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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Adagio For Strings. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Rave!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Torres tenderised Rave's leg. Rave is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rave throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Rave.
Rave forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Torres stalling against the cage.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres tries to work over Rave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
Still in the clinch, Rave scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rave blocks an uppercut.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rave backwards.
Rave prevents a body shot from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rave tries to pull guard but Torres holds him up against the cage and eventually Rave drops back down to his feet.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rave.
Rave managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Rave manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torres trying to control but Rave is working from the bottom.
Rave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rave has Torres pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rave has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Rave's legs - danger averted.
Rave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Rave is trying to keep Torres in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kid Torres wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rave misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Rave misses
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rave lands with a good body shot.
Rave tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rave fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Rave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torres is pushing Rave up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Rave will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres avoids the head kick by Rave.
Torres lands with a kick to the ribs.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rave has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torres throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rave scores with a spinning back kick!
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rave.
Torres tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave tries to score with some ground and pound. Torres controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rave scoring with punches and elbows.
Rave working away.
Rave misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Torres being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rave tries to move into full mount but can't pass Torres's legs.
Rave is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rave lands a nice forearm strike.
Torres is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rave connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres defending against the ground and pound.
Rave trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Rave scoring with punches and elbows.
Rave scores with punches from side control.
Rave trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
Torres is letting Rave control him for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Rave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rave wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Rave tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Rave are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rave working the ground and pound but Torres is defending the strikes.
Torres dodges the ground and pound from Rave.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Rave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Torres takes a swing at Rave's ribcage but misses.
Rave lands a jab.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rave counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rave stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rave wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Rave tries to move into full mount but can't pass Torres's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
Rave content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Torres prevents Rave from moving into mount.
Rave trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
Rave looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Torres is avoiding damage well.
Craig Rave is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rave passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Torres!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rave throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torres because Rave loaded up on that one.
Rave thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rave has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rave with a couple of short strikes.
Rave with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kid Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres is desperately trying to improve his position but Rave has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rave throwing strikes here but Torres is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rave cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rave on the ground.
Rave content just to control the position here.
Rave throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rave is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Torres to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Torres shrugs it off.
Craig Rave has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rave trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
Rave throws some wild stikes that Torres manages to avoid easily.
Rave has hold of Torres's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Torres manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rave looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Rave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rave 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Rave!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 13 - 0 |
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177 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meighen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab lands there for Cox.
Cox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meighen misses with an uppercut.
Meighen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cox is out of range and Meighen settles back down.
Cox moves forwards but Meighen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab.
Cox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meighen throws a big shot that misses.
Meighen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cox throws a head kick that misses
and Meighen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen throws an overhand right that lands on Cox's shoulder, as Cox tries to avoid the shot.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meighen manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meighen.
Cox throws a poor cross that misses
and Meighen counters with a nice leg kick.
Cox looks to land a body kick but Meighen moved away.
Meighen scores with a leg kick.
Eaton Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meighen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Cox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meighen.
Cox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meighen avoids it really well and circles away.
Cox lands a nice shot that snaps Meighen's head back.
Meighen lands a leg kick that knocks Cox off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen 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.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meighen.
Meighen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Meighen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox throws a leg kick
and Meighen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox throws the kick towards the body but Meighen avoids it.
Arthur Meighen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meighen throws a solid leg kick but Cox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meighen.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cox slips a straight right by Meighen.
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meighen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meighen misses with a hook. Cox ducked under it nicely.
Cox lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick from Meighen misses.
Cox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meighen.
Cox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meighen connects with a leg kick. Cox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meighen throws a leg kick which misses Cox's front leg but catches the back leg as Cox tries to avoid it.
Meighen moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Meighen connects with a leg kick. Cox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meighen cracks Cox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Cox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Meighen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meighen with a nice cross.
Cox throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Meighen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cox's knee momentarily.
Cox 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.
Cox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meighen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cox is out of range and Meighen settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Meighen misses
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meighen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meighen. Meighen obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meighen connects with an inside leg kick.
