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GAMMA#944 Durden v Minaur PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 1162 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 159 p4p, 142 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll And Hyde. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Niska's belly button to the back.
Niska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Niska misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niska.
Niska's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuire under the eye.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Niska looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuire throws a push kick but Niska slaps the foot to one side.
Niska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuire works Niska's body with a nice hook.
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!
McGuire moves out of range as Niska strikes.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niska checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire cracks Niska with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niska moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Niska appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire feints a jab promting Niska to slip. McGuire then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Niska slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Niska moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire cracks Niska with a good jab.
Niska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niska is looking to land body kicks.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska misses with a wild combination.
McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands with a nice body punch.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Niska counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for McGuire.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niska.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
A solid body kick from Niska.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Niska off the cage and back into range.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niska's coach down at IMMAC Training Facilityâ„¢ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Niska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Niska checks it.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niska.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Niska's ribs.
Niska throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Niska moves out of range easily.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Niska blocks the low kick.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Niska on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niska checks a leg kick.
McGuire lands a head shot.
Niska throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
Mike McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niska's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niska's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niska blocks the body kick.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Niska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Niska.
Niska misses with a looping right.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Niska counter with a right hand.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niska.
A telegraphed right hand from Niska misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire pushes Niska away with a front kick.
Niska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Niska might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGuire has got the better of the exchanges.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niska manages to avoid it.
McGuire throws a head kick that Niska semi-blocks.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mike McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Niska throws a combination that misses
and McGuire counters with an outside leg kick.
McGuire throws a hook but Niska blocks it.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niska lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from McGuire misses.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Niska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Niska saw that one coming.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niska avoids the body shot from McGuire.
A jab from Niska misses.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Niska catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
Niska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
Niska looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears McGuire was looking to counter with a kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Niska.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niska tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire misses with a double jab.
Niska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Niska's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niska.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Niska shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGuire eats them both and turns towards Niska to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niska was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a jab to the body
letting Niska counter with a right hand.
Niska slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Niska avoided it.
Niska throws the kick towards the body but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niska under the eye.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Niska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Niska tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Niska's ribs.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska misses with a looping right.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niska lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the cage and back into range.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niska throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Niska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Niska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Niska 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.
Niska misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Niska checks it
enabling Niska to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by McGuire.
Niska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGuire as he avoids it easily.
Niska listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Niska slips the punch.
McGuire misses with a few strikes there.
McGuire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Niska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Niska finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Niska throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.
Niska just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Niska misses.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and Niska counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
McGuire punishes Niska's body with a nice straight punch.
Niska lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire cracks Niska with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niska avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niska in his tracks.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska is looking for the big counter here.
Niska clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niska misses with a straight left.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niska.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Niska's body.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Niska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juha Niska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire catches Niska with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Niska moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niska throws out the jab.
Niska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Niska takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - McGuire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
Niska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from McGuire lands but Niska takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niska.
Niska connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
McGuire checks a low kick from Niska.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niska checks it well.
A big left from McGuire misses.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire feints and then cracks Niska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niska down.
Niska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire with a jab.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niska stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire misses with a right hand
enabling Niska to counter with a crisp jab.
Niska moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niska was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Niska misses with a body kick.
McGuire scores with a hook.
A combination from Niska does no damage.
McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niska can do to turn this around?
McGuire lands a jab to Niska's midsection.
Niska gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGuire jabs Niska to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
A very excited looking Mike McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 1235 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Earl Lee Grace (ranked 38 p4p, 33 weight class). Franck Kodjia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earl Lee Grace!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a body kick.
Kodjia has managed to clinch.
Grace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kodjia tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Kodjia.
Grace swings wildly with an uppercut but Kodjia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kodjia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Grace scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kodjia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Kodjia blocks an uppercut.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia swings wildly with an uppercut but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kodjia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia drops Grace with a big knee straight up the middle! Grace is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Grace is rocked!
Grace switches off momentarily and Kodjia cracks him with a monster right hand! Grace topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kodjia dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kodjia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franck Kodjia!
As Franck Kodjia got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Im a pitbull Kill or be killed'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1985 p4p, 768 weight class) and Jay Simon (ranked 239 p4p, 105 weight class). 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon jabs Horse right on the nose. Horse blinks but takes it well.
