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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 2100 p4p, 123 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 3424 p4p, 192 weight class). Michael Collins 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but Fortythree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fortythree swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
A cross from Collins lands.
Collins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins wants to clinch up but Fortythree keeps it at a distance.
Fortythree digs a good hook to Collins's body.
Fortythree looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Collins tries to clinch up but Fortythree circles away and keeps his distance.
Collins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fortythree manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collins is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree lands a slapping body shot.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the body
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Fortythree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortythree throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
Fortythree throws an off balance right hand
and Fortythree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collins avoids the body shot from Fortythree.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree connects with a single shot there.
Collins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Collins missing with knees to the body.
Fortythree lands a nice uppercut.
Fortythree lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortythree lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortythree scores with a nice hook to the head.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortythree.
A shot in the inside from Fortythree.
Fortythree digs a right hand underneath Collins's ribcage. Collins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Fortythree.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Fortythree.
Fortythree lands with a right to the head.
Fortythree lands a body punch.
Fortythree tries to throw a body punch but Collins avoids it by throwing Fortythree back against the cage.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Collins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fortythree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortythree lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Fortythree throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
Fortythree struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Collins.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Fortythree.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortythree.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Fortythree lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Collins looks winded!
A short right from Fortythree.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Collins is rocked!
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortythree.
A nice left hand lands by Fortythree.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortythree finish him?
Fortythree lands a body punch.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Fortythree on the inside.
Fortythree scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Fortythree scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fortythree lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Fortythree.
Fortythree lands an uppercut.
Fortythree stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortythree.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a body punch.
Fortythree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortythree pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortythree.
Fortythree works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fortythree pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree digs a right hand into Collins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collins's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortythree.
Fortythree lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Collins to his knees! Fortythree keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). One Fortythree!
One Fortythree really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1971 p4p, 256 weight class) and Willy Brandon (ranked 3715 p4p, 400 weight class). Willy Brandon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brownie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandon missing with a left hand there. Brownie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brownie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandon.
Brandon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brownie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandon.
Brandon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brownie.
Brownie throws a right hand that misses
and Brandon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brownie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandon momentarily.
Brandon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brownie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon moves out of range of the strikes.
Willy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brownie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brownie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon gets back to full guard.
Brownie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brandon holds on and takes a little breather.
Brownie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon controlling the position.
Brownie throws a big elbow that misses.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownie.
Brownie trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brownie landing with the ground and pound.
Brownie is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandon has wrist control.
Brandon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brownie works over Brandon with some ground and pound from guard.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownie looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownie managing to control the position.
Brownie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brandon trying to control but Brownie is working from the bottom.
Brandon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brandon misses with a combination
and Brownie counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon with the counter takedown but Brownie avoids it easily.
Brandon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brandon throws a hook to the side of Brownie's head but Brownie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Brandon misses
and Brownie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Brandon misses.
Brownie misses with a double jab.
Brownie slips a straight right by Brandon.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brownie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt - Brownie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandon moves away.
Brandon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brownie.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Brandon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brownie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brownie connects with a nice short shot to Brandon's temple.
Brandon tries to roll over but Brownie keeps him under control.
Brownie trying to control the action but Brandon is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon wants to improve his position but Brownie is controlling well.
Brownie working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie is looking to take a break and control but Brandon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brownie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brownie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brownie wants to pass to mount but Brandon is defending the position.
Brownie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brownie is trying to control. Brandon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brownie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brownie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandon keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brandon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brownie scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandon should have avoided that one.
Brandon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brownie momentarily.
Willy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brownie.
Brownie misses with a takedown attempt
and Brandon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandon connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Brownie. That snapped Brandon's head back.
Brandon throws a leg kick
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie clobbers Brandon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandon is rocked!
Brandon slips a straight right by Brownie.
Brandon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Brownie finish him?
Brandon staying out of range there.
Brandon throws a fast counter high kick but Brownie manages to duck under it in time.
Brandon seems to have recovered his senses.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Brownie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandon lands a right hook to the body.
Brandon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Brandon.
Good standup being displayed there by Brownie as he connects with a hook.
Brownie stuns Brandon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brownie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brownie looks for a takedown but Brandon sprawls well.
Brandon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brownie moves away.
Brownie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brownie.
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brownie.
Brownie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brandon misses with a left hand
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Brandon coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Brandon.
Brownie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brownie with a body shot.
Brownie blocks a head kick by Brandon.
