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Syn' 237: Resurgence PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monday throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abaddon on the side of the head.
Abaddon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abaddon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abaddon.
Monday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monday shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Abaddon tries to get to full guard but Monday has control of the leg.
Abaddon wants to control but Monday is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abaddon is looking for a sweep. Monday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday throwing shots but Abaddon is blocking nicely.
Monday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Monday scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abaddon wants to get back to his feet.
Monday thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abaddon tries to get to full guard but Monday has control of the leg.
Abaddon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abaddon.
Monday wants to control from the top but Abaddon keeps moving.
Monday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monday stopping the sweep attempt from Abaddon.
Monday postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monday is looking to work some ground and pound but Abaddon has wrist control.
Monday postures up.
Abaddon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abaddon is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monday wants to control from the top but Abaddon keeps moving.
Abaddon is looking to stand up but Monday isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abaddon.
Abaddon feints and then cracks Monday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monday down.
Abaddon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Monday if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon connects with a solid leg kick.
Monday moves away from the strike by Abaddon.
Monday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abaddon dodges the punch combination from Monday.
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
Anthony Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monday keeps the fight on the outside.
Monday misses with an uppercut.
Abaddon scoring well with a low kick there.
Abaddon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monday to score with a decent uppercut.
Monday takes a kick to the side of the head.
Monday avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abaddon thows a leg kick but Monday checks it
and Abaddon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abaddon misses with a body shot.
Abaddon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abaddon is looking to slow Monday down with leg kicks.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Monday is having none of it.
Monday throws a hook but Abaddon avoids it easily.
Abaddon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abaddon as he avoids it easily.
Anthony Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monday shoots for a double leg takedown but Abaddon sprawls well. He's pushed Monday's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abaddon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abaddon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Abaddon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abaddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Abaddon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abaddon pushes Monday up against the cage in a clinch.
Monday takes a shot to the head.
Abaddon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abaddon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from Monday.
Both fighters circling a little - Abaddon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abaddon takes one to the side of the head.
Abaddon blocks a jab.
Abaddon scores with a jab to the body.
Monday gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abaddon is looking to clinch but Monday is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abaddon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Monday is having none of it.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monday.
Nice defenses there by Monday.
Abaddon wants to clinch.
Abaddon scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
Abaddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abaddon.
Abaddon slips a jab from Monday.
Abaddon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monday checks it well.
Monday 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.
Monday misses with a looping right.
A jab from Abaddon does it's job there.
Monday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abaddon. Abaddon obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Abaddon misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Abaddon tries to clinch up.
Abaddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abaddon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Abaddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Abaddon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abaddon looks to score with a jab to the body but Monday is just out of range.
Abaddon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Abaddon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monday throws a looping overhand right but Abaddon ducks down to avoid it.
Monday misses with a straight right.
Monday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abaddon throws a leg kick
and Monday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday has a takedown stuffed.
Abaddon staying out of range there.
Monday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abaddon circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Abaddon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon is looking to clinch but Monday is avoiding it.
Abaddon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abaddon thumps Monday with a low kick.
A jab from Monday does it's job there.
Abaddon misses with a head kick.
Anthony Abaddon is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abaddon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Monday might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Monday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Abaddon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Abaddon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monday counters with a right hand to the body.
Monday's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monday's corner calls for a 1-2. Monday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abaddon wants to clinch.
Abaddon slips a jab from Monday.
Monday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon tries to clinch up but Monday circles away and keeps his distance.
Abaddon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abaddon tries to clinch up.
Abaddon throws a leg kick
and Monday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monday avoids the head kick by Abaddon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abaddon under the eye.
Monday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monday ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
Monday fails to land the takedown.
Abaddon throws out a leg kick but Monday moves out of range and Abaddon only half commits.
Abaddon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monday has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abaddon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Monday misses with a body shot.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abaddon scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abaddon 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 Monday has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monday and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monday misses with a hook
and Abaddon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abaddon.
Monday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
Monday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abaddon takes one to the side of the head.
Monday takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abaddon lands a head kick!
Abaddon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abaddon.
Monday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday misses with an uppercut.
Abaddon scoring well with a low kick there.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abaddon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenny Monday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abaddon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abaddon cracks the inside of Monday's front leg.
Abaddon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abaddon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Monday moves out of range of the leg kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon darts in and clinches Monday up against the cage.
Abaddon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday is trying to break free.
Abaddon is trying to maintain a safe position but Monday gets an underhook and turns Abaddon into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abaddon.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Monday avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the cage.
Abaddon keeps control of Monday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monday avoids it.
