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Syn' 228: Resistance Is Futile PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Payakaroon's choice of entrance music: thai fight music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles dodges the punch combination from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Payakaroon catches Charles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Payakaroon momentarily.
Charles lunges at Payakaroon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Payakaroon's hand.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Payakaroon's head but Payakaroon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payakaroon staying out of range there.
Charles scores with a kick to the body.
Charles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charles.
Payakaroon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charles. Charles obviously looking to wear him down.
Payakaroon lands a head kick!
Payakaroon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon scores with a jab. Charles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payakaroon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
Charles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payakaroon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Charles blocks the leg kick.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but Charles avoids it.
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Payakaroon misses with a low kick.
Charles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles forces Payakaroon back against the cage and clinches.
Payakaroon taking a breather.
Charles misses with some punches.
Payakaroon is trying to break the clinch but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles is leaning against Payakaroon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles tries a knee to the head but Payakaroon blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payakaroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles prevents Payakaroon from breaking the clinch.
Payakaroon stalling in the clinch but Charles improves position.
Come on Charles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Charles.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Charles cracks Payakaroon with a nice body shot.
Payakaroon looks gassed!
Charles looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charles.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Payakaroon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payakaroon at a distance.
Payakaroon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payakaroon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Payakaroon. Those never looked like landing.
Charles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payakaroon's sensitive parts.
Charles tries to clinch up but Payakaroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Charles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payakaroon on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a solid leg kick.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Payakaroon circles away.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles misses with a leg kick.
Charles misses with a straight left.
Jab by Charles.
Good leg kick by Charles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Payakaroon throws out a leg kick but Charles moves out of range and Payakaroon only half commits.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakaroon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Charles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body kick there by Charles.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Payakaroon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Charles tries to clinch up but Payakaroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Payakaroon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Charles.
Charles has Payakaroon up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Payakaroon avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Charles working Payakaroon over with knees to the body.
A short right from Charles.
Charles tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payakaroon is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Charles misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payakaroon can do to turn this around?
Payakaroon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jean Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Charles.
Charles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charles.
Charles lands a jab to Payakaroon's midsection.
A big left from Charles misses.
Charles cracks Payakaroon with a good jab.
Payakaroon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Payakaroon is rocked!
Wangjannoi Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charles throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payakaroon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid body kick from Charles.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range.
Payakaroon slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Charles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Payakaroon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Charles throws a leg kick but Payakaroon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payakaroon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payakaroon pushes Charles away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a wild body kick that Charles sees coming a mile off.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Payakaroon moved out of range nicely.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payakaroon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payakaroon swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payakaroon, right into the meat.
Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Charles.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
Charles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Charles cracks Payakaroon with an open hand slap.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Payakaroon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Payakaroon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Charles's leg. Charles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payakaroon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Payakaroon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Payakaroon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Charles tries to clinch up but Payakaroon circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payakaroon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Charles.
Charles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back to recover.
Charles with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Charles scores with a nice strike.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles moves out of range as Payakaroon throws a body kick.
Charles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon misses with a kick to the body.
Charles throws a shot to the body.
Payakaroon blocks a head kick by Charles.
Payakaroon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Charles looks to land a combination but Payakaroon avoids it well.
Payakaroon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Payakaroon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charles tries to clinch up
and Payakaroon counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles scores with a decent looking hook.
Charles pushes Payakaroon up against the cage in a clinch.
Payakaroon wants to stall.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payakaroon obliges.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch.
Charles tests Payakaroon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payakaroon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charles. That did some damage!
Charles scores with a push kick.
Jean Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payakaroon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payakaroon avoids a kick to the body.
Payakaroon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payakaroon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Charles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Charles moves in looking to clinch but Payakaroon pushes him off.
Payakaroon is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Payakaroon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakaroon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payakaroon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Payakaroon tries to land a front kick but Charles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payakaroon slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Payakaroon circles away.
Charles lands a leg kick that knocks Payakaroon off balance momentarily.
Charles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Charles cracks the inside of Payakaroon's front leg.
Charles has closed the distance and engaged Payakaroon in a clinch.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles landing knees to the head.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payakaroon can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Payakaroon is looking to break free of the clinch but Charles has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakaroon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Payakaroon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Jean Charles!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jean Charles!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jean Charles!
Jean Charles wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Buu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bulletproof kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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24
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Buu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lamope crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buu - the referee stops the clock and Lamope gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buu. Lamope manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lamope lands a jab to the nose.
Buu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lamope counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buu thinking.
Buu scoring well with a low kick there.
Lamope looks to land a combination but Buu avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lamope 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 Buu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buu avoids the body shot from Lamope.
Lamope scores with a one two! Buu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buu misses with a leg kick
and Lamope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lamope blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamope throws a combination that misses
and Buu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Buu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lamope does no damage.
Lamope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buu is rocked!
Buu moves away from the strike by Lamope.
A thudding body kick lands there by Buu!
Lamope misses the jab.
Lamope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buu counters with a solid body kick.
Buu throws a front kick aimed at Lamope's knee but Lamope avoids it well.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamope pushes Buu away with a front kick.
Buu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lamope is able to avoid easily.
Buu throws a chopping leg kick but Lamope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamope throws an overhand right that lands on Buu's shoulder, as Buu tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Lamope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buu walks into a straight right hand from Lamope.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Buu.
Lamope looks for the body kick but Buu saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Lamope.
Oh Buu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamope shoots in and drives through. Buu sprawls well.
Buu thumps Lamope with a low kick.
Buu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamope counters with a straight right hand.
Buu is looking to score with low kicks.
Buu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lamope swings for the body but Buu moves out of range.
Lamope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lamope checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buu thows a body shot but no joy.
Buu seems to have got his legs back now.
Lamope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamope throws a right hand that misses
and Buu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Buu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lamope.
Lamope misses with an uppercut. Buu saw that one coming.
Lamope is looking to chop away at Buu's legs.
Lamope takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamope.
Buu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buu connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamope avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamope tries to land a leg kick but Buu saw it coming and moves away.
Buu throws a head kick but Lamope moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buu.
Lamope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buu's hands.
Lamope misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buu throws a body kick that misses.
Lamope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamope throws a jab when Buu was well out of range.
Lamope lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamope misses with a straight right.
Lamope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buu's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Buu.
Buu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buu keeps Lamope at a distance using the push kick.