Brandon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brandon! But no joy.
Brownie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brandon to the ground. Brownie is now in Brandon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brandon gets caught napping as Brownie dives in and scores a takedown. Brandon manages to retain guard.
Brownie looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brownie has control of Brandon's left arm, preventing Brandon from doing any damage.
Brandon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaun Brownie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Brandon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon throwing strikes from guard but Brownie blocks nicely.
Brandon is looking to pass into half guard but Brownie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brownie is in guard.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandon is trying to control the position but Brownie postures up.
Brownie works over Brandon with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brownie controls the pace.
Brownie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandon throws a combination that misses
and Brownie counters with a single leg into guard. Brandon didn't expect that.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon wants to control but Brownie passes easily into half guard.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon taking some punishment here, with Brownie in his half guard.
Brandon is looking to control Brownie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brandon avoid being mounted?
Brandon wants to control but Brownie passes into side.
Brandon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brownie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brandon is trying to control Brownie's posture but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie working the head with strikes.
Brownie working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon regains half guard.
Brandon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brandon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brownie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brandon has control of Brownie's left arm, preventing Brownie from doing any damage.
Brownie trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandon, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Brownie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brownie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hotaru Doji (ranked 2081 p4p, 276 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 3421 p4p, 414 weight class). Doji comes to the cage accompanied by Crane ft. Beauregard & The Down Right - Meet Me In The Garden. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from DeRozan. Doji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doji looks to land a right hand but DeRozan moved out of range.
A nice side step and DeRozan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DeRozan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doji finds it's way round the side to connect with DeRozan's head.
DeRozan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeRozan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doji manages to avoid it.
DeRozan throws a good cross that connects.
Doji swings away with a body shot that misses
and DeRozan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Doji misses.
Doji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeRozan throws a hook to the side of Doji's head but Doji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doji misses with a right hand
and DeRozan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeRozan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Doji was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from DeRozan.
A big right from Doji misses.
DeRozan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doji.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doji connects with a right hand. DeRozan shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeRozan.
Doji misses the shot to the body.
DeRozan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doji moves away.
Doji misses the shot to the body.
Doji looks to score with a jab to the body but DeRozan is just out of range.
DeRozan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doji lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeRozan at a distance.
Doji misses with a lunging right hand
and Doji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Hotaru Doji has been cut.
Doji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doji lunges at DeRozan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeRozan's hand.
Doji slips under a jab from DeRozan.
Doji is looking to counter punch.
Doji misses the jab.
DeRozan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doji misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling DeRozan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doji connects with a jab.
DeRozan looks to throw the jab but Doji is out of range.
Hotaru Doji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doji. DeRozan does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeRozan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeRozan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doji swings for the body but DeRozan moves out of range.
DeRozan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRozan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doji throws a lazy right hand but DeRozan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doji blocks a jab.
It looked like Doji wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeRozan can pounce on him.
DeRozan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeRozan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan tries to land a leg kick but Doji saw it coming and moves away.
Doji looks to land a right hand but DeRozan moved out of range.
Doji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeRozan.
Doji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeRozan moves away.
Doji misses with a hook
and DeRozan counters with a stiff right hand.
DeRozan moves out of range as Doji strikes.
DeRozan defending well as Doji loads up on a big left hand.
DeRozan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doji misses with a shot to the body
and DeRozan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeRozan digs a good body shot into Doji's ribs.
Doji swings widly with a right hand
and DeRozan counters with a nice right hand that sends Doji toppling to the canvas! Doji scrambles and gets back to his feet - can DeRozan finish him?!
Doji is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeRozan throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Doji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeRozan moves out of range of the strikes.
DeRozan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doji had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Doji throws an off balance right hand
and DeRozan counters with a right hand to the body.
Doji seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji throws an off balance right hand
and DeRozan counters with a nice leg kick.
Doji is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Doji misses with a jab to the body
and DeRozan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doji thuds a left hand into DeRozan's body.
DeRozan scores with a body shot.
Doji throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doji misses with an uppercut. DeRozan saw that one coming.
Doji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeRozan.
Doji scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeRozan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeRozan blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Doji.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doji.
DeRozan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMar DeRozan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hotaru Doji's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DeRozan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doji throws out the jab.
DeRozan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeRozan.
Doji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRozan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doji manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Doji misses the target.
Doji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeRozan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doji.
Doji lands with a straight right. DeRozan didn't see that one coming.
Doji connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeRozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doji misses with a body shot.