Meighen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meighen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meighen tries to clinch up.
Meighen delivers a nice body kick.
Meighen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cox throws a low kick, looking for Meighen's leg but Meighen calmly moves out of range.
Cox throws a body kick that misses.
Cox throws a leg kick that misses.
Meighen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cox on the side of the head.
Cox throws a poor cross that misses
and Meighen counters with a three punch combo that has Cox backing up. Cox nods at Meighen to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meighen tries to land a front kick but Cox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meighen is out of range.
Cox is looking to slow Meighen down with leg kicks.
Meighen tests Cox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meighen throws a chopping leg kick but Cox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meighen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cox.
Meighen lands a jab to the nose.
Meighen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meighen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Meighen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meighen misses with a straight left.
Meighen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meighen misses with a head kick.
Cox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meighen is able to avoid easily.
Meighen scores with a nice head shot.
Cox throws a leg kick
and Meighen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meighen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meighen blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meighen.
Cox misses with a straight right.
Meighen misses with a body kick.
Cox misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meighen throws a sloppy head kick and Cox moves out of range easily.
Cox walks into a left hand.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arthur Meighen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox throws a chopping leg kick but Meighen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cox 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.
Cox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cox misses with a kick to the body
and Meighen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox moves away from the strike by Meighen.
Meighen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cox.
Meighen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cox throws a body kick that misses.
Meighen tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Meighen misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Meighen. That snapped Cox's head back.
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Meighen is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meighen.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cox misses with a leg kick
and Meighen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cox tries a head kick but it misses.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Meighen moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Meighen throws a right hand that Cox ducks under and follows up with a left that Cox also avoids with ease.
Meighen motions for Cox to come forward. Meighen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meighen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Meighen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cox throws a head kick but Meighen moves out of range.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meighen as he jumps to the side.
Meighen throws a jab when Cox was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meighen throws a low kick, looking for Cox's leg but Cox calmly moves out of range.
Meighen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cox will feel that in the morning.
A jab lands there for Meighen.
Cox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Cox is predictable there
and Meighen counters with a low kick, right behind Cox 's knee.
Meighen checks a low kick from Cox.
Meighen lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Meighen as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meighen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meighen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meighen connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Meighen lands.
Meighen tried to score with a low kick but Cox checks it.
Meighen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meighen lands a front kick.
Meighen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meighen.
Meighen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cox misses with a left hand
and Meighen counters with a good low kick that Cox was not able to check.
Cox misses the jab.
Meighen throws a leg kick which misses Cox's front leg but catches the back leg as Cox tries to avoid it.
Meighen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Eaton Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meighen lands a leg kick that knocks Cox off balance momentarily.
Cox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meighen lands a leg kick that knocks Cox off balance momentarily.
Meighen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cox is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Meighen connects with a right that clearly hurt Cox. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Meighen proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Cox collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Meighen!
A very excited looking Arthur Meighen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bruens's choice of entrance music: River Below. 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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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okabe throws a right hand that misses
and Bruens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okabe misses with an uppercut.
Okabe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bruens was covering up waiting for the punch and Okabe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okabe is one step ahead there.
Bruens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okabe is pushing down on Bruens's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bruens is fighting to maintain full guard but Okabe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bruens gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okabe is looking to advance position but Bruens has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Okabe wants to hold on but Bruens pushes him away.
Bruens looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe is looking to get to half guard.
Okabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Okabe is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bruens misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Okabe is trying desperately to improve position.
Okabe wants to control but Bruens is having none of it.
Okabe is desperately trying to improve his position but Bruens has a good base and remains in mount.
Okabe is working hard here to advance position.
Bruens avoids the attempt from Okabe to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bruens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okabe tries to lock up and control but Bruens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Bruens controlling his opponent.
Bruens dominating with strikes here.
Bruens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bruens content just to control the position here.
Bruens wants to control the pace but Okabe is squirming around nicely.
Okabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is looking to improve his position but Bruens isn't that keen on the idea.
Okabe tries to hold on but Bruens postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruens controlling from the full mount.
