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Event:
Dynasty Fight Night 5
Date: Aug 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Pavlyuchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Makinwa seems unphased.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlyuchenko throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko tried to score with a low kick but Makinwa checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlyuchenko. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makinwa moves away.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makinwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a left to the body.
Makinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa lands with a hook. Pavlyuchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Makinwa.
#CL2#
Pavlyuchenko rushes Makinwa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T1#
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Makinwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa scores with a nice head shot.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlyuchenko throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Makinwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makinwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavlyuchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa lands with a good body shot.
Makinwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlyuchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pavlyuchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Makinwa slams his shin into Pavlyuchenko's torso.
Pavlyuchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavlyuchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Makinwa in the body.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Pavlyuchenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlyuchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko dips to his left and cracks Makinwa with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makinwa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko moves away.
Pavlyuchenko walks into a left hand.
Pavlyuchenko jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Makinwa forces Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Makinwa lands a right hand.
Makinwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlyuchenko controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlyuchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlyuchenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pavlyuchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlyuchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Pavlyuchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body kick.
Makinwa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pavlyuchenko loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Pavlyuchenko seems unphased.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Makinwa misses with a looping left.
Pavlyuchenko unleashes a big counter combination but Makinwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makinwa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlyuchenko lunges at Makinwa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makinwa's hand. #T2#
Makinwa lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlyuchenko's head back.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a straight right.
Pavlyuchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makinwa scores with a decent looking hook.
Makinwa swinging wildly here.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a body kick but Makinwa moved away.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa throwing a counter right hand but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pavlyuchenko works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Pavlyuchenko lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pavlyuchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Makinwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makinwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa cracks the inside of Pavlyuchenko's front leg.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a right hand but Makinwa moved out of range.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
#T1#
Pavlyuchenko misses with a looping right.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Makinwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pavlyuchenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa lands with a kick to the temple. Pavlyuchenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavlyuchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa looks to land a right hand but Pavlyuchenko moved out of range.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makinwa lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Makinwa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makinwa throws the kick towards the body but Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pavlyuchenko - the referee stops the clock and Makinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pavlyuchenko. Makinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pavlyuchenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Makinwa - the referee stops the clock and Pavlyuchenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Makinwa. Pavlyuchenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makinwa.#T2#
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pavlyuchenko's head.
A swing and a miss from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Pavlyuchenko moves away and avoids it.
Pavlyuchenko looks for the body kick but Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Pavlyuchenko.#CL#
Makinwa closes the distance and clinches.
Makinwa digs a right hand underneath Pavlyuchenko's ribcage. Pavlyuchenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makinwa blocking some punches.
#BC#
Makinwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Makinwa.
A swing and a miss from Pavlyuchenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook. Makinwa ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Makinwa.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ugor Makinwa.
I think Makinwa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andriy Pavlyuchenko waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
Dynasty Fight Night 1
Date: Aug 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Makinwa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like McGuiness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Makinwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa misses with the body kick
and Makinwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makinwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuiness counters with a straight right hand.
Makinwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuiness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makinwa throws the kick towards the body but McGuiness avoids it.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makinwa scores with the left hand. McGuiness knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa throws an off balance right hand
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.#KD#
McGuiness scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Makinwa to his hands and knees! The ref pushes McGuiness away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Makinwa got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Makinwa tenderised McGuiness's leg. McGuiness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makinwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuiness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makinwa connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuiness. McGuiness circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Makinwa throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and McGuiness counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Makinwa to the mat, face first! McGuiness goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Makinwa is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Crunch! Makinwa slams his shin into McGuiness's torso.
Makinwa lands with an overhand left.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Makinwa tenderised McGuiness's leg. McGuiness is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa scores with a spinning back kick!
Makinwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuiness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Makinwa cracks McGuiness with an open hand slap.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
Makinwa thuds a left hand into McGuiness's body.
Makinwa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McGuiness counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makinwa manages to avoid it.
Makinwa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
McGuiness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makinwa motions for McGuiness to come forward. Makinwa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuiness is looking to counter punch.
Makinwa throws a right hand that misses
and McGuiness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuiness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makinwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from McGuiness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuiness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuiness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makinwa lands with an overhand left.
Makinwa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Makinwa lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Ugor Makinwa was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
McGuiness takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Makinwa.
McGuiness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like McGuiness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makinwa takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from McGuiness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuiness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makinwa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makinwa moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
McGuiness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuiness takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa slips a jab from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuiness circles away quickly and effectively.
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
Makinwa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T1#
McGuiness throws a right and a left that Makinwa avoids nicely.
Makinwa misses with a jab to the body
letting McGuiness counter with a right hand.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the temple. McGuiness shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Makinwa misses with a low kick as McGuiness jumps back.
Makinwa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGuiness was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Makinwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makinwa misses with a straight left.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
enabling McGuiness to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makinwa.#T2#
Makinwa throws a low kick but McGuiness moves out of range easily.
Makinwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Makinwa as he connects with a hook.
