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ENIGMA 141 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Moder (ranked 1339 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Adeboye Temidare (ranked 174 p4p, 180 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Moder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temidare darts in and clinches Moder up against the cage.
Moder working hard to break the clinch.
Moder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Temidare has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Temidare gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Moder.
Moder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Temidare swings widly with a right hand
and Moder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moder misses with a low kick.
Moder misses the shot to the body.
Moder sizes up Temidare with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Moder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moder.
Temidare pushes Moder up against the cage in a clinch.
Temidare's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temidare with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Adeboye Temidare has been cut.
Nice body punch from Moder - that landed with a thud.
Moder tries to throw a body punch but Temidare avoids it by throwing Moder back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare blocks an elbow strike.
Moder has had enough of the clinch but Temidare keeps him there for the moment.
Temidare tries to throw a body punch but Moder avoids it by throwing Temidare back against the cage.
Temidare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moder blocking some punches.
Moder lands with a left to the head.
Temidare tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Temidare lands a hook that snaps the head of Moder backwards.
Temidare prevents a body shot from Moder.
Temidare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moder.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moder leaning against his opponent.
Moder tries to work over Temidare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moder throws an elbow but it misses.
Temidare working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Temidare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Temidare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moder.
Temidare landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moder misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Temidare prevents a body shot from Moder.
Temidare looking to throw knees to the head but Moder is blocking nicely.
Moder tries a body shot but Temidare blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moder.
Temidare prevents a body shot from Moder.
Temidare stalling in the clinch but Moder improves position.
Temidare lands with a left to the head.
Temidare throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moder blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Moder.
Moder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Temidare.
Moder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Temidare has Moder pressed against the cage, preventing Moder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Temidare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moder misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moder tries to work over Temidare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Temidare misses with a knee to the head.
Temidare scores with a shot to the side of Moder's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Temidare - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Temidare is struggling to control the position.
Temidare continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Temidare has Moder pressed against the cage, preventing Moder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Moder's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moder looks to score with a jab to the body but Temidare is just out of range.
Temidare slips under a jab.
Temidare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moder takes one to the side of the head.
Temidare throws a lazy right hand but Moder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temidare moves away.
Moder throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
Moder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moder looks to land a left hand but Temidare moved out of range nicely.
Temidare ducks under a wild hook from Moder.
Temidare tries to close the distance and clinch but Moder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Temidare with a jab.
Moder clobbers Temidare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Moder throws a leg kick but Temidare moved away.
Moder works Temidare's body with a nice hook.
Temidare tries to clinch there but Moder circles away.
Moder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Temidare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moder misses with a looping right.
Temidare misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moder counters with an inside leg kick.
Temidare scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Moder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adeboye Temidare's cut.
That's time! Moder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moder slips under a jab.
Temidare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moder lands a front kick.
Moder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Temidare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temidare connects with a right hand. Moder shakes it off.
Temidare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temidare moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Temidare throws out a loose jab but Moder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moder throws a body shot but no joy.
Moder moves out of range of the strikes.
Temidare moves forwards but Moder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Moder lands.
Moder catches Temidare with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moder lands with a straight right. Temidare didn't see that one coming.
Jan Moder is winning the standup battle so far.
Moder is looking to score with low kicks.
Moder loads up on a big right hand but Temidare slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moder throws a body shot but no joy.
Temidare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moder manages to avoid it.
Moder with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moder!
Moder misses with a hook.
Moder moves out of range as Temidare throws a body kick.
Moder looks to throw the jab but Temidare is out of range.
Temidare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Temidare.
Moder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Temidare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moder.
Temidare lands with a cross.
Temidare takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Temidare avoids the body shot from Moder.
A countering left hand to the body from Temidare misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Moder misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare looks to land a right hand but Moder moved out of range.
Moder swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Moder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moder lands a nice hook to Temidare's body. Temidare takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moder misses with an uppercut.
Temidare ducks right into an uppercut from Moder.
Good shot there by Moder.
Moder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temidare.
Moder digs a good body shot into Temidare's ribs.
A lazy left from Moder finds it's target.
Temidare tries to clinch up.
Moder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temidare can do to turn this around?
Moder punishes Temidare's body with a nice straight punch.
Moder connects with a crisp jab.
Temidare tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moder counters with a nice uppercut.
Moder looks to score with a jab to the body but Temidare is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temidare.
Moder scores with a jab.
