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PFC 158 Grabber vs Tuala III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 1953 p4p, 223 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 1813 p4p, 208 weight class). Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Rutherford had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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202 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Rutherford does no damage.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Rutherford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Rutherford misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Rutherford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Rutherford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutherford shoots and misses
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Randy Miller has been cut.
Miller swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Rutherford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutherford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutherford.
Rutherford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Rutherford shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutherford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller scores with the left hand. Rutherford knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutherford is defended easily by Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a hook. Rutherford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutherford circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutherford wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller throws a front kick that sends Rutherford stumbling back into the cage.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Miller.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Rutherford throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutherford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rutherford will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.
Rutherford tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Rutherford.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Miller.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller lands with a hook. Rutherford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutherford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Rutherford misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Miller misses.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutherford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
Miller blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutherford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rutherford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Rutherford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Rutherford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller scores with a jab.
Randy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Miller.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller scores with a three punch combo!
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutherford's head backwards.
Rutherford is rocked!
Miller throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Rutherford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutherford moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Rutherford misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Rutherford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a head kick.
Rutherford throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutherford.
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
Rutherford lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Rutherford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy body kick from Rutherford
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller digs a good body shot into Rutherford's ribs.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a series of punches but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutherford throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Rutherford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford lands a front kick.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Rutherford keeps Miller at a distance using the push kick.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutherford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford with a poor takedown
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutherford.
It looked like Rutherford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutherford. That snapped Miller's head back.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Rutherford misses.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Miller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rutherford shoots for a double leg takedown but Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Rutherford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Rutherford is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller tries a quick counter leg kick but Rutherford is wise to it.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller connects with a high kick.
Miller with a jab.
Miller throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Miller drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the cage.
Rutherford tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutherford dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Rutherford avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rutherford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Miller.
A jab from Miller misses.
It looked like Rutherford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Rutherford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford shoots in but no luck this time.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rutherfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Rutherford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutherford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rutherford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Miller.
Rutherford lands a two punch combo.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Miller replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rutherford blocks it well.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Rutherford misses the shot to the body.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Rutherford moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutherford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutherford delivers a nice body kick.
Miller throws a leg kick but Rutherford checks it.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Rutherford is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Rutherford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randy Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Miller!
Randy Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zang Zhai (ranked 1209 p4p, 141 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 848 p4p, 100 weight class). Zhai comes to the cage accompanied by Sampans. Cassino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cassino!
Zhai tries a low kick but Cassino avoids it.
Zhai blocks a jab.
Zhai connects with a single shot there.
Zhai lands the left hand.
Cassino throws a sloppy head kick
and Cassino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhai walks into a stiff left hand from Cassino.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhai dips to his left and cracks Cassino with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassino misses the target.
Cassino misses with a wild combination.
Cassino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhai slips under a jab from Cassino.
Zhai rushes Cassino and presses him up against the cage.
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cassino moves away from the strike by Zhai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassino cracks Zhai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zhai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhai lands a slapping body shot.
Cassino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cassino.
Cassino lunges at Zhai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhai's hand.
Cassino throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino connects with an inside leg kick.
Cassino swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Cassino misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
As Cassino looks to move away, Zhai throws a big counter combo but Cassino just gets out of the way.
Cassino throws a jab when Zhai was well out of range.
Cassino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zhai on the side of the head.
Cassino lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cassino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cassino throws a hook but Zhai blocks it.
Zhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cassino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cassino scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zhai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cassino - the referee stops the clock and Zhai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cassino. Zhai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cassino misses with a leg kick.
Cassino moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Cassino.
Cassino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhai finds it's way round the side to connect with Cassino's head.
Zhai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cassino unleashes a big counter combination but Zhai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cassino lunges at Zhai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhai's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhai throws a solid leg kick but Cassino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zhai.
Cassino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai wants to clinch.
Cassino throws a series of punches but Zhai moves out of range.
Cassino lands a glancing blow to the side of Zhai's head.
Cassino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Zhai coming out on top.
Cassino misses with a body shot
and Zhai counters with a straight right hand.
Zhai takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cassino throws a series of strikes that have Zhai backpedaling.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Zhai slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Zhai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino slips a straight right by Zhai.
Zhai needs to keep his hands up - Cassino had a free shot at his head there.
Cassino sizes up Zhai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Zhai.
Zhai throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Zhai lands a nice looking body shot.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. Cassino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cassino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhai misses with a looping right.
Cassino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zhai checks a leg kick.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhai is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Zhai misses the target.
Cassino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cassino throws a series of punches but Zhai avoids them all with ease.