Bruens tries to control but Okabe wriggling away.
Bruens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bruens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Okabe tries to buck Bruens off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens throwing strikes here but Okabe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bruens breaks from Okabe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Okabe is looking to improve his position but Bruens isn't that keen on the idea.
Okabe just holding on.
Bruens controlling the pace for now.
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!
Bruens looking to finish with strikes here!
Okabe gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okabe wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
Okabe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bruens jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens dominated that round.
That's time! Okabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okabe misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruens counters with a leg kick.
Bruens moves away from the strike by Okabe.
Okabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Okabe throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruens counters with a good low kick that Okabe was not able to check.
Bruens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruens just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruens clinches up against the cage.
Okabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown but Bruens shows good takedown defense.
Bruens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okabe trying to control but Bruens is working from the bottom.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bruens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Okabe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruens looking to control.
Okabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bruens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okabe has managed to get both his arms back between Bruens's legs - danger averted.
Bruens wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paul Bruens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okabe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Bruens keeps moving.
Okabe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okabe trying to control but Bruens is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruens is looking for a triangle but Okabe pushes his legs off easily.
Okabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bruens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Okabe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Okabe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Okabe trying to get back to full guard but Bruens takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is squirming around, avoiding Bruens's attempts to control the action.
Bruens avoids the attempt from Okabe to control.
Okabe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bruens cracks Okabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bruens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Okabe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bruens.
Okabe wants to control but Bruens is having none of it.
Okabe gets back to half guard.
Okabe is refusing to be controlled, as Bruens sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe tries to get to full guard but Bruens has control of the leg.
Okabe pushes Bruens off looking to stand but Bruens dives back in and keeps control.
Bruens not doing much here.
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!
Okabe trying to control from the bottom.
Bruens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okabe is not content to let Bruens control the position.
Bruens works his way into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okabe is trying to control Bruens's posture but Bruens avoids it.
Bruens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okabe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Bruens 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!
Okabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruens moves away.
Okabe misses the body punch
and Bruens counters with a nice body shot.
Bruens moves away from the strike by Okabe.
Bruens slips under a jab from Okabe.
Bruens feints and then cracks Okabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okabe down.
Bruens throws a front kick aimed at Okabe's knee but Okabe avoids it well.
Okabe moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruens.
Okabe shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okabe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bruens misses the body punch
and Okabe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruens tries for a takedown but Okabe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruens tries to clinch there but Okabe circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Okabe as he connects with a hook.
Okabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruens throws a chopping leg kick but Okabe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruens staying out of range there.
Bruens misses with a body shot.
Okabe looks to land a right hand but Bruens moved out of range.
Kenji Okabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe takes a swing at Bruens's ribcage but misses.
Okabe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okabe lands with a straight right. Bruens didn't see that one coming.
Okabe lands a right hook to the body.
Bruens just misses with a punch to the body.
Okabe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bruens to the ground. Okabe is now in Bruens's guard.
Bruens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okabe's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruens trying to control but Okabe is working from the bottom.
Okabe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bruens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is pulling down on Bruens's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruens, at least for the moment.
Bruens looking to pass the guard.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Okabe keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Bruens was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bruens throws an off balance right hand
and Okabe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okabe lands a jab to the nose.
Okabe has his takedown stuffed
letting Bruens counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Okabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okabe has his takedown stuffed
and Bruens counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruens manages to avoid it.
Bruens tries to clinch there but Okabe circles away.
Okabe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bruens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bruens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruens moves into full guard.
Okabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Okabe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruens 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bruens!
An out of breath Paul Bruens 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thundercats. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hirvonen is fending him off so far but Athos persists. Nope, Hirvonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Athos misses with a straight left.
Hirvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirvonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Athos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Athos is looking to clinch.
Hirvonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Athos.
Hirvonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Athos swivels and escapes.
Athos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Athos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Athos throws a jab when Hirvonen was well out of range.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Athos manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen dodges the punch combination from Athos.
Athos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hirvonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hirvonen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos advances position into side control!
Hirvonen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hirvonen is trying to control but can't.
Athos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Athos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Athos lands a nice short elbow.
Athos controlling the action here.
Athos trying to control the action but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos is taking a breather. Hirvonen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hirvonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing Athos from controlling successfully.
Athos won't allow Hirvonen to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nemean Athos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hirvonen walks into a jab.
Athos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Athos dips to his left and cracks Hirvonen with an uppercut!
Hirvonen is looking to clinch but Athos is avoiding it.
Athos misses with a low kick.
Athos walks into a stiff left hand from Hirvonen.
Athos has Hirvonen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen misses with a body punch.
Athos misses with the head strike.
Athos lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hirvonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hirvonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvonen working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hirvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Athos throws out the jab.
Athos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hirvonen ducks under a wild hook from Athos.
Athos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvonen is out of range.
Hirvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirvonen with a jab.
Athos misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvonen misses with a combination
and Athos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hirvonen thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Athos. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Athos.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Athos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hirvonen fails to land the takedown.
Athos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hirvonen as he jumps to the side.
Athos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Athos connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Athos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemean Athos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Athos tries to close the distance and clinch but Hirvonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hirvonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hirvonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Athos's head.
Hirvonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Athos, right into the meat.
Nemean Athos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Athos just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirvonen is looking to wear down Athos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Athos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Athos throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Athos moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirvonen. Athos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Athos moves in looking to clinch but Hirvonen pushes him off.
Athos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvonen circles away.
Athos dodges the punch combination from Hirvonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos throws a wild body kick that Hirvonen sees coming a mile off.
Hirvonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Athos.
Athos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Hirvonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hirvonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirvonen lands a body shot.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Athos avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Athos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvonen takes one to the chin there.
Athos throws a sloppy head kick and Hirvonen moves out of range easily.
Athos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hirvonen misses.
Athos lands with a right hand.
Athos connects with a body shot.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Athos throws a low kick but Hirvonen moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirvonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Athos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Athos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hirvonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Athos.
Athos misses with a body shot.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Athos moves out of range.
Athos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hirvonen gets a double leg takedown into Athos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos pulls Hirvonen in to control the position.
Hirvonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Athos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Athos keeps moving.
Hirvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hirvonen stopping the sweep attempt from Athos.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Athos is retaining full guard.
Athos working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hirvonen leaves Athos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Athos staying out of range there.
Hirvonen jabs Athos right on the nose. Athos blinks but takes it well.
Athos avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Athos tries to clinch up.
Athos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen is looking to clinch but Athos is avoiding it.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Athos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Athos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirvonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Hirvonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Athos doesn't seem phased though.
Athos thuds his shin into the meat of Hirvonen's side.
Athos looks for the body kick but Hirvonen saw that one coming.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Tukka Hirvonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Athos connects with a body shot that sends Hirvonen's belly button to the back.
Hirvonen takes one to the side of the head.
Athos misses with a right hand
enabling Hirvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Athos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirvonen.
Athos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Athos throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirvonen.
Nemean Athos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Hirvonen throws a nice looking combination but Athos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvonen cracks a nice hook into Athos's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Athos's hands.
Hirvonen looks for a takedown but Athos sprawls well.
Hirvonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Athos.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the side of Athos's head but Athos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hirvonen throws out a loose jab but Athos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Athos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirvonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hirvonen with a nice head shot there.
Hirvonen is working Athos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hirvonen looking to pass the guard.
Hirvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hirvonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hirvonen wants to pass the guard but Athos is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos keeping moving, preventing Hirvonen from controlling successfully.
Athos is trying to keep Hirvonen in close.
Hirvonen stopping the sweep attempt from Athos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvonen lands a couple of digs.
Tukka Hirvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Athos has his hands on Hirvonen's head, controlling the position.
Hirvonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Athos keeping moving, preventing Hirvonen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hirvonen is in close to Athos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hirvonen pushes down on Athos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Athos trying to control here.
Athos is trying to get back to full guard.
Athos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hirvonenis looking to pass into half guard but Athos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Athos is in guard.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing Athos from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Athos landing some decent shots from guard.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing Athos from controlling successfully.
Hirvonen is pulling down on Athos's head. It's preventing any offense from Athos, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Athos wants to control from the top but Hirvonen keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hirvonen keeping full guard, as Athos tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tukka Hirvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hirvonen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tukka Hirvonen!
After the big win, Tukka Hirvonen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Royer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Blunts has chosen Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong as his entrance music. Dakota Royer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J Blunts's chin.
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180 lbs
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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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts slips under a jab.
Royer tries a head kick but it misses.
Blunts gets a takedown into half guard.
Royer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blunts.
Blunts trying to control the pace.
Blunts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blunts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Blunts.
Blunts is trying to control the action in half guard but Royer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but Royer is defending well.
Blunts is trying to control. Royer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blunts in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Royer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Blunts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). J Blunts!
Our winner, J Blunts, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tessenji Fuuhaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Bickle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tessenji Fuuhaku!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuuhaku tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fuuhaku is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Fuuhaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Fuuhaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuuhaku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fuuhaku.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Fuuhaku avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Bickle is working Fuuhaku over against the cage.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Fuuhaku can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Fuuhaku misses with a knee to the head.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle gets through Fuuhaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuuhaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuuhaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuuhaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Fuuhaku.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuuhaku avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
Bickle is working Fuuhaku over against the cage.
Fuuhaku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bickle .
Fuuhaku lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuuhaku blocks an elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuuhaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Fuuhaku controls the action.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bickle .
Fuuhaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fuuhaku fails to land.
Fuuhaku lands with a light punch inside.
Fuuhaku tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Fuuhaku misses with a body punch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle .
Fuuhaku tries to land a knee to the head but Bickle blocks with his arms.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuuhaku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bickle avoids it.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bickle tries to score with a low kick but Fuuhaku moves his leg out of the way.
Bickle is looking to slow Fuuhaku down with leg kicks.
Fuuhaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuuhaku.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bickle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuuhaku - the referee stops the clock and Bickle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuuhaku. Bickle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fuuhaku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuuhaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Fuuhaku misses with a body shot.
Fuuhaku checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fuuhaku.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fuuhaku checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Fuuhaku misses its intended target.
Fuuhaku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuuhaku throws a chopping leg kick but Bickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuuhaku backwards.
Bickle pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuuhaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuuhaku tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fuuhaku back against the cage.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku blocking some punches.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle landing knees to the head.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuuhaku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuuhaku lands with a light punch inside.
Fuuhaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Fuuhaku's ribcage. Fuuhaku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Bickle .
It looks like Tessenji Fuuhaku has been cut.
Bickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle lands an elbow that stopped Fuuhaku in his tracks for a moment.
Fuuhaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuuhaku tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuuhaku tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Fuuhaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuuhaku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Fuuhaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuuhaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Travis Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle .
Fuuhaku blocks an elbow strike from Bickle .
A right hook to the body lands for Fuuhaku.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
Fuuhaku lands an uppercut.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Fuuhaku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuuhaku's defenses.
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Fuuhaku tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fuuhaku back against the cage.
Fuuhaku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuuhaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuuhaku landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuuhaku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fuuhaku lands an uppercut.
Fuuhaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
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 Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tessenji Fuuhaku's cut.
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.
Fuuhaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bickle has time to react.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle jabs at Fuuhaku's body.
Tessenji Fuuhaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuuhaku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fuuhaku wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuuhaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Fuuhaku misses with a looping left.
Fuuhaku takes one on the button.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Fuuhaku's head but Fuuhaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuuhaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle walks into a jab.
Fuuhaku lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuuhaku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bickle is able to avoid easily.
Bickle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuuhaku.
Bickle throws a leg kick which misses Fuuhaku's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuuhaku tries to avoid it.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuuhaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bickle 's sensitive parts.
Bickle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuuhaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuuhaku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuuhaku works Bickle 's body with a nice hook.
Fuuhaku throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fuuhaku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuuhaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuuhaku 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 Bickle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bickle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fuuhaku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fuuhaku counters with a low kick, right behind Bickle 's knee.
Bickle takes a swing at Fuuhaku's ribcage but misses.
Fuuhaku keeps Bickle at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuuhaku. That one must have hurt.
Fuuhaku misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Bickle , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuuhaku.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuuhaku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
Fuuhaku throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Fuuhaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bickle blocks a low kick nicely.
Bickle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Fuuhaku - just one landing.
Fuuhaku misses with a double jab
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Bickle .
Fuuhaku keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle lands with a good body shot.
Fuuhaku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku looks for the body kick but Bickle saw that one coming.
Tessenji Fuuhaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fuuhaku. Fuuhaku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuuhaku doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuuhaku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuuhaku motions for Bickle to come forward. Fuuhaku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuuhaku throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuuhaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuuhaku misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
Fuuhaku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tessenji Fuuhaku's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fuuhaku catches Bickle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bickle needs to keep his hands up - Fuuhaku had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Fuuhaku lands.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Fuuhaku is out of range.
Bickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bickle ducks right into an uppercut from Fuuhaku.
Bickle tries to clinch but Fuuhaku moves out of range.
Fuuhaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuuhaku works the jab nicely.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Fuuhaku ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuuhaku manages to avoid it.
A cross from Bickle lands.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuuhaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle gets a clinch.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Fuuhaku fails to land.
Fuuhaku tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fuuhaku back against the cage.
Bickle misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku blocks an uppercut.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle .
Fuuhaku avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Fuuhaku tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fuuhaku back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
Fuuhaku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bickle .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle .
Bickle blocking some punches.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuuhaku controls his hands.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Fuuhaku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuuhaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuuhaku is trying to push Bickle away but Bickle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fuuhaku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fuuhaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuuhaku avoids it.
Fuuhaku pushes Bickle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Fuuhaku wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
Fuuhaku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuuhaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Fuuhaku avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Fuuhaku.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuuhaku blocks an elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle blocks a body shot from Fuuhaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tessenji Fuuhaku's cut.
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!
A left lands for Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuuhaku throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
A head kick from Fuuhaku lands but Bickle takes it in his stride.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuuhaku circles away.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Fuuhaku throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle clinches up against the cage.
Fuuhaku can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Fuuhaku avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku working Bickle over with knees to the body.
Fuuhaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle tries a body shot but Fuuhaku blocks it.
Fuuhaku tries to land a knee to the head but Bickle blocks with his arms.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Fuuhaku tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Fuuhaku.
Bickle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuuhaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
Fuuhaku blocking some punches.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
Fuuhaku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bickle is defending well for now.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuuhaku backwards.
Fuuhaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fuuhaku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle is working Fuuhaku over against the cage.
Fuuhaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuuhaku misses with a body punch.
Bickle pushes Fuuhaku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Fuuhaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuuhaku tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Fuuhaku landing knees to the head.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fuuhaku.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Fuuhaku.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Fuuhaku.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Fuuhaku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuuhaku's gas tank.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuuhaku tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tessenji Fuuhaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fuuhaku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tessenji Fuuhaku! Tessenji Fuuhaku retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tessenji Fuuhaku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. Watson has chosen Lil Wayne feat. Drake and Jadakiss - It's Good as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watson sprawls well. Watson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Watson.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Watson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hughes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson working to try and regain half guard.
Hughes landing shots from mount.
Hughes tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
Watson is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Watson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughes landing punches.
That has opened up Thomas Watson's cut even more.
Watson tries to lock up and control but Hughes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watson is trying desperately to improve position.
Watson tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Hughes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Watson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Watson and Hughes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hughes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson defending against the ground and pound.
Watson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes in side control lands a decent elbow.
The cut above Thomas Watson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Watson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Watson pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hughes working the ground and pound but Watson is defending the strikes.
Hughes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson stops Hughes from passing to mount.
Watson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hughes.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes is working Watson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hughes is controlling him well.
Watson taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Thomas Watson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Watson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ratt Hughes!
Ratt Hughes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run For Cover. Biggums has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
31 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry takes a swing at Biggums's ribcage but misses.
Biggums thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biggums throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Biggums pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perry is out of range and Biggums settles back down.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Biggums ducks down to avoid it.
Biggums gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Perry lands with a cross.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses
and Perry counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Biggums.
Biggums misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Biggums does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggums feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums can't keep his opponent in guard - Perry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Biggums is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Biggums seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Biggums is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggums has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perry wants to control from the top but Biggums keeps moving.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Biggums looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perry trying to control but Biggums is working from the bottom.
Biggums looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggums, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Biggums throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perry scoring well with a low kick there.
Biggums walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggums misses with a body kick.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Biggums.
Nice uppercut there from Perry.
Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Biggums throws a chopping leg kick but Perry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Biggums keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Biggums sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perry somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggums pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry slips under a jab.
Biggums throws a solid leg kick but Perry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Biggums.
Biggums throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biggums.
Biggums walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggums takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry dominated that round.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry looks to throw the jab but Biggums is out of range.
Biggums avoids the body shot from Perry.
Perry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Perry moves out of range as Biggums strikes.
Biggums lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Biggums doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Biggums tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggums.
Biggums keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Biggums sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums throws a leg kick but Perry moved away.
Perry drops his hands momentarily and Biggums takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Biggums throws a front kick aimed at Perry's knee but Perry avoids it well.
Biggums misses with a low kick as Perry jumps back.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums avoids the body shot from Perry.
A clash of legs there as Perry blocks the low kick.
Perry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Biggums wants to clinch
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Biggums throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biggums thinking.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Biggums.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Biggums.
A shot to the liver by Biggums. Beautiful body shot.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Biggums.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Biggums.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Biggums counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biggums misses with a body kick.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biggums tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Biggums moved out of range.
Biggums keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biggums throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums dodges the punch combination from Perry.
A nice inside leg kick there by Biggums. That's going to slow Perry down.
Perry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggums has hold of Perry's hands but Perry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Biggums regains full guard. Nicely done.
Biggums looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biggums has his hands on Perry's head, controlling the position.
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.
Tyrone Biggums showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Perry throws a series of punches but Biggums avoids them all with ease.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggums moves away.
Biggums misses with a left hand
and Perry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggums was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Biggums misses with a looping left.
Biggums lands a head kick. Perry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Biggums shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Biggums misses
and Perry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perry misses the jab.
Biggums ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Biggums smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perry is looking to wear down Biggums with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biggums tries to sprawl but Perry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Biggums wants to control but Perry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Biggums is defending the position.
Biggums works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biggums is keeping the position for now.
Biggums looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggums, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums looking to control.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biggums is keeping the position for now.
Biggums looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lee Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyrone Biggums has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Perry jabs Biggums to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biggums tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
Perry throws a hook but Biggums avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Biggums's belly button to the back.
Perry avoids the body shot from Biggums.
A lazy left from Perry finds it's target.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biggums.
Perry shoots in for a double leg but Biggums sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Biggums throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Biggums walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Perry misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Perry. Those never looked like landing.
Perry takes a swing at Biggums's ribcage but misses.
Perry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Biggums's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perry slips a straight right by Biggums.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry stuns Biggums with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Perry!
In his post fight interview, Lee Perry gave a big smile as he said 'To express myself by wise words from my teammate Peter Tosh - "Coming in HOT" for the TOP spot! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMQjuKC1oJs'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman - Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wade Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
191 lbs
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195 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones 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.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Wilson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Wilson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilson slips under a jab from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Crunch! Wilson slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Wilson moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Wilson blocks the low kick.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Lazarus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
A big right from Jones misses.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Wilson throws a nice head kick!
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Jones.
Wilson tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Wilson checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Wilson throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilson after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazarus Jones.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to break free.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Wilson.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Jones prevents a body shot from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Wade Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson clearly takes 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.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Wilson stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Jones with a hook.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Jones lands a body shot.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Wilson jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones has Wilson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilson tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into Wilson's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones tries to stand but Wilson is controlling from the bottom.
Wilson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lazarus Jones 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!
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Wilson's side.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson slips a jab from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Wilson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Wilson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Lazarus Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Wilson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
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.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Jones.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson is working Jones over against the cage.
Good body shot from Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazarus Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Wilson dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazarus Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Wade Wilson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is قنب هندي. Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Predator Theme. 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 Mason Archer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Din throws a solid leg kick but Archer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Din.
al Din will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
al Din misses with a two punch combination.
al Din looks to land a combination but Archer avoids it well.
Archer lands with a straight right. al Din didn't see that one coming.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer has managed to clinch.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
A hook to the body from al Din.
Archer scores with a nice hook to the head.
al Din lands a shot to the body.
al Din blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from al Din.
Archer presses al Din against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Din.
al Din tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
al Din lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Din lands a body shot.
A short right from al Din on the inside.
al Din misses with a body punch.
Archer tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
al Din manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Archer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
al Din being controlled here, momentarily.
al Din is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Archer defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
al Din looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Din has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Archer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for al Din.
al Din tries to bench press Archer off him but Archer keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din is working to avoid the ground and pound but Archer connects with a decent elbow.
al Din sneaks back into half guard.
Archer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
al Din tries to control the position but Archer now has his back.
Archer keeps control of the position as al Din tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Archer tries to get the hooks in deep but al Din pushed the leg off.
al Din manages to reverse the position and now he's in Archer's guard. Nice work there by al Din.
al Din with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer controls al Din momentarily but al Din frees himself.
al Din tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.
Archer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Archer working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mason Archer wasn't active enough on the ground.
al Din lands with a shot to the body.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer scores with a nice strike.
A big right from al Din misses.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Archer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer checks a low kick from al Din.
Archer cracks the inside of al Din's front leg.
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. al Din manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer moves out of range of the body kick.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
Nice body punch from Archer.
Archer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Archer has al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer prevents a body shot from al Din.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
Archer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Din or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Archer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Archer.
A body shot lands from Archer.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason Archer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by al Din.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Din.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din blocks a body shot from Archer.
al Din tries to pull guard but Archer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
al Din tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for al Din.
al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.
al Din tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
al Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Archer is able to avoid easily.
al Din tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from al Din.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
al Din drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from al Din misses.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Archer misses with an uppercut. al Din saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Archer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Din fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din lands a leg kick that knocks Archer off balance momentarily.
Archer scores with a nice 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!
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Archer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Archer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al Din takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Archer takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer 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.
al Din misses with a combination
and Archer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Archer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
al Din moves away from the strike by Archer.
al Din jabs at Archer's body.
al Din scores with a nice head shot.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din misses with a lunging right hand
and Archer counters with a right hand to the body.
Archer lands a slapping body shot.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Archer throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Archer throws a leg kick but al Din moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Archer is able to avoid easily.
al Din takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer moves into the clinch.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from al Din.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Archer looking to stall.
al Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Din misses with some punches.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
al Din works on Archer's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer digs a right hand into al Din's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Din's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
al Din manages to break the clinch.
Archer throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Din has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Archer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Archer.
Archer misses with a head kick.
Archer wants to clinch.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer is looking to clinch but al Din is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer jabs at al Din's body.
Mason Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
al Din sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Archer moves away from the strike by al Din.
Both fighters circling a little - Archer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Din throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
al Din motions for Archer to come forward. al Din throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Archer lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Din's sensitive parts.
al Din connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from al Din is predictable there
and Archer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and al Din counters with a two punch combo.
al Din takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Archer fakes the leg kick and cracks al Din in the body.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Archer lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Din's sensitive parts.
Archer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Archer darts in and clinches al Din up against the cage.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of al Din's head.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer tries a body shot but al Din blocks it.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Archer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Archer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
al Din missing with a left hand there. Archer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer throws a head kick that half lands.
Archer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer is trying to force a seperation but al Din has the dominant position.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
Archer is leaning against al Din and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
al Din leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Archer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din blocks a body shot from Archