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CFC 186: Quest PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Anvil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Just Another Victim by Helmet & House of Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Anvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anvil throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Achilles Anvil has been cut.
Anvil throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
Anvil misses with a double jab
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anvil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anvil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anvil lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anvil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anvil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Anvil.
Anvil cracks Liddell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liddell misses with a takedown
and Anvil counters with a nice leg kick.
Anvil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell looks gassed!
Anvil lands with a nice combination. Liddell backs away looking to recover.
Anvil lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil lands with a big left! Liddell is wobbled badly! Anvil comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Liddell to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Achilles Anvil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Paixao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paixao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Death by Blonde" by Devotchka. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Octavio Paixao!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Um misses with a straight right.
Paixao misses with a low kick as Um jumps back.
Paixao throws the kick towards the body but Um avoids it.
Paixao tries to keep at a distance but Um has taken the fight into the clinch.
Um wants a takedown but no success here.
Paixao misses with a punch to the body.
Um scores with a shot to the side of Paixao's head.
Um gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Paixao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Um.
Paixao is trying to keep Um in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Um is pushing down on Paixao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paixao is fighting to maintain full guard but Um has managed to sneak the leg through.
Um is taking a breather. Paixao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Um with the ground and pound but Paixao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um wants to pass the guard but Paixao is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Um accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paixao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Um trying to control the position from guard on top but Paixao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Um with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paixao has momentary wrist control but Um slips an elbow through the middle.
Paixao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Um stays in close to Paixao's body and controls the position.
Paixao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Um.
Um looking to pass the guard.
Um lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Um working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Um stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paixao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Um tries to free his leg and advance position but Paixao is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Um accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Um working some strikes from top position.
Um has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Um thows a big elbow that misses.
Paixao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paixao keeping moving, preventing Um from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paixao is trying to keep Um in close.
Paixao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Um.
Paixao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Um trying to control the position from guard on top but Paixao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Um postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paixao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Um dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paixao throws a body punch but Um moves out of range.
Paixao moves to clinch but Um breaks away
and Um counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paixao throws a hook but Um avoids it easily.
Octavio Paixao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Paixao misses.
Paixao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Um.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Paixao enables Um to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Paixao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Paixao keeping moving, preventing Um from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paixao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paixao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Um.
Um trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Um wants to control from the top but Paixao keeps moving.
Um trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Um throws a big right hand that misses.
Um in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Um in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Um throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paixao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paixao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Um doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Um manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Um keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paixao's head.
Um scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paixao is trying to keep Um in close.
Um with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paixao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paixao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Um is stalling in the full guard.
Um missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Um accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Um sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Um is in close to Paixao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Um keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paixao's head.
Um lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Um trying to control the position from guard on top but Paixao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Um postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Um with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paixao looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Paixao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Um counters with a single leg into guard. Paixao didn't expect that.
Um in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paixao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phal Um overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Um wants to control from the top but Paixao keeps moving.
Um will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paixao managing to control the position.
Um trying to control the position from guard on top but Paixao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paixao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Phal Um wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Um tries for a takedown but Paixao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Paixao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paixao just misses with a punch to the body.
Paixao tries to close the distance and clinch but Um swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Um digs a good hook to Paixao's body.
Nice sprawl there from Paixao as Um shoots in.
Um clinches up with Paixao and pushes him back against the cage.
Um lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paixao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paixao lands an elbow inside.
Um cracks Paixao with a nice body shot.
Phal Um is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paixao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Um.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phal Um. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Um is trying to trip Paixao. He has hold of a leg but Paixao is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Um persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Paixao controls Um momentarily but Um frees himself.
Um sitting in guard here, content to control.
Um with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paixao being controlled here, momentarily.
Paixao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paixao has Um pulled in close to control his posture.
Um lands a couple of digs.
Um is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paixao has control of Um's left arm, preventing Um from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Paixao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Um.
Um slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Um is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phal Um showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Um has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phal Um!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chipped Shoulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoulder comes to the cage accompanied by Call On Me - Eric Pyrdz. Escobar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brujeria by La Coka Nostra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chipped Shoulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoulder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shoulder.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shoulder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Escobar's guard now.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shoulder defends well.
Shoulder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Shoulder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Shoulder tries to pass.
Escobar working for a triangle but Shoulder defends it easily.
Escobar is looking to sinch up a triangle. Shoulder throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Escobar's body to avoid the submission. Escobar has instead reached around Shoulder's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Escobar arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juan Escobar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clark Gerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerra comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clark Gerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerra fails with the takedown
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Gerra counters with a shoot takedown. Murphy fights it but they end up in guard.
Gerra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murphy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gerra, into his guard.
Murphy thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Gerra blocks nicely.
Gerra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is pushing down on Gerra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gerra is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gerra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerra wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murphy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gerra defend it? Murphy steps over the head and cranks it - Gerra is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Captain Murphy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Queen. Russian Experiment I has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum tries to keep at a distance but Experiment I has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tatum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Tatum is leaning against Experiment I and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment I blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatum.