Temidare has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Temidare throws a head kick but Moder moves out of range.
Moder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moder throws a shot to the body.
Temidare moves away from the strike by Moder.
Moder lands a jab.
Moder throws a jab when Temidare was well out of range.
Temidare connects with a solid leg kick.
Moder scores with a shot to the body.
Moder lands with a nice body punch.
Temidare is breathing heavily.
Temidare is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Moder coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moder scores with a body shot.
Temidare is looking to clinch but Moder is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Moder.
Temidare takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Moder does no damage.
Moder throws a shot from downtown. Temidare moves away and avoids it.
Moder jabs at Temidare's body.
Moder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temidare goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moder scores with a spinning back kick!
Moder misses with a straight left.
Moder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moder tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Moder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adeboye Temidare's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Temidare misses.
Moder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Temidare cracks a nice hook into Moder's ribs.
Temidare looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moder lands with a hook. Temidare tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Temidare checks a low kick from Moder.
The fighters circling - Moder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Temidare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temidare tries to move into range but Moder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Temidare throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moder scores with a body shot.
Moder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moder misses with a body kick.
Temidare appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moder.
Moder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moder misses with a few strikes there.
Moder delivers a nice body kick.
Temidare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Temidare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moder.
Moder misses with a hook.
Temidare chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moder can pounce on him.
Temidare moves away from the strike by Moder.
A big left from Moder misses.
Moder throws a hook but Temidare avoids it easily.
Moder avoids the head kick by Temidare.
Temidare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temidare closes the distance and clinches.
Temidare tries a knee to the head but Moder blocks it.
Temidare pushes Moder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moder lands a left hand.
Moder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Temidare misses with an uppercut. Moder saw that one coming.
Moder throws a lazy right hand but Temidare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moder just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Moder.
Nice defenses there by Moder.
Temidare lands a jab.
Temidare takes a jab right on the kisser.
Temidare takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Temidare avoids a kick to the body.
Temidare feints the counter takedown.
Moder lands with a hook. Temidare tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moder cracks Temidare with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moder throws a head kick that half lands.
Adeboye Temidare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Moder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare stalks Moder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moder's face. Moder staggers backwards, shaken.
Moder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Temidare.
Moder swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Moder thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Temidare was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Temidare looks to land a right hand but Moder moved out of range.
Moder throws a sloppy body shot
and Temidare counters with a low kick, right behind Moder 's knee.
Moder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Temidare.
Moder just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Temidare! But no joy.
Moder throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
Moder misses with a hook.
Temidare drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Moder defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moder. Temidare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Temidare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temidare misses with a hook to the body
and Moder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temidare scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Temidare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moder staying out of range there.
It appears Moder was looking to counter with a kick there.
Temidare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moder lands with an overhand left.
Temidare throws a nice head kick!
Moder throws a series of punches but Temidare avoids them all with ease.
Temidare slips a jab from Moder.
Nice shot lands for Temidare.
Moder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Moder tenderised Temidare's leg. Temidare is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Moder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Moder!
An out of breath Jan Moder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 1197 p4p, 2277 weight class) and Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 166 p4p, 290 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy pushes Rauta up against the cage in a clinch.
Rauta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy has Rauta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rauta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rauta just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rauta down to the mat. Rauta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rauta closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
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!
Hardy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rauta frees his head nicely. Oh but Hardy has switched to an armbar! Rauta is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nero Hardy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nero Hardy waved his t-shirt featuring Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Reefer (ranked 913 p4p, 840 weight class) and Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 95 p4p, 90 weight class). Jim Reefer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Ellacuria's chin.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellacuria!
 It looks like Jim Reefer has been cut.
Ellacuria closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reefer counters with a left to the body.
Arturo Ellacuria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ellacuria.
We've been told by Reefer's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ellacuria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reefer is looking to land body kicks.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot
and Reefer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellacuria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reefer lunges at Ellacuria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ellacuria's hand.
 Ellacuria is rocked!
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Reefer finish him?
Reefer scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Ellacuria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reefer lands a big uppercut and Ellacuria crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ellacuria looks OK. Reefer waves Ellacuria back to his feet!
Ellacuria is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reefer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reefer works Ellacuria's body with a nice hook.
Ellacuria scores with a sloppy right hand. Reefer should have avoided that one.
Reefer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ellacuria to score with a decent uppercut.
Reefer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ellacuria seems to have recovered his senses.