Zhai throws an off balance right hand
and Cassino counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
Cassino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhai throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zhai moves into the clinch.
A short right from Cassino.
Cassino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cassino manages to break the clinch.
Zhai throws a big shot that misses.
Cassino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cassino clobbers Zhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cassino.
Cassino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhai is rocked!
Cassino throws a front kick aimed at Zhai's knee but Zhai avoids it well.
Cassino misses the jab.
Cassino 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!
Zhai walks into a stiff left hand from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
Zhai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cassino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cassino staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Monte Cassino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Cassino blocks the low kick.
Zhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cassino 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.
Zhai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cassino tries a head kick but it misses.
Cassino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cassino throws a body punch but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai moves out of range of the body kick from Cassino.
Zhai scoring well with a low kick there.
Cassino tests Zhai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cassino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassino.
Zhai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cassino throws a body punch but Zhai moves out of range.
Cassino throws a leg kick
and Zhai counters with a nice leg kick.
Cassino throws a nice looking combination but Zhai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cassino checks a leg kick.
Zhai throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhai throws out the jab.
Zhai lands a front kick.
Cassino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhai.
Zhai misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zhai throws a leg kick
and Cassino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino dips to his left and cracks Zhai with an uppercut!
Cassino blocks the body kick.
Zhai closes the distance and clinches.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino is looking to break free of the clinch but Zhai has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhai.
Zhai has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Zhai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhai keeps control of Cassino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhai has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Zhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Cassino lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai lands with a left to the head.
Zhai cracks Cassino with a nice body shot.
Cassino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cassino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Cassino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cassino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassino throws out the jab.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
A cross from Cassino lands.
Zhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhai dodges the punch combination from Cassino.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Cassino's head but Cassino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Zhai.
Cassino throws a hook but Zhai avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Zhai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zhai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Zhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhai scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Cassino throws out a powerful jab.
Cassino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zhai with a nice cross.
Cassino lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai tried to score with a low kick but Cassino checks it.
Cassino throws a hook but Zhai blocks it.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monte Cassino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cassino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhai.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Zhai misses.
Cassino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cassino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhai misses with a low kick.
Cassino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zhai doesn't seem bothered though.
Zhai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
Cassino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zhai throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Zhai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassino misses with a hook
and Zhai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cassino's knee momentarily.
Zhai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino connects with a leg kick. Zhai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a sloppy head kick and Zhai moves out of range easily.
Cassino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cassino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cassino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhai's calf.
Zhai lands a right hook to the body.
Cassino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zhai connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Cassino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhai lands with a shot to the body.
Zhai wants to clinch.
Zhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhai defending well as Cassino loads up on a big left hand.
Zhai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhai looks to land a body kick but Cassino moved away.
Cassino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cassino swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai digs a good body shot into Cassino's ribs.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Cassino slams his shin into Zhai's torso.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Zhai moved out of range.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Zhai slips the punch.
Zhai scores with a nice right hand.
Zhai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhai scores with a leg kick.
Zhai scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cassino.
Zhai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhai lands the left hand.
Cassino throws a nice looking combination but Zhai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Zhai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cassino doesn't seem bothered though.
Cassino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhai misses with a hook.
Cassino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cassino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zang Zhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassino.
Zhai throws a leg kick but Cassino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cassino throws a combination that misses
and Zhai counters with a good low kick that Cassino was not able to check.
Zhai throws a leg kick but Cassino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cassino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassino! But no joy.
A lazy body kick from Zhai
and Cassino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhai.
Cassino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Zhai.
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhai can pounce on him.
Zhai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cassino digs a good body shot into Zhai's ribs.
Cassino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhai misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhai tests Cassino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cassino scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zang Zhai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cassino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
In his post fight interview, Monte Cassino started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 1569 p4p, 168 weight class) and Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1293 p4p, 135 weight class). Dimitrov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drake - Energy. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Dimitrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Singh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Singh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dimitrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimitrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dimitrov walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Dimitrov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov blocks a jab.
Dimitrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimitrov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Singh lands with a cross.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimitrov manages to avoid it.
Singh misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dimitrov.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimitrov.
Singh thinks about the counter body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Singh blocks the leg kick.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimitrov moves away.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dimitrov in his tracks.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimitrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimitrov misses with a low 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!
Dimitrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dimitrov throws a chopping leg kick but Singh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh looks to land a body kick but Dimitrov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov scores with a jab to the head.
Singh cracks the inside of Dimitrov's front leg.
Singh jabs Dimitrov right on the nose. Dimitrov blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Singh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Singh misses with a hook
and Dimitrov counters with a left to the body.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitrov is just out of range.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a wild body shot.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimitrov throwing a counter right hand but Singh manages to avoid it.
Dimitrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Singh moves out of range as Dimitrov strikes.
Singh thinks about the counter body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with a shot to the body
and Dimitrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh connects with a body shot.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimitrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuvraj Singh will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimitrov moves away.
It looked like Dimitrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh misses with an uppercut
enabling Dimitrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimitrov missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh thinks about the counter body kick.
Singh looks for the body kick but Dimitrov saw that one coming.
Dimitrov takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Dimitrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dimitrov moves out of range of the body kick.
As Singh backs away, Dimitrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dimitrov!
Singh throws a hook but Dimitrov avoids it easily.
Dimitrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Singh takes a swing at Dimitrov's ribcage but misses.
Singh swings for the body but Dimitrov moves out of range.
Dimitrov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big right from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov misses with a body shot
and Singh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dimitrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Singh does it's job there.
Dimitrov slips under a jab from Singh.
Singh takes one on the button.
Singh throws a lazy body kick
and Dimitrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a straight right.
Dimitrov misses with a jab to the body
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimitrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Singh - just one landing.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimitrov scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimitrov misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Dimitrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Singh backs away, Dimitrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dimitrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Singh thuds his right hand into Dimitrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrov.
Singh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left and a right from Singh both land. Nice combination.
Dimitrov misses with a body shot.
Singh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Dimitrov's ribs.
Singh clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrov manages to break the clinch.
Dimitrov misses with a body shot
and Singh counters with a nice body shot.
Dimitrov avoids a kick to the body.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimitrov throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuvraj Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimitrov throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Dimitrov misses with a hook.
Singh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh misses the body punch
and Dimitrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimitrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dimitrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singh to score with a decent uppercut.
Dimitrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh walks into a stiff left hand from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov 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.
Dimitrov lands a jab to the nose.
Singh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimitrov throws out the jab.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singh is looking to chop away at Dimitrov's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Dimitrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Singh connects with a body shot.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dimitrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrov misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Yuvraj Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimitrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Dimitrov looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitrov is just out of range.
Dimitrov throwing a counter right hand but Singh manages to avoid it.
Dimitrov throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Singh.
Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Dimitrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Dimitrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Daniel Dimitrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Dimitrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
Singh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dimitrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Dimitrov saw that one coming.
Singh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh moves out of range as Dimitrov strikes.
Dimitrov moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Dimitrov's belly button to the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dimitrov moves out of range as Singh throws a body kick.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dimitrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimitrov lands a big right hand that sends Singh crashing to the mat! Dimitrov stays standing though and waves Singh back to his feet!
Dimitrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuvraj Singh.
Well Singh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuvraj Singh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 1168 p4p, 142 weight class) and Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1157 p4p, 138 weight class). Neyman Gariniho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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25 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
24 - 7 - 3, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gariniho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yew.
Gariniho swinging wildly here.
Yew pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yew cracks Gariniho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Gariniho - just one landing.
Yew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yew walks into a stiff left hand from Gariniho.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Yew walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gariniho.
Yew has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Yew staying out of range there.
Yew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gariniho.
Yew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gariniho throws a low kick but Yew avoids it.
We've been informed that Gariniho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gariniho.
Gariniho moves to clinch but Yew breaks away
and Gariniho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gariniho swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
It looked like Yew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gariniho misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Yew misses.
Gariniho motions for Yew to come forward. Gariniho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Yew.
Gariniho cracks a nice hook into Yew's ribs.
Yew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gariniho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gariniho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yew throws a leg kick which misses Gariniho's front leg but catches the back leg as Gariniho tries to avoid it.
Yew blocks a low kick nicely.
Yew digs a good hook to Gariniho's body.
Yew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
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!
Donk. Yew catches Gariniho right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Yew misses.
Gariniho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gariniho is looking to score with low kicks.
Yew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gariniho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yew misses the jab.
Gariniho throws a leg kick which misses Yew's front leg but catches the back leg as Yew tries to avoid it.
Yew checks the leg kick.
Gariniho delivers a nice body kick.
Yew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gariniho's sensitive parts.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yew avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Yew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yew throws a leg kick but Gariniho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gariniho misses with a low kick.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
Gariniho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Gariniho.
Gariniho throws an off balance right hand
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards.
Gariniho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gariniho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew can't break the clinch.
Gariniho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yew is trying to break the clinch but Gariniho has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew blocks a body shot from Gariniho.
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Gariniho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Gariniho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gariniho fails to land.