Simon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simon throws a jab when Horse was well out of range.
Simon throws a big shot that misses.
Horse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horse.
Simon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horse doesn't seem bothered though.
Simon throws a body punch but Horse moves out of range.
Horse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horse misses with a hook to the body
enabling Simon to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse throws an overhand right that lands on Simon's shoulder, as Simon tries to avoid the shot.
Simon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
Horse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Simon is able to avoid easily.
Simon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horse on the side of the head.
Simon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon clobbers Horse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horse lands a nice hook to Simon's body. Simon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horse moves out of range of the strikes.
Simon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horse throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simon. Horse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simon connects with the punch.
Simon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Horse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simon throws a combination. Horse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horse working aggressively here.
Simon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Simon - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simon.
Simon takes a shot to the head.
Simon misses with the head strike.
Horse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horse lands a shot to the body.
Simon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Horse lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Horse.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Horse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horse lands with a right to the head.
Simon misses with a punch on the inside.
Simon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Horse seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Simon can turn it around.
Simon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Simon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse fails to pull guard.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horse.
Horse tries to throw a body punch but Simon avoids it by throwing Horse back against the cage.
Horse blocking some punches.
A short right from Simon on the inside.
Horse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simon blocks an elbow strike from Horse.
Simon throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Horse tries to pull guard but Simon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horse misses with an elbow over the top.
Simon swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse misses with a punch to the body.
Simon lands with a right to the head.
Simon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horse or not.
Simon has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Still in the clinch, Simon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horse blocking some punches.
Horse presses Simon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Simon controls the action.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Simon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Horse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simon struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
Simon avoids the elbow strike from Horse, against the cage.
Simon struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
Simon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Horse.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Simon tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simon misses with the head strike.
Simon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simon.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Simon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Simon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Simon ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simon! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Simon.
Simon throws a lazy right hand but Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simon throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Horse.
Simon is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Simon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Horse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Horse. No joy for Simon on that attempt.
Horse darts in and clinches Simon up against the cage.
Simon misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simon.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simon lands a hook that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Simon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simon tries to throw a body punch but Horse avoids it by throwing Simon back against the cage.
Horse tries a body shot but Simon blocks it.
Simon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Horse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simon passes into half guard.
Simon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Horse holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Simon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Simon tries to pass to full mount but Horse defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is looking to control Simon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horse avoid being mounted?
Simon passes to full mount!
Simon tries to take his opponent's back but Horse turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Horse sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simon's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Simon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simon is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Horse in particular looking to stall.
Horse is thwarting Simon's attempts to control the position.
Horse is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Simon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Horse pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simon is staying active underneath Horse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simon wants to improve his position but Horse is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse is trying to control. Simon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horse wants to free his trapped foot but Simon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Simon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simon is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Simon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Horse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simon finds it's way round the side to connect with Horse's head.
Simon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simon missing with a left hand there. Horse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horse tries to counter with a takedown but Simon is quick to defend against it.
Simon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jay Simon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Simon.
Horse moves out of range as Simon strikes.
Simon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simon fails with a takedown attempt.
Horse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Simon swings for the body but Horse moves out of range.
Horse is looking to counter punch.
Horse defending well as Simon loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon blocks a jab.
Horse throws a good cross that connects.
Horse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horse's hands.
Horse clinches.
Jay Simon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simon has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Simon fails to land.
Horse blocks a body shot from Simon.
Simon blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simon tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simon misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crazy Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Simon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse tries a body shot but Simon blocks it.
Simon misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simon blocks an elbow strike from Horse.
Simon misses with a punch to the body.
Simon misses with some punches.
Horse misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simon.
Simon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
Simon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horse.
Simon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simon prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
Simon is working Horse over against the cage.
Simon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
A body shot lands from Simon.
Simon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Simon lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Horse.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
Simon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simon lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horse.
Simon lands with a left to the head.
Horse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simon pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simon misses with a punch to the body.
Horse misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse misses with a punch to the body.
Simon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Simon - that landed with a thud.
Simon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horse.
Horse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simon tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
Simon is leaning against Horse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simon lands a hook that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Simon throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Simon gets through Horse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simon lands with a right to the head.
Horse lands a left hand.
Simon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horses head.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Simon.
Jay Simon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Simon tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Simon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Simon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Simon!
Jay Simon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 157 p4p, 456 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 26 p4p, 74 weight class). McCraken comes into the arena with Bulgine blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ruslan Danilov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McCraken does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Danilov, as that shot connected.
McCraken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danilov throws a body kick that misses
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danilov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danilov looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
Danilov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danilov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCraken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Danilov lands a leg kick that knocks McCraken off balance momentarily.
Danilov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCraken counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Danilov misses
and McCraken counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danilov was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
And Danilov tries to counter it with a takedown but McCraken pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danilov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCraken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danilov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov misses with a looping right.
McCraken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Danilov.
Danilov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCraken on the side of the head.
McCraken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danilov fails with the takedown
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
Danilov closes the distance and clinches.
McCraken misses with the head strike.
McCraken lands a nice shot to the body.
McCraken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCraken misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken throws a punch but it's blocked by Danilov.
McCraken struggles to land a body shot inside as Danilov controls his hands.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as McCraken controls his hands.
Danilov with a knee to the head.
McCraken throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraken lands a hook that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Danilov blocks a body shot from McCraken.
McCraken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danilov.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
Danilov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCraken.
Danilov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Danilov.
McCraken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McCraken as the two fighters clinch.
McCraken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danilov effectively controlling the action here.
Danilov displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCraken up against the cage.
Danilov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right from Danilov.
McCraken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCraken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danilov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCraken seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danilov can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Danilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danilov lands a nice uppercut.
Danilov lands a nice uppercut.
McCraken lands an uppercut.
McCraken manages to break the clinch.
McCraken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken throws a head kick but Danilov moves out of range.
Danilov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCraken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick lands for McCraken.
Danilov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from McCraken.
A head kick by Danilov misses
and McCraken counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as McCraken blocks the leg kick.
McCraken fires out a quick counter leg kick but Danilov just manages to avoid it.
McCraken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCraken avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from McCraken misses.
Danilov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCraken throws the left hand but Danilov avoids the punch easily.
Danilov with the counter takedown but McCraken avoids it easily.
Danilov throws a body punch but McCraken moves out of range.
Danilov throws a low kick but McCraken avoids it.
Danilov swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCraken makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danilov throws out a leg kick but McCraken moves out of range and Danilov only half commits.
Danilov throws a leg kick but McCraken moved away.
Danilov misses with a body shot
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
Danilov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCraken counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCraken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCraken throws an off balance right hand
and Danilov counters with a leg kick.
Danilov misses with a straight right.
It looked like McCraken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danilov throws a right hand that misses
and McCraken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danilov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danilov looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
McCraken walks into a left hand.
A jab from Danilov does it's job there.
McCraken throws a head kick but Danilov moves out of range.
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCraken misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken 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.
McCraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danilov.
McCraken moves out of range of the body kick.
Danilov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McCraken counters with a three punch combo that has Danilov backing up. Danilov nods at McCraken to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from McCraken misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken slips a jab and a cross from Danilov.
McCraken misses with a looping left.
Danilov throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Danilov lands a nice shot to the body.
Danilov lands a nice shot that snaps McCraken's head back.
Danilov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from McCraken.
McCraken connects with a leg kick.
Danilov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCraken on the side of the head.
McCraken throws out a loose jab but Danilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Danilov's head but Danilov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Danilov misses
and McCraken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCraken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCraken checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danilov.
McCraken stuns Danilov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danilov misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and McCraken tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from McCraken tenderised Danilov's leg. Danilov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dougal McCraken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at McCraken's knee but McCraken avoids it well.
McCraken throws a lazy head kick
and Danilov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCraken's guard.
Danilov throws an elbow that misses. McCraken uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danilov's guard. Nice move by McCraken!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danilov wants to sweep here but McCraken controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken wants to pass the guard but Danilov is keeping the position.
McCraken is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Danilov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCraken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danilov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCraken wants to control from the top but Danilov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danilov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCraken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danilov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCraken is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danilov looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCraken is one step ahead there.
McCraken wants to control from the top but Danilov keeps moving.
Danilov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruslan Danilov 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!
Danilov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as McCraken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCraken thinks about countering with a body kick.
McCraken lunges at Danilov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danilov's hand.