Ellacuria misses the jab.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut. Reefer saw that one coming.
Reefer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellacuria 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.
Reefer moves away from the strike by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer counters with a stiff right hand.
Ellacuria staying out of range there.
Ellacuria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reefer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellacuria throws out the jab.
Reefer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reefer lands a big head kick that sends Ellacuria tumbling to the mat! Reefer takes a step backwards and waves Ellacuria back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
Ellacuria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reefer, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ellacuria with a big uppercut! Ellacuria tries to clinch up but Reefer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ellacuria to the mat! Ellacuria covers up and Reefer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Reefer!
Jim Reefer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 759 p4p, 853 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 83 p4p, 91 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matikainen on the side of the head.
Matikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Matikainen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matikainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Mfer clobbers Matikainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Matikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer rushes Matikainen and presses him up against the cage.
Matikainen blocks an uppercut.
Matikainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Matikainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matikainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Matikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Matikainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Matikainen is looking to land body kicks.
Matikainen scores with a push kick.
Matikainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Matikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mfer is able to avoid easily.
Matikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Mfer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matikainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matikainen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mfer eats them both and turns towards Matikainen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer tried to score with a low kick but Matikainen checks it.
Matikainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Matikainen sees coming a mile off.
Matikainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Matikainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Matikainen.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Matikainen moved out of range.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer throws a front kick that sends Matikainen stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Matikainen throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer tries to clinch up
and Matikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matikainen misses with a body kick.
Mfer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer lands the left hand.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matikainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mfer misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matikainen misses with a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matikainen looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
Matikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Matikainen counters with a low kick, right behind Mfer 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Mfer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matikainen throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
Matikainen defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer pushes Matikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matikainen is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Matikainen.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matikainen.
Mfer misses with a knee to the head.
Matikainen pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer looking to throw knees to the head but Matikainen is blocking nicely.
Matikainen dodges an elbow strike from Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer stalling against the cage.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Matikainen avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer missing with knees to the body.
Mfer tries to stall but Matikainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer prevents Matikainen from breaking the clinch.
Matikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mfer thuds his right hand into Matikainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matikainen cracks Mfer with a good jab.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Mfer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
Mfer works Matikainen's body with a nice hook.
Mfer lands a jab to Matikainen's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mfer under the eye.
Matikainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mfer on the side of the head.
Matikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mfer has time to react.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mfer walks into a stiff left hand from Matikainen.
Mfer thuds his shin into the meat of Matikainen's side.
Matikainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matikainen missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mfer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, jab by Mfer - just one landing.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Matikainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer drops his hands momentarily and Matikainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Matikainen moves his leg out of the way.
Matikainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
Mfer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matikainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
Matikainen thuds his right hand into Mfer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mfer throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Mfer slips a jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Mfer.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Matikainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Matikainen's body. Matikainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer throws a series of punches but Matikainen avoids them all with ease.
Matikainen throws a solid leg kick but Mfer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matikainen.
Jab from Mfer.
Mfer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Matikainen finds it's target.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matikainen motions for Mfer to come forward. Matikainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
That kick from Matikainen tenderised Mfer's leg. Mfer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mfer works the jab nicely.
Matikainen moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matikainen with a nice cross.
Matikainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer 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.
Matikainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
Mfer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matikainen.
Mfer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matikainen.
Mfer tries a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Mfer.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Mfer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matikainen.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mfer jabs at Matikainen's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen walks into a left hand.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mfer lands a nice looking body kick.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Matikainen moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matikainen lands a nice looking body kick.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Matikainen didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Matikainen.
Mfer defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matikainen eats them both and turns towards Mfer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mfer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Matikainen throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
Matikainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Matikainen lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mfer clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Matikainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matikainen.
Matikainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Matikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mfer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mfer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Mfer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matikainen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mfer can turn it around.
A frustrated look appears on Matikainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the head.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mfer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mfer throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Matikainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Matikainen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mfer avoids it.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen lands a head kick. Mfer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matikainen throws a leg kick which misses Mfer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mfer tries to avoid it.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Matikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mfer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mfer checks it well.
Mfer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mfer off the cage and back into range.
Mfer avoids a kick to the body.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Mfer misses the jab.
Mfer lands a leg kick that knocks Matikainen off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matikainen connects with a body shot that sends Mfer's belly button to the back.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mfer moves forwards but Matikainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Mfer.
Matikainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Mfer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matikainen walks into a left hand.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Matikainen counters with a solid body kick.