DeRozan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doji throws a lazy right hand but DeRozan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
DeRozan lands a really nice looking cross but Doji seems unphased.
Doji walks into a straight right hand from DeRozan.
DeRozan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doji throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from DeRozan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeRozan swings for the body but Doji moves out of range.
DeRozan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeRozan lands a big right hand that sends Doji crashing to the mat! DeRozan stays standing though and waves Doji back to his feet!
Hotaru Doji's cut is getting worse.
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!
Doji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeRozan counters with a good low kick that Doji was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeRozan counters with a big right hand! Oh Doji is in trouble here! DeRozan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMar DeRozan!
DeMar DeRozan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Hotaru Doji stepped up to the mic, saying 'We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonkei Oloishona (ranked 1397 p4p, 167 weight class) and Desi Kraag (ranked 3081 p4p, 289 weight class). Oloishona comes to the cage accompanied by Keleya. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonkei Oloishona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oloishona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oloishona ducks under a wild hook from Kraag.
As Kraag tries to get set, Oloishona tries to push him back and clinch up but Kraag manages to avoid the attempt.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Oloishona shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kraag counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kraag swings for the body but Oloishona moves out of range.
Kraag lands with a shot to the body.
Oloishona fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kraag sprawls well initially but Oloishona persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kraag tries to get to full guard but Oloishona has control of the leg.
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oloishona pulls his head out easily.
Kraag wants to get back to full guard.
Kraag actively working from the bottom here.
Oloishona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kraag on the ground.
Kraag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kraag wants to control but Oloishona is keeping busy.
Kraag actively working from the bottom here.
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
Kraag is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oloishona tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kraag.
Oloishona stands up and beckons Kraag to join him on the feet.
Oloishona closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kraag is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kraag has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oloishona is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oloishona pulls his head out easily.
Kraag trying to control here.
Kraag gets back to full guard.
Kraag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kraag working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oloishona has passed into half guard!
Kraag is trying to maintain the position but Oloishona is very close to passing his half guard.
Kraag might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oloishona haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Kraag actively working from the bottom here.
Kraag is trying to maintain the position but Oloishona is very close to passing his half guard.
Kraag actively working from the bottom here.
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oloishona pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kraag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Tonkei Oloishona will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Oloishona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oloishona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kraag.
We've been told by Oloishona's head coaches at The Elite FC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kraag is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oloishona rather than just go for the knockout.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oloishona moves away.
Tonkei Oloishona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oloishona shoots for a takedown but Kraag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kraag takes a swing at Oloishona's ribcage but misses.
Oloishona wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oloishona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonkei Oloishona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oloishona avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Kraag misses with a body shot.
Oloishona fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oloishona dives in and grabs Kraag's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kraag pushes down on Oloishona's head and hops out.
Kraag throws out a counter right but Oloishona avoids it with no problem.
Oloishona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraag jabs at Oloishona's body.
Oloishona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oloishona fails with the takedown
and Kraag makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kraag lands with a shot to the body.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Oloishona tries to counter by clinching up but Kraag breaks away and moves out of range.
Kraag gets caught flat footed, as Oloishona shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kraag has his foot on Oloishona's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oloishona works his way back into a safe position though.
Kraag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oloishona is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraag looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oloishona passes into half guard.
Kraag regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Oloishona rolls with it to try and escape but Kraag cranks on the arm and Oloishona is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Desi Kraag!
Desi Kraag seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burenkov (ranked 1022 p4p, 127 weight class) and Xavier Merlin (ranked 3591 p4p, 381 weight class). Xavier Merlin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Burenkov's chin.
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170 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merlin shoots in for a takedown but Burenkov shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Merlin.
Good shot there by Merlin.
Good shot there by Burenkov.
Burenkov rushes Merlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burenkov manages to break the clinch.
Burenkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burenkov moves into the clinch.
Merlin lands with a left to the head.
Burenkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Burenkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burenkov tries to throw a body punch but Merlin avoids it by throwing Burenkov back against the cage.
Merlin lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merlin prevents the takedown attempt.
Merlin lands a body shot.
Burenkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merlin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Merlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Merlin lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Merlin.
Merlin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sergey Burenkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
Merlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merlin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Merlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merlin.
Merlin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Merlin pulls Burenkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Burenkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Merlin is looking for a triangle but Burenkov pushes his legs off easily.
Merlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Merlin keeping full guard, as Burenkov tries to pass.
Burenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Merlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burenkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merlin is keeping the position for now.
Merlin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burenkov defends it easily.
Merlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov stands and throws Merlin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Merlin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burenkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burenkov trying to control the position but Merlin is working away.
Merlin sneaks back into half guard.
Merlin tries to get to full guard but Burenkov has control of the leg.
Burenkov moves into full mount! Merlin won't be happy about that!
Merlin gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merlin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burenkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Merlin is looking to control Burenkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Merlin avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov wants to pass the guard but Merlin is defending well.
Merlin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Burenkov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Burenkov seems to be working for a kimura but Merlin defends the submission attempt.
Merlin is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Burenkov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Merlin is staying active underneath Burenkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Merlin is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xavier Merlin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burenkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burenkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Merlin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burenkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burenkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Merlin is just out of range.
Merlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Burenkov is just out of range.
Burenkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burenkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Merlin back to the cage. Burenkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Merlin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burenkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burenkov tries to bench press Merlin off him but Merlin keeps the position.
Burenkov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Merlin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Burenkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Burenkov is working hard here to advance position.
Merlin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Burenkov!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burenkov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov gets back to full guard.
Merlin wants to control from the top but Burenkov keeps moving.
Merlin passes Burenkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Merlin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Merlin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Merlin wants to control but Burenkov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burenkov gets full guard.
Merlin passes Burenkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burenkov trying to control here.
Burenkov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Burenkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Merlin wants to free his trapped foot but Burenkov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burenkov trying to hold on to Merlin's head to control him but Merlin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin wants to pass the guard but Burenkov is defending well.
Burenkov wants to get back to full guard.
Burenkov trying to control here.
Merlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burenkov sees it coming and defends easily.
Merlin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burenkov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burenkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Merlin trying to control but Burenkov is working from the bottom.
Burenkov pulls Merlin in close to his closed guard and prevents Merlin from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Burenkov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Merlin slips nicely into half guard.
Burenkov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Merlin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Merlin's back!
Burenkov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Xavier Merlin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Merlin is covering up but some of the strikes from Burenkov are getting through and doing damage.
Merlin is trying to remain composed but Burenkov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Burenkov looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merlin can't escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Merlin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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 Sergey Burenkov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Merlin gets a double leg takedown into Burenkov's guard.
Burenkov keeping moving, preventing Merlin from controlling successfully.
Burenkov keeping full guard, as Merlin tries to pass.
Burenkov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merlin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burenkov 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.
Merlin sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Merlin being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin advances to half guard.
Merlin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burenkov gets back to half guard.
Merlin is trying to work for a kimura but Burenkov is defending well.
Burenkov wants to get back to full guard.
Burenkov is pressing down on Merlin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Merlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burenkov is looking for a triangle here but Merlin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Burenkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin taking a breather here.
Burenkov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Merlin off and has taken his back!
Merlin trying to control the action but Burenkov just sinks the hooks in.
Merlin has hold of Burenkov's leg, trying to break free but it's let Burenkov lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Merlin is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Burenkov throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sergey Burenkov!
Sergey Burenkov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bapp (ranked 553 p4p, 84 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 1239 p4p, 185 weight class). Jospin has chosen Clash as his entrance music. Scotty Bapp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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209 lbs
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218 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Bapp.
Bapp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jospin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bapp.
Jospin misses with a right hand
and Bapp counters with a right hand to the body.
Jospin scores with a push kick.
Jospin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Bapp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Bapp swings for the body but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jospin counters with a big head kick but Bapp shrugs it off.
Bapp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jospin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bapp scores with a nice strike.
Bapp clobbers Jospin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bapp looks to throw the jab but Jospin is out of range.
Bapp throws a hook to the side of Jospin's head but Jospin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
Bapp moves forwards but Jospin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Jospin is predictable there
and Bapp counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jospin drops his hands momentarily and Bapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Henri Jospin's cut even more.
Jospin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bapp connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jospin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bapp misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Jospin.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jospin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jospin. Jospin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jospin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bapp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bapp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jospin - the referee stops the clock and Bapp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jospin. Bapp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jospin takes a swing at Bapp's ribcage but misses.
Bapp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jospin.
Jospin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The cut above Henri Jospin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bapp throws out a powerful jab.
Bapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Jospin jabs Bapp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Bapp finds it's target.
Henri Jospin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jospin swings widly with a right hand
and Bapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bapp misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bapp throws a jab when Jospin was well out of range.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scotty Bapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Jospin misses with a wild body shot.
Bapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jospin.
Bapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jospin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin lands a nice hook to Bapp's body. Bapp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bapp misses with a right hand
and Jospin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bapp, as that shot connected.