McCraken lands with a good body shot.
Danilov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danilov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Danilov
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danilov connects with a body shot.
Danilov throws a poor cross that misses
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
Danilov lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danilov catches McCraken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Danilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCraken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Danilov.
Danilov darts in looking for a takedown but McCraken gets double underhooks and turns Danilov into the cage.
McCraken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danilov throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCraken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danilov thinking.
Danilov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danilov misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by McCraken.
McCraken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danilov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McCraken tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Danilov is in McCraken's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken is controlling Danilov's posture.
McCraken being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danilov is one step ahead there.
McCraken trying to control the position.
Danilov wants to control from the top but McCraken keeps moving.
Danilov wants to pass the guard but McCraken is keeping the position.
McCraken pulls Danilov in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danilov misses the jab.
Danilov tries to close the distance and clinch but McCraken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCraken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick lands for Danilov.
Danilov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danilov misses with a few strikes there.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCraken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danilov with the counter takedown but McCraken avoids it easily.
Danilov missing with a left hand there. McCraken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from McCraken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCraken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danilovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCraken lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McCraken to the ground. Danilov is now in McCraken's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov postures up.
Danilov trying to control but McCraken is working from the bottom.
McCraken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCraken is trying to control the position but Danilov postures up.
McCraken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danilov is one step ahead there.
McCraken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danilov manages to get himself to full guard.
Danilov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCraken's guard.
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 Dougal McCraken.
I think McCraken 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
A relieved looking Dougal McCraken thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 513 p4p, 547 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 68 p4p, 75 weight class). Foley has chosen Beverly Hills Cop Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner looks to land a body kick but Foley moved away.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Banner .
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Banner to counter with a crisp jab.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foley. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foley misses with a looping right.
Foley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley lands a right hook to the body.
Foley lands a jab to Banner 's midsection.
Foley sizes up Banner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foley takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foley.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foley.
Banner misses with a shot to the body
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Banner to counter with a crisp jab.
Foley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foley misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley catches Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Banner is rocked!
Foley lands with a shot to the body.
Banner throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Banner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Foley misses with a looping right.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner takes one to the chin there.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Foley! Banner is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Foley!
Axel Foley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 532 p4p, 190 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 73 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit cracks Jaegerjaquez with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Jaegerjaquez controls the action.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Jaegerjaquez's ribcage. Jaegerjaquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit wants to take the fight to the mat but Jaegerjaquez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaegerjaquez controlling the action here for a moment.
Sitsongrit gets through Jaegerjaquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit gets through Jaegerjaquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit tightens his grip and picks Jaegerjaquez up, before dumping him to the ground. Jaegerjaquez manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jaegerjaquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Jaegerjaquez keeps moving.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to stand up but Sitsongrit isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sitsongrit wants to pass the guard but Jaegerjaquez is keeping the position.
Jaegerjaquez wants to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Jaegerjaquez slaps the foot to one side.
Jaegerjaquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jaegerjaquez sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Jaegerjaquez only half commits.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaegerjaquez. That did some damage!
A big left from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Jaegerjaquez's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Jaegerjaquez with an uppercut!
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Jaegerjaquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaegerjaquez is looking to wear down Sitsongrit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws out the jab.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
Nice shot lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Jaegerjaquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a crisp jab.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown but Jaegerjaquez manages to get underhooks.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaegerjaquez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking for a takedown.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Jaegerjaquez avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez taking a breather.
Jaegerjaquez wants to stall.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaegerjaquez or not.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez is stalling here.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Jaegerjaquez's ribcage. Jaegerjaquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit wants a takedown.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez tries to stall but Sitsongrit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaegerjaquez presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit wants to take the fight to the mat but Jaegerjaquez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaegerjaquez or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit has clasped his hands together around Jaegerjaquez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaegerjaquez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to reverse the position.
Sitsongrit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaegerjaquez, who protects the arm well.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Jaegerjaquez is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Jaegerjaquez ducks down to avoid it.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Jaegerjaquez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez is out of range.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaegerjaquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaegerjaquez is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaegerjaquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Jaegerjaquez - just one landing.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
Jaegerjaquez throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Jaegerjaquez down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaegerjaquez cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
A cross from Jaegerjaquez lands.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Jaegerjaquez scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaegerjaquez thinking.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Jaegerjaquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Jaegerjaquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit tests Jaegerjaquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez misses its target.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter punch.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Jaegerjaquez's leg but Jaegerjaquez calmly moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Jaegerjaquez with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Jaegerjaquez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 258 p4p, 433 weight class) and Tomoe Gozen (ranked 36 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade slips a jab from Gozen.