Experiment I lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum looks to throw the jab but Experiment I is out of range.
Tatum takes a swing at Experiment I's ribcage but misses.
Tatum misses with a hook to the body
and Experiment I counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Experiment I goes down! Can Tatum finish him!?
It looks like Russian Experiment I has been cut.
Tatum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tatum thows a big elbow that misses.
Tatum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tatum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Experiment I wants to sweep here but Tatum controlling him for the moment.
Experiment I is breathing heavily.
Experiment I doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Experiment I keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Experiment I is keeping the position.
Tatum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Experiment I wriggles free and stands up.
Tatum misses the body punch
and Experiment I makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tatum thows a leg kick but Experiment I checks it
and Experiment I counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tatum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A lazy body kick from Tatum
and Experiment I counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tatum misses with a left hand
and Experiment I counters with a thumping low kick.
Tatum throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment I counters with a left to the body.
Tatum misses with a body shot
and Experiment I counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum wants to clinch but Experiment I slips to the side
and Experiment I counters with a nice leg kick.
Experiment I cracks Tatum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Tatum misses
and Experiment I counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tatum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Experiment I counters with a left and a right that stings Tatum.
A thudding body kick lands there by Experiment I!
Experiment I lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment I makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tatum swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment I counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.
Experiment I lands a high kick!
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Experiment I to counter with a crisp jab.
Experiment I moves forwards but Tatum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Experiment I clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Experiment I pushes Tatum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatum tries to circle away but Experiment I has him pinned against the cage.
Experiment I can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Experiment I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum breaks from the clinch.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment I moves out of range easily.
Tatum tries to clinch there but Experiment I circles away.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
Tatum moves out of range as Experiment I throws a body kick.
Tatum closes the distance but Experiment I moves to the side
and Experiment I counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment I counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatum misses with a right hand
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatum throws a body punch but Experiment I moves out of range.
Experiment I tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment I throws a front kick aimed at Tatum's knee but Tatum avoids it well.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Experiment I.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Experiment I counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiment I is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Experiment I wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum moves to clinch but Experiment I breaks away
and Experiment I counters with a low kick, right behind Tatum 's knee.
Tatum darts in trying to clinch
and Experiment I counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Experiment I'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.
Experiment I closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Experiment I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Experiment I has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Experiment I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum tries to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling the position.
Experiment I is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A hook to the body from Experiment I.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment I has double underhooks.
Experiment I lands a nice uppercut.
Experiment I lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Experiment I lands a body shot.
Experiment I lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Experiment I has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment I scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Experiment I lands a nice hook to Tatum's body. Tatum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Experiment I closes the distance and clinches.
Experiment I is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment I is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Experiment I tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Experiment I scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatum is working Experiment I over against the cage.
Experiment I presses Tatum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tatum wants to stall.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment I lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Experiment I lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum tries to work over Experiment I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment I lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Experiment I.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Experiment I prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum cracks Experiment I with a nice body shot.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Experiment I lands an uppercut.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Experiment I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Experiment I digs a right hand underneath Tatum's ribcage. Tatum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiment I.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Experiment I.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment I's elbow.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Experiment I.
Experiment I digs a right hand underneath Tatum's ribcage. Tatum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatum lands a shot to the body.
Experiment I lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Experiment I.
Tatum lands a knee to the body.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment I controls the action.
Tatum scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Experiment I fails to land.
A body shot lands from Tatum.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Experiment I won't allow it.
Tatum lands a shot to the body.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment I counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatum.
Experiment I doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Experiment I backwards.
Experiment I misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Experiment I.
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
Experiment I ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Experiment I keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment I keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment I's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I 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.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Experiment I counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum with a hook.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment I counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment I uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Experiment I to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum 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.
Tatum throws an off balance right hand
and Experiment I counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment I on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatum throws a leg kick
and Experiment I counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tatum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Experiment I.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment I throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum throws a lazy body kick
and Experiment I connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Experiment I counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tatum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tatum throws a lazy head kick
and Experiment I counters with an outside leg kick.
Tatum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Experiment I chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment I digs a good hook to Tatum's body.
Tatum wants to clinch but Experiment I slips to the side
and Experiment I makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment I is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russian Experiment I's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tatum swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment I counters with a solid body kick.
Tatum throws a head kick that misses
and Experiment I counters with a slapping leg kick.
Experiment I lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tatum darts in trying to clinch
and Experiment I counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment I is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Tatum misses with a kick to the body
and Experiment I counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Experiment I throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment I gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tatum tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment I moves away.
Tatum misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment I counters with a nice body kick.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment I counters with a head kick.