Lamope fails to land the takedown.
Buu moves out of range as Lamope strikes.
Buu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamope.
Buu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamope misses with a leg kick
and Buu counters with a good low kick that Lamope was not able to check.
Lamope throws a lazy head kick
and Buu counters with a nice leg kick.
Lamope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamope blocks a head kick by Buu.
Buu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamope is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buu misses the body punch
and Lamope counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamope.
Lamope connects with a leg kick. Buu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buu throws a solid leg kick but Lamope takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buu.
Lamope wants to clinch up but Buu keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Buu.
Lamope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamope really felt that one!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buu - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Buu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kid Buu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamope misses the shot to the body.
Lamope misses with a wild body shot.
Buu swinging wildly here.
Lamope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamope wants to clinch up but Buu keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buu throws a body kick that misses.
Buu thows a body kick. Lamope tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lamope checks the leg kick.
Buu defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.
Buu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope feints a jab promting Buu to slip. Lamope then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Buu is predictable there
and Lamope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lamope on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lamope connects with a solid leg kick.
Buu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamope throws out a loose jab but Buu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Lamope tenderised Buu's leg. Buu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lamope avoids the head kick by Buu.
Lamope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buu is able to avoid easily.
Lamope dives in and grabs Buu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buu pushes down on Lamope's head and hops out.
Lamope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope blocks a head kick by Buu.
Lamope is looking to land body kicks.
Buu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamope looks to land a left hand but Buu moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lamope 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 Buu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buu gets tackled into the cage by Lamope. Lamope maintains the clinch.
Buu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buu.
Lamope has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Buu.
Lamope misses with a looping right.
Buu throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Itor Lamope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Buu ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Lamope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamope connects with a jab.
Lamope misses with a looping right.
Buu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamope.
Lamope lands a slapping body shot.
Buu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lamope tries to work over Buu's front leg with a kick but Buu checks it.
Buu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buu throws a head kick that misses.
Lamope throws a lazy right hand but Buu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lamope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buu connects with an inside leg kick.
Lamope throws a jab when Buu was well out of range.
Buu slips under a jab.
Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but Buu is just out of range.
Buu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buu slips a jab and a cross from Lamope.
Buu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lamope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Buu.
Buu wants to slow Lamope down by chopping away at his legs.
Lamope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamope.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope lands a front kick.
Buu wants to land a leg kick but Lamope is out of range.
Buu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lamope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buu as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buu.
Buu slips a jab from Lamope.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buu misses with a low kick.
Lamope stalks Buu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buu's face. Buu staggers backwards, shaken.
Lamope doesn't manage to clinch there - Buu circles away.
Lamope shoots in looking for a takedown. Buu tries to sprawl out of it but Lamope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lamope.
Buu staying out of range there.
A head kick from Buu lands but Lamope takes it in his stride.
Buu ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Buu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
Lamope misses with a straight right.
Buu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lamope.
Buu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
Buu lands a head kick!
Lamope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buu.
Buu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buu throws a head kick that misses.
Buu slips a straight right by Lamope.
Lamope scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu motions for Lamope to come forward. Buu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope misses with a combination
and Buu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lamope is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itor Lamope.
Well Lamope 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Itor Lamope!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Itor Lamope!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Itor Lamope!
Itor Lamope wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Itor Lamope was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Truck has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herbert Truck!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Colossus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Truck misses with a body kick.
Truck misses with a body kick.
Truck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colossus misses with a low kick.
Colossus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truck circles away quickly and effectively.
Truck tries to move into range but Colossus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colossus stalks Truck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Truck's face. Truck staggers backwards, shaken.
Colossus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Truck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colossus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colossus swinging wildly here.
Colossus slips a jab from Truck.
Colossus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jt Colossus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colossus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Truck back to the cage. Colossus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Truck shoots in looking for a takedown but Colossus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Truck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck fails to land with a series of punches.
Truck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colossus but Colossus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Truck swinging wildly here.
Truck misses with a few strikes there.
Truck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colossus connects with a jab.
Truck needs to keep his hands up - Colossus had a free shot at his head there.
Colossus misses with the combination.
Truck shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Colossus is trying to defend but Truck finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Colossus works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus is controlling Truck's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colossus wants to sweep but no luck.
Colossus trying to keep a closed guard but Truck is proving a slippery customer.
Truck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colossus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck trying to control but Colossus is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jt Colossus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Truck loads up on a big right hand but Colossus slips the punch.
Truck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Truck throws a push kick but Colossus slaps the foot to one side.
Colossus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Truck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Colossus.
Colossus throws a good cross that connects.
Colossus lands a jab.
Colossus throws a series of punches but Truck avoids them all with ease.
Truck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Colossus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Truck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colossus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Colossus lands a head shot.
Colossus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Truck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colossus moves out of range of the body kick.
Colossus cracks Truck with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Colossus dives in and scores a takedown into Truck's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colossus stopping the sweep attempt from Truck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Colossus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Colossus misses its intended target.
Colossus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Truck!
Truck is working to get back to half guard.
Truck looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Colossus doesn't have the hooks in and Truck manages to turn into his guard.
Truck drops back, looking for a kneebar! Colossus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Colossus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Colossus!
You can see the frustration on Truck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck tries to buck Colossus off but Colossus is having none of it.
Truck regains half guard.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
Colossus lands with a punch from half guard.
Truck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Truck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Colossus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Colossus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Truck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Colossus defends it easily.
Truck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Colossus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck wants to sweep here but Colossus controlling him for the moment.
Truck is trying to hold Colossus in close to prevent damage but Colossus has managed to pass into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truck tries to roll over but Colossus keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus stalling.
Truck wants to sweep but Colossus has passed to side control!
Truck manages to get back to half guard.
Truck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Colossus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to roll over but Colossus keeps him under control.
Colossus seems to be working for a kimura but Truck defends the submission attempt.
Truck wants to get back to full guard.
Truck gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colossus wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Colossus throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herbert Truck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Colossus tries to clinch there but Truck circles away.
Colossus misses with a two punch combination.
Colossus lands a jab to the head.
Truck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colossus tries to avoid it but Truck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colossus to the ground. Colossus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Truck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Truck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colossus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colossus dips to his left and cracks Truck with an uppercut!
Truck throws a hook but Colossus blocks it.
Colossus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Truck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Colossus.
Colossus is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck swinging wildly here.
Colossus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Colossus misses with an uppercut. Truck saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Colossus blocks the leg kick.
Colossus misses with a few strikes there.
Colossus misses with a straight right.
Truck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colossus lands the left hand.
Truck misses with a few strikes there.
Colossus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Truck has time to react.
Colossus throws a right hand that Truck ducks under and follows up with a left that Truck also avoids with ease.
Colossus scores with a jab.
Colossus tries to close the distance and clinch but Truck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to land a front kick but Colossus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colossus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jt Colossus is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colossus throws a lazy uppercut
and Truck counters with a body kick.
Colossus looks to land a combination but Truck avoids it well.
Truck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colossus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colossus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Colossus.
Colossus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colossus scores a takedown into full mount!
Herbert Truck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colossus prevents Truck from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Colossus content just to control the position here.
Truck is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colossus trying to control but Truck is having none of it.
Truck tries to reverse the position but Colossus maintains control.
Colossus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Truck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jt Colossus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Colossus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jt Colossus!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jt Colossus!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jt Colossus!
Jt Colossus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mullen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Country Boy Can Survive. Chris Mullen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akiyo Nishiura's chin.
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147 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Mullen.
Mullen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nishiura tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishiura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nishiura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nishiura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nishiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mullen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Nishiura off balance momentarily.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body.
Nishiura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body
and Nishiura counters with a body kick that stops Mullen in his tracks momentarily.
Mullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mullen tries to keep at a distance but Nishiura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nishiura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mullen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nishiura swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Nishiura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mullen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nishiura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mullen checks a low kick from Nishiura.
Mullen lands a nice hook to Nishiura's body. Nishiura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Nishiura.
Nishiura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a lazy right hand but Mullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mullen or perhaps it was just good defense by Nishiura which made him look bad.
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!
Mullen scores with a nice body kick.
Mullen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nishiura will feel that in the morning.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nishiura misses the jab.
Nishiura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mullen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura misses with a right hand
and Mullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen pushes Nishiura away with a front kick.
Donk. Nishiura catches Mullen right on the button with a cross.
Nishiura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mullen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nishiura will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mullen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nishiura doesn't seem phased though.
Akiyo Nishiura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nishiura takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Mullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nishiura. Nishiura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Nishiura misses.
Mullen scores with a hook to the body. Nishiura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mullen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nishiura lands a body shot.
Mullen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nishiura backs up against the cage.
Mullen blocks the body kick.
Mullen connects with a single shot there.
Mullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nishiura's calf.
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!
Mullen connects with a body shot.
Nishiura takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Nishiura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mullen rather than just go for the knockout.
Mullen wants to slow Nishiura down by chopping away at his legs.
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Nishiura counters with a stiff right hand.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullen punishes Nishiura's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Mullen - just one landing.
Mullen cracks Nishiura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nishiura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Nishiura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mullen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mullen. Nishiura shrugs it off though.
Nishiura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Mullen. That snapped Nishiura's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nishiura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nishiura moves away.
Mullen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mullen scores with a leg kick.
Nishiura connects with the punch.
Nishiura tries to bum rush Mullen with a series of wild strikes but Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nishiura misses with a straight left.
Mullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Mullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nishiura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nishiura avoids the body shot from Mullen.
Mullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishiura.
Nishiura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mullen is defended easily by Nishiura.
Mullen pushes Nishiura away with a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen lands a jab to Nishiura's midsection.
Nishiura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mullen lands a nice hook to Nishiura's body. Nishiura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Mullen lands.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen lands a head shot.
Nishiura throws a low kick, looking for Mullen's leg but Mullen calmly moves out of range.
Chris Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen's corner calls for a 1-2. Mullen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nishiura moves in looking to clinch but Mullen pushes him off.
Nishiura misses the jab.
Mullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mullen connects with a right hand. Nishiura shakes it off.
Mullen scores with a nice strike.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nishiura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mullen at a distance.
A jab from Nishiura misses.
Mullen scores with a jab. Nishiura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mullen slips a straight right by Nishiura.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mullen.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nishiura takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Mullen throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nishiura feints and then cracks Mullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mullen down.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Mullen moves away
and Mullen counters with a straight right hand.
Nishiura tries to clinch up.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nishiura does it's job there.
Nishiura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullen manages to avoid it.
Mullen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mullen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen throws a good cross that connects.
Nishiura moves in looking to clinch but Mullen pushes him off.
Mullen tries to work over Nishiura's front leg with a kick but Nishiura checks it.
Nishiura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nishiura. Nishiura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nishiura doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullen circles away.
Mullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Nishiura off the cage and back into range.
Mullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen misses with a looping left.
Nishiura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nishiura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Nishiura saw that one coming.
A low kick from Nishiura is predictable there
and Mullen counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Mullen tenderised Nishiura's leg. Nishiura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Nishiura. Those never looked like landing.
Nishiura thows a leg kick but Mullen checks it
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Nishiura 's knee.
Nishiura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nishiura is breathing heavily.
Mullen tests Nishiura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Nishiura's front leg but catches the back leg as Nishiura tries to avoid it.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nishiura can pounce on him.
Mullen swings for the body but Nishiura moves out of range.
A big right from Nishiura misses.
Nishiura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice sprawl there from Nishiura as Mullen shoots in.
Mullen moves out of range as Nishiura strikes.
Mullen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nishiura avoids it really well and circles away.
Nishiura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mullen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nishiura is trying to defend but Mullen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mullen is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen controlling the pace.
Nishiura is trying to stand up here but Mullen is controlling him well.
Akiyo Nishiura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mullen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nishiura is not content to let Mullen control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nishiura defends it well.
Nishiura wants to get back to his feet.
Chris Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mullen content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mullen is pressing down on Nishiura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nishiura is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Mullen just wasn't active enough.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Nishiura looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
Mullen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nishiura lands with a shot to the body.
Mullen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mullen, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Mullen made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puncher's entrance music is Let's go dancing. A fine choice. Quik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zro ft. Devin the Dude - Hit'em with the Mule (Ratatatat Remix). Jamal Quik has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik throws a body kick the misses
enabling Puncher to counter with a crisp jab.
Quik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puncher's sensitive parts.
Quik swings for the body but Puncher moves out of range.
Puncher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puncher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puncher moves out of range of the leg kick from Quik.
Quik thows a body shot but no joy.
Puncher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Quik throws a body punch but Puncher moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Puncher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quik misses with a double jab.
A jab from Quik finds it's way through Puncher's defenses.
Quik moves out of range of the body kick from Puncher.
Quik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik tries to land a front kick but Puncher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quik throws a body punch but Puncher moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Quik. Beautiful body shot.
Puncher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Quik scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puncher.
Nice body kick there by Quik.
Quik scores with a body shot.
Quik moves out of range of the body kick from Puncher.
Quik tries to clinch up but Puncher circles away and keeps his distance.
Puncher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puncher misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher connects with a looping right hand.
Puncher connects with a solid leg kick.
Quik jabs at Puncher's body.
Quik blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Quik misses
letting Puncher counter with a right hand.
Quik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Puncher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puncher moves out of range of the body kick.
Puncher throws a right and a left that Quik avoids nicely.
Quik throws a wild body kick that Puncher sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quik.
Quik digs a good hook to Puncher's body.
Decent striking displayed by Quik there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Quik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puncher checks a low kick from Quik.
Puncher checks a leg kick.
Puncher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quik throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quik.
Sloppy strikes from Quik. Those never looked like landing.
Puncher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puncher moves out of range of the body kick.
Puncher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quik.
Quik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncher.
Quik fakes the leg kick and cracks Puncher in the body.
Puncher is looking to wear down Quik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puncher throws a jab but it's blocked by Quik.
Puncher throws the kick towards the body but Quik avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puncher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puncher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quik is looking to land body kicks.
Puncher misses with a wild body shot.
Quik moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quik jabs Puncher right on the nose. Puncher blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puncher misses with a wild body shot.
Puncher throws a low kick but Quik moves out of range easily.
Puncher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puncher.
An inside leg kick lands from Quik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puncher.
Quik thows a body shot but no joy.
Quik throws a leg kick which misses Puncher's front leg but catches the back leg as Puncher tries to avoid it.
Quik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puncher manages to avoid it.
Quik is looking to land body kicks.
Quik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quik moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Puncher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puncher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quik throws a good cross that connects.
Jamal Quik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quik misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puncher pushes Quik away with a front kick.
Jamal Quik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quik lands a nice hook to Puncher's body. Puncher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Quik. Those never looked like landing.
Puncher throws a low kick but Quik moves out of range easily.
Puncher avoids a kick to the body.
Quik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puncher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puncher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puncher looks for the body kick but Quik saw that one coming.
Quik throws a wild body kick that Puncher sees coming a mile off.
Puncher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quik moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puncher lands a leg kick that knocks Quik off balance momentarily.
Quik throws a shot to the body.
Puncher checks a leg kick nicely.
Quik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puncher was well out of range. Poor timing from Quik.
Puncher checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puncher looks for the body kick but Quik saw that one coming.
Puncher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quik.
Puncher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Quik.
Quik moves out of range as Puncher strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Quik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Puncher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puncher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Puncher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quik doesn't seem phased though.
Puncher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puncher.
Quik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puncher needs to keep his hands up - Quik had a free shot at his head there.
Quik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puncher looks to score with a jab to the body but Quik is just out of range.
Puncher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puncher cracks Quik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quik is rocked!
Puncher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quik is still on wobbly legs! Can Puncher finish him?
Quik is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puncher lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puncher!
A good leg kick by Puncher.
Puncher lands a brutal uppercut that launches Quik off his feet! Quik tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hard Puncher!
Hard Puncher took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Adagio For Strings. Ekaku has chosen IV as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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149 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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29
147 lbs
29 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
KO power |
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World class MT
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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
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakuin Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku feints and then cracks Torres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torres down.
Ekaku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ekaku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ekaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid body kick from Ekaku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku blocks the body kick.
Ekaku throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body.
Ekaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku tries to land a body kick
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ekaku blocks a leg kick.
Ekaku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with a punch to the head.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Ekaku saw it coming and moves away.
Torres throws a front kick aimed at Ekaku's knee but Ekaku avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres throws a leg kick but Ekaku checks it.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres landing knees to the head.
Ekaku lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Ekaku.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekaku.
Ekaku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Ekaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres moves out of range as Ekaku strikes.
Ekaku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres darts in and clinches Ekaku up against the cage.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekaku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekaku scores with a knee to the head.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ekaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ekaku.
That kick from Torres tenderised Ekaku's leg. Ekaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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 Ekaku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ekaku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ekaku moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a kick to the side of the head.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torres tries to work over Ekaku's front leg with a kick but Ekaku checks it.
Ekaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres digs a good body shot into Ekaku's ribs.
Ekaku lands with an overhand left.
Torres tries a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Torres is rocked!
Torres is looking to clinch but Ekaku is avoiding it.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku 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.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Ekaku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.
Ekaku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres clinches up against the cage.
Ekaku managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Ekaku lands a shot to the body.
Ekaku misses with a body punch.
Ekaku wants to stall.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ekaku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good work by Ekaku as he checks the leg kick.
Torres misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a solid body kick.
Ekaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Torres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekaku 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 Torres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ekaku.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torres.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Ekaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to clinch but Ekaku moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Ekaku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ekaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ekaku as the two fighters clinch.
Torres prevents Ekaku from breaking the clinch.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Ekaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Torres.
Ekaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
A left lands for Ekaku.
Ekaku is looking to land body kicks.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ekaku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekaku misses with a straight left.
Ekaku looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ekaku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Ekaku checks a leg kick.
Torres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torres closes the distance and pushes Ekaku back into the cage.
Ekaku is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Ekaku manages to break the clinch.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Ekaku has knocked Torres down with a huge combo! Ekaku steps away and waves a wobbly Torres back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ekaku. That one must have hurt.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torres thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a good, hard body kick but Torres shrugs it off.
Ekaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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 Ekaku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ekaku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ekaku keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ekaku scores with a nice head shot.
Ekaku cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hakuin Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Ekaku.
Torres moves out of range as Ekaku strikes.
Torres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ekaku tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres slips under a jab.
Ekaku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekaku.
Torres tries to clinch but Ekaku moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ekaku finds it's target.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Torres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ekaku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ekaku closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ekaku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ekaku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Ekaku moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.
Torres is looking to clinch but Ekaku is avoiding it.
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Ekaku scores with a decent looking hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ekaku.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ekaku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Torres is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku tries for a takedown but Torres manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Ekaku on the inside.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Ekaku blocks with his arms.
Ekaku pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ekaku managing to control the position.
Ekaku tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ekaku is on top in guard.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Ekaku from controlling successfully.
Kid Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ekaku wants to advance to full mount but Torres doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ekaku wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Ekaku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ekaku tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakuin Ekaku has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ekaku digs a good hook to Torres's body.
Ekaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Ekaku does it's job there.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Ekaku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ekaku scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekaku.
Kid Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Ekaku had a free shot at his head there.
Ekaku thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Torres.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuin Ekaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ekaku 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Hakuin Ekaku wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Hakuin Ekaku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger blaring out of the sound system. Ochoa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ice Cube - I Rep That West. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa misses with a looping right.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Ochoa moves his leg out of the way.
Ochoa throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Ochoa throws a leg kick
and Ochoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ochoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Ochoa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a leg kick
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ochoa.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Danny Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa throws a head kick that half lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa.
Ochoa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochoa tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Ochoa misses with a head kick.
Ochoa throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Ochoa avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ochoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ochoa misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly seems to be working for a kimura but Ochoa defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Ochoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ochoa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
Kelly seems to be working for a kimura but Ochoa defends the submission attempt.
Kelly trying to mount his opponent but Ochoa defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ochoa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Kelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ochoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kelly is working for a kimura but Ochoa is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly trying to control the action but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ochoa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochoa really wants to buck Kelly off and get back to his feet.
Kelly controlling the position easily from mount.
Kelly is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ochoa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ochoa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Ochoa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Ochoa throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ochoa but Ochoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ochoa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kelly misses with a hook. Ochoa ducked under it nicely.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Ochoa does no damage.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a low kick.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly slips a jab from Ochoa.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Ochoa's body.
Ochoa checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Ochoa misses
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ochoa.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ochoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ochoa tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ochoa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ochoa blocks the leg kick.
Kelly lands with a cross.
Ochoa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Danny Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Ochoa avoids them all with ease.
Ochoa lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Ochoa misses
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ochoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ochoa thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Ochoa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ochoa takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ochoa. Ochoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ochoa to score with a decent uppercut.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Ochoa is out of range.
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!
Ochoa wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Ochoa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ochoa throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa.
Kelly blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Ochoa.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Ochoa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ochoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses.
Ochoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ochoa scores with a head kick.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ochoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Ochoa moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ochoa misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa is trying to control Kelly's posture but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Ochoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kelly stalling.
Ochoa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelly trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Ochoa is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Ochoa keeps moving.
Kelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ochoa is not content to let Kelly control the position.
You can see the frustration on Ochoa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ochoa, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Kelly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Connor Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ochoa sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly prevents Ochoa from improving his position.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Ochoa is working away.
Kelly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kelly wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelly prevents Ochoa from getting the reversal.
Kelly tries to control but Ochoa wriggling away.
Kelly wants to control the action but instead Ochoa gets a body lock and reverses into Kelly's guard! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
Kelly controls Ochoa momentarily but Ochoa frees himself.
Ochoa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly kicks Ochoa off and gets to his feet.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice takedown defense from Ochoa. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Ochoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ochoa throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Connor Kelly.
I think Ochoa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Danny Ochoa wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Danny Ochoa thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - The Rebel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
165 lbs
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164 lbs
33 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax scores with a three punch combo!
Agrabah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Jax catches Agrabah right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a front kick aimed at Jax's knee but Jax avoids it well.
Jax wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jax takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Agrabah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jax.
Jab from Agrabah.
That kick from Agrabah tenderised Jax's leg. Jax is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jax. That's going to slow Agrabah down.
Jax lands with a nice body punch.
Jax connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Agrabah walks into a stiff left hand from Jax.
Agrabah cracks the inside of Jax's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agrabah misses with a body shot.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick
and Jax counters with a body kick that stops Agrabah in his tracks momentarily.
Agrabah throws an overhand right that lands on Jax's shoulder, as Jax tries to avoid the shot.
Jax lands a big head kick that sends Agrabah tumbling to the mat! Jax takes a step backwards and waves Agrabah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agrabah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agrabah.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agrabah, right into the meat.
Agrabah thumps Jax with a low kick.
Jax misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Jax does no damage.
Nice body kick there by Agrabah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax cracks Agrabah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jax connects with a body shot.
Jax throws a push kick but Agrabah slaps the foot to one side.
Agrabah misses with an uppercut.
Agrabah slips a jab from Jax.
Jax works the jab nicely.
Agrabah connects with a leg kick. Jax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jax rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agrabah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jax cracks Agrabah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Jax moves out of range.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Jax moves out of range easily.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax swings for the body but Agrabah moves out of range.
Jax throws out a loose jab but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jax scores with a push kick.
Jax keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Agrabah avoids the body shot from Jax.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Jax's front leg but catches the back leg as Jax tries to avoid it.
Jax misses with a body shot.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick
and Jax counters with a head kick that drops Agrabah to the mat! Agrabah scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Agrabah is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jax connects with a crisp jab.
Agrabah is still on wobbly legs! Can Jax finish him?
Jax on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Agrabah seems to have recovered his senses.
Agrabah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jax.
Jax throws a head kick but Agrabah moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax misses with a leg kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jax moves out of range of the leg kick from Agrabah.
Agrabah misses with a wild body shot.
Jax looks to throw the jab but Agrabah is out of range.
A good leg kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Jax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jax is looking to clinch but Agrabah is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agrabah cracks Jax with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Jax misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jax dominated that round.
That's time! Jax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Jax.
Tony Jax is winning the standup battle so far.
Jax moves out of range as Agrabah throws a body kick.
Jax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Agrabah thows a body shot but no joy.
Jax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jax.
Jax scores with a jab to the body.
Jax wants to clinch.
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 head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Jax.
Jax throws an off balance right hand
and Agrabah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Jax avoids it.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Jax's front leg but catches the back leg as Jax tries to avoid it.
Jax checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Jax just misses with a punch to the body.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Jax moves out of range easily.
Agrabah swings for the body but Jax moves out of range.
Agrabah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Agrabah misses.
A slow jab from Agrabah misses its intended target.
Jax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Jax counters with a body kick.
Agrabah is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jax stuns Agrabah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Jax there.
A combination from Jax does no damage.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Jax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jax avoids the body shot from Agrabah.
Agrabah lands a nice shot to the body.
Jax scores with a nice strike.
Agrabah defending well as Jax loads up on a big left hand.
Jax checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jax scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jax as he connects with a hook.
Agrabah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agrabah blocks a jab.
Jax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agrabah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jax throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Jax scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jax.
Decent striking displayed by Jax there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jax checks a leg kick.
Agrabah blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jax can pounce on him.
A low kick from Agrabah misses
and Jax counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick.
Agrabah with a jab.
Agrabah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jax.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jax. That's going to slow Agrabah down.
Jax lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agrabah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jax moves away.
Jax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agrabah can do to turn this around?
Jax scores with a jab. Agrabah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Agrabah scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jax dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Agrabah.
Decent striking displayed by Jax there.
Jax lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick there by Agrabah.
Jax uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Agrabah has time to react.
Agrabah misses with a hook. Jax ducked under it nicely.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Jax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jax throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agrabah tries to work over Jax's front leg with a kick but Jax checks it.
Agrabah feints and then cracks Jax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jax down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jax blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agrabah throws a lazy right hand but Jax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jax looks to score with a jab to the body but Agrabah is just out of range.
Agrabah scores with a push kick.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Agrabah scores with a body shot.
Agrabah misses with a hook to the body
and Jax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses
and Jax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Jax does no damage.
Agrabah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jax will feel that in the morning.
Agrabah motions for Jax to come forward. Agrabah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax feints and then cracks Agrabah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agrabah down.
Jax checks a leg kick nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Agrabah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Agrabah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jax connects with a leg kick. Agrabah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Agrabah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Agrabah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jax.
Agrabah just misses with a punch to the body.
Jax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Agrabah tries to land a front kick but Jax steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jax scores with a decent looking hook.
Agrabah throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a right hand that Jax ducks under and follows up with a left that Jax also avoids with ease.
Agrabah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jax throws a lazy right hand but Agrabah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jax doesn't manage to clinch there - Agrabah circles away.
A punch combination from Jax misses.
Agrabah connects with an inside leg kick.
Agrabah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Agrabah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jax.
Jax catches Agrabah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah looks to throw the jab but Jax is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Jax moves out of range.
Agrabah lands with a kick to the temple. Jax shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Agrabah staying out of range there.
Agrabah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Agrabah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jax misses with a kick to the body.
Agrabah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jax stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Agrabah.
Agrabah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jax is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agrabah misses with a body shot.
Agrabah tries to land a leg kick but Jax saw it coming and moves away.
Jax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tony Jax did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Jax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Agrabah cracks Jax with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Jax as he checks the leg kick.
Jax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agrabah moves away.
Jax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Agrabah tenderised Jax's leg. Jax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Agrabah.
Agrabah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jax swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jax connects with a crisp jab.
Jax works Agrabah's body with a nice hook.
Agrabah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jax checks it well.
Jax throws a hook but Agrabah blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jax.
Agrabah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jax.
Agrabah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jax does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Agrabah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Jax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agrabah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jax takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jax takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Agrabah swats away the attempt to clinch by Jax.
Agrabah lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Jax goes down and covers up as Agrabah starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jafar Agrabah! Jafar Agrabah retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Jafar Agrabah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch. War is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Ensemble. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Barker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
War has taken the fight to the clinch.
War lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barker fails to land.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Barker controls the action.
Barker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barker checks a low kick from War.
Barker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barker misses with a takedown attempt - War sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barker takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
War slips under a jab from Barker.
Barker tries to work over War's front leg with a kick but War checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around War's waist but War gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barker off to one side.
Barker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barker.
Barker checks a low kick from War.
Barker fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War scores with a decent looking hook.
War is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
War tries to clinch but Barker is having none of it.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barker moves away.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
War lands with an overhand left.
War uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barker.
Barker misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
War throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
War misses with a straight right.
War throws a hook but Barker avoids it easily.
War with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barker to score with a decent uppercut.
Barker is looking to slow War down with leg kicks.
War lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barker will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker moves out of range of the strikes.
Barker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? War is fending him off so far but Barker persists. Nope, War circles away and we're back to standing.
War lunges at Barker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barker's hand.
War sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
War connects with a right hand. Barker shakes it off.
War thows a body kick. Barker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Forever War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
War misses with a few strikes there.
Barker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barker blocks the body kick.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws a front kick aimed at Barker's knee but Barker avoids it well.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War throws a series of punches but Barker moves out of range.
War throws a hook to the side of Barker's head but Barker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from War.
War scoring well with a low kick there.
Barker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barker misses with a low kick.
War scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War connects with a solid leg kick.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barker throws a leg kick that misses.
Barker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barker tries to land a leg kick but War saw it coming and moves away.
Barker looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker lands with a kick to the ribs.
War lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barker scores with a hook to the body. War takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
War lands with a good body shot.
War connects with a body shot that sends Barker's belly button to the back.
Barker throws a predictable looking body shot
and War connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barker missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barker moves away.
Barker is looking to slow War down with leg kicks.
Barker fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from War 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 Barker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barker staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barker throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
Barker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Forever War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
War avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barker there as he acknowledges the shot.
War misses with a hook. Barker ducked under it nicely.
Barker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
War lands with an uppercut that bounces Barker off the cage and back into range.
War avoids the head kick by Barker.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Barker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from War finds it's target.
Barker blocks a low kick nicely.
Barker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
War swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
War throws a right hand that Barker ducks under and follows up with a left that Barker also avoids with ease.
Barker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says War as he avoids it easily.
War looks to land a combination but Barker avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War tries to clinch up but Barker circles away and keeps his distance.
War tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barker misses with a head kick.
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for War.
Barker throws a hook but War blocks it.
Barker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
War throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from War. No joy for Barker on that attempt.
Jab by War.
A leg kick checked by War.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
War scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from War. No joy for Barker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker wants to land a leg kick but War is out of range.
Barker misses with a body kick.
Barker throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Barker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barker fails with a takedown attempt.
War bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barker's head.
War with a body punch. A glancing blow.
War misses with a leg kick.
Barker wants to slow War down by chopping away at his legs.
War keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barker.
Barker 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.
War is looking to clinch but Barker is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from War.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a straight right. Barker didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Barker tenderised War's leg. War is trying to keep his angry face on.
War gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract War.
An inside leg kick from Barker misses.
Barker throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
War lunges at Barker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barker's hand.
War throws a push kick but Barker slaps the foot to one side.
Barker loads up on a big right hand but War slips the punch.
War throws the left hand but Barker avoids the punch easily.
Barker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
War pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by War.
Barker motions for War to come forward. Barker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barker throws a jab when War was well out of range.
Barker misses with a hook.
A big left from War misses.
Barker is looking to land body kicks.
Barker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barker lands a leg kick that knocks War off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
War connects with a looping right hand.
Barker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
War scoring well with a low kick there.
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barker checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
War slips a jab and a cross from Barker.
Barker fails with a takedown attempt.
Barker looks to throw the jab but War is out of range.
Barker staying out of range there.
Barker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling War to score with a decent uppercut.
Barker slips under a jab from War.
Barker throws a head kick that misses.
War cracks Barker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barker blocks the body kick.
War's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barker ducks under a wild hook from War.
War takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
War misses with a straight right.
War misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War scores with a hook.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barker.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barker.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Barker.
War moves to clinch but Barker breaks away
and Barker counters with a good low kick that War was not able to check.
Barker scores with a head kick.
Barker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
Nice defenses there by War.
War stuffs the takedown.
Barker fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A jab from War misses.
Barker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in War's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
War is looking to control Barker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can War avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War tries to get to full guard but Barker has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker tries to pass the half guard into mount. War knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
War controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
War trying to control here.
War keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barker prevents War from improving his position.
Barker is trying to control the action in half guard but War is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
War moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War is trying to keep Barker in close.
Barker lands a couple of digs.
War is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barker trying to control the position from guard on top but War is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker postures up.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barker postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Forever War.
Barker has a takedown stuffed.
Barker moves forwards but War connects with a nice, crisp jab.
War fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barker, pushing him back against the cage.
Barker blocks a body shot from War.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker tries to pull guard but War holds him up against the cage and eventually Barker drops back down to his feet.
Barker is trying to break the clinch but War is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by War.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker misses with a punch to the body.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War tries to throw a body punch but Barker avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
Barker struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
War tries to throw a body punch but Barker avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
War lands with a short punch from the clinch.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barker.
War misses with a body punch.
War pushes Barker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
War lands with a nice body kick.
War throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barker keeps the fight on the outside.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barker was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Barker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
War throws the left hand but Barker avoids the punch easily.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from War misses.
A low kick from Barker is predictable there
and War counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barker shoots in for a takedown but War shows good takedown defense.
War throws a looping overhand right but Barker ducks down to avoid it.
War fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barker with a poor takedown
letting War counter with a right hand.
War feints and then cracks Barker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barker down.
War closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
War gets through Barker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like William Barker has been cut.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barker's elbow.
War lands an uppercut.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War misses with a body punch.
Barker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barker.
Barker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War working aggressively here.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Barker controls his hands.
War scores with a shoulder strike.
Forever War seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barker is trying to pull guard but War has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War gets through Barker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barker tries a body shot but War blocks it.
War tries to throw a body punch but Barker avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barker misses with a short punch on the inside.
War misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barker throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker manages to break the clinch.
War connects with a body shot that sends Barker's belly button to the back.
War comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
War tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
War scores with a body shot.
War fakes the leg kick and cracks Barker in the body.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barker. That did some damage!
Barker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on War. That did some damage!
Barker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Barker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War connects with a jab.
Barker misses with a body kick.
Barker throws a jab when War was well out of range.
Barker tries to land a front kick but War steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War takes a swing at Barker's ribcage but misses.
War fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barker on the side of the head.
Barker blocks a head kick by War.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War blocks a head kick by Barker.
War throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barker closes this distance looking for a takedown but War circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barker misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker moves forwards but War connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from War finds it's way through Barker's defenses.
Barker ducks under a wild hook from War.
Left hook, right uppercut from War.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barker dodges the punch combination from War.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
War thuds a left hand into Barker's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
War rushes Barker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by War.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
War fails to land with a series of punches.
War moves into range and clinches up with Barker.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Barker controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barker.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
War tries to throw a body punch but Barker avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
A hook to the body from War.
Barker blocking some punches.
War working aggressively here.
Barker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
War has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barker looking to throw knees to the head but War is blocking nicely.
War is leaning against Barker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War presses Barker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Barker.
War gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barker.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Barker.
Barker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Barker controls his hands.
War's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from War.
War lands with a left to the head.
Barker lands a hook that snaps the head of War backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barker's elbow.
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkers head.
War lands a body shot.
Barker lands a body punch.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Barker controls the action.
War lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Barker.
War misses with a punch to the body.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Barker controls the action.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
William Barker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
War tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Barker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Barker as the two fighters clinch.
Barker pushes War back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barker throws a head punch that misses.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Barker controls his hands.
Barker gets through War's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Forever War has been cut.
Barker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barker shoots for a takedown but War saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says War as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker misses with a hook. War ducked under it nicely.
War has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barker.
Barker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as War sprawls well. War wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barker gets slowly back to his feet.
Barker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War jabs at Barker's body.
Barker looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barker was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War tests Barker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
War looks to land a left hand but Barker moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War throws a head kick that misses.
War connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Barker misses.
Forever War is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
War lands a nice hook to Barker's body. Barker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forever War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got War winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Forever War!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Forever War!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Forever War!
Forever War wins by unanimous decision! Forever War retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Forever War, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes has chosen Concerto for Four Violins in B minor as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keynes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norton checks a leg kick.
Norton lands with a nice body punch.
Keynes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
Norton tries a low kick but Keynes avoids it.
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keynes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norton counters with a leg kick.
Norton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keynes was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Keynes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Keynes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
Norton has managed to clinch.
Keynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keynes lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton pushes Keynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keynes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Keynes.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keynes backwards.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Keynes has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Norton working aggressively here.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keynes's elbow.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Keynes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keynes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keynes.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Keynes controls the action.
Norton prevents a body shot from Keynes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keynes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes digs a right hand into Norton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norton's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
Norton misses with the head strike.
Keynes tries a body shot but Norton blocks it.
Norton lands a right hand.
Keynes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton lands a right hand.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Keynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Keynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Keynes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keynes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keynes lands a shoulder strike.
Keynes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keynes blocks an uppercut.
Keynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Keynes tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keynes lands an uppercut.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keynes backwards.
Keynes misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Keynes blocking some punches.
Keynes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton lands a shot to the body.
Keynes misses with the head strike.
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!
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Keynes controls his hands.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Keynes pushes Norton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keynes tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Keynes back against the cage.
Norton breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keynes is looking to chop away at Norton's legs.
Keynes misses with a wild body shot.
Norton walks into a stiff left hand from Keynes.
Keynes with a poor takedown
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Norton lands but Keynes takes it in his stride.
Keynes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norton with a jab.
Norton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keynes misses with some punches.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Keynes.
Keynes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keynes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
That's time! Norton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keynes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keynes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keynes tries to clinch up.
Keynes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norton misses the jab.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keynes can pounce on him.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John Keynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton pushes Keynes away with a front kick.
Norton cracks Keynes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norton throws a jab when Keynes was well out of range.
Keynes wants to slow Norton down by chopping away at his legs.
Norton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Norton. Those never looked like landing.
Norton tries to land a leg kick but Keynes saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keynes.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
A slow jab from Keynes misses its intended target.
Keynes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keynes blocks a head kick by Norton.
Keynes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keynes tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Keynes thows a body shot but no joy.
Keynes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norton lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Keynes.
Keynes pushes Norton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keynes lands a shoulder strike.
Keynes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keynes lands with a short shot to the head.
Keynes lands with a light punch inside.
Norton tries to work over Keynes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keynes misses with a punch on the inside.
Keynes managing to block the knees to the body from Norton.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keynes misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keynes.
A short body shot lands from Keynes as the two fighters clinch.
Keynes lands with a light punch inside.
Norton blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes scores with a shoulder strike.
Keynes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keynes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton prevents a body shot from Keynes.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keynes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keynes lands a body punch.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Keynes.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Keynes tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Keynes back against the cage.
Keynes can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Keynes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Keynes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton prevents a body shot from Keynes.
Nice body punch from Keynes - that landed with a thud.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keynes's elbow.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keynes's elbow.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keynes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keynes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norton blocks a body shot from Keynes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keynes.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Keynes avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keynes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Keynes tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Keynes back against the cage.
Keynes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keynes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keynes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Keynes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norton misses with a body kick.
Keynes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keynes throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keynes.
Norton delivers a nice body kick.
Keynes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Norton's waist but Norton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keynes off to one side.
Keynes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Norton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keynes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Keynes lands a really nice looking cross but Norton seems unphased.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Keynes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Norton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norton slips under a jab from Keynes.
Keynes thows a body kick. Norton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Keynes ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Norton moves away from the strike by Keynes.
Norton instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
Norton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norton takes a shot to the head.
Keynes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keynes working aggressively here.
Keynes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keynes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keynes working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Norton.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
Keynes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
Keynes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keynes blocking some punches.
Keynes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keynes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Norton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keynes misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton misses with a body punch.
Norton'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.
A hook to the body from Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes working aggressively here.
Keynes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keynes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keynes misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Keynes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Keynes avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
A short right from Norton.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keynes's elbow.
Norton working aggressively here.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Keynes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
John Keynes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
Keynes can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Keynes lands a left hand.
Keynes takes a shot to the head.
Keynes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Keynes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keynes working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keynes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keynes takes a shot to the head.
Keynes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Norton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Norton.
Keynes checks the leg kick.
Norton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keynes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keynes throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keynes.
Norton lands a lovely overhand right.
Keynes slips a jab from Norton.
Keynes throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keynes shoots in for a double leg but Norton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norton tries to clinch but Keynes moves out of range.
Keynes tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Keynes lands a head shot.
Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norton is looking to clinch.
Norton misses with a head kick.
Keynes shoots for a double leg takedown but Norton sprawls well. He's pushed Keynes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keynes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norton is out of range and Keynes settles back down.
Keynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keynes.
Norton wants to slow Keynes down by chopping away at his legs.
Keynes missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keynes throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
Keynes blocks a jab.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keynes fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Keynes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keynes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keynes keeps the fight on the outside.
Keynes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keynes slips a straight right by Norton.
A clash of legs there as Keynes blocks the low kick.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Taylor Norton is winning the standup battle so far.
Keynes tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keynes keeps the fight on the outside.
Keynes lands a glancing blow to the side of Norton's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keynes.
Norton scoring well with a low kick there.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Keynes slips the punch.
Keynes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keynes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Keynes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norton momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keynes, right into the meat.
Norton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keynes counters with a straight right hand.
Keynes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Norton counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keynes shoots in looking for a takedown. Norton tries to sprawl out of it but Keynes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Norton tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Keynes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keynes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norton tries to clinch but Keynes is having none of it.
Norton misses with a hook. Keynes ducked under it nicely.
Norton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keynes manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Keynes misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Norton had his way with John Keynes in that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Norton as he connects with a hook.
Keynes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keynes avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton thuds his shin into the meat of Keynes's side.
Norton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norton throws a jab when Keynes was well out of range.
Norton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keynes keeps the fight on the outside.
Keynes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Norton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Norton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keynes.
Keynes is looking to score with low kicks.
Norton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norton fakes the leg kick and cracks Keynes in the body.
Keynes shoots in but no luck this time.
Keynes throws a front kick that sends Norton stumbling back into the cage.
Norton cracks Keynes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keynes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norton checks a leg kick.
Keynes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norton.
Keynes thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
Keynes is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Keynes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keynes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Keynes closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Keynes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keynes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Keynes.
Keynes misses with the head strike.
Keynes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keynes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keynes working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton pushes Keynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keynes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
Keynes managing to block the knees to the body from Norton.
Norton lands a body shot.
Keynes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Keynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton pushes Keynes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Norton.
Norton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norton digs a right hand into Keynes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keynes's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a left hand.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keynes's brow.
Keynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Keynes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keynes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keynes misses with the head strike.
Norton blocks a body shot from Keynes.
Keynes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keynes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keynes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Keynes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keynes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norton 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Taylor Norton!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Taylor Norton!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Taylor Norton!
Taylor Norton wins by unanimous decision!
Taylor Norton is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Taylor Norton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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