Matikainen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matikainen moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matikainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mfer's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Matikainen avoids the head kick by Mfer.
Matikainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Matikainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mfer's knee momentarily.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Matikainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Matikainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Matikainen lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mfer tries to clinch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMatti Matikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matikainen 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
DaMatti Matikainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1056 p4p, 374 weight class) and Matteo Bottura (ranked 150 p4p, 45 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. This should be a great matchup!
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Bottura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman tests Bottura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook
letting Bottura counter with a right hand.
Bottura jabs Abdelrahman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdelrahman. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bottura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdelrahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Bottura's head.
Abdelrahman throws a right hand that misses
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura rushes Abdelrahman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bottura tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Bottura back against the cage.
A short right from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abdelrahman.
Bottura tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Bottura back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bottura.
Bottura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdelrahman or not.
Bottura struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Bottura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdelrahman working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman gets through Bottura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura scores with a shoulder strike.
Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bottura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
Bottura lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Abdelrahman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abdelrahman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottura's elbow.
Abdelrahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bottura.
A head punch on the inside from Bottura fails to land.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Abdelrahman is trying to maintain a safe position but Bottura gets an underhook and turns Abdelrahman into the cage.
Abdelrahman stalling.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Bottura.
Abdelrahman cracks Bottura with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bottura.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura lands a nice uppercut.
Bottura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman - that landed with a thud.
Abdelrahman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bottura has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bottura as Abdelrahman tries to tie him up.
Abdelrahman lands an uppercut.
Bottura misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a shot to the side of Bottura's head.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
Bottura working aggressively here.
Bottura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Bottura blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bottura fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottura misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bottura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Abdelrahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdelrahman can't find room to land a body shot as Bottura controls the action.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bottura presses Abdelrahman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matteo Bottura will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Abdelrahman is predictable there
and Bottura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot.
Bottura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdelrahman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Abdelrahman misses
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura digs a good hook to Abdelrahman's body.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Abdelrahman throws a right hand that misses
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.
 Abdelrahman is rocked!
Bottura closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Abdelrahman! Bottura dives in looking to finish! Abdelrahman is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Bottura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kiwi (ranked 468 p4p, 738 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 74 p4p, 100 weight class). Kiwi comes to the cage accompanied by Reaper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farah looks to land a right hand but Kiwi moved out of range.
Kiwi closes the distance and pushes Farah back into the cage.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Farah.
Kiwi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Farah misses with some punches.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farah.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiwi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Kiwi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiwi.
A hook to the body from Kiwi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kiwi jumps into guard, dragging Farah to the mat.
Kiwi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiwi wants to pass the guard but Farah is defending well.
Kiwi is taking a breather. Farah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiwi is pressing down on Farah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farah is holding on for now.
Kiwi trying to control the pace.
Farah is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah tries to get to full guard but Kiwi has control of the leg.
Farah pushes Kiwi off looking to stand but Kiwi dives back in and keeps control.
Kiwi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Farah is not content to let Kiwi control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kiwi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farah at a distance.
Kiwi misses with a body kick.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiwi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiwi slips a jab from Farah.
Kiwi is looking to counter punch.
Kiwi lands a lovely overhand right.
Farah has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi jumps guard but Farah stands there with Kiwi around his waist. Kiwi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kiwi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiwi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiwi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiwi swats away the attempt to clinch by Farah.
Farah throws a body kick that misses.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiwi is just out of range.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Kiwi coming out on top.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiwi goes for a double leg but Farah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farah continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Kiwi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiwi.
Kiwi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiwi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
Kiwi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Kiwi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farah can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
Farah working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
A hook to the body from Farah.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Farah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Farah - that landed with a thud.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Kiwi tries to work over Farah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kiwi on the inside.
Kiwi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah pushes Kiwi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah digs a right hand underneath Kiwi's ribcage. Kiwi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Farah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
Farah scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
Kiwi lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Farah blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kiwi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kiwi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kiwi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Farah stopping the sweep attempt from Kiwi.
Kiwi looking for a guillotine here but Farah defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiwi is trying to control the position but Farah postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Farah misses with a double jab.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farah connects with a crisp jab.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiwi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiwi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiwi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farah needs to keep his hands up - Kiwi had a free shot at his head there.
Kiwi throws out a powerful jab.
Farah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiwi lands a jab to the head.
Farah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Farah as Kiwi shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi tries to clinch but Farah moves out of range.