Abaddon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Abaddon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monday's elbow.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anthony Abaddon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Abaddon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abaddon, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Anthony Abaddon!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Anthony Abaddon!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Anthony Abaddon!
Anthony Abaddon wins by unanimous decision!
Anthony Abaddon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Knish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maddox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. Knish has chosen Big Ten Inch by Areosmith as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Knish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Joey Knish has been cut.
Maddox misses with a hook
and Knish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maddox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knish looks to land a right hand but Maddox moved out of range.
Maddox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knish.
Knish scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knish is able to avoid easily.
Maddox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knish moves into the clinch.
Maddox swings wildly with an uppercut but Knish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Knish.
Maddox misses with a punch to the body.
Knish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knish just leaning against Maddox, taking a breather.
Knish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox working aggressively here.
Maddox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knish tries to throw a body punch but Maddox avoids it by throwing Knish back against the cage.
Knish throws an elbow that misses.
Knish prevents a body shot from Maddox.
Knish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knish fails to land.
Maddox avoiding damage as Knish throws knees to the body.
Maddox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maddox.
Knish pushes off an throws an elbow but Maddox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knish misses with the head strike.
Maddox throws a head punch that misses.
Maddox lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Maddox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maddox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knish backwards.
Knish misses with an elbow strike.
Maddox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maddox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knish.
Knish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maddox tries to work over Knish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maddox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Knish.
Maddox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knish is rocked!
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Knish.
Knish is still on wobbly legs! Can Maddox finish him?
Maddox lands a big right hand that drops Knish! The killer instinct kicks in and Maddox finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Maddox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domenic Maddox!
Domenic Maddox looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'FREE AT LAST.....FREE AT LAST '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ballantyne keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballantyne scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruent should have avoided that one.
Ruent jabs at Ballantyne's body.
Ballantyne moves forwards but Ruent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ballantyne 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.
Ruent looks to throw the jab but Ballantyne is out of range.
Ruent punishes Ballantyne's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruent has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruent there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ballantyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ballantyne ducks under a wild hook from Ruent.
Nice uppercut there from Ruent.
Ballantyne scores with a jab. Ruent acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballantyne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ballantyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ballantyne.
Ruent misses with a left hand
and Ballantyne counters with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballantyne 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 Ruent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruent swinging wildly here.
Ruent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruent is rocked!
Ballantyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garrick Ballantyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantyne staying out of range there.
Ballantyne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballantyne counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruent can pounce on him.
Ruent misses with a right hand
and Ballantyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent misses with a low kick.
Ruent throws an off balance right hand
and Ballantyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Ruent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantyne.
Ruent looks to land a right hand but Ballantyne moved out of range.
Ballantyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruent's calf.
A big left from Ruent misses.
Ballantyne cracks Ruent with a left hook right on the temple and Ruent goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Ballantyne lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ruent is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrick Ballantyne!
After the fight, Garrick Ballantyne 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gjergj Kastrioti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helix's entrance music is Whitechapel - Of Legions. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gjergj Kastrioti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gjergj Kastrioti!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastrioti scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Helix is squirming around, avoiding Kastrioti's attempts to control the action.
Kastrioti with a couple of short strikes.
Helix is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kastrioti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kastrioti thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Kastrioti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix is in a horrible position here. Kastrioti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kastrioti lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastrioti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Helix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kastrioti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kastrioti breaks from Helix's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kastrioti thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kastrioti tries to control but Helix wriggling away.
Helix tries to reverse the position but Kastrioti maintains control.
Kastrioti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kastrioti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kastrioti tries to control but Helix wriggling away.
Helix tries to hold on but Kastrioti postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti looking to finish with strikes here!
Helix is in a horrible position here. Kastrioti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Helix is trying desperately to improve position.
Kastrioti looking to ground and pound but Helix is blocking nicely.
Helix is looking to get to half guard.
Kastrioti working Helix over with strikes here.
Kastrioti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helix is looking to escape.
Helix tries to buck Kastrioti off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix is trying to escape the mount.
Helix is squirming around, avoiding Kastrioti's attempts to control the action.
Helix blocking the ground and pound.
Kastrioti with the ground and pound from mount.
Helix is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Helix scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kastrioti land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kastrioti stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gjergj Kastrioti!
In his post fight interview, Gjergj Kastrioti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik comes to the cage accompanied by Rånny Bruvik. Bryant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing in the name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruvik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bryant doesn't seem bothered though.
Bryant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bruvik tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Bruvik misses with a punch to the body.