Bapp thows a leg kick but Jospin checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jospin misses with an uppercut.
Jospin throws a leg kick that misses.
Jospin scores with a leg kick.
Bapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jospin to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bapp misses the target.
Bapp lands with a straight right. Jospin didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henri Jospin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scotty Bapp!
During a confident post fight interview, Scotty Bapp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 1435 p4p, 85 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 1882 p4p, 108 weight class). Por Pramuk has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a leg kick but Por Pramuk checks it.
Por Pramuk misses with a kick to the body.
Por Pramuk cracks Xinhai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xinhai throws a right hand that misses
and Por Pramuk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xinhai thumps Por Pramuk with a low kick.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick that misses.
Por Pramuk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xinhai misses with a hook. Por Pramuk ducked under it nicely.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuk throws a body punch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xinhai blocks a jab.
Xinhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xinhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Por Pramuk throws a body punch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Xinhai lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Xinhai strikes.
Xinhai is looking to slow Por Pramuk down with leg kicks.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Por Pramuk.
Some bone on bone action there as Por Pramuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xinhai throws an overhand right that lands on Por Pramuk's shoulder, as Por Pramuk tries to avoid the shot.
Xinhai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xinhai slips under a jab.
Xinhai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Por Pramuk's head backwards.
Por Pramuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xinhai.
Xinhai misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk avoids the body shot from Xinhai.
Xinhai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xinhai scores with a body shot.
Xinhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Por Pramuk moves in looking to clinch but Xinhai pushes him off.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xinhai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Por Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yang Xinhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai misses with a wild body shot.
Por Pramuk wants to slow Xinhai down by chopping away at his legs.
Xinhai scores with a jab to the body.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xinhai lands a jab to the head.
Xinhai throws out a powerful jab.
Por Pramuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Por Pramuk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xinhai defends well and Por Pramuk ends up having to push Xinhai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Por Pramuk clinches.
Xinhai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk throws a nice head kick!
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Xinhai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Xinhai.
Por Pramuk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xinhai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Por Pramuk somewhat.
Xinhai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Por Pramuk just manages to avoid it.
Xinhai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuk.
Xinhai looks to land a left hand but Por Pramuk moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xinhai, as that shot connected.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xinhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xinhai.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that misses.
Xinhai lands a jab to the nose.
Xinhai throws out a leg kick but Por Pramuk moves out of range and Xinhai only half commits.
Por Pramuk looks to clinch
and Xinhai counters with a leg kick.
Xinhai misses with a leg kick
and Por Pramuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Xinhai tenderised Por Pramuk's leg. Por Pramuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk shoots for a double leg takedown but Xinhai sprawls well. He's pushed Por Pramuk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang Xinhai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieselnoi Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xinhai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Por Pramuk.
Xinhai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xinhai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Xinhai works the jab nicely.
Xinhai 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.
Por Pramuk swings for the body but Xinhai moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Por Pramuk misses with a hook
and Xinhai counters with a right hand to the body.
Xinhai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Por Pramuk's hands.
Xinhai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xinhai jabs Por Pramuk right on the nose. Por Pramuk blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xinhai checks it well.
Xinhai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Xinhai misses.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Xinhai strikes.
Xinhai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Por Pramuk on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Xinhai as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Por Pramuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xinhai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xinhai to score with a decent uppercut.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xinhai misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk throws a counter combo.
Por Pramuk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Por Pramuk throws a shot from downtown. Xinhai moves away and avoids it.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Por Pramuk backs away, Xinhai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Por Pramuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xinhai.
Por Pramuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Por Pramuk tries to break the clinch but Xinhai is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xinhai blocks the body kick.
Por Pramuk looks to land a body kick but Xinhai moved away.
Xinhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Xinhai there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk lands with a hook. Xinhai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Por Pramuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xinhai to score with a decent uppercut.
Xinhai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Por Pramuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xinhai.
Xinhai looks to land a left hand but Por Pramuk moved out of range nicely.
Xinhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Por Pramuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xinhai's calf.
Xinhai is looking to chop away at Por Pramuk's legs.
The crowd cheers as Por Pramuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xinhai doesn't seem phased though.
Xinhai scores with a jab.
Por Pramuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Xinhai misses.
Por Pramuk throws a hook but Xinhai blocks it.
Por Pramuk throws an off balance right hand
and Xinhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai lands a head kick!
Xinhai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Por Pramuk's sensitive parts.
Xinhai keeps the fight on the outside.
Xinhai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xinhai lands a jab to the head.
Xinhai moves out of range of the body kick from Por Pramuk.
Xinhai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xinhai.
Por Pramuk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Por Pramuk misses.
Por Pramuk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xinhai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Xinhai is looking for a triangle but Por Pramuk pushes his legs off easily.
Por Pramuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xinhai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xinhai working a defensive guard here.
Por Pramuk looking to sit in guard and control but Xinhai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai forces his way into half guard.
Por Pramuk trying to hold on to Xinhai's head to control him but Xinhai postures up.
Xinhai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Por Pramuk wants to control but Xinhai is keeping busy.
Por Pramuk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Xinhai tries to stand but can't do so whilst Por Pramuk controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Por Pramuk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xinhai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xinhai's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Xinhai misses.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Xinhai moves out of range easily.
Xinhai thuds his right hand into Por Pramuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Por Pramuk misses.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Xinhai lands a jab to the nose.
Por Pramuk dives in for a single leg takedown but Xinhai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Xinhai connects with a solid leg kick.
Xinhai throws a low kick but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk misses with a combination
and Xinhai counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk looks for the body kick but Xinhai saw that one coming.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot.
Xinhai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Por Pramuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xinhai connects with an inside leg kick.
Por Pramuk throws a front kick aimed at Xinhai's knee but Xinhai avoids it well.
Xinhai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xinhai looks to throw the jab but Por Pramuk is out of range.
Por Pramuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xinhai.
Xinhai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xinhai misses with a looping left.
Por Pramuk checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Xinhai throws a low kick, looking for Por Pramuk's leg but Por Pramuk calmly moves out of range.
Por Pramuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xinhai. Xinhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Por Pramuk fails with the takedown
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xinhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Xinhai misses the target.
Xinhai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Por Pramuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xinhai lands a nice looking body shot.
Xinhai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yang Xinhai is winning the standup battle so far.
Xinhai dodges the punch combination from Por Pramuk.
Xinhai lands a head shot.
Por Pramuk 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.
Por Pramuk misses with a kick to the body
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Xinhai misses the target.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Por Pramuk slips under a jab.
Por Pramuk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xinhai with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Por Pramuk scores with a kick to the body.
Xinhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xinhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xinhai throwing a counter right hand but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
Xinhai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Por Pramuk walks into a left hand.
Xinhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Por Pramuk.
A left and a right from Por Pramuk both land. Nice combination.
Yang Xinhai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Por Pramuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Por Pramuk cracks the inside of Xinhai's front leg.
Por Pramuk lands with a nice combination. Xinhai backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xinhai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai misses with a right hand
enabling Por Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Xinhai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Por Pramuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xinhai scores with the left hand. Por Pramuk knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Xinhai misses its intended target.
Xinhai punishes Por Pramuk's body with a nice straight punch.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch but Xinhai is avoiding it.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Xinhai strikes.
Xinhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xinhai connects with a leg kick. Por Pramuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xinhai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Por Pramuk misses with a shot to the body
and Xinhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xinhai cracks Por Pramuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xinhai feints and then cracks Por Pramuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Por Pramuk down.
Xinhai throws a leg kick but Por Pramuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xinhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Por Pramuk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Xinhai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xinhai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Xinhai!
Our winner, Yang Xinhai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight. I lost, to a very skilled opponent. I will be back, and stronger than before!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 1136 p4p, 173 weight class) and Rhymin Slayin (ranked 864 p4p, 132 weight class). Silva Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva Jr lands with a good body shot.
Slayin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Slayin.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Slayin saw that one coming.
Silva Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva Jr looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.
Slayin throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target.
Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva Jr has closed the distance and engaged Slayin in a clinch.
Slayin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayin breaks from the clinch.
Silva Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Slayin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slayin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Slayin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slayin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slayin! But no joy.
Slayin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slayin throws a big counter head kick but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Slayin.
Silva Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slayin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Slayin was well out of range.
Silva Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slayin, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Slayin avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Silva Jr has Slayin pressed against the cage, preventing Slayin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Slayin lands a right hand.
Silva Jr digs a right hand underneath Slayin's ribcage. Slayin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva Jr works on Slayin's body with a couple of short punches.
Slayin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slayin misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayin looks winded!
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Slayin holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
Silva Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayin controls his hands.
Slayin tries to work over Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr pushes Slayin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slayin blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Still in the clinch, Silva Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Silva Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slayin prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr keeps control of Slayin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands with a right to the head.
Slayin working aggressively here.