Farah misses with a right hand
enabling Kiwi to counter with a crisp jab.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiwi cracks Farah with an open hand slap.
Kiwi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kiwi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
and Kiwi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiwi moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Kiwi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farah. Farah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiwi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiwi tries a head kick but it misses.
Farah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abdo Farah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Kiwi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Farah lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiwi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Farah.
Farah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiwi's head backwards.
Kiwi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiwi looks to throw the jab but Farah is out of range.
Kiwi tries to clinch up.
Kiwi scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Kiwi lands.
Farah scores with a leg kick.
Kiwi throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi rushes Farah and presses him up against the cage.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiwi prevents a body shot from Farah.
Kiwi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi jumps into guard, dragging Farah to the mat.
Kiwi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Kiwi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiwi 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Kiwi!
A victorious Bruce Kiwi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 143 p4p, 304 weight class) and Harris Reed (ranked 27 p4p, 47 weight class). Reed has chosen Beethoven's 5th Symphony as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harris Reed!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mahomes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Mahomes scores with a punch to the head.
Mahomes lands with an overhand left.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
Mahomes slips a jab from Reed.
Mahomes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mahomes lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Reed misses.
Mahomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reed tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mahomes throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahomes.
Reed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes cracks a nice hook into Reed's ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reed has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Reed throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Mahomes tried to counter with a leg kick but Reed avoided it.
Mahomes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahomes's head.
Reed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mahomes is looking to score with low kicks.
Mahomes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reed. That did some damage!
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a nice body kick.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mahomes.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Reed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Reed walks into a left hand.
Mahomes jabs Reed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reed under the eye.
Mahomes lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahomes staying out of range there.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes misses with a head kick.
Reed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Mahomes.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes digs a good hook to Reed's body.
Mahomes lands a jab to the nose.
Mahomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahomes lands with a nice body punch.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahomes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mahomes scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Mahomes misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's time! Mahomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahomes connects with a jab.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes jabs Reed right on the nose. Reed blinks but takes it well.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahomes slips a jab from Reed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
Mahomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed takes one to the chin there.
Mahomes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Reed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mahomes has got the better of the exchanges.
Mahomes lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Mahomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Mahomes misses.
Reed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reed under the eye.
Mahomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahomes throws out the jab.
Reed has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mahomes.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Mahomes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahomes breaks from the clinch.
Mahomes throws a head kick that half lands.
Reed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed throws out a counter right but Mahomes avoids it with no problem.
Mahomes keeps Reed at a distance using the push kick.
Mahomes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mahomes with a body shot.
Mahomes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahomes swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahomes counters with a two punch combo.
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed slips a jab from Mahomes.
Reed blocks a jab.
Reed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reed slips under a jab from Mahomes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reed lands a big shot that drops Mahomes! Can he finish him?
Mahomes is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahomes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mahomes keeping full guard, as Reed tries to pass.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahomes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mahomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed postures up in Mahomes's guard and throws a big left but Mahomes blocks it.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahomes has wrist control.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahomes has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mahomes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahomes is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mahomes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mahomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahomes looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Reed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reed with a jab.
Reed 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.
Reed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahomes dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
A combination from Mahomes does no damage.
Reed takes one to the chin there.
Mahomes lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahomes on the side of the head.
Reed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahomes.
Reed checks a low kick from Mahomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed connects with a body shot that sends Mahomes's belly button to the back.
Mahomes scores with a jab.
Mahomes loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Mahomes moves away and avoids it.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Mahomes lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
Mahomes's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
Reed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahomes dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Mahomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes tests Reed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahomes scores with a one two! Reed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes slips a jab from Reed.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Reed does it's job there.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Mahomes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Reed moved away.
A little jabbing left from Reed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reed wants to clinch up but Mahomes keeps it at a distance.
Mahomes connects with a single shot there.
Reed jabs Mahomes right on the nose. Mahomes blinks but takes it well.
Reed avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Reed.
Mahomes throwing a counter right hand but Reed manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mahomes's head.
Mahomes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws a counter combo.
Mahomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes clobbers Reed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Reed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed drops his shoulder and cracks Mahomes with a huge uppercut! Mahomes goes down! Can Reed finish him?
Oh Mahomes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed wants to control from the top but Mahomes keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Reed. Those never looked like landing.
Mahomes seems to have got his legs back now.
Reed drops Mahomes with a big left hand! Mahomes is injured, injured bad! Reed jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harris Reed!
Harris Reed is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Harris Reed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 179 p4p, 220 weight class) and Rak Boonliang (ranked 21 p4p, 28 weight class). Boonliang has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boonliang lands with an uppercut that bounces Darawan off the cage and back into range.
Boonliang slips a straight right by Darawan.
Darawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darawan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darawan looks to throw the jab but Boonliang is out of range.
Boonliang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darawan moves away.
Darawan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boonliang finds it's way round the side to connect with Darawan's head.
Boonliang throws a jab but it's blocked by Darawan.
A lazy left from Boonliang finds it's target.
Darawan throws a looping overhand right but Boonliang ducks down to avoid it.
Boonliang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darawan.
Jab by Boonliang.
Boonliang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boonliang misses with a hook.
Darawan throws a solid leg kick but Boonliang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darawan.
Boonliang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boonliang tests Darawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Darawan misses.
Darawan takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot by Boonliang.
Boonliang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boonliang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang swings widly with a right hand
enabling Darawan to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Boonliang.
Rak Boonliang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boonliang with a jab.
Boonliang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boonliang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darawan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boonliang throws a jab when Darawan was well out of range.
Boonliang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boonliang misses with a body shot.
Darawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boonliang.
Boonliang connects with a leg kick.
Boonliang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boonliang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boonliang swings widly with a right hand
and Boonliang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boonliang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darawan walks into a stiff left hand from Boonliang.
Boonliang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boonliang.
Darawan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darawan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boonliang checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang lands with a cross.
Boonliang swings for the body but Darawan moves out of range.
Darawan throwing a counter right hand but Boonliang manages to avoid it.
Darawan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boonliang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boonliang with a hook.
Boonliang cracks Darawan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boonliang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boonliang works the jab nicely.
Darawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boonliang.
Darawan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boonliang.
Darawan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boonliang scores with the left hand. Darawan knows he should have avoided that one.
Darawan throws a low kick, looking for Boonliang's leg but Boonliang calmly moves out of range.
Boonliang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darawan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boonliang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boonliang scores with a hook.
Darawan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darawan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boonliang lands a glancing blow to the side of Darawan's head.
Darawan slips a straight right by Boonliang.
Darawan tries to move into range but Boonliang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boonliang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darawan misses with a few strikes there.
Boonliang misses with a straight left.
Boonliang throws an overhand right that lands on Darawan's shoulder, as Darawan tries to avoid the shot.
Darawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boonliang scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boonliang moves out of range of the body kick from Darawan.
Darawan avoids the body shot from Boonliang.
Darawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darawan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darawan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan moves away from the strike by Boonliang.
Darawan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Boonliang misses.
Boonliang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darawan at a distance.
Darawan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boonliang connects with a crisp jab.
Darawan walks into a jab.
Darawan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boonliang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boonliang throws a right hand that misses
and Darawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Boonliang lands a nice shot that snaps Darawan's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boonliang looks to throw the jab but Darawan is out of range.
Boonliang connects with a jab.
Darawan slips under a jab from Boonliang.
Darawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boonliang lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang dominated that round.
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.
A shot to the liver by Boonliang. Beautiful body shot.
Darawan throws a series of punches but Boonliang avoids them all with ease.
Boonliang lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boonliang.
Rak Boonliang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Boonliang.
A cross from Boonliang lands.
A big right from Darawan misses.
Boonliang slips a straight right by Darawan.
Boonliang scores with a jab. Darawan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Boonliang - just one landing.
Boonliang defending well as Darawan loads up on a big left hand.
Boonliang moves out of range as Darawan strikes.
Boonliang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boonliang jabs Darawan right on the nose. Darawan blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Darawan misses.
Boonliang scores with a jab. Darawan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boonliang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boonliang there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boonliang throws a lazy uppercut
and Darawan counters with an outside leg kick.
Boonliang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darawan.
Boonliang misses with a lunging right hand
letting Darawan counter with a right hand.
Darawan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boonliang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Boonliang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darawan takes a swing at Boonliang's ribcage but misses.
Boonliang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darawan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boonliang. Boonliang obviously looking to wear him down.
Boonliang slips a jab from Darawan.
Boonliang looks to land a left hand but Darawan moved out of range nicely.
Boonliang lands an overhand right.