De Andrade lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab lands there for Gozen.
De Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade throws a nice looking combination but Gozen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gozen connects with a body shot that sends De Andrade's belly button to the back.
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Andrade.
De Andrade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Gozen motions for De Andrade to come forward. Gozen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Andrade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Andrade's hands.
Gozen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Andrades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gozen cracks a nice hook into De Andrade's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen loads up on a big right hand but De Andrade slips the punch.
De Andrade slips under a jab.
Gozen throws a lazy right hand but De Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gozen misses with a hook to the body
and De Andrade counters with a nice body shot.
Gozen with the inside leg kick.
Gozen misses with an uppercut
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gozen cracks a nice hook into De Andrade's ribs.
Gozen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Andrade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of De Andrade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gozen throws an overhand right that lands on De Andrade's shoulder, as De Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
De Andrade is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozen tries to land a leg kick but De Andrade saw it coming and moves away.
Gozen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Andrade.
De Andrade blocks the body kick.
Gozen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Andrade.
Gozen lands a really nice looking cross but De Andrade seems unphased.
De Andrade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gozen jabs at De Andrade's body.
Gozen thuds a left hand into De Andrade's body.
De Andrade moves away from the strike by Gozen.
De Andrade throws a counter high kick but Gozen was just alert enough to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gozen. That's going to slow De Andrade down.
Gozen lands with a right hand.
Gozen scores with a hook to the body. De Andrade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Andrade tries to land a body kick
and Gozen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Andrade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gozen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Andrade misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Gozen. That snapped De Andrade's head back.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Gozen is predictable there
and De Andrade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gozen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen misses with a hook.
De Andrade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gozen lands an overhand right.
Gozen stuns De Andrade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gozen scores with a spinning back kick!
Gozen moves forwards but De Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gozen jabs De Andrade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Andrade appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Gozen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gozen blocks a head kick by De Andrade.
A nice leg kick from Gozen, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Andrade blocks a leg kick.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Gozen manages to avoid it.
Gozen cracks a nice hook into De Andrade's ribs.
Gozen misses with a combination
and De Andrade counters with a one-two to the body.
Gozen lands with a nice body punch.
Gozen misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
Gozen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Andrade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gozen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gozen.
Gozen works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gozen.
De Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Gozen looks to move away, De Andrade throws a big counter combo but Gozen just gets out of the way.
Gozen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Andrade avoids the body shot from Gozen.
Gozen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gozen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Andrade.
Gozen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
Gozen throws a good cross that connects.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Andrade might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Andrade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gozen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gozen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Andrade appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Andrade.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
De Andrade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Gozen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gozen misses with a hook. De Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Gozen lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Andrade's sensitive parts.
Gozen loads up on a big right hand but De Andrade slips the punch.
Gozen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Andrade.
Gozen misses with a hook
letting De Andrade counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen looks to throw the jab but De Andrade is out of range.
It looked like De Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Andrade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gozen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Andrade throws a counter high kick but Gozen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Gozen misses with a hook.
De Andrade throws a head kick but Gozen moves out of range.
Gozen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gozen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Andrade takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen with a nice cross.
Gozen misses with a two punch combination.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Gozen finds it's target.
De Andrade is rocked!
Gozen looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade slips a straight right by Gozen.
A combination from Gozen does no damage.
De Andrade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gozen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Gozen misses.
A little feinted left hand from De Andrade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
De Andrade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like De Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gozen connects with an inside leg kick.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Andrade is looking for a counter combo.
Gozen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gozen looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
De Andrade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gozen misses with a body punch
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Andrade thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gozen throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Gozen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gozen is rocked!
Gozen with the inside leg kick.
Gozen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Andrade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Andrade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gozen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gozen misses with a looping left.
Gozen misses with a low kick as De Andrade jumps back.
De Andrade lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tomoe Gozen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gozen.
Gozen throws a wild body kick that De Andrade sees coming a mile off.
De Andrade throws a quick counter head kick but Gozen was just out of range.
Good leg kick by Gozen.
Gozen with a nice calf kick.
Gozen lands a nice hook to De Andrade's body. De Andrade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Gozen misses
and De Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gozen pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Andrade is out of range and Gozen settles back down.
It appears De Andrade was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gozen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gozen wants to slow De Andrade down by chopping away at his legs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gozen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gozen throws out the jab.
De Andrade is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gozen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with an uppercut
and Gozen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Andrade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gozen. Gozen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gozen connects with a body shot.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade throws a quick counter head kick but Gozen was just out of range.
Gozen throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Gozen misses.
Gozen throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Gozen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Gozen finds it's target.
Gozen throws out a leg kick but De Andrade moves out of range and Gozen only half commits.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from De Andrade misses its target.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gozen.
Gozen with a jab.
Gozen misses with a hook
and De Andrade 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.
Gozen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Andrade has time to react.
Good exchange - Gozen coming out on top.
Gozen lands a leg kick that knocks De Andrade off balance momentarily.
De Andrade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gozen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Gozen misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomoe Gozen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gozen 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 Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 270 p4p, 329 weight class) and Dexter Krampus (ranked 37 p4p, 49 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus missing with a left hand there. Ahai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krampus loads up on a big right hand but Ahai slips the punch.
Krampus misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krampus. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krampus 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Krampus. That snapped Ahai's head back.
Nice defenses there by Ahai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ahai.
Ahai misses the shot to the body.
Krampus tries to clinch
and Ahai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krampus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahai is just out of range.
Ahai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krampus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ahai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krampus somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai throws a low kick but Krampus avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Ahai. Beautiful body shot.
Krampus cracks a nice hook into Ahai's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ahai pinned against the cage. Ahai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ahai takes a swing at Krampus's ribcage but misses.
Krampus tries a low kick but Ahai avoids it.
Ahai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krampus on the side of the head.
Ahai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahai takes a swing at Krampus's ribcage but misses.
Krampus misses with a body shot
and Ahai counters with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ahai.
Ahai throws out a leg kick but Krampus moves out of range and Ahai only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahai, as that shot connected.
It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Krampus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krampus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krampus misses with a body shot.
Ahai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krampus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krampus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azor Ahai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Krampus.
Krampus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahai is just out of range.
Ahai lands with a right hand.
Azor Ahai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahai needs to keep his hands up - Krampus had a free shot at his head there.
Krampus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahai.
Krampus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahai with a body shot.
Krampus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahai as he avoids it easily.
Ahai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krampus.
Nice shot by Krampus.
Krampus misses with a looping left.
Ahai lands a head shot.
Krampus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dexter Krampus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krampus dives in for a single leg takedown but Ahai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheers as Ahai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krampus doesn't seem phased though.
Ahai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krampus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ahai cracks Krampus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahai lands a head shot.
Ahai throws a head kick that misses.
Ahai is looking to score with low kicks.
Ahai lands a jab to Krampus's midsection.
Ahai's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Krampus misses.
Ahai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krampus cracks a nice hook into Ahai's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krampus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ahai.
Ahai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krampus looks to throw a body kick
and Ahai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krampus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ahai is out of range.
Krampus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ahai counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Dexter Krampus's cut even more.
Krampus is looking to chop away at Ahai's legs.
Krampus closes the distance but Ahai moves to the side
and Ahai counters with a thumping low kick.
Krampus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahai at a distance.
Krampus blocks a jab.
Ahai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krampus shoots in and drives through. Ahai sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ahai.
Krampus jabs Ahai right on the nose. Ahai blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azor Ahai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice combo by Krampus! Oh, that's hurt him - Ahai falls to the canvas and Krampus follows him into side control.
Ahai is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Azor Ahai has been cut.
Ahai gets back to half guard.
Oh Ahai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krampus.
Ahai seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahai wants to control but Krampus is keeping busy.
Krampus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krampus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Krampus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krampus misses with a head shot. Ahai uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krampus postures up.
Krampus looking to sit in guard and control but Ahai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ahai postures up.
Ahai trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krampus wants to sweep but no luck.
Krampus has his foot on Ahai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahai works his way back into a safe position though.
Krampus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Krampus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahai is one step ahead there.
Ahai trying to control but Krampus is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahai is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ahai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahai looks to throw the jab but Krampus is out of range.
Ahai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krampus can do to turn this around?
Ahai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krampus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahai.
Ahai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krampus misses with a body shot.
Ahai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krampus misses with an uppercut
and Ahai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krampus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krampus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krampus misses with a right hand
and Ahai counters with a nice uppercut.
Krampus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahai counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahai defending well as Krampus loads up on a big left hand.
Krampus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krampus with a jab.
Krampus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ahai.
Azor Ahai is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahai checks a leg kick.
Krampus throws a body punch but Ahai moves out of range.
Krampus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ahai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Krampus controlling from the top position.
Ahai trying to control the position.
Ahai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus 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 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!
Krampus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Ahai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Krampus.
Krampus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krampus takes one to the chin there.
Ahai staying out of range there.
Krampus throws a body punch but Ahai moves out of range.
Ahai cracks a nice hook into Krampus's ribs.
Ahai swings for the body but Krampus moves out of range.
Ahai throws a head kick but Krampus moves out of range.
Krampus wants to clinch but Ahai slips to the side
letting Ahai counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Ahai. Beautiful body shot.
Ahai is looking to land body kicks.
Krampus lands a jab to Ahai's midsection.
Krampus swings widly with a right hand
and Ahai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krampus thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahai connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Krampus.
Ahai is looking to counter punch.
Krampus throws a combination that misses
and Ahai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krampus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ahai's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krampus misses with a low kick.
Ahai with a hook.
The cut above Dexter Krampus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krampus moves out of range of the body kick.
Ahai misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ahai.
Krampus connects with an inside leg kick.
Ahai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krampus checks a leg kick.
Krampus throws out a counter right but Ahai avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab from Ahai.
Krampus misses with a body shot.
Krampus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krampus throws a right hand that misses
and Ahai counters with an outside leg kick.
Ahai scores with a head kick. Krampus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Krampus is rocked!
Dexter Krampus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Krampus swings widly with a right hand
and Ahai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krampus is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahai finish him?
Danga de danga de dang - Krampus scores with a four punch combination!
Krampus seems to have recovered his senses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krampus checks a leg kick.
Krampus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ahai. Ahai obviously looking to wear him down.
Ahai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krampus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krampus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahai.
Krampus throws a hook but Ahai avoids it easily.
Ahai defending well as Krampus loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahai misses the target.
Ahai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahai tests Krampus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dexter Krampus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Azor Ahai!
A victorious Azor Ahai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 48 p4p, 117 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). De Minaur has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as De Minaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durden throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Durden checks it.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Durden as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick lands for Durden.
Durden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durden.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Durden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durden.
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!
Durden punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur is looking to slow Durden down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Durden misses
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Durden.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Durden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durden 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.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Durden moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Durden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
A left lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
Durden misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur tries to clinch but Durden moves away
and Durden counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
De Minaur with a jab.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
De Minaur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden misses with a low kick.
De Minaur sizes up Durden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durden misses with a low kick.
De Minaur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Minaur has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Durden slams his shin into De Minaur's torso.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
De Minaur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden jabs at De Minaur's body.
Durden throws a leg kick
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Durden as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durden throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Durden misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Minaur checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden lands with a nice body kick.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durden misses with a hook
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Durden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Durden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Durden down.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Durden feints and then cracks De Minaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Minaur down.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Durden does it's job there.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
Durden misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Durden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Durden misses.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durden.
Durden staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durden might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durden slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durden 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.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps De Minaur's head back.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Durden avoids the head kick by De Minaur.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
A low kick lands for Durden.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden tried to counter with a leg kick but De Minaur avoided it.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Durden fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur just manages to avoid it.
Durden lands an overhand right.
Durden throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with a hook.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Minaur throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a sloppy body shot
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
Durden misses with a body kick.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durden is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. De Minaur catches Durden right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
De Minaur doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
De Minaur is looking to land body kicks.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A cross from Durden lands.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durden on the side of the head.
Durden slips a jab from De Minaur.
Durden throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from De Minaur.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a nice right hand.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
Durden is rocked!
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Minaur at a distance.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Durden.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durden gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! De Minaur gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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