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo gets through Jernit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jernit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jernit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sala Barbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Barbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jernit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Barbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jernit misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbo misses the target.
Barbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jernit.
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 throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Barbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo lands a jab to Jernit's midsection.
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbo misses the target.
Barbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jernit finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbo's head.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Jernit sets himself, and Barbo steps forward looking for the clinch! Jernit avoids it this time.
Jernit connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Barbo moves away and avoids it.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Jernit is wise to it.
Barbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit throwing a counter right hand but Barbo manages to avoid it.
A big left from Barbo misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Jernit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jernit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jernit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jernit scores with a punch to the head.
Barbo throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbo's calf.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Barbo jumps back.
Jernit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbo wants to slow Jernit down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jernit scrambles back to his feet.
Barbo throws a looping overhand right but Jernit ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Jernit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Barbo throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Jernit throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbo counters by clinching up.
Jernit works on Barbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jernit.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Barbo.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Jernit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jernit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jernit misses with a body punch.
Barbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo blocks an elbow strike from Jernit.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbo misses with some punches.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbo avoids the elbow strike from Jernit, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbo.
Nice body punch from Barbo - that landed with a thud.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbo dodges an elbow strike from Jernit.
Barbo controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Jernit.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbo works on Jernit's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo presses Jernit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Jernit prevents a body shot from Barbo.
Barbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Barbo misses with some punches.
Jernit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jernit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Jernit with a knee to the head.
Barbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Barbo.
Jernit lands an elbow inside.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Barbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jernit is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bunt Jernit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a left to the body.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Barbo.
Jernit slips a jab from Barbo.
Jernit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jernit really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
Barbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbo.
Jernit tries a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbo misses with a shot to the body
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo wants to clinch up but Jernit keeps it at a distance.
Barbo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit thumps Barbo with a low kick.
Jernit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Barbo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jernit counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jernit tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo checks a leg kick.
Jernit lunges at Barbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbo's hand.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Barbo jumps back.
Jernit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jernit thumps Barbo with a low kick.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jernit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jernit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Barbo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Barbo motions for Jernit to come forward. Barbo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbo. Barbo obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbo missing with a left hand there. Jernit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jernit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
Barbo moves out of range of the leg kick from Jernit.
Jernit scores with a nice head shot.
Jernit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbo takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Barbo lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Jernit.
Barbo slips under a jab.
Barbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbo takes one to the chin there.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbo looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Barbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jernit throws a solid leg kick but Barbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jernit.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jernit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Jernit.
A low kick from Barbo is predictable there
and Jernit counters with a leg kick.
Jernit throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jernit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Jernit cracks Barbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbo wants to slow Jernit down by chopping away at his legs.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
Jernit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jernit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbo will feel that in the morning.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Jernit is predictable there
and Barbo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barbo throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
Jernit connects with a high kick.
Jernit misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbo swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit misses with a leg kick
letting Barbo counter with a right hand.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jernit misses with a looping left.
Barbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbo blocks a jab.
Barbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jernit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit feints a jab promting Barbo to slip. Jernit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbo misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jernit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jernit.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jernit tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbo avoided it.
Jernit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Barbo.
Jernit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jernit.
Barbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jernit.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Barbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbo misses.
Barbo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Jernit's leg. Jernit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbo sizes up Jernit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jernit throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbo throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Barbo wants to slow Jernit down by chopping away at his legs.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbo blocks a head kick by Jernit.
Barbo connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Barbo
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jernit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo slips a straight right by Jernit.
Jernit throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Jernit throws a low kick, looking for Barbo's leg but Barbo calmly moves out of range.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Jernit.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sala Barbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jernit slips a jab from Barbo.
It appears Jernit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Barbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Jernit checks it.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo blocks a head kick by Jernit.
Barbo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jernit avoids the head kick by Barbo.
Barbo tries to work over Jernit's front leg with a kick but Jernit checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Barbo.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jernit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
Jernit lands a nice looking body kick.
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jernit thuds a left hand into Barbo's body.
Jernit avoids a kick to the body.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bunt Jernit.
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 James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Bunt Jernit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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