Darawan misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boonliang throws a hook but Darawan avoids it easily.
A big right from Boonliang misses.
A cross from Boonliang lands.
Boonliang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darawan.
Darawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boonliang.
Boonliang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boonliang tests Darawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boonliang misses with a straight right.
Boonliang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Boonliang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darawan doesn't seem phased though.
Darawan slips a straight right by Boonliang.
Boonliang tests Darawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darawan blocks a jab.
Boonliang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boonliang lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick from Boonliang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut.
Boonliang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darawan throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darawan.
Boonliang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boonliang connects with a nice looking jab.
Darawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boonliang was well out of range. Poor timing from Darawan.
Darawan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boonliang finds it's way round the side to connect with Darawan's head.
Darawan misses with an uppercut.
Boonliang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Boonliang catches Darawan right on the button with a cross.
Boonliang throws a hook but Darawan avoids it easily.
Boonliang lands a nice shot that snaps Darawan's head back.
Darawan throws a leg kick but Boonliang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darawan blocks a jab.
Darawan scores with a one two! Boonliang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Darawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boonliang.
A little jabbing left from Boonliang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darawan tries to bum rush Boonliang with a series of wild strikes but Boonliang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boonliang digs a good hook to Darawan's body.
Darawan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a wild body shot.
Darawan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darawan misses with an uppercut. Boonliang saw that one coming.
Boonliang moves out of range of the strikes.
Darawan slips under a jab from Boonliang.
Boonliang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boonliang tests Darawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Boonliang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boonliang looks to score with a jab to the body but Darawan is just out of range.
Darawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boonliang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darawan walks into a stiff left hand from Boonliang.
Donk. Boonliang catches Darawan right on the button with a cross.
Boonliang lands with a straight right. Darawan didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boonliang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boonliang cracks Darawan with a good jab.
Darawan lands with a nice combination. Boonliang backs away looking to recover.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut
and Darawan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boonliang lands an overhand right.
Boonliang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darawan momentarily.
Boonliang throws a hook but Darawan blocks it.
Boonliang throws a shot from downtown. Darawan moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Darawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boonliang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darawan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boonliang lands the left hand.
Boonliang misses with a looping left.
Boonliang misses with a hook.
Boonliang throws out a loose jab but Darawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darawan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boonliang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang missing with a left hand there. Darawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darawan misses with the combination.
Darawan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boonliang throws out the jab.
Darawan is looking to counter punch.
Boonliang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boonliang scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang missing with a left hand there. Darawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boonliang.
Boonliang lands with a right hand.
Boonliang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darawan.
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Boonliang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boonliang throws a hook but Darawan avoids it easily.
Boonliang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boonliang missing with a left hand there. Darawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boonliang cracks a nice hook into Darawan's ribs.
Boonliang misses the jab.
Boonliang cracks Darawan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Boonliang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darawan slips under a jab from Boonliang.
Boonliang jabs Darawan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darawan looks to throw the jab but Boonliang is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan ducks under a wild hook from Boonliang.
Boonliang defending well as Darawan loads up on a big left hand.
Darawan slips under a jab.
Darawan takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darawan misses with an uppercut.
Boonliang moves out of range as Darawan strikes.
A jab from Boonliang does it's job there.
Boonliang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darawan's head.
Boonliang throws a shot from downtown. Darawan moves away and avoids it.
Darawan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boonliang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boonliang misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boonliang.
Darawan throws a right and a left that Boonliang avoids nicely.
Darawan backing away here, and Boonliang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boonliang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Boonliang.
Darawan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boonliang finds it's way round the side to connect with Darawan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darawan.
Boonliang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darawan's head.
Boonliang jabs Darawan right on the nose. Darawan blinks but takes it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darawan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boonliang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boonliang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darawan needs to keep his hands up - Boonliang had a free shot at his head there.
Boonliang thuds a left hand into Darawan's body.
A punch lands to the side of Darawan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boonliang tries a head kick but it misses.
Boonliang misses with a leg kick
and Darawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boonliang thumps Darawan with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darawan slips a jab from Boonliang.
A little feinted left hand from Darawan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boonliang throws a low kick but Darawan moves out of range easily.
Boonliang misses the shot to the body.
Darawan throwing a counter right hand but Boonliang manages to avoid it.
Boonliang throws a big shot that misses.
Boonliang throws a hook but Darawan avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang lands with a right hand.
Darawan moves out of range of the leg kick from Boonliang.
Darawan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darawan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boonliang.
Darawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darawan throws a leg kick but Boonliang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darawan moves out of range of the strikes.
Darawan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boonliang scores with a leg kick.
Darawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boonliang.
Boonliang throws out a loose jab but Darawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darawan throwing a counter right hand but Boonliang manages to avoid it.
Boonliang misses with a looping right.
Boonliang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darawan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boonliang misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Boonliang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang really dominated that round.
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.
Darawan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boonliang catches Darawan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Boonliang. That's going to slow Darawan down.
Boonliang scores with a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Boonliang.
Boonliang throws an off balance right hand
enabling Darawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Darawan staying out of range there.
Boonliang slips a jab from Darawan.
Darawan lands with a nice body punch.
Darawan slips a jab from Boonliang.
Boonliang misses with a straight left.
Boonliang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darawan's head backwards.
Boonliang avoids the body shot from Darawan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boonliang throws out a loose jab but Darawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darawan ducks under a wild hook from Boonliang.
Darawan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boonliang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darawan.
Boonliang looks to score with a jab to the body but Darawan is just out of range.
Boonliang connects with a crisp jab.
Boonliang slips a jab from Darawan.
Darawan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darawan misses with a hook. Boonliang ducked under it nicely.
Boonliang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut. Darawan saw that one coming.
Boonliang lands with a cross.
Darawan tries to work over Boonliang's front leg with a kick but Boonliang checks it.
Boonliang throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Darawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Boonliang throws a jab but it's blocked by Darawan.
Darawan ducks under a wild hook from Boonliang.
Darawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boonliang.
It looked like Darawan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Boonliang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Darawan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boonliang.
Darawan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darawan looks to land a right hand but Boonliang moved out of range.
Darawan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darawan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darawan moves out of range as Boonliang strikes.
Boonliang throws a leg kick
and Darawan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darawan slips a jab from Boonliang.
As Boonliang backs away, Darawan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab lands there for Boonliang.
A slow jab from Boonliang misses its intended target.
Boonliang lands a glancing blow to the side of Darawan's head.
A slow jab from Boonliang misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Boonliang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boonliang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darawan.
Boonliang looks to throw the jab but Darawan is out of range.
Darawan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darawan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boonliang is rocked!
Boonliang gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Darawan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Boonliang is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petcharon Darawan!
Petcharon Darawan retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Petcharon Darawan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 979 p4p, 330 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 26 p4p, 12 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wayne's choice of entrance music: Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback. Anthony Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Fury's chin.
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Wayne 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.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
Fury blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Wayne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Fury seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fury feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wayne sprawling to the canvas! Wayne rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fury finish him?!
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
Wayne moves out of range as Fury strikes.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne throws a sloppy body shot
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Fury off the cage and back into range.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Fury was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wayne wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Wayne works Fury's body with a nice hook.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fury connects with a body shot.
Wayne works Fury's body with a nice hook.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Fury's legs.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Fury off balance momentarily.
Wayne lands with a straight right. Fury didn't see that one coming.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Fury lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Fury counters with a big left hand that crumples Wayne! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fury!
Our winner, John Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Anthony Wayne spoke after the fight, saying 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iago Farfan (ranked 94 p4p, 435 weight class) and Lasha Abashidze (ranked 14 p4p, 61 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasha Abashidze!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farfan lands an overhand right.
A jab from Abashidze misses.
Farfan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farfan takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Iago Farfan has been cut.
Farfan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abashidze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farfan but Farfan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Farfan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Lasha Abashidze has been cut.
Farfan connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Farfan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abashidze.
Farfan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abashidze staying out of range there.
Abashidze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farfan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Abashidze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abashidze throws a right hand that misses
and Farfan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abashidze misses with a right hand
and Abashidze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farfan just misses with a punch to the body.
Abashidze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abashidze misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze fails with the takedown
and Farfan counters with a big head kick but Abashidze shrugs it off.
Abashidze misses with an uppercut
and Farfan counters with a leg kick.
Farfan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farfan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abashidze swings widly with a right hand
and Farfan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abashidze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farfan counters with a nice right hand that sends Abashidze toppling to the canvas! Abashidze scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Farfan finish him?!
Abashidze is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan fakes the body blow, causing Abashidze to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Abashidze goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iago Farfan!
Iago Farfan retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Iago Farfan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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