Gariniho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew letting Gariniho take a breather here.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
A cross from Yew lands.
A low kick from Gariniho misses
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yew slips under a jab.
Yew throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a lazy head kick
and Yew counters with an outside leg kick.
Yew scores with a punch to the head.
Gariniho is looking to clinch.
Gariniho cracks Yew with a good jab.
Gariniho misses the jab.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gariniho tries to bum rush Yew with a series of wild strikes but Yew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gariniho jabs Yew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gariniho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gariniho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gariniho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
Gariniho is looking to chop away at Yew's legs.
Gariniho misses with the body kick
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew misses with a straight right.
Yew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gariniho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yew.
Gariniho ducks right into an uppercut from Yew.
Gariniho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yew can pounce on him.
Yew lands with a straight right. Gariniho didn't see that one coming.
Yew scores with a punch to the head.
Gariniho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gariniho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yew throws the left hand but Gariniho avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gariniho throws a body shot but no joy.
Yew throwing a counter right hand but Gariniho manages to avoid it.
Gariniho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yew.
Gariniho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Yew.
Gariniho throws the kick towards the body but Yew avoids it.
Gariniho throws a hook but Yew blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Yew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gariniho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho gets a clinch.
Yew breaks from the clinch.
Yew looks to land a body kick but Gariniho moved away.
Yew walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gariniho.
Yew scores with a jab to the body.
Gariniho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gariniho misses with a low kick.
It looked like Yew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yew slips a jab from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a leg kick
and Yew counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yew lands with a straight right. Gariniho didn't see that one coming.
Yew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gariniho.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Gariniho.
Gariniho tries to land a leg kick but Yew saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Yew.
Yew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yew throws a good cross that connects.
Yew checks the leg kick.
Gariniho motions for Yew to come forward. Gariniho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gariniho.
Yew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gariniho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yew.
Yew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yew works the jab nicely.
Gariniho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but Yew sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
That kick from Gariniho tenderised Yew's leg. Yew is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gariniho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gariniho under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Gariniho thuds a left hand into Yew's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yew swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gariniho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yew throws a shot from downtown. Gariniho moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Yew blocks the leg kick.
Yew is looking to counter punch.
Gariniho misses with a wild body shot.
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Gariniho moves to clinch but Yew breaks away
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew throws an overhand right that lands on Gariniho's shoulder, as Gariniho tries to avoid the shot.
Gariniho throws a lazy right hand but Yew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gariniho misses with an uppercut
and Yew counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yew missing with a left hand there. Gariniho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gariniho throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Yew blocks the low kick.
Yew works the jab nicely.
Gariniho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gariniho throws a head kick that misses
and Yew counters with a right hand to the body.
Gariniho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gariniho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yew is out of range.
Yew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yew tests Gariniho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gariniho is looking to land body kicks.
Gariniho throws a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yew crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gariniho - the referee stops the clock and Yew gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gariniho. Yew manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gariniho.
Yew is looking to counter punch.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Gariniho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gariniho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yew wants to land a leg kick but Gariniho is out of range.
Yew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yew moves out of range as Gariniho strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gariniho throws out the jab.
It looked like Yew was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Gariniho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gariniho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch but Yew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gariniho looks for the body kick but Yew saw that one coming.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yew checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yew half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yew throws a hook to the side of Gariniho's head but Gariniho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Gariniho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gariniho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yew throws a big shot that misses.
Yew avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Yew throws out a loose jab but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho misses with a straight left.
Gariniho misses with a body shot.
Yew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gariniho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws an overhand right that lands on Gariniho's shoulder, as Gariniho tries to avoid the shot.
Gariniho misses with a leg kick
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
Yew throws a shot to the body.
Gariniho feints and then cracks Yew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yew down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yew takes one on the button.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Yew throws a lazy uppercut
and Gariniho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gariniho looks to land a combination but Yew avoids it well.
Gariniho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gariniho throws a head kick but Yew moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Gariniho blocks the leg kick.
Yew ducks right into an uppercut from Gariniho.
Gariniho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gariniho throws a lazy uppercut
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a looping overhand right but Gariniho ducks down to avoid it.
Gariniho lands a head kick. Yew smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yew takes one to the side of the head.
Gariniho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yew.
Gariniho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Yew looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.
Yew takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho ducks right into an uppercut from Yew.
Yew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gariniho digs a good body shot into Yew's ribs.
Yew is looking to chop away at Gariniho's legs.
Gariniho throws out a counter right but Yew avoids it with no problem.
Gariniho connects with a solid leg kick.