Experiment I getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tatum misses with the body kick
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment I forces Tatum back against the cage and clinches.
Tatum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment I lands a body punch.
Tatum dodges an elbow strike from Experiment I.
A right hand to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Experiment I fails to land.
Experiment I lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatum.
Experiment I cracks Tatum with a nice body shot.
Experiment I avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Tatum is working Experiment I over against the cage.
Russian Experiment I is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Russian Experiment I has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment I controls his hands.
Tatum working hard to break the clinch.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment I lands a shot to the body.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Experiment I lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Tatum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatum cracks Experiment I with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Experiment I.
Tatum tries a body shot but Experiment I blocks it.
Experiment I is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment I prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tatum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum throws a leg kick
and Experiment I counters with a left to the body.
Experiment I scores with a head kick.
Drederick Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Experiment I moves into the clinch.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment I controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Experiment I.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Experiment I has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Experiment I avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment I throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment I has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Experiment I won't allow it.
Experiment I has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Experiment I lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatum.
Tatum presses Experiment I against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Experiment I blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Experiment I keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment I controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Experiment I showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Experiment I, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Experiment I!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Iljong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iljong comes to the cage accompanied by Last of the Mohicans - Promontory . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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199 cm
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255 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Iljong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iljong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Iljong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Iljong counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Iljong has him pressed against the cage.
Iljong lands a body shot.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Iljong keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Iljong is controlling the position.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iljong is stalling here.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Iljong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iljong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Iljong lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iljong.
Iljong scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Iljong prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iljong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iljong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iljong lands a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iljong scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iljong pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Iljong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iljong scores with a hook to the body.
Iljong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Iljong to work.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Iljong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iljong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iljong controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Iljong.
Iljong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iljong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iljong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iljong.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iljong's elbow.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iljong is keeping busy.
Iljong slows down the pace here.
Iljong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iljong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iljong has him pressed against the cage.
Iljong has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Iljong.
Iljong lands an elbow inside.
Iljong lands with a right to the head.
Iljong lands a shoulder strike.
Iljong lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Iljong.
Iljong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iljong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Iljong - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Iljong.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Iljong lands a damaging elbow.
Iljong cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Iljong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Iljong.
Iljong lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Iljong.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iljong avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Iljong.
Iljong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Iljong lands a nice shot to the body.
Iljong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Iljong is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Iljong lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong taking a breather.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Iljong digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Iljong.
Iljong lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iljong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Iljong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iljong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Iljong.
Iljong lands a right hand.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Iljong on the inside.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Iljong has control.
Iljong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Iljong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Emelianenko letting Iljong take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iljong lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iljong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iljong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Iljong scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Iljong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Iljong finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Iljong tries a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Iljong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iljong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Iljong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iljong takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iljong slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Iljong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Iljong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clobbers Iljong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iljong throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Iljong only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iljong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iljong throws a nice head kick!
Emelianenko throws a hook but Iljong blocks it.
Iljong misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iljong moves away.
Emelianenko cracks Iljong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Iljong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Iljong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iljong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Iljong fails to land.
Iljong prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kim Iljong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko tries to work over Iljong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iljong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Iljong counters with a thumping low kick.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Iljong's head but Iljong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Iljong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iljong counters with a two punch combo.
Iljong moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Iljong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iljong.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Iljong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Iljong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Iljong.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Iljong has the dominant position.
Iljong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Iljong has control.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Iljong lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Iljong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
Iljong has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Iljong.
Emelianenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iljong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iljong taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iljong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iljong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Iljong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Iljong.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iljong manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Iljong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iljong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Iljong gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iljong prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Iljong tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Iljong is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Iljong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Iljong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Iljong as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Iljong on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Iljong.
Iljong lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Iljong.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iljong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iljong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iljong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iljong.
Iljong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Iljong as the two fighters clinch.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
Iljong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iljong stalls.
Iljong digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Iljong.
Stalling in the clinch from Iljong.
Iljong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Iljong lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Iljong.
A right hand to the body from Iljong.
Iljong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Iljong as the two fighters clinch.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iljong working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Iljong won't allow it.
Iljong lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Iljong keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Iljong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
Iljong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iljong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Iljong.
Iljong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Iljong on the inside.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Iljong scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iljong working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Iljong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iljong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
Iljong is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Iljong.
Iljong lands a body punch.
Iljong is stalling here.
Kim Iljong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iljong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Iljong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iljong lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Iljong.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Iljong.
Emelianenko is trying to push Iljong away but Iljong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Iljong scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iljong has Emelianenko pushed against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iljong is keeping busy.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Iljong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Iljong lands a shot to the body.
Iljong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iljong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Emelianenko really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Iljong.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iljong manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Iljong counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Iljong tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Iljong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iljong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Iljong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Hosseini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosseini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zulfiqar - Secret Chiefs 3. Dimitry McFarlen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Hosseini!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosseini tries to work over McFarlen's front leg with a kick but McFarlen checks it.