Bruvik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bruvik.
Bruvik misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruvik tries to throw a body punch but Bryant avoids it by throwing Bruvik back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Bryant lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruvik backwards.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruvik controls his hands.
Bruvik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruvik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bruvik - that landed with a thud.
Bruvik can't find room to land a body shot as Bryant controls the action.
Bruvik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruvik.
Bryant looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruvik goes for a takedown attempt but Bryant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruvik throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant digs a good body shot into Bruvik's ribs.
Bryant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruvik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bryant lands a jab.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruvik misses with a lunging right hand
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruvik. That's going to slow Bryant down.
Bruvik throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Bruvik cracks a nice hook into Bryant's ribs.
Bruvik feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Bruvik moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Bruvik - that landed with a thud.
Bryant is trying to stall.
Bryant presses Bruvik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruvik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant managing to block the knees to the body from Bruvik.
Bruvik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruvik lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik being controlled against the cage.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant slows down the pace here.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Bruvik keeps him there for the moment.
Bryant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryant swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruvik misses with a body punch.
Bryant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruvik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruvik gets through Bryant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bryant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bryant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruvik missing with knees to the body.
Bruvik misses with a body punch.
Bruvik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bruvik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bruvik works on Bryant's body with a couple of short punches.
Bryant misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bruvik after a bit of a struggle.
Bryant tries to work over Bruvik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruvik misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruvik pushes Bryant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronny Bruvik will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bryant lands a head kick. Bruvik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruvik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruvik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bryant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruvik scrambles back to his feet.
Bruvik thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Bruvik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruvik throws a series of strikes that have Bryant backpedaling.
Bryant tries to land a front kick but Bruvik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruvik slips under a jab from Bryant.
Bruvik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Bruvik throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Bryant sees coming a mile off.
Bruvik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bryant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bryant is trying to control Bruvik's posture but Bruvik avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant trying his best to control but Bruvik has mounted him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruvik wants to control the pace but Bryant is squirming around nicely.
Bryant tries to lock up and control but Bruvik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bruvik is staying active.
Bryant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bruvik stalling.
Bruvik wants to pass to mount but Bryant is defending the position.
Bruvik thows a huge punch but Bryant dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bryant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bryant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant is looking to sweep but instead, Bruvik has passed into half guard.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Bruvik is controlling well.
Bruvik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruvik is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik is pressing down on Bryant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bryant is holding on for now.
Bruvik is working for a kimura but Bryant is defending it quite comfortably.
Bruvik is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruvik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronny Bruvik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bruvik is looking to land body kicks.
Bryant cracks Bruvik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruvik manages to avoid it.
Bruvik throws a leg kick but Bryant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruvik scores with a spinning back kick!
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruvik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bryant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bryant scores with a jab.
Bryant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin Bryant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruvik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruvik throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant misses with a straight left.
Bruvik scores with a hook to the body. Bryant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruvik.
Bruvik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bryant.
Bryant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruvik motions for Bryant to come forward. Bruvik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant thuds his shin into the meat of Bruvik's side.
Bryant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bryant tries to clinch but Bruvik is having none of it.
That kick from Bryant tenderised Bruvik's leg. Bruvik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruvik misses with a kick to the body.
Bryant checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bruvik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bruvik does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruvik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryant.
Bruvik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruvik thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
Bruvik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.
Some bone on bone action there as Bryant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruvik thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Bruvik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Bruvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruvik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruvik pushes Bryant up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryant scores with a hook to the body.
Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruvik working aggressively here.
Bryant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bryant is trying to pull guard but Bruvik has him pressed against the cage.
Bruvik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryant is defending well for now.
Ronny Bruvik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bruvik blocks an uppercut.
Bryant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bryant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bruvik stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Bryant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruvik struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.
Bryant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruvik is looking to break free of the clinch but Bryant has double underhooks.
Bruvik looking to slow down the pace here.
Bryant stalling in the clinch but Bruvik improves position.
Bryant is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Bruvik has denied him.
Bryant is pushing Bruvik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Bruvik.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruvik 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Martin Bryant!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Martin Bryant!
Martin Bryant wins by majority decision!
Martin Bryant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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 Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochoa has chosen Ice Cube - I Rep That West 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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145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Ochoa's head but Ochoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Charles blocks the leg kick.
Ochoa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ochoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ochoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochoa throws a front kick that sends Charles stumbling back into the cage.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Charles throws a nice head kick!