McGuiness ducks right into an uppercut from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a left hand
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Makinwa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuiness.
A hook to the body from McGuiness.
#BC#
McGuiness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuiness's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makinwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuiness scrambles back to his feet.
Makinwa throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from McGuiness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makinwa throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD#
and McGuiness counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Makinwa to the mat, face first! McGuiness goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Makinwa is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Makinwa misses the shot to the body.
Liam McGuiness is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of McGuiness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuiness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Makinwa is rocked!
Makinwa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Makinwa throws a low kick but McGuiness moves out of range easily.
McGuiness throwing a counter right hand but Makinwa manages to avoid it.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makinwa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Makinwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuiness. #T1#
Makinwa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa misses with the body kick#KD#
and McGuiness counters with a straight right that drops Makinwa on his ass! Makinwa jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Makinwa is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuiness finish him?
McGuiness knocks out Makinwa with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McGuiness before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McGuiness picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
Dynasty 2
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Makinwa works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Thompson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makinwa connects with the punch.
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Makinwa's side.
Thompson throws a head kick but Makinwa moves out of range.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Makinwa pushes him off.
Makinwa throws a shot to the body.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Makinwa.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson scores with a head kick. Makinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
A cross from Makinwa lands.#CUT2#
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Makinwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson feints and then cracks Makinwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makinwa down.
Makinwa throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makinwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa lands with a cross.
Makinwa scores with a decent looking hook.
Makinwa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Makinwa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Makinwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Makinwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Makinwa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Makinwa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thompson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good shot there by Makinwa.
Makinwa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Makinwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
#KD2#
Makinwa catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Thompson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Thompson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#ROC2#
Thompson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #KD2#
Makinwa connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Thompson onto his butt! Thompson bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Makinwa plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Thompson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Thompson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ugor Makinwa!
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Event:
MFN 345: Makinwa v. Sigurdsson
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Makinwa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sigurdsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson tries to score with a low kick but Makinwa moves his leg out of the way.
Sigurdsson throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makinwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sigurdsson avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sigurdsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigurdsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T1#
Sigurdsson tries to score with some ground and pound. Makinwa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Makinwa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sigurdsson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makinwa regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Sigurdsson there.
Sigurdsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sigurdsson working the head and body with strikes.
Makinwa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson is nestled in close to Makinwa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigurdsson drops an elbow to the side of Makinwa's head.
Sigurdsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Makinwa to regain full guard.
Sigurdsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makinwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigurdsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sigurdsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sigurdsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makinwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sigurdsson won't allow Makinwa to get back to his feet.
Sigurdsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sigurdsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sigurdsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sigurdsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makinwa.
Makinwa scores with a jab.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sigurdsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makinwa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Sigurdsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
Sigurdsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Sigurdsson lands a right hook to the body.
Sigurdsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Sigurdsson misses.
Makinwa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sigurdsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makinwa. Sigurdsson shrugs it off though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makinwa.#CUT#
It looks like Ragnar Sigurdsson has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sigurdsson - the referee stops the clock and Makinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sigurdsson. Makinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Makinwa digs a good body shot into Sigurdsson's ribs.
Sigurdsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sigurdsson missing with a left hand there. Makinwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigurdsson just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Sigurdsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sigurdsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sigurdsson moves to clinch but Makinwa breaks away
and Makinwa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Makinwa lands with a slapping head kick.
Sigurdsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Makinwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Makinwa throws a right hand that misses
and Sigurdsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Sigurdsson throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Makinwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sigurdsson doesn't seem phased though.
Sigurdsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makinwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makinwa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sigurdsson thumps Makinwa with a low kick.
Makinwa jabs at Sigurdsson's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makinwa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sigurdsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sigurdsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ragnar Sigurdsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Makinwa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sigurdsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makinwa somewhat.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sigurdsson misses its intended target.
Sigurdsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makinwa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sigurdsson throws a lazy head kick
and Makinwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Sigurdsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa lands with a shot to the body.
Makinwa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigurdsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Sigurdsson misses.
Sigurdsson walks into a jab.#T1#
Sigurdsson moves forwards but Makinwa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Makinwa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sigurdsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa misses with a kick to the body.
Sigurdsson loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Makinwa is looking to counter punch.
Sigurdsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sigurdsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sigurdsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Sigurdsson misses
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Sigurdsson moves away and avoids it.
Sigurdsson is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Makinwa throws a body punch but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Makinwa tests Sigurdsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sigurdsson.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigurdsson motions for Makinwa to come forward. Sigurdsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Makinwa.
Makinwa moves away from the strike by Sigurdsson.
Makinwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sigurdsson misses with a low kick.
Makinwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Sigurdsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Makinwa lands with a straight right. Sigurdsson didn't see that one coming.
Makinwa scores with a hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut even more.
Sigurdsson ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws an overhand right that lands on Sigurdsson's shoulder, as Sigurdsson tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Makinwa misses with a hook
and Sigurdsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sigurdsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sigurdsson lands with a straight right. Makinwa didn't see that one coming.#TD2#
Sigurdsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Makinwa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sigurdsson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sigurdsson prevents a body shot from Makinwa.
A nice left hand lands by Sigurdsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigurdsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigurdsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makinwa pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sigurdsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson can't find room to land a body shot as Makinwa controls the action.
Makinwa has Sigurdsson pressed against the cage, preventing Sigurdsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sigurdsson misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Sigurdsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Sigurdsson manages to break the clinch.
Sigurdsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sigurdsson ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Makinwa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sigurdsson can pounce on him.
Sigurdsson misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ugor Makinwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Makinwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigurdsson is just out of range.
Sigurdsson lands a right hook to the body.
Makinwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makinwa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Makinwa throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sigurdsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Sigurdsson.
Good leg kick by Sigurdsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigurdsson lands a jab to the head.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Sigurdsson.
Makinwa throws a series of punches but Sigurdsson avoids them all with ease.
Sigurdsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sigurdsson throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Makinwa throws a hook but Sigurdsson avoids it easily.
Makinwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makinwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sigurdsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sigurdsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Makinwa misses with an uppercut
and Sigurdsson counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Makinwa tries to score with a low kick but Sigurdsson moves his leg out of the way.
Sigurdsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#KD2#
Sigurdsson lands a big head kick that sends Makinwa tumbling to the mat! Sigurdsson takes a step backwards and waves Makinwa back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Makinwa is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Sigurdsson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Makinwa crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Makinwa's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnar Sigurdsson!
Ragnar Sigurdsson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Ragnar Sigurdsson stared into the camera and said 'No Messing I'm came to kill tonight. He is a great fighter but I am Ragnar!'.
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Event:
EVO 263: Kakoullis vs Makinwa
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Kakoullis clinches.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Makinwa manages to break the clinch.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Makinwa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and Kakoullis settles back down.
Kakoullis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kakoullis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makinwa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Makinwa throws a body kick that misses.
Kakoullis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Makinwa's leg but Makinwa calmly moves out of range.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Makinwa's knee but Makinwa avoids it well.
Kakoullis lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis's corner calls for a 1-2. Kakoullis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Makinwa.#T1#
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kakoullis blocks it well.
Kakoullis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makinwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makinwa.
Kakoullis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makinwa thinking.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa thuds his shin into the meat of Kakoullis's side.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis works Makinwa's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Makinwa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Makinwa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis lands a head kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makinwa throws a series of punches but Kakoullis avoids them all with ease.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Kakoullis tries to clinch up.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a right hand to the body.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makinwa.
Kakoullis cracks Makinwa with a good jab.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.#T3#
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
Makinwa tries to land a front kick but Kakoullis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakoullis throws the left hand but Makinwa avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as Kakoullis jumps back.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Makinwa looks to move away, Kakoullis throws a big counter combo but Makinwa just gets out of the way.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makinwa. Kakoullis shrugs it off though.
Kakoullis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makinwa connects with a body shot.
Makinwa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakoullis rather than just go for the knockout.
Kakoullis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kakoullis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makinwa. Makinwa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makinwa connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Makinwa.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kakoullis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
Kakoullis lunges at Makinwa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makinwa's hand.
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a wild body kick that Kakoullis sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses
and Makinwa counters with a nice body kick.
Makinwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kakoullis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis avoids the head kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a right hand that Kakoullis ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakoullis also avoids with ease.
Makinwa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kakoullis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makinwa cracks the inside of Kakoullis's front leg.
Kakoullis throws a poor cross that misses
and Makinwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Makinwa's leg but Makinwa calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kakoullis.
Makinwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Kakoullis.
Makinwa is looking to land body kicks.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Makinwa does it's job there.
Kakoullis stuns Makinwa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a three punch combo that has Makinwa backing up. Makinwa nods at Kakoullis to acknowledge the strikes.
Makinwa throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makinwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makinwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
Kakoullis checks a leg kick.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakoullis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Makinwa feints a counter leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Makinwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakoullis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with the body kick
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makinwa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Kakoullis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Kakoullis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL#
Kakoullis rushes Makinwa and presses him up against the cage.
Makinwa working aggressively here.
Kakoullis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kakoullis misses with a body punch.
A short right from Makinwa.
Kakoullis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakoullis throws a punch but it's blocked by Makinwa.
Kakoullis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makinwa is defending well for now.
Makinwa misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis has Makinwa pushed against the cage.
Kakoullis just leaning against Makinwa, taking a breather.
Makinwa effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
Kakoullis tries to work over Makinwa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakoullis struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makinwa backwards.
Makinwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands an uppercut.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Kakoullis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
Kakoullis throws a lazy uppercut
and Makinwa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Makinwa motions for Kakoullis to come forward. Makinwa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Makinwa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a body punch
and Kakoullis counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Kakoullis misses with a straight left.
Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makinwa.
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Kakoullis tries to clinch up.
Makinwa looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Makinwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakoullis throws a wild body kick that Makinwa sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis avoids the head kick by Makinwa.
Kakoullis throws a sloppy body shot
and Makinwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kakoullis with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makinwa swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Makinwa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT2#
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Kakoullis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makinwa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makinwa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakoullis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makinwa if he has to take too many more of those.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakoullis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kakoullis with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Makinwa misses.
Kakoullis just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makinwa will feel that in the morning.
Makinwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makinwa is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makinwa.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kakoullis.
A telegraphed right hand from Kakoullis misses the target.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Makinwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Makinwa loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Makinwa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakoullis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T2#
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Makinwa takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
Kakoullis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Makinwa blocks it.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kakoullis takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Kakoullis drives through and clinches with Makinwa against the cage.
#BC#
Kakoullis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis scores with a three punch combo!
Kakoullis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makinwa manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis misses with a hook.
Makinwa throws a one two combo.
#CUT2#
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T3#
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makinwa.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick as Makinwa jumps back.
Kakoullis dips to his left and cracks Makinwa with an uppercut!
Makinwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Kakoullis is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Kakoullis lands a jab.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makinwa.
Kakoullis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makinwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T4#
Makinwa looks to land a body kick but Kakoullis moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crunch! Kakoullis slams his shin into Makinwa's torso.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kakoullis's sensitive parts.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makinwa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kakoullis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kakoullis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makinwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Makinwa tries a low kick but Kakoullis avoids it.
Makinwa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as Kakoullis jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sotiris Kakoullis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Kakoullis tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Kakoullis has Makinwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kakoullis.
Makinwa tries to break the clinch but Kakoullis is controlling the position.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Kakoullis. #BC2#
Makinwa breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kakoullis momentarily.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the temple. Kakoullis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis clobbers Makinwa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Kakoullis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kakoullis.
Makinwa looks for the body kick but Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Makinwa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makinwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kakoullis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makinwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makinwa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakoullis.
Makinwa takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kakoullis misses.
Makinwa tries a quick counter leg kick but Kakoullis is wise to it.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Kakoullis sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T2#
Kakoullis tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range. #CL#
Kakoullis has Makinwa up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis lands an elbow that stopped Makinwa in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis is controlling him.
Kakoullis works on Makinwa's body with a couple of short punches.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kakoullis blocks a body shot from Makinwa.
Kakoullis controlling the action here for a moment.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis has a couple of punches blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kakoullis has double underhooks.
Kakoullis looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kakoullis lands with a cross.
Makinwa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
You can see that Makinwa has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Kakoullis is out of range.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kakoullis lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Kakoullis swings widly with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Jeez, Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kakoullis tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kakoullis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makinwa throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis thows a leg kick but Makinwa checks it
and Makinwa counters with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Kakoullis cracks Makinwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kakoullis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makinwa. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Makinwa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kakoullis defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis had his way with Ugor Makinwa in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Kakoullis thuds his right hand into Makinwa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kakoullis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakoullis.
Some wild striking there from Kakoullis.
Makinwa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makinwa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakoullis on the side of the head.
Makinwa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kakoullis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis jabs at Makinwa's body.
Decent striking displayed by Makinwa there.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Makinwa fakes the leg kick and cracks Kakoullis in the body.
Kakoullis throws an overhand right that lands on Makinwa's shoulder, as Makinwa tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Makinwa blocks the leg kick.
Makinwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makinwa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Kakoullis misses.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
A quick step to the side and Kakoullis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makinwa is looking to slow Kakoullis down with leg kicks.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Makinwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makinwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makinwa missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Makinwa's leg but Makinwa calmly moves out of range.
Ugor Makinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotiris Kakoullis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Makinwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Kakoullis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makinwa.
Kakoullis tests Makinwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kakoullis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Kakoullis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kakoullis finds it's way round the side to connect with Makinwa's head. #T3#
A shot to the body from Makinwa misses
and Kakoullis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kakoullis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makinwa. That did some damage!
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakoullis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kakoullis throws a poor cross that misses
and Makinwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the body
and Kakoullis counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Kakoullis scores with a jab.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Makinwa. That snapped Kakoullis's head back.
Kakoullis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T4#
Kakoullis throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kakoullis scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick from Makinwa misses.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Makinwa avoided it.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakoullis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kakoullis stuns Makinwa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakoullis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakoullis cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body kick.
Makinwa dodges the punch combination from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotiris Kakoullis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakoullis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
A very excited looking Sotiris Kakoullis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
MFN 336: Makinwa vs. Kamenov
Date: Aug 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Kamenov scores with a leg kick.
Makinwa moves forwards but Kamenov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamenov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Kamenov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makinwa.
Kamenov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kamenov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makinwa blocks a jab.#KD#
Makinwa lands a big right hand that sends Kamenov crashing to the mat! Makinwa stays standing though and waves Kamenov back to his feet!#ROC#
Kamenov is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makinwa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kamenov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makinwa.
That kick from Kamenov tenderised Makinwa's leg. Makinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makinwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kamenov is still on wobbly legs! Can Makinwa finish him?
Makinwa cracks Kamenov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kamenov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makinwa.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kamenov seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Kamenov misses with a hook.
Makinwa missing with a left hand there. Kamenov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Kamenov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Kamenov. That snapped Makinwa's head back.
Makinwa slips a jab and a cross from Kamenov.
Kamenov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Makinwa.
Kamenov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makinwa moves out of range as Kamenov strikes.
Kamenov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Makinwa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamenov.
Makinwa moves out of range as Kamenov throws a body kick.
Kamenov throws out a leg kick but Makinwa moves out of range and Kamenov only half commits.
Kamenov swings widly with a right hand
#KD#
and Makinwa counters with a nice right hand that sends Kamenov toppling to the canvas! Kamenov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Makinwa finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa throws a push kick but Kamenov slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
A shot to the body from Makinwa misses
and Makinwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makinwa steps in with a hook that catches Kamenov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Makinwa follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kamenov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugor Makinwa!
Ugor Makinwa retains his light heavyweight title!
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Event:
Syn 457 - Kocur vs. Makinwa
Date: Jul 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makinwa.
Kocur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makinwa. Makinwa obviously looking to wear him down.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kocur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makinwa.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Makinwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur throws a big counter head kick but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa checks a leg kick. #KD2#
Kocur lands a big head kick that sends Makinwa tumbling to the mat! Kocur takes a step backwards and waves Makinwa back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Kocur 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makinwa misses with a jab to the body
#KD2#
and Kocur counters with a head kick that drops Makinwa to the mat! Makinwa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Makinwa is rocked!
Makinwa lunges at Kocur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kocur's hand.
Oh Makinwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa seems to have got his legs back now.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Makinwa misses.
Kocur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makinwa jabs at Kocur's body.
Makinwa misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Kocur fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a looping right.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa misses the jab.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kocur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makinwa takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Makinwa off balance momentarily.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Makinwa misses with a hook
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makinwa is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Kocur.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
Kocur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur misses with a leg kick
enabling Makinwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Makinwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Makinwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!
Makinwa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Kocur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa misses with a combination
and Kocur counters with an inside leg kick.
Makinwa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
That's time! Makinwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Makinwa cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Makinwa misses.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
And Makinwa counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Makinwa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kocur's waist but Kocur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makinwa off to one side.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Kocur throws a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Makinwa misses its intended target.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Makinwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick.
Makinwa tries to bum rush Kocur with a series of wild strikes but Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ugor Makinwa is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Kocur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Makinwa misses with a body kick.
Jab by Makinwa.
Both fighters circling a little - Kocur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Kocur off balance momentarily.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa throws a solid leg kick but Kocur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makinwa.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makinwa misses with a takedown attempt
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makinwa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Makinwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kocur slips a jab from Makinwa.#T2#
Makinwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Makinwa moved away.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa punishes Kocur's body with a nice straight punch.
Kocur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makinwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Kocur slams his shin into Makinwa's torso.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Makinwa moves away and avoids it.
Makinwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makinwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Makinwa slips a straight right by Kocur.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Makinwa throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Makinwa. Beautiful body shot.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Makinwa moved away.
Makinwa lands with a nice combination. Kocur backs away looking to recover.
Kocur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makinwa thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Kocur swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Kocur slips under a jab from Makinwa.#T4#
Jab by Makinwa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur tries to work over Makinwa's front leg with a kick but Makinwa checks it.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur checks a leg kick.
Kocur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Makinwa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ugor Makinwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
Makinwa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Makinwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makinwa tried to score with a low kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makinwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Kocur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makinwa momentarily.
Makinwa throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Makinwa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makinwa, right into the meat.
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Kocur off balance momentarily.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Good leg kick by Kocur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Makinwa counters with a nice body shot.
Kocur misses with a head kick.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kocur. Kocur obviously looking to wear him down.
Kocur throws a jab when Makinwa was well out of range.
Makinwa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Kocur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick from Makinwa lands but Kocur takes it in his stride. #CUT#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.#T2#
Makinwa tries to land a body kick
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa lands a jab to the nose.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kocur - that will leave a mark!
Kocur misses with a hook.
Makinwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Makinwa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kocur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makinwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses. #T3#
A low kick from Makinwa misses
and Kocur counters with a body kick that stops Makinwa in his tracks momentarily.
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Kocur.
Makinwa scores with a kick to the body.
Kocur tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Kocur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makinwa throws a hook but Kocur avoids it easily.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makinwa to score with a decent uppercut.
Makinwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makinwa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T4#
A combination from Makinwa does no damage.
Kocur throws a jab when Makinwa was well out of range.
Makinwa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kocur lands with a cross.
Makinwa tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa swings widly with a right hand
and Makinwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa backing away here, and Kocur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Makinwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makinwa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kocur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Makinwa lands with a good body shot.
Makinwa lands with a cross.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makinwa.
Kocur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Makinwa blocks the leg kick.
Makinwa loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa tries to clinch
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makinwa lands a body shot.
#T1#
Kocur tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Kocur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Kocur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kocur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kocur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Kocur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away.
#CL2#
Kocur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Makinwa avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
A short right from Makinwa.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Makinwa is looking to counter punch.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makinwa throws a low kick, looking for Kocur's leg but Kocur calmly moves out of range.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kocur checks a leg kick nicely.
Makinwa blocks a jab.#T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kocur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Makinwa - the referee stops the clock and Kocur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Makinwa. Kocur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kocur is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Makinwa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makinwa throws a front kick aimed at Kocur's knee but Kocur avoids it well.
Makinwa connects with a single shot there.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makinwa.
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur feints a counter leg kick.
Kocur connects with a single shot there.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kocur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Kocur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Makinwa drops his hands momentarily and Kocur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Makinwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa had his way with Joey Kocur in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Makinwa scores with a push kick.
A jab lands there for Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a leg kick.
Kocur digs a good hook to Makinwa's body.
Kocur looks to throw a body kick
letting Makinwa counter with a right hand.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makinwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makinwa throws a big counter combination but Kocur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makinwa is looking to clinch but Kocur is avoiding it.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur lands a jab.
Kocur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur 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.#T1#
Makinwa throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa walks into a jab.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Makinwa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makinwa throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur unleashes a big counter combination but Makinwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Kocur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kocur. Makinwa shrugs it off though.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Makinwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makinwa staying out of range there.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa shoots in looking for a takedown but Kocur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Makinwa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kocur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makinwa.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makinwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Kocur misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa misses with a body punch
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
Makinwa lands an overhand right.
Makinwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makinwa throws a lazy head kick
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T3#
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Makinwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
Kocur throws a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Good leg kick by Makinwa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Kocur flicks out a counter leg kick but Makinwa steps away.
Makinwa throws out a powerful jab.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kocur throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Kocur takes a kick to the side of the head.
You can see that Kocur has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Makinwa throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.#T4#
Kocur misses with a leg kick
and Makinwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kocur connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa slips a straight right by Kocur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur misses with a looping right.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makinwa scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Kocur.#CL#
Makinwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Makinwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur tries a body shot but Makinwa blocks it.
#BC#
Makinwa manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Makinwa.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ugor Makinwa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makinwa, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugor Makinwa!
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Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makinwa cracks Burns Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Makinwa just manages to avoid it.
Makinwa swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a left to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr cracks a nice hook into Makinwa's ribs.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Makinwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makinwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Burns Jr off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makinwa 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.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns Jr misses the jab.
Makinwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns Jr.
Makinwa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr scores with a hook.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makinwa.
Makinwa 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.
Makinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Burns Jr seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Makinwa - just one landing.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Makinwa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Makinwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Makinwa.
Makinwa looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Makinwa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makinwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Burns Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makinwa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makinwa darts in looking for a takedown but Burns Jr gets double underhooks and turns Makinwa into the cage.
Burns Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makinwa.
#CL2#
Makinwa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makinwa misses with a body punch.
Come on Makinwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T3#
Makinwa has Burns Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Burns Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Burns Jr throws a front kick aimed at Makinwa's knee but Makinwa avoids it well.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Makinwa.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Burns Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makinwa avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr motions for Makinwa to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Burns Jr lands a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Makinwa's leg. Makinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Burns Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makinwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Makinwa misses the target.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makinwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makinwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makinwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makinwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burns Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makinwa.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Burns Jr lands a jab to the head.
Burns Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makinwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa unleashes a big counter combination but Burns Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns Jr's knee momentarily.
Makinwa lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Makinwa misses the target.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Burns Jr checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr misses with the body kick
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns Jr tries to work over Makinwa's front leg with a kick but Makinwa checks it.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body kick.
Makinwa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa checks a leg kick nicely.
Makinwa throws a counter combo.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa misses with a body kick.#T1#
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Burns Jr thows a body kick. Makinwa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Burns Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makinwa. Makinwa obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makinwa throws out a powerful jab.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Burns Jr misses the target.
Makinwa pushes Burns Jr away with a front kick.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makinwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Burns Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr. #T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Makinwa. That's going to slow Burns Jr down.
Burns Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Burns Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Makinwa throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Burns Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makinwa misses with the combination.
Makinwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makinwa misses with a head kick.
Makinwa lands with a straight right. Burns Jr didn't see that one coming.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Makinwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Makinwa misses.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Makinwa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Burns Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns Jr with a nice cross.
Makinwa 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.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Makinwa lands the left hand.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makinwa with a hook.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a shot from downtown. Makinwa moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Makinwa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makinwa lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns Jr lands a head shot.
Makinwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Makinwa checks it
and Makinwa counters with a straight right hand.
Burns Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makinwa counters with a series of strikes. Burns Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burns Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makinwa sizes up Burns Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Makinwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr scores with a leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Makinwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
Burns Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Makinwa counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Makinwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burns Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr misses the shot to the body.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Makinwa moves out of range easily. #T1#
Makinwa misses with a straight right.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Burns Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makinwa misses the jab.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as Burns Jr jumps back.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns Jr. Burns Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Makinwa scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr motions for Makinwa to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa scores with a head kick. Burns Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa counters with a two punch combo.
Burns Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Makinwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Burns Jr off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa sizes up Burns Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Makinwa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makinwa.
Burns Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Makinwa throws out a leg kick but Burns Jr moves out of range and Makinwa only half commits.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Makinwa moves out of range.
Crunch! Makinwa slams his shin into Burns Jr's torso.
A head kick by Burns Jr misses
and Makinwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr feints and then cracks Makinwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makinwa down.
Makinwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Makinwa throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makinwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makinwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Burns Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Makinwa scores with a body shot.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa throws a leg kick which misses Burns Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns Jr tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makinwa. That did some damage!
Makinwa thows a leg kick but Burns Jr checks it
and Burns Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns Jr lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses.
Makinwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makinwa scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns Jr as he connects with a hook.
Burns Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a solid body kick.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Makinwa counters with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Makinwa looks for the body kick but Burns Jr saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr blocks the body kick.
Makinwa scores with a shot to the body.
Makinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Makinwa
and Burns Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the head.
#T1#
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Makinwa.
Makinwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makinwa throws out a powerful jab.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Burns Jr is out of range.
Burns Jr thumps Makinwa with a low kick.
Makinwa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Makinwa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makinwa throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Makinwa misses.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makinwa throws out a loose jab but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Makinwa stalks Burns Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns Jr's face. Burns Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Burns Jr takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Makinwa checks a leg kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burns Jr - the referee stops the clock and Makinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burns Jr. Makinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T3#
Makinwa checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick.
Makinwa moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr scores with a hook to the body. Makinwa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makinwa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burns Jr. That one must have hurt.
Makinwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Makinwa.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Makinwa misses the jab.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Makinwa finds it's way through Burns Jr's defenses.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Burns Jr scores with a head kick. Makinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makinwa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa looks to land a combination. Burns Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Jab by Makinwa.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Makinwa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makinwa.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burns Jr defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Burns Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makinwa swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
As Burns Jr backs off Makinwa throws a huge counter combo but Burns Jr manages to avoid it all.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns Jr tests Makinwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Makinwa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makinwa throws a wild body kick that Burns Jr sees coming a mile off.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Makinwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
It seemed like Makinwa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Makinwa's side.
Makinwa 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.
Makinwa moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Makinwa stuns Burns Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns Jr - that will leave a mark!
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Makinwa gets a clinch.
Makinwa keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makinwa tries to stall but Burns Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Makinwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa digs a good body shot into Burns Jr's ribs.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Burns Jr's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Makinwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns Jr thinking.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab from Makinwa.
Burns Jr tries to work over Makinwa's front leg with a kick but Makinwa checks it. #T3#
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Makinwa misses with a straight right.
Makinwa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a kick to the body
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
A cross from Makinwa lands.
Makinwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Burns Jr blocks the low kick.
Burns Jr takes one to the chin there.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makinwa throws out the jab. #T4#
Burns Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Makinwa sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr backing away here, and Makinwa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Makinwa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Makinwa checks it.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Makinwa seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugor Makinwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makinwa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugor Makinwa!
The defeated Simba Burns Jr had this to say: 'Garbage decision, only way to beat me..I want a rematch, that's my belt.'.
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MFN 321: Two Title Pow Wow
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Crowe throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa is looking to counter punch.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa lands with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
Makinwa feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
Makinwa scores with a push kick.
Crowe darts in trying to clinch
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makinwa throws a sloppy body shot
#CL2#
and Crowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Makinwa controls the action.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Makinwa.
Crowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crowe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makinwa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makinwa's efforts to push away.
Makinwa lands a left hand.
#T1#
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Crowe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Crowe controlling from the top position.
Makinwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makinwa is keeping the position for now.
Crowe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crowe advances to half guard. #T2#
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe slips a nice elbow through Makinwa's hands, connecting with Makinwa's forehead.
Crowe working Makinwa over with strikes.
Crowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crowe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crowe is pressing down on Makinwa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Makinwa is holding on for now.
Makinwa taking some punishment here, with Crowe in his half guard.
Crowe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Makinwa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Makinwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe trying to control from Makinwa's half guard. Makinwa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Crowe wants to control from the top but Makinwa keeps moving.
Crowe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Makinwa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makinwa wants to improve his position but Crowe is controlling well.
Crowe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crowe lands strikes from half guard.
Crowe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Makinwa is looking to improve his position.
Makinwa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crowe is working away from the top position though.
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Crowe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crowe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Makinwa wants to get back to his feet.
Crowe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Makinwa trying to control but Crowe postures up.
Crowe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makinwa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Crowe is looking to clinch but Makinwa is avoiding it.
Makinwa misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Crowe cracks Makinwa with a good jab.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe cracks a nice hook into Makinwa's ribs.#CL2#
Crowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Makinwa.
Makinwa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Crowe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crowe manages to end up in side control.
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!
Makinwa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Makinwa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crowe.
#T1#
The strikes coming from Crowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crowe is chipping away with strikes.
Makinwa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Crowe trying to control from half guard but Makinwa is working away.
Crowe is looking to advance position but Makinwa won't allow it.
Crowe is still trying to improve position.
Stanton Crowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowe is trying to control. Makinwa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makinwa tries to kick Crowe off but Crowe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crowe trying to control the action but Makinwa is working from the bottom. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crowe is just content to waste time from the top position. Makinwa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Makinwa is keeping the position.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crowe lands with a good body shot.
Crowe throws a quick inside leg kick. #T3#
Crowe punishes Makinwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Crowe takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa throwing a counter right hand but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Makinwa slaps away a takedown attempt from Crowe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Makinwa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Crowe.
It appears Makinwa was looking to counter with a kick there.
A combination from Crowe does no damage.
Crowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe sizes up Makinwa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa wants to land a leg kick but Crowe is out of range. #TD2#
Crowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Makinwa's brow.
Crowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Makinwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makinwa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe trying to control but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe lands a couple of digs.
Makinwa keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe chips away with some ground and pound.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses. Makinwa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crowe's guard. Nice move by Makinwa!#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Crowe moves in looking to clinch but Makinwa pushes him off.
Makinwa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crowe in his tracks.
Crowe lands a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crowe throws the left hand but Makinwa avoids the punch easily.
Crowe misses with a left hand
and Makinwa counters with a good, hard body kick but Crowe shrugs it off.
Makinwa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makinwa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Makinwa does it's job there.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makinwa loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Crowe punishes Makinwa's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Makinwa counters with a series of strikes. Crowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crowe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makinwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowe tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it. #CL2#
Makinwa gets tackled into the cage by Crowe. Crowe maintains the clinch.
Makinwa is stalling here.
#BC#
Makinwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crowe with the counter takedown but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Makinwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Crowe lands a nice hook to Makinwa's body. Makinwa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crowe goes for a double leg but Makinwa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makinwa continues to drive forward.
Makinwa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Makinwa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Crowe throws a right and a left that Makinwa avoids nicely.
Crowe slips a jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3##CL2#
Crowe forces Makinwa back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ugor Makinwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Crowe with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makinwa.
Makinwa takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Crowe thows a leg kick but Makinwa checks it
and Makinwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Makinwa counters with a thumping low kick.
Makinwa looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
Makinwa thuds a left hand into Crowe's body.
Crowe thows a leg kick but Makinwa checks it
and Makinwa counters with a series of strikes. Crowe will be more careful next time no doubt. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makinwa as he avoids it easily.
Crowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Makinwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makinwa lands a head kick!
Makinwa moves away from the strike by Crowe. #TD2#
Crowe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Makinwa is trying to get back to full guard.
Crowe controlling the action here.
Makinwa is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Crowe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makinwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makinwa.
An inside leg kick lands from Makinwa.
Makinwa slips a jab from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Makinwa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Makinwa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crowe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowe moves out of range as Makinwa throws a body kick.
Crowe thinks about the counter body kick.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe cracks a nice hook into Makinwa's ribs.#T1#
Crowe scores with a jab. Makinwa acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Crowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makinwa prevents it.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Makinwa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ugor Makinwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanton Crowe.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa blocks an uppercut.
Makinwa tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position. #BC#
Makinwa breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makinwa.
Crowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crowe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makinwa. That one must have hurt.
Makinwa lands a front kick.
Crowe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T2#
Makinwa stuffs the takedown.
Stanton Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
Makinwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowe.
Crowe darts in looking for a takedown but Makinwa gets double underhooks and turns Crowe into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Makinwa misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crowe takes a step back to recover.
Crowe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Makinwa counters with a straight right hand.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makinwa can pounce on him.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
Crowe drops his hands momentarily and Makinwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crowe misses with a left hand
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
Crowe swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
#T3#
Makinwa's corner calls for a 1-2. Makinwa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC#
Crowe is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Stanton Crowe's cut even more.
Makinwa avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Makinwa finish him?
Makinwa punishes Crowe's body with a nice straight punch.
Makinwa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crowe takes a step back to recover.
Makinwa digs a good hook to Crowe's body.
Crowe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makinwa.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
A solid body kick from Makinwa.
Makinwa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crowe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Makinwa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugor Makinwa!
Ugor Makinwa retains his light heavyweight title!
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Event:
MFN 316: Makinwa vs. Kai
Date: May 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai.
Makinwa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kai's head.
Kai throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Kai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makinwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makinwa scores with a nice strike.
Makinwa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makinwa connects with a right hand. Kai shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Makinwa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T1#
Kai walks into a straight right hand from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Makinwa scores with a head kick.
Makinwa throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kai stumbling backwards into the cage! Kai bounces back off the cage towards Makinwa, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Makinwa lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Makinwa celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ugor Makinwa!
Ugor Makinwa retains his light heavyweight title!
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