Hosseini misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McFarlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFarlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hosseini.
A swing and a miss from Hosseini.
Hosseini takes a swing at McFarlen's ribcage but misses.
Hosseini misses the shot to the body.
McFarlen lands a body shot.
McFarlen tries to clinch up but Hosseini circles away and keeps his distance.
Hosseini moves away from the strike by McFarlen.
McFarlen darts in and clinches Hosseini up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosseini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hosseini misses with a left hand
and McFarlen moves into the clinch.
Hosseini takes a knee right on the jaw!
McFarlen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hosseini is trying to force a seperation but McFarlen has the dominant position.
Hosseini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hosseini takes a shot to the head.
McFarlen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hosseinis head.
McFarlen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hosseini backwards.
McFarlen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hosseini or not.
Hosseini looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFarlen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hosseini can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from McFarlen.
Good body shot from McFarlen.
McFarlen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McFarlen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hosseini backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFarlen is leaning against Hosseini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McFarlen working Hosseini over with knees to the body.
McFarlen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Abdullah Hosseini has been cut.
McFarlen cracks Hosseini with a nice body shot.
McFarlen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from McFarlen.
McFarlen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from McFarlen.
McFarlen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from McFarlen.
Hosseini takes a knee right on the jaw!
McFarlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFarlen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McFarlen lands a nice knee to the body.
Hosseini is trying to break the clinch but McFarlen is controlling him.
Nice elbow from McFarlen.
McFarlen prevents Hosseini from breaking the clinch.
A short right from McFarlen on the inside.
McFarlen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hosseini looking to stall.
McFarlen connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McFarlen on the inside.
McFarlen gets through Hosseini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McFarlen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hosseini backwards.
McFarlen misses with a knee strike.
Hosseini is trying to break free.
McFarlen lands a body shot in the clinch.
McFarlen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hosseini's face.
McFarlen lands a body punch in the clinch.
McFarlen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hosseini blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McFarlen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hosseini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hosseini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hosseini tries to break the clinch but McFarlen is controlling the position.
McFarlen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by McFarlen.
McFarlen scores a nice knee to the body.
McFarlen missing with knees to the body.
Hosseini manages to break the clinch.
McFarlen lands with a thumping leg kick.
McFarlen tries to clinch up but Hosseini circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hosseini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McFarlen is trying to defend but Hosseini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hosseini is trying to control the action in half guard but McFarlen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hosseini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hosseini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McFarlen defending well though.
Hosseini wants to control but McFarlen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen tries to kick Hosseini off but Hosseini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McFarlen tries to roll over but Hosseini keeps him under control.
Hosseini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hosseini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McFarlen defending well though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hosseini content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hosseini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry McFarlen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Hosseini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hosseini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McFarlen tries to avoid it but Hosseini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McFarlen to the ground. McFarlen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McFarlen throws a big shot that misses.
Hosseini missing with a left hand there. McFarlen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hosseini moves out of range of the body kick from McFarlen.
Hosseini takes a swing at McFarlen's ribcage but misses.
McFarlen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hosseini can do to turn this around?
Hosseini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFarlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McFarlen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hosseini counters with a nice uppercut.
Hosseini moves forwards but McFarlen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hosseini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hosseini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McFarlen throws out the jab.
McFarlen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hosseini is breathing heavily.
McFarlen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFarlen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hosseini misses with a body shot.
McFarlen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hosseini is out of range and McFarlen settles back down.
Hosseini dives in and grabs McFarlen's left leg, looking for a takedown. McFarlen pushes down on Hosseini's head and hops out.
Dimitry McFarlen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hosseini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McFarlen moves into range and clinches up with Hosseini.
McFarlen misses with a knee strike.
Hosseini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McFarlen has him pressed against the cage.
McFarlen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFarlen.
McFarlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFarlen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McFarlen lands with a right to the head.
Hosseini has had enough of the clinch but McFarlen keeps him there for the moment.
Hosseini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFarlen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hosseini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini shoots for a takedown but McFarlen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dimitry McFarlen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Hosseini.
Hosseini swats away the attempt to clinch by McFarlen.
Dimitry McFarlen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hosseini fails to land with a series of punches.
McFarlen takes a swing at Hosseini's ribcage but misses.
Hosseini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McFarlen takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFarlen lands a shot to the body.
McFarlen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McFarlen is working Hosseini over against the cage.
McFarlen crunches a lovely knee into Hosseini's ribcage.
McFarlen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McFarlen lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for McFarlen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hosseini's defenses.
McFarlen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hosseini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McFarlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFarlen landing knees to the head.
McFarlen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hosseini.
McFarlen lands a knee to the body.
McFarlen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hosseini takes an elbow to the forehead.
McFarlen lands with a light punch inside.
McFarlen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hosseini wants to break the clinch but can't.
McFarlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFarlen scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from McFarlen.
McFarlen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McFarlen presses Hosseini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McFarlen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hosseini backwards.
Hosseini can't break the clinch.
McFarlen lands an elbow just above Hosseini 's eye.
McFarlen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hosseini.
Good body shot from McFarlen.
Hosseini wants to break the clinch but can't.
McFarlen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hosseini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McFarlen lands with a left to the head.
McFarlen presses Hosseini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini swings wildly with an uppercut but McFarlen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFarlen keeps control of Hosseini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McFarlen landing knees to the head.
Hosseini tries to circle away but McFarlen has him pinned against the cage.
McFarlen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hosseini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hosseini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hosseini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McFarlen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Hosseini.
A swing and a miss from Hosseini.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosseini checks a low kick from McFarlen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hosseini. McFarlen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry McFarlen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Hosseini'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. This is the final round!
McFarlen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McFarlen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McFarlen lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFarlen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McFarlen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McFarlen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McFarlen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hosseini's face.
McFarlen scores with a hook to the body.
McFarlen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFarlen lands a nice knee to the body.
McFarlen connects with a knee to the head.
McFarlen landing knees to the head.
McFarlen lands a shoulder strike.
McFarlen gets through Hosseini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hosseini goes for a takedown in the clinch but McFarlen prevents it.
McFarlen connects with a knee to the head.
McFarlen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hosseinis head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McFarlen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hosseini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McFarlen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from McFarlen.
Hosseini breaks the clinch.
Hosseini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hosseini misses with a jab to the body
and McFarlen counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from McFarlen. No joy for Hosseini on that attempt.
McFarlen scores with a spinning back kick!
McFarlen tests Hosseini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from McFarlen.
McFarlen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McFarlen scores with a nice strike.
Hosseini swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from McFarlen.
Abdullah Hosseini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen tests Hosseini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hosseini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hosseini avoids the head kick by McFarlen.
Hosseini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McFarlen is fending him off so far but Hosseini persists. Nope, McFarlen circles away and we're back to standing.
Dimitry McFarlen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Hosseini.
McFarlen connects with an inside leg kick.
Dimitry McFarlen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from McFarlen.
McFarlen lands a front kick.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hosseini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen thuds his shin into the meat of Hosseini's side.
Hosseini looks to score with a jab to the body but McFarlen is just out of range.
McFarlen scores with a hook to the body. Hosseini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McFarlen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFarlen throws an off balance right hand
and Hosseini counters with a right hand to the body.
McFarlen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hosseini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFarlen stuffs the takedown attempt from Hosseini. Hosseini gets slowly back to his feet.
McFarlen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hosseini throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by McFarlen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFarlen wants to clinch.
Hosseini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McFarlen can pounce on him.
Hosseini throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFarlen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McFarlen is looking to clinch.
McFarlen lands a really nice looking cross but Hosseini seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosseini throws a combination that misses
and McFarlen counters with a straight right hand.
McFarlen lands a jab to the head.
Hosseini is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McFarlen closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitry McFarlen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McFarlen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitry McFarlen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skrypture - Look. Piper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Real Men Wear Skirts. James Po could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roddy Piper's chin.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Piper checks a leg kick.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Piper lands a nice looking body shot.
Piper throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
James Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Po darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po avoids the head kick by Piper.
Po misses with a head kick.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Po counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Po swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Po can pounce on him.
Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po closes the distance but Piper moves to the side
and Piper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Po lands a leg kick that knocks Piper off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Po.
Piper wants to land a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Piper throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Po is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Po circles away and we're back to standing.
Po tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Po.
A combination from Po does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Piper lands a head shot.
Piper throws a leg kick
enabling Po to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Po is looking to score with low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piper.
James Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Po throws a leg kick
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Piper counters with a nice body shot.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Piper misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a lazy head kick
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper throws a lazy head kick
and Po counters with a nice leg kick.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po is looking to wear down Piper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Po connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
Po thows a leg kick but Piper checks it
and Piper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Po has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a chopping leg kick but Piper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piper dives in and grabs Po's left leg, looking for a takedown. Po pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Po is predictable there
and Piper counters with a thumping low kick.
Piper is looking to slow Po down with leg kicks.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Piper counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Po is breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Po
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Po misses
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piper misses with a two punch combination.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piper lands a really nice looking cross but Po seems unphased.
Piper cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Po staying out of range there.
Piper throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Po slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
A head kick by Po misses
and Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Po throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Piper misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper lands a jab.
Piper throws a shot to the body.
Piper scores with a jab to the head.
Piper throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Piper throws a front kick aimed at Po's knee but Po avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Po can pounce on him.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Po avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick from Po.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Po counters with a thumping low kick.
Piper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Po's guard.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper distracts Po with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piper postures up.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po has his hands on Piper's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Po is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Po keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Piper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Po controls Piper momentarily but Piper frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roddy Piper.
Nice body kick there by Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po throws a sloppy body shot
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper tries to bum rush Po with a series of wild strikes but Po uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Po. Po obviously looking to wear him down.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po.
Nice takedown defense from Po. No joy for Piper on that attempt.
Piper throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a body kick.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper connects with an inside leg kick.
Po connects with an inside leg kick.
Piper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Po. That one must have hurt.
James Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po thows a leg kick but Piper checks it
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Piper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Po sprawls well initially but Piper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Po preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Piper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper tries to pass to full mount but Po defends it.
James Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po gets back to full guard.
Piper tries to free his leg and advance position but Po is retaining full guard.
Piper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Po keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Po is pulling down on Piper's head. It's preventing any offense from Piper, at least for the moment.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piper is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piper postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roddy Piper.
Well Piper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden has chosen Boss Battle as his entrance music. Quan Raiden has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agrabah throws a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Raiden misses.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden blocks a leg kick.
Agrabah is looking to slow Raiden down with leg kicks.
Raiden lands a jab to Agrabah's midsection.
Raiden misses with a wild body shot.
Agrabah misses with a wild body shot.
Raiden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Agrabah.
Raiden misses with the combination.
Agrabah lands with a straight right. Raiden didn't see that one coming.
Raiden misses with a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a straight right hand.
Raiden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agrabah's calf.
Raiden feints and then cracks Agrabah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agrabah down.
Agrabah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raiden works Agrabah's body with a nice hook.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Raiden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agrabah is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agrabah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agrabah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Agrabah counters with a nice body shot.
Agrabah throws a solid leg kick but Raiden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agrabah.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Agrabah - that will leave a mark!
Raiden tests Agrabah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agrabah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Agrabah thows a leg kick but Raiden checks it
and Raiden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agrabah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raiden swings for the body but Agrabah moves out of range.
Agrabah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Agrabah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiden.
Raiden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Agrabah counters with a body kick that stops Raiden in his tracks momentarily.
Raiden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raiden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agrabah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raiden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah scoring well with a low kick there.
Raiden avoids the body shot from Agrabah.
Raiden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agrabah rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Agrabah is predictable there
and Raiden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raiden moves in looking to clinch but Agrabah pushes him off.
Raiden throws a lazy uppercut
and Agrabah counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Agrabah, as that shot connected.
Raiden throws a poor cross that misses
and Agrabah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raiden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Agrabah swats away the attempt to clinch by Raiden.
Raiden throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Raiden throws a shot from downtown. Agrabah moves away and avoids it.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agrabah.
A big left from Raiden misses.
Agrabah lands a head kick. Raiden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Agrabah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raiden's calf.
Raiden catches Agrabah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raiden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raiden lunges at Agrabah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Agrabah's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raiden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agrabah counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah scores with a body shot.
Agrabah keeps the fight on the outside.
Raiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raiden swings widly with a right hand
and Agrabah counters with a good low kick that Raiden was not able to check.
Raiden misses with a looping left.
Raiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agrabah.
Raiden thows a body shot but no joy.
Agrabah checks a leg kick.
Agrabah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Raiden misses.
Agrabah throws a series of punches but Raiden moves out of range.
Agrabah connects with a single shot there.
Agrabah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raiden momentarily.
Raiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agrabah swats away the attempt to clinch by Raiden.
Agrabah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick
and Raiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raiden tries to bum rush Agrabah with a series of wild strikes but Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agrabah.
Raiden tries to bum rush Agrabah with a series of wild strikes but Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agrabah manages to avoid it.
Agrabah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raiden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Agrabah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raiden is out of range.
Raiden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raiden looks gassed!
Agrabah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raiden's calf.
Agrabah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raiden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Raiden's front leg but catches the back leg as Raiden tries to avoid it.
Agrabah scoring well with a low kick there.
Agrabah wants to slow Raiden down by chopping away at his legs.
Agrabah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agrabah thuds his right hand into Raiden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiden throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Agrabah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agrabah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raiden.
Raiden misses with a body punch
letting Agrabah counter with a right hand.
Agrabah missing with a left hand there. Raiden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah dominated that round.
That's time! Agrabah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Raiden moves out of range easily.
Agrabah has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Raiden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Agrabah scores with a head kick. Raiden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raiden 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 Agrabah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Agrabah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Agrabah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Agrabah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agrabah.
Agrabah is looking to slow Raiden down with leg kicks.
Agrabah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raiden's head.
Raiden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Agrabah throws a front kick aimed at Raiden's knee but Raiden avoids it well.
Agrabah avoids the head kick by Raiden.
Raiden throws a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jafar Agrabah is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Agrabah misses.
Raiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Raiden counters with a one-two to the body.
Agrabah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raiden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raiden looks to score with a jab to the body but Agrabah is just out of range.
Raiden tries to clinch up but Agrabah circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah cracks the inside of Raiden's front leg.
Raiden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raiden misses with a low kick.
Agrabah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raiden.
Nice body punch from Agrabah.
Raiden lands with a right hand.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Agrabah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raiden doesn't seem bothered though.
Raiden looks to throw the jab but Agrabah is out of range.
Raiden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Agrabah checks it well.
Agrabah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agrabah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raiden misses with an uppercut
and Agrabah counters with a solid body kick.
Agrabah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Agrabah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Agrabah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agrabah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agrabah throws a series of punches but Raiden moves out of range.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raiden gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Agrabah fails to land.
Agrabah taking a breather.
A short right from Agrabah on the inside.
Raiden tries to break the clinch but Agrabah is controlling the position.
Raiden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agrabah cracks Raiden with a nice body shot.
Raiden is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raiden tries a body shot but Agrabah blocks it.
Agrabah can't find room to land a body shot as Raiden controls the action.
Raiden throws a punch but it's blocked by Agrabah.
Nice body punch from Agrabah - that landed with a thud.
Agrabah swings wildly with an uppercut but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agrabah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Agrabah throws a punch but it's blocked by Raiden.
A right hand to the body from Agrabah.
Agrabah lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agrabah digs a right hand into Raiden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raiden's gas tank.
Agrabah lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raiden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Agrabah with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agrabah, right into the meat.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agrabah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Agrabah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Agrabah.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
Raiden misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Agrabah.
Raiden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Agrabah.
Agrabah pushes Raiden away with a front kick.
Agrabah scores with a hook to the body. Raiden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agrabah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Agrabah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agrabah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Raiden moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Agrabah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agrabah feints and then cracks Raiden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raiden down.
Agrabah sizes up Raiden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Agrabah!
Agrabah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good exchange - Agrabah coming out on top.
Agrabah throws a head kick that half lands.
Agrabah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raiden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agrabah.
An inside leg kick lands from Agrabah.
Agrabah scores with a leg kick.
Raiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agrabah moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agrabah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Agrabah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Agrabah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Agrabah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raiden throws a poor cross that misses
and Agrabah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raiden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raiden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agrabah counters with a right hand to the body.
Agrabah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raiden can do to turn this around?
Agrabah throws a right hand that Raiden ducks under and follows up with a left that Raiden also avoids with ease.
Agrabah throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Raiden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raiden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Agrabah counters with a low kick, right behind Raiden 's knee.
Agrabah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Agrabah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Agrabah tried to score with a low kick but Raiden checks it.
Agrabah scores with a hook.
Agrabah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agrabah manages to avoid it.
Raiden misses with the combination.
Agrabah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Agrabah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raiden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Agrabah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Agrabah finds it's way through Raiden's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Raiden misses.
Agrabah scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Agrabah feints and then cracks Raiden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raiden down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Agrabah. That's going to slow Raiden down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah connects with a high kick.
Raiden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Agrabah.
Agrabah connects with a single shot there.
Agrabah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raiden.
Agrabah lands with a good body shot.
Raiden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agrabah can pounce on him.
Agrabah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raiden at a distance.
Agrabah throws out a powerful jab.
Agrabah scores with a leg kick.
Agrabah lands a glancing blow to the side of Raiden's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Agrabah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Agrabah scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agrabah lands a jab.
Raiden looks to throw the jab but Agrabah is out of range.
Agrabah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Agrabah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Agrabah scores with a nice right hand.
Agrabah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Agrabah.
Raiden jabs Agrabah right on the nose. Agrabah blinks but takes it well.
Agrabah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Agrabah connects with a solid leg kick.
Agrabah takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Agrabah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden misses with a combination
and Agrabah counters with a series of strikes. Raiden will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agrabah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raiden.
A big left from Raiden misses.
Agrabah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raiden throws a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a solid body kick.
Agrabah blocks a jab.
Agrabah thows a body shot but no joy.
Agrabah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raiden tries to clinch up
and Agrabah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agrabah wants to land a leg kick but Raiden is out of range.
Raiden throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agrabah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raiden misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Agrabah.
Agrabah blocks a head kick by Raiden.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agrabah, right into the meat.
Raiden throws a right and a left that Agrabah avoids nicely.
Agrabah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Agrabah throws a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Raiden misses the target.
Agrabah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raiden's sensitive parts.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raiden's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Agrabah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Agrabah connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agrabah lands a leg kick that knocks Raiden off balance momentarily.
Agrabah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raiden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raiden throws a lazy uppercut
and Agrabah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raiden thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Agrabah connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Raiden misses.
Raiden takes one on the button.
Raiden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raiden rushes Agrabah and presses him up against the cage.
Raiden lands a body shot.
Agrabah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raiden backwards.
Raiden prevents a body shot from Agrabah.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agrabah as Raiden tries to tie him up.
Agrabah scores with a shoulder strike.
Agrabah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raiden or not.
Raiden prevents a body shot from Agrabah.
Raiden is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
Agrabah misses with a punch to the body.
Agrabah trying to stall but Raiden improves his position.
Agrabah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Raiden.
Agrabah has a couple of punches blocked by Raiden.
Good body shot from Agrabah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah manages to break the clinch.
Agrabah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agrabah feints and then cracks Raiden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raiden down.
Agrabah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raiden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Agrabah.
Good shot there by Agrabah.
Agrabah blocks a head kick by Raiden.
A low kick from Raiden misses
and Agrabah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raiden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agrabah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raiden blocks a leg kick.
Agrabah misses with a looping right.
Raiden misses with a body punch
and Agrabah counters with a straight right hand.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah lands a head kick. Raiden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Agrabah fakes the leg kick and cracks Raiden in the body.
Agrabah scoring well with a low kick there.
Raiden blocks the body kick.
Raiden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Agrabah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agrabah scores with a jab. Raiden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raiden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden moves out of range as Agrabah throws a body kick.
Agrabah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raiden.
Agrabah lands a body shot.
Raiden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raiden 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.
Raiden tries to clinch there but Agrabah circles away.
Agrabah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raiden misses with a body shot.
Agrabah lands a nice looking body kick.
Agrabah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raiden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah lands a high kick!
A combination from Raiden does no damage.
Raiden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agrabah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Agrabah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Agrabah thumps Raiden with a low kick.
Agrabah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raiden.
Raiden wants to clinch.
Agrabah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Raiden. Those never looked like landing.
Raiden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Agrabah throws a nice head kick!
Agrabah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raiden avoids the body shot from Agrabah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden looks for the body kick but Agrabah saw that one coming.
Agrabah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raiden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agrabah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raiden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Agrabah has time to react.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Agrabah 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 Raiden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raiden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Agrabah finds it's way through Raiden's defenses.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Raiden's front leg but catches the back leg as Raiden tries to avoid it.
Raiden throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Agrabah to counter with a crisp jab.
Agrabah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Raiden as he checks the leg kick.
Agrabah throws out a powerful jab.
Raiden catches Agrabah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raiden throws a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agrabah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raiden lands with a kick to the temple. Agrabah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah had his way with Quan Raiden in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiden.
Agrabah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raiden throws out the jab.
Agrabah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Raiden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raiden misses with a left hand
and Agrabah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raiden misses with a jab to the body
and Agrabah counters with an outside leg kick.
Agrabah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raiden moves away.
Raiden just misses with a punch to the body.
Agrabah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raiden.
Raiden misses with a lunging right hand
and Agrabah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raiden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agrabah.
Raiden misses with a body shot
and Agrabah counters with a good low kick that Raiden was not able to check.
Agrabah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Raiden misses
and Agrabah counters with a leg kick.
Raiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raiden is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Raiden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Agrabah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden throws a leg kick but Agrabah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Agrabah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Agrabah. That's going to slow Raiden down.
Agrabah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Agrabah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Raiden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raiden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raiden tries to land a leg kick but Agrabah saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Agrabah.
A chopping leg kick lands by Agrabah.
Danga de danga de dang - Agrabah scores with a four punch combination!
Agrabah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Agrabah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Agrabah.
Raiden digs a good body shot into Agrabah's ribs.
Agrabah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Agrabah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Agrabah is looking to land body kicks.
Raiden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Agrabah is looking to slow Raiden down with leg kicks.
Agrabah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Agrabah wants to slow Raiden down by chopping away at his legs.
Raiden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raiden has Agrabah up against the cage in a clinch.
Raiden trying to land knees to the body.
Quan Raiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agrabah lands a body shot.
Agrabah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raiden backwards.
Agrabah lands with a light punch inside.
Agrabah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agrabah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raiden under the eye.
Agrabah lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Agrabah connects with a leg kick. Raiden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Agrabah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raiden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Agrabah lands a body shot.
Agrabah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Agrabah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Agrabah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agrabah.
A punch lands to the side of Raiden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Agrabah.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agrabah, right into the meat.
Agrabah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raiden on the side of the head.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Agrabah cracks the inside of Raiden's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden misses with a hook
and Agrabah counters with a leg kick.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Agrabah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raiden's calf.
Raiden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Agrabah lands a nice shot to the body.
Raiden misses with a kick to the body
and Agrabah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Agrabah throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raiden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Agrabah throws out a powerful jab.
Raiden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Agrabah catches Raiden right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agrabah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raiden's head.
Raiden looks to score with a jab to the body but Agrabah is just out of range.
Raiden ducks right into an uppercut from Agrabah.
Jafar Agrabah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Raiden's front leg but catches the back leg as Raiden tries to avoid it.
Agrabah scores with a hook to the body. Raiden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar Agrabah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agrabah 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 50:44
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:44
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafar Agrabah!
Jafar Agrabah retains his lightweight title!
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