Charles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Ochoa.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ochoa is out of range.
Ochoa connects with a leg kick. Charles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ochoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ochoa lands a jab to the nose.
Ochoa looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Charles.
Ochoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ochoa. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Charles.
Charles misses with a body kick.
A big left from Ochoa misses.
Charles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Charles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ochoa scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
Ochoa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ochoa slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Ochoa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ochoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ochoa scores with a jab to the head.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles drives through and clinches with Ochoa against the cage.
Ochoa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ochoa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Charles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ochoa trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ochoa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charles has managed to get both his arms back between Ochoa's legs - danger averted.
Ochoa has a closed guard, preventing Charles from standing up.
Ochoa is looking for a triangle but Charles pushes his legs off easily.
Ochoa looking for a guillotine here but Charles defends easily.
Charles postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Charles controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charles advances to half guard.
Charles prevents Ochoa from improving his position.
Ochoa trying to control but Charles postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochoa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ochoa trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ochoa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ochoa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ochoa lands a nice looking body kick.
Charles throws a sloppy body shot
and Ochoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ochoa lands a head kick. Charles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses.
Ochoa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ochoa throws a big shot that misses.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ochoa.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Ochoa blocks with his arms.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 circling - Ochoa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charles has Ochoa up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ochoa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
A short uppercut from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Charles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa delivers a nice body kick.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ochoa closes the distance and clinches.
Charles stalling the fight.
Ochoa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Ochoa tries a knee to the head but Charles blocks it.
Charles tries to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Ochoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ochoa obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ochoa throws an elbow but misses.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
Ochoa trying to land knees to the body.
Ochoa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ochoa misses with a head kick.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ochoa obliges.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Charles avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
Ochoa lands an uppercut.
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles drives through and clinches with Ochoa against the cage.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Ochoa.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
Danny Ochoa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
Charles avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa throws an elbow that misses.
Ochoa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Ochoa, against the cage.
Ochoa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Charles takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles cracks Ochoa with a nice body shot.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Ochoa misses with a knee to the head.
Ochoa is breathing heavily.
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
Charles cracks Ochoa with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ochoa.
Charles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ochoa, pushing him back against the cage.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa crunches a lovely knee into Charles's ribcage.
Charles tries a knee to the head but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Ochoa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ochoa, right into the meat.
Ochoa is looking to slow Charles down with leg kicks.
Charles avoids the head kick by Ochoa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa throws a leg kick
and Charles counters with a head kick. That will keep Ochoa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Charles pushes Ochoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa lands a damaging elbow.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles pushes Ochoa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Charles throws a leg kick but Ochoa checks it.
Ochoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Charles takes one to the chin there.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Charles moved away.
Ochoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochoa. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ochoa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Charles misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Ochoa - just one landing.
Charles throws a series of punches but Ochoa avoids them all with ease.
Ochoa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles throws a chopping leg kick but Ochoa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ochoa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles ducks right into an uppercut from Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a nice head kick!
Charles is rocked!
Ochoa lands with a hook. Charles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charles throws a leg kick but Ochoa checks it.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick.
Ochoa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ochoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles throws the kick towards the body but Ochoa avoids it.
Charles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ochoa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Ochoa.
Ochoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Jean Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles'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.
Charles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Charles.
Ochoa working Charles over with knees to the body.
Ochoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
Ochoa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa landing knees to the body.
Ochoa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ochoa lands a right hand.
Ochoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa lands a right hand.
Charles tries a body shot but Ochoa blocks it.
A knee to the head by Ochoa.
Ochoa lands a hook that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Ochoa landing knees to the head.
Ochoa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ochoa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Ochoa letting Charles take a breather here.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa lands a knee to the body.
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Ochoa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ochoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Charles's face.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Ochoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles blocks a body shot from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ochoa.
Charles digs a right hand into Ochoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ochoa's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
Ochoa trying to land knees to the body.
Charles blocks a body shot from Ochoa.
Ochoa trying to land knees to the body.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
Ochoa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Charles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Ochoa.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ochoa 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Danny Ochoa wins by unanimous decision!
Danny Ochoa made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jordan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Larsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Larsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henrik Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan throws a solid leg kick but Larsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jordan.
Larsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson throws the kick towards the body but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larsson slips a straight right by Jordan.
Larsson thumps Jordan with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jordan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jordan lands with a kick to the temple. Larsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan takes one to the chin there.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larsson delivers a nice body kick.
Jordan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jordan blocks the body kick.
Larsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan checks a low kick from Larsson.
An inside leg kick from Larsson misses.
Larsson moves forwards but Jordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larsson throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Jordan misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Larsson pushes Jordan away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Jordan down.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jordan takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan lands a body shot.
Jordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson counters with a nice body kick.
Whack! Larsson lands a heavy head kick that drops Jordan. The ref tackles Larsson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jordan was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Henrik Larsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Henrik Larsson made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty's entrance music is You can't stand me now. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agrabah is out of range.
Agrabah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doherty scores with a body shot.
Doherty gets a clinch.
Agrabah tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Doherty scores with a shoulder strike.
Doherty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Agrabah.
Agrabah tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doherty.
Agrabah scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agrabah tries to throw a body punch but Doherty avoids it by throwing Agrabah back against the cage.
Doherty blocks a body shot from Agrabah.
Doherty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Agrabah.
Doherty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doherty scores with a hook to the body.
Agrabah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Doherty.
Doherty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agrabah's elbow.
Agrabah tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Doherty is trying to pull guard but Agrabah has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Agrabah.
Agrabah blocks a body shot from Doherty.
Agrabah struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Agrabah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Doherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses
and Doherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agrabah was well out of range. Poor timing from Doherty.
A nice inside leg kick there by Agrabah. That's going to slow Doherty down.
A jab from Doherty misses.
Doherty moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown but Agrabah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pete Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doherty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Agrabah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agrabah looks for the body kick but Doherty saw that one coming.
Agrabah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Agrabah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Agrabah misses with a body kick.
Agrabah lands with an uppercut that bounces Doherty off the cage and back into range.
Agrabah cracks Doherty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doherty moves to clinch but Agrabah breaks away
and Agrabah counters with a straight right hand.
Doherty lands a glancing blow to the side of Agrabah's head.
Nice body kick there by Doherty.
Agrabah throws a looping overhand right but Doherty ducks down to avoid it.
Doherty lands a nice shot that snaps Agrabah's head back.
Agrabah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agrabah 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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doherty throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Doherty misses the target.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Agrabah misses with a body kick.
Doherty drives through with a takedown into Agrabah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doherty looking to pass the guard.
Agrabah wants to sweep here but Doherty controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agrabah keeping moving, preventing Doherty from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is stalling in the full guard.
Doherty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agrabah is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agrabah is trying to keep Doherty in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Doherty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Agrabah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doherty.
Pete Doherty is winning the standup battle so far.
Doherty avoids a kick to the body.
Agrabah scores with a decent looking hook.
Agrabah slaps away a takedown attempt from Doherty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agrabah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doherty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agrabah.
Doherty 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.
Doherty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doherty is looking to chop away at Agrabah's legs.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Agrabah ducks down to avoid it.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Doherty moves out of range.
Nice shot by Doherty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty fails to land with a series of punches.
Agrabah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Agrabah throws a chopping leg kick but Doherty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doherty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Agrabah's head.
Doherty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Agrabah's waist but Agrabah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doherty off to one side.
Doherty thows a leg kick but Agrabah checks it
and Agrabah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agrabah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agrabah throws a leg kick but Doherty moved away.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.
Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doherty walks into a stiff left hand from Agrabah.
Doherty takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Doherty. Beautiful body shot.
Doherty thuds his right hand into Agrabah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty wants to slow Agrabah down by chopping away at his legs.
Doherty bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doherty working the ground and pound.
Agrabah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doherty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Agrabah taking a bit of punishment here - Doherty scoring with strikes.
Agrabah is not content to let Doherty control the position.
Agrabah is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agrabah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah is not content to let Doherty control the position.
Agrabah is trying to escape the position but Doherty is controlling the position.
Doherty fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Agrabah is trying to get back to half guard.
Agrabah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah seems a little lost for a moment, as Doherty dominates the positioning.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Agrabah tries to bench press Doherty off him but Doherty keeps the position.
Agrabah is not content to let Doherty control the position.
Agrabah is looking for a sweep.
Doherty wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Agrabah, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agrabah is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pete Doherty will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Agrabah takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Doherty.
Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doherty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doherty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doherty lands a really nice looking cross but Agrabah seems unphased.
Doherty throws a sloppy head kick
and Doherty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Agrabah.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doherty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Doherty - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agrabah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doherty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doherty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Agrabah's guard.
Doherty trying to move into half guard but instead Agrabah has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty managing to control the position.
Doherty keeping full guard, as Agrabah tries to pass.
Doherty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doherty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Agrabah advances to half guard.
Agrabah wants to take a breather but Doherty is having none of it.