Silva Jr successfully pulls guard.
Silva Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin wants to stand but Silva Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Slayin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva Jr is trying to keep Slayin in close.
Silva Jr is pulling down on Slayin's head. It's preventing any offense from Slayin, at least for the moment.
Silva Jr looking to control.
Slayin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. Slayin moves away and avoids it.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slayin misses with a looping right.
Slayin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slayin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva Jr sizes up Slayin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slayin slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Slayin misses the jab.
Slayin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva Jr clobbers Slayin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Silva Jr tenderised Slayin's leg. Slayin is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Jr digs a good hook to Slayin's body.
Silva Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slayin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slayin misses with a double jab.
Silva Jr has closed the distance and engaged Slayin in a clinch.
Silva Jr pushes Slayin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slayin is breathing heavily.
Slayin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slayin is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr is controlling him.
Slayin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slayin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Slayin should have avoided that one.
Slayin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slayin throws a jab when Silva Jr was well out of range.
Silva Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Slayin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva Jr lands the left hand.
Silva Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slayin lands a jab to the head.
Silva Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slayin doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva Jr connects with the punch.
Silva Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayin can do to turn this around?
Donk. Silva Jr catches Slayin right on the button with a cross.
Rich Silva Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Slayin misses with a low kick.
Slayin tries to move into range but Silva Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lands a nice hook to Slayin's body. Slayin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Silva Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva Jr cracks Slayin with a good jab.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva Jr lands with a right hand.
Slayin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slayin tries to bum rush Silva Jr with a series of wild strikes but Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick from Slayin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Silva Jr moves out of range easily.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayin slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr clobbers Slayin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slayin throws a front kick aimed at Silva Jr's knee but Silva Jr avoids it well.
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slayin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slayin looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Slayin counters with a good low kick that Silva Jr was not able to check.
Silva Jr sizes up Slayin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slayin avoids the body shot from Silva Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slayin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slayin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva Jr slips under a jab.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Slayin saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Slayin.
Silva Jr scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
Slayin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayin.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
Slayin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slayin needs to keep his hands up - Silva Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Silva Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Slayin's shoulder, as Slayin tries to avoid the shot.
Slayin scores with a head kick. Silva Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin misses with a hook.
Slayin throws a lazy right hand but Silva Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayin misses with a hook. Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Silva Jr has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva Jr.
Slayin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva Jr pushes Slayin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva Jr.
A body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slayin uses from the top position.
Silva Jr working for a triangle but Slayin defends it easily.
Silva Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slayin defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slayin has managed to get both his arms back between Silva Jr's legs - danger averted.
Slayin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slayin has managed to get both his arms back between Silva Jr's legs - danger averted.
Slayin stands up from Silva Jr's guard - Slayin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Silva Jr tests Slayin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slayin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin lands with a straight right. Silva Jr didn't see that one coming.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Silva Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Slayin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva Jr scores with a jab.
Silva Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva Jr.
Rich Silva Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva Jr dips to his left and cracks Slayin with an uppercut!
Slayin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands with a hook. Slayin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slayin swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayin throws a right and a left that Silva Jr avoids nicely.
Jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr cracks Slayin with a good jab.
Slayin missing with a left hand there. Silva Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slayin doesn't seem bothered though.
Slayin gets tackled into the cage by Silva Jr. Silva Jr maintains the clinch.
Silva Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Slayin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slayin walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slayin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slayin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva Jr counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Silva Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva Jr!
Rich Silva Jr 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 174 p4p, 31 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 549 p4p, 82 weight class). Smith Jr has chosen You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. Jeremy Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Smith Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith Jr just manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Smith Jr sees coming a mile off.
Jeremy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith Jr throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Smith Jr off balance momentarily.
Jones lands a high kick!
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Smith Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith Jr.
Jones tests Smith Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith Jr is out of range.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Smith Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Smith Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Smith Jr thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith Jr.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Smith Jr's head back.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Smith Jr loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Smith Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Smith Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Smith Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Smith Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones lunges at Smith Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith Jr's hand.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Smith Jr is out of range.
A left lands for Jones.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Smith Jr.
Smith Jr lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Smith Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses the jab.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones slips a jab from Smith Jr.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Smith Jr off balance momentarily.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a hook. Smith Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones sizes up Smith Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Smith Jr avoids it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Smith Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith Jr moves away from the strike by Jones.
Smith Jr slips under a jab.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones misses with a hook. Smith Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith Jr throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Smith Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Smith Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Jones slips a straight right by Smith Jr.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A slow jab from Smith Jr misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith Jr.
Jeremy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Smith Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith Jr walks into a left hand.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Jones slips under a jab from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Smith Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Smith Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith Jr jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith Jr can do to turn this around?
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones thows a leg kick but Smith Jr checks it
and Smith Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith Jr throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Smith Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Smith Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith Jr tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith Jr misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Smith Jr throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
A jab lands there for Smith Jr.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jab by Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Smith Jr down.
Jones tries a low kick but Smith Jr avoids it.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith Jr misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Smith Jr looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Smith Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones lands with a straight right. Smith Jr didn't see that one coming.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Jones.
A nice side step and Smith Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith Jr 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones slips a jab from Smith Jr.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Smith Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Smith Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smith Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corey Smith Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones connects with a jab.
Smith Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Smith Jr settles back down.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones 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.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith Jr.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Smith Jr saw that one coming.
Jones blocks a jab.
Smith Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr misses with a looping right.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Smith Jr's leg but Smith Jr calmly moves out of range.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Smith Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Smith Jr tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith Jr moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Smith Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith Jr 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.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith Jr moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Smith Jr misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Smith Jr settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Smith Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Smith Jr's head back.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones with a jab.
Smith Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a wild combination.
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Smith Jr.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith Jr avoided it.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Smith Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Smith Jr connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Smith Jr swings widly with a right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Smith Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith Jr lands an overhand right.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Smith Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Smith Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Smith Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith Jr avoided it.
Smith Jr cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith Jr thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith Jr swinging wildly here.
Smith Jr takes one on the button.
Jones avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
Jones throws a leg kick but Smith Jr checks it.
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Smith Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to work over Smith Jr's front leg with a kick but Smith Jr checks it.
Smith Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones slips a jab from Smith Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Smith Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Smith Jr slips the punch.
A nice side step and Smith Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith Jr throws a one two combo.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
Jones connects with a jab.
Smith Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith Jr off the cage and back into range.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Smith Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Smith Jr shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Smith Jr cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Smith Jr's head but Smith Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith Jr throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith Jr.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Smith Jr takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Smith Jr's knee but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones is looking to slow Smith Jr down with leg kicks.
Smith Jr feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Smith Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr moves out of range as Jones strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
Smith Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones cracks Smith Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
A big right from Jones misses.
Smith Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr slips under a jab from Jones.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith Jr's head.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Smith Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith Jr.
Smith Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones had his way with Corey Smith Jr in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith Jr cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Smith Jr with a nice cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Smith Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Smith Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith Jr.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith Jr scoring well with a low kick 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!
Smith Jr connects with a high kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Smith Jr down.
Smith Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Smith Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Smith Jr is out of range.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Smith Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith Jr blocks a head kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Smith Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Smith Jr misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Smith Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Smith Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Smith Jr moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Corey Smith Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Smith Jr moved away.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith Jr off the cage and back into range.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big left from Smith Jr misses.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith Jr. Smith Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Smith Jr misses.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Jones.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints and then cracks Smith Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith Jr down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tests Smith Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith Jr wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jeremy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Smith Jr is predictable there
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith Jr's hands.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
Jeremy Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 73 p4p, 5 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 466 p4p, 26 weight class). Joe has chosen La Marseillaise as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe takes one on the button.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses the jab.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Joe lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joe. Joe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joe moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Petrov catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Joe's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov slips a straight right by Joe.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe throws a counter combo.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Joe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joe slips a jab from Petrov.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe slips under a jab from Petrov.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Petrov.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Joe slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe throws a counter combo.
Joe staying out of range there.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov misses the jab.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Joe gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joe can turn it around.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe is working Petrov over against the cage.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe throws a sloppy body shot
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe misses the jab.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Joe swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Joe throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Joe swinging wildly here.
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 Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joe takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Petrov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe slips under a jab.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Joe digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Joe takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov clinches.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov is working Joe over against the cage.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Petrov.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Joe.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sergei Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov clearly takes 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.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Joe swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Joe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Joe throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joe's head backwards.
Petrov stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Joe misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Petrov slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Joe misses.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
A jab from Petrov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Joe seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joe.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe misses the jab.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov had his way with Glass Joe in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Joe tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Joe misses with a right hand
and Petrov moves into the clinch.
Joe trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joe into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Joe pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Petrov throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Petrov misses.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov 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.
Joe swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Joe.
Donk. Petrov catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Petrov cracks Joe with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Joe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joe scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Petrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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