Gariniho connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yew crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gariniho - the referee stops the clock and Yew gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gariniho. Yew manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yew there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gariniho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gariniho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Gariniho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho staying out of range there.
Gariniho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gariniho wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Yew does it's job there.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
Gariniho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gariniho works on Yew's body with a couple of short punches.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gariniho has him pressed against the cage.
Gariniho misses with a knee to the head.
Yew working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yef Yew.
I think Yew has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yef Yew!
Yef Yew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 367 p4p, 44 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 604 p4p, 72 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. McArthur moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Laine lands.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McArthur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine takes the fight into the clinch.
McArthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McArthur throws a chopping leg kick but Laine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of McArthur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McArthur's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine gets a clinch.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Laine's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McArthur wants to slow Laine down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from McArthur misses.
McArthur moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Nice body kick from Laine.
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laine works the jab nicely.
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Laine misses with a body shot.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McArthur on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Laine misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from McArthur.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McArthur has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine throws a predictable looking body shot
and McArthur counters with a good, hard body kick but Laine shrugs it off.
Laine throws a head kick that half lands.
Laine thuds his right hand into McArthur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
McArthur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laine clinches with his opponent.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur lands a nice uppercut.
Laine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Laine on the inside.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by McArthur.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from McArthur.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McArthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. McArthur should have avoided that one.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McArthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! McArthur slams his shin into Laine's torso.
McArthur lands a nice looking body kick.
Laine is breathing heavily.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
McArthur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McArthur eats them both and turns towards Laine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. McArthur shrugs it off though.
McArthur misses with a body shot.
McArthur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
McArthur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine misses with the body kick
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
McArthur motions for Laine to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from McArthur.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps McArthur's head back.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but McArthur pushes him off.
Laine connects with a leg kick. McArthur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McArthur tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McArthur counter with a right hand.
McArthur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McArthur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
McArthur keeps the fight on the outside.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
McArthur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Laine misses.
McArthur flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
McArthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine is looking to clinch but McArthur is avoiding it.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from McArthur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McArthur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laine 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.
McArthur blocks the body kick.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. McArthur takes a step back to recover.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine scores with a nice body kick.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laine momentarily.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
McArthur throws a leg kick
and Laine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laine.
Laine lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Laine.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine connects with a body shot.
McArthur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
McArthur swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
McArthur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McArthur cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
McArthur slips a straight right by Laine.
McArthur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laine jabs McArthur right on the nose. McArthur blinks but takes it well.
Laine needs to keep his hands up - McArthur had a free shot at his head there.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Laine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laine.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Laine scores with a four punch combination!
Laine throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for McArthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine missing with a left hand there. McArthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McArthur throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine avoids the body shot from McArthur.
Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McArthur lands a left hand.
McArthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Muuka Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laine blocks a body shot from McArthur.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Laine.
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 Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laine slips a jab from McArthur.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine motions for McArthur to come forward. Laine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
McArthur lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McArthur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McArthur can do to turn this around?
McArthur misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
McArthur blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McArthur unleashes a big counter combination but Laine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McArthur cracks Laine with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McArthur has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Laine to stand back up!
Laine is rocked!
It looks like Muuka Laine has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur finds Laine's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Laine flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. McArthur lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Laine will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran McArthur!
In his post fight interview, Kieran McArthur started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Ladd (ranked 430 p4p, 52 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 571 p4p, 73 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Ladd looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws out a counter right but Ladd avoids it with no problem.
Ladd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ladd circles away quickly and effectively.
Ladd checks a leg kick.
Smith slips a jab from Ladd.
Smith wants to counter the offense by Ladd and move into the clinch position.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Ladd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Ladd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Smith.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Ladd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Ladd is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocking some punches.
Ladd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ladd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ladd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith cracks the inside of Ladd's front leg.
Ladd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ladd slips under a jab.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ladd has time to react.
Smith lands a head kick. Ladd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ladd gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Ladd tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ladd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladd lands with a light punch inside.
Ladd lands a shoulder strike.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Ladd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Ladd moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Ladd with an uppercut!
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Ladd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Ladd is out of range.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladd.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd is looking to counter punch.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ladd circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith forces Ladd back against the cage and clinches.
Smith has Ladd pressed against the cage, preventing Ladd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ladd tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Ladd.
Smith tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladd controls his hands.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ladd throws a head punch that misses.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Ladd is looking to counter punch.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws the left hand but Ladd avoids the punch easily.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Ladd clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith slips a jab from Ladd.
Smith tries to bum rush Ladd with a series of wild strikes but Ladd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ladd fails to land with a series of punches.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ladd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ladd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ladd.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ladd misses its target.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ladd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ladd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ladd jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Ladd throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ladd lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
No joy there for Ladd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith scores with a head kick. Ladd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Ladd in the body.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladd moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Ladd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ladd avoids the head kick by Smith.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands with a hook. Ladd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Ladd slips the punch.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith moves away from the strike by Ladd.
Ladd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
A jab from Ladd misses.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Ladd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Ladd cracks Smith with a good jab.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Ladd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ladd under the eye.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Ladd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ladd throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Ladd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladd avoids the head kick by Smith.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 Ladd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ladd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith tries to clinch but Ladd is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ladd misses its target.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Ladd slips a jab from Smith.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
A big right from Ladd misses.
A leg kick checked by Ladd.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ladd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Ladd is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Ladd cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Ladd.
Ladd jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Ladd moved out of range.
Smith lands a high kick!
Ladd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith tries to clinch but Ladd is having none of it.
Ladd misses with a hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Ladd moves out of range.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladd misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith clinches.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Joe Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ladd misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ladd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ladd breaks from the clinch.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Ladd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith thuds his right hand into Ladd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Ladd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a hook.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ladd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Ladd catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ladd throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Ladd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Smith lands a jab.
Ladd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Ladd pushes him off.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ladd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ladd scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but Ladd manages to duck under it in time.
Ladd throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ladd dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ladd.
Ladd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith wants to clinch up but Ladd keeps it at a distance.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Ladd moved out of range nicely.
Ladd lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ladd looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Ladd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith takes a swing at Ladd's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Ladd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Ladd is avoiding it.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Ladd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith tries to clinch but Ladd is having none of it.
Ladd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosco Ladd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith defending well as Ladd loads up on a big left hand.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
Joe Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition 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 Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 207 p4p, 29 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 290 p4p, 39 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment lV with a nice cross.
Experiment lV has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment lV moves away.
Experiment lV throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Experiment lV misses with a kick to the body.
Puzo slips a jab and a cross from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV throws a leg kick which misses Puzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Puzo tries to avoid it.
Experiment lV connects with a single shot there.
Puzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Experiment lV at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment lV missing with a left hand there. Puzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Experiment lV on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puzo misses with a low kick.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment lV moves forwards but Puzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Puzo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo lands with an overhand left.
Experiment lV throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Puzo.
Puzo slips a jab from Experiment lV.
Puzo avoids a kick to the body.
Puzo connects with a body shot.
Puzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puzo misses with a head kick.
Experiment lV is looking to counter the offense by Puzo and move into the clinch.
Experiment lV looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Experiment lV fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment lV with a nice cross.
Experiment lV uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puzo.
Experiment lV chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment lV.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Experiment lV connects with a right hand. Puzo shakes it off.
Puzo lands with a shot to the body.
Experiment lV throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Experiment lV feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puzo's calf.
Puzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puzo lands a right hook to the body.
Experiment lV throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puzo's head.
Puzo jabs Experiment lV to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Experiment lV pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puzo is out of range and Experiment lV settles back down.
Experiment lV scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Experiment lV closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
Experiment lV checks the leg kick.
Experiment lV missing with a left hand there. Puzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puzo looks for the body kick but Experiment lV saw that one coming.
Puzo tries to score with a low kick but Experiment lV moves his leg out of the way.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment lV is looking to counter the offense by Puzo and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Puzo misses.
Experiment lV throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Experiment lV rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment lV.
Experiment lV looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Experiment lV's head back.
Experiment lV tests Puzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Experiment lV misses with a jab, cross combination.
Experiment lV misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Puzo throws out a leg kick but Experiment lV moves out of range and Puzo only half commits.
Experiment lV was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Experiment lV moves out of range of the leg kick from Puzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Puzo tries a quick counter leg kick but Experiment lV is wise to it.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment lV is out of range and Puzo settles back down.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Puzo throws out a leg kick but Experiment lV moves out of range and Puzo only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Puzo.
Experiment lV fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Experiment lV avoids it with no problem.
Mario Puzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Experiment lV misses.
Experiment lV throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Experiment lV had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Experiment lV blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Puzo.
Experiment lV changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment lV misses with a straight right.
Experiment lV doesn't manage to clinch there - Puzo circles away.
Experiment lV lands with an overhand left.
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Experiment lV misses with a double jab
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Experiment lV was not able to check.
Experiment lV scores with a body shot.
Experiment lV closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment lV is trying to maintain a safe position but Puzo gets an underhook and turns Experiment lV into the cage.
Experiment lV stalling.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment lV softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Experiment lV pushes Puzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Experiment lV blocking some punches.
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puzo punishes Experiment lV's body with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puzo.
Experiment lV looks to throw the jab but Puzo is out of range.
Experiment lV scores with a sloppy right hand. Puzo should have avoided that one.
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment lV.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment lV looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puzo walks into a jab.
Experiment lV throws a right hand that Puzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Puzo also avoids with ease.
Puzo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment lV closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV is trying to pull guard but Puzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Puzo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Experiment lV jumps guard.
Experiment lV is trying to control the position but Puzo postures up.
Puzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puzo connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Experiment lV is adopting a defensive guard.
Puzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Experiment lV keeping moving, preventing Puzo from controlling successfully.
Experiment lV is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is pushing down on Experiment lV's leg trying to pass to half guard. Experiment lV is fighting to maintain full guard but Puzo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Puzo drops an elbow to the side of Experiment lV's head.
Experiment lV actively working from the bottom here.
Experiment lV is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puzo's back!
Puzo trying to control but not successfully.
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.
Experiment lV working for a choke but Puzo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo trying to control the action but Experiment lV just sinks the hooks in.
Experiment lV throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Puzo trying to get back to his feet but Experiment lV is in full control for now.
Experiment lV is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Puzo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment lV dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Experiment lV darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Experiment lV is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Puzo.
Experiment lV lands with a nice combination. Puzo backs away looking to recover.
Experiment lV clinches up with Puzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment lV lands an uppercut.
Experiment lV is looking to control Puzo's arms but Puzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Experiment lV has his back to the cage.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment lV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment lV blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Experiment lV lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puzo or not.
Experiment lV lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Experiment lV lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puzo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo tries to work over Experiment lV's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puzo.
Experiment lV breaks from the clinch.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Puzo is looking to slow Experiment lV down with leg kicks.
Experiment lV throws a low kick, looking for Puzo's leg but Puzo calmly moves out of range.
Experiment lV looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment lV moves away.
Experiment lV throwing a counter right hand but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Experiment lV works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Experiment lV dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puzo. That did some damage!
Experiment lV blocks a low kick nicely.
Crunch! Experiment lV slams his shin into Puzo's torso.
Experiment lV uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
A counter left hand to the body from Experiment lV misses its target.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment lV.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puzo checks a leg kick.
Experiment lV backing away here, and Puzo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Puzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment lV counters with an outside leg kick.
Experiment lV throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment lV lands with an uppercut that bounces Puzo off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Experiment lV misses its intended target.
Experiment lV is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puzo. That's going to slow Experiment lV down.
Experiment lV throws a right and a left that Puzo avoids nicely.
Experiment lV connects with a jab.
Puzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Experiment lV.
Experiment lV walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puzo punishes Experiment lV's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo throws a wild body kick that Experiment lV sees coming a mile off.
We've been informed that Puzo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Experiment lV tries to clinch up but Puzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Puzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment lV counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment lV.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV jabs Puzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puzo lands with a nice body kick.
Puzo throws a low kick, looking for Experiment lV's leg but Experiment lV calmly moves out of range.
Puzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment lV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment lV throws a push kick but Puzo slaps the foot to one side.
Experiment lV throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment lV dodges the punch combination from Puzo.
Experiment lV misses with a head kick.
Puzo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV throws an off balance right hand
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puzo tries to land a leg kick but Experiment lV saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Puzo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tests Experiment lV's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Experiment lV has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Experiment lV.
As Experiment lV backs off Puzo throws a huge counter combo but Experiment lV manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Experiment lV has time to react.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Experiment lV was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puzo defending well as Experiment lV loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo swinging wildly here.
Puzo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puzo checks a low kick from Experiment lV.
Puzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment lV counters with a one-two to the body.
Experiment lV motions for Puzo to come forward. Experiment lV throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment lV showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Experiment lV has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment lV!
After the fight, Finnish Experiment lV was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 311 p4p, 38 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 443 p4p, 55 weight class). Nao comes to the cage accompanied by The End. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
Nao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nao lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Nao throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Nao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nao wants to clinch
and Ragnarsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Nao scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnarsson should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Nao scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and Nao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Nao is wise to it.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Nao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nao throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nao misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Nao lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Nao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nao.
Nao scores with a jab to the body.
Nao scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nao lands a big uppercut and Ragnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ragnarsson looks OK. Nao waves Ragnarsson back to his feet!
Ragnarsson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Nao backing away here, and Ragnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nao cracks Ragnarsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ragnarsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nao finish him?
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao steps in with a hook that catches Ragnarsson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nao follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ragnarsson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
In his post fight interview, Solomon Nao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaheim Reid (ranked 45 p4p, 7 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 112 p4p, 16 weight class). Reid comes into the arena with Never blaring out of the sound system. Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yes - Owner of a lonely heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez pushes Reid away with a front kick.
Reid slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reid.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reid has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez moves forwards but Reid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reid instigates a clinch.
Sanchez gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Reid.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Reid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Reid.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Reid misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid scores with a punch to the head.
Reid jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reid slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Reid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Reid's body.
A swing and a miss from Reid.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Reid checks the leg kick.
Reid wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Reid.
Reid misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez 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.
Reid is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid lands a left hand.
Reid prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Reid.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Reid dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Reid tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Reid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid lands a body shot.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reid digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Reid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Reid.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid working aggressively here.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
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 Jaheim Reid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reid is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Reid staying out of range there.
Reid misses with a looping left.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Reid scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Jaheim Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Reid misses.
Sanchez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Reid avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez slips a jab from Reid.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reid throws a big shot that misses.
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Reid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Reid tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Reid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reid is out of range.
Reid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez misses the jab.
Reid with a hook.
Reid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Sanchez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Reid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reid works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Reid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
Reid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Reid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Reid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reid looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez moves out of range as Reid strikes.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Reid avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Reid.
Reid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Reid misses.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reid doesn't seem bothered though.
Reid blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Reid looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Reid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Reid stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reid thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Reid thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Reid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Reid connects with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Reid settles back down.
Reid throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Reid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reid thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaheim Reid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Reid seems unphased.
Reid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Reid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
As Sanchez backs away, Reid returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reid.
Reid blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez'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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Reid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reid.
Reid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez defending well as Reid loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reid misses with a leg kick.
Reid looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Reid walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Reid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez darts in and clinches Reid up against the cage.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reid moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Reid takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Reid.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez defending well as Reid loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Reid counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Reid.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Reid throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Reid slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Reid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reid connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez keeps Reid at a distance using the push kick.
Reid avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Reid misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez cracks Reid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Reid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reid throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yes Man Sanchez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Reid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Sanchez tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reid throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Reid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Reid. Reid maintains the clinch.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Reid's knee but Reid avoids it well.
Reid takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Reid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reid.
Reid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Reid takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Reid moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid misses with a kick to the body.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
Reid darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Reid tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Reid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reid scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reid jabs at Sanchez's body.
Reid throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Reid saw that one coming.
Reid misses with a body shot.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Reid keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Reid.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Reid throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchez swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
Reid is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reid looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Reid saw that one coming.
Reid scores with a spinning back kick!
Reid throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reid blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reid tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Reid steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Reid clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Jaheim Reid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Reid.
Reid blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez cracks Reid with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Reid wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Reid will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reid throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reid.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reid.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Reid saw it coming and moves away.
Reid throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Reid connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Reid scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reid throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Reid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
Reid tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
A swing and a miss from Reid.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez jabs Reid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Reid cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Sanchez defending well as Reid loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Reid's body. Reid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Reid.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Reid lands with a nice body kick.
Reid tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jaheim Reid.
Well Reid 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaheim Reid!
Jaheim Reid is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Jaheim Reid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 18 p4p, 4 weight class). Tuala has chosen Dock of Fiji as his entrance music. Crotch Grabber has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala 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.
Grabber misses with a hook to the body
and Tuala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuala.
We've been told by Grabber's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grabber throws an off balance right hand
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Grabber digs a good hook to Tuala's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tuala!
Grabber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grabber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabber moves away.
Grabber 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.
Tuala scoring well with a low kick there.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuala misses with a leg kick
and Grabber counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grabber throws a solid leg kick but Tuala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grabber.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grabber misses.
Tuala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grabber.
Grabber scores with a nice right hand.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Grabber tries to counter by clinching up but Tuala breaks away and moves out of range.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tuala tries a head kick but it misses.
Grabber fakes the leg kick and cracks Tuala in the body.
Grabber throws out a leg kick but Tuala moves out of range and Grabber only half commits.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tuala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Grabber works the jab nicely.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grabber scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grabber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuala looks winded!
Grabber lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabber scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Grabber.
Grabber sends Tuala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grabber is motioning to the referee to let Tuala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grabber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tuala is rocked!
Grabber drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Tuala's head, knocking him out cold! Grabber is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Crotch Grabber made sure he mentioned HELLBENT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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