Doherty looking for submissions off his back.
Doherty is looking for a sweep. Agrabah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doherty wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Agrabah trying to control the pace.
Agrabah is keen to just control but Doherty is a slippery customer.
Doherty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Agrabah is working away from the top position though.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jafar Agrabah hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doherty slips under a jab from Agrabah.
Good exchange - Doherty coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Doherty's front leg but catches the back leg as Doherty tries to avoid it.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Agrabah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Agrabah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doherty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doherty misses the jab.
Agrabah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Agrabah throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Agrabah slips a straight right by Doherty.
Agrabah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doherty takes a step back to recover.
Agrabah slips a jab from Doherty.
Doherty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agrabah.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah slips a jab from Doherty.
Agrabah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agrabah looks to throw a body kick
and Doherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agrabah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Doherty.
Doherty throws a jab when Agrabah was well out of range.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
Agrabah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Doherty is predictable there
and Agrabah counters with a body kick that stops Doherty in his tracks momentarily.
Doherty throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agrabah misses with a body kick.
Doherty throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
A punch combination from Agrabah misses.
Doherty throws a front kick aimed at Agrabah's knee but Agrabah avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Doherty clearly takes that round.
That's time! Doherty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Agrabah throws the left hand but Doherty avoids the punch easily.
Doherty throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agrabah misses with a low kick as Doherty jumps back.
Agrabah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Agrabah misses with a kick to the body.
Doherty throws a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a body kick that stops Doherty in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Doherty finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Agrabah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agrabah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Agrabah counters with a nice leg kick.
Doherty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doherty tries to bum rush Agrabah with a series of wild strikes but Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doherty moves in looking to clinch but Agrabah pushes him off.
Doherty checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah blocks a jab.
Doherty will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Doherty avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doherty is able to avoid easily.
Doherty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doherty fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Agrabah to the ground. Doherty is now in Agrabah's guard.
Agrabah wants to stand but Doherty is controlling the position.
Agrabah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doherty drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Agrabah manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doherty has Agrabah in his guard.
Doherty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty working for a triangle but Agrabah defends it easily.
Agrabah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doherty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Agrabah has managed to get both his arms back between Doherty's legs - danger averted.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Agrabah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doherty is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Agrabah off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty working for a choke but Agrabah is defending well.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Agrabah breaks Doherty's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Doherty controls Agrabah momentarily but Agrabah frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Agrabah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Agrabah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doherty is proving hard to escape from.
Agrabah trying to control the position from guard on top but Doherty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agrabah stays in close to Doherty's body and controls the position.
Doherty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Agrabah defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Doherty had his way with Jafar Agrabah in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Agrabah blocks a jab.
Doherty avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah misses with a body shot.
Agrabah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doherty connects with a nice looking jab.
Doherty throws a hook but Agrabah avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agrabah, right into the meat.
Doherty blocks the body kick.
Agrabah throws a low kick but Doherty avoids it.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah feints and then cracks Doherty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doherty down.
Doherty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.
Agrabah moves out of range as Doherty throws a body kick.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agrabah tries to score with a low kick but Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
Doherty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agrabah throws out the jab.
Agrabah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Agrabah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doherty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Agrabah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Doherty misses
and Agrabah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doherty tries to clinch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Agrabah defending well as Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty scores with a hook to the body. Agrabah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doherty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agrabah counters with a nice body kick.
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.
Agrabah lands a head shot.
A big left from Doherty misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty takes a swing at Agrabah's ribcage but misses.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Agrabah misses
and Doherty counters with a good low kick that Agrabah was not able to check.
Agrabah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agrabah slips a jab and a cross from Doherty.
An inside leg kick from Doherty misses.
Jafar Agrabah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah scores with a spinning back kick!
Doherty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doherty.
Doherty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agrabah defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Doherty.
A telegraphed right hand from Doherty misses the target.
Agrabah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Agrabah scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Doherty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Agrabah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doherty.
Doherty throws a leg kick but Agrabah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Agrabah swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws out a powerful jab.
Doherty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Agrabah throws the left hand but Doherty avoids the punch easily.
Agrabah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doherty will feel that in the morning.
Doherty moves out of range as Agrabah strikes.
Agrabah keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agrabah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Agrabah moves out of range as Doherty strikes.
Agrabah slips under a jab from Doherty.
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 Pete Doherty.
Well Doherty 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Pete Doherty!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Pete Doherty!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Pete Doherty!
Pete Doherty wins by unanimous decision!
Pete Doherty is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Pete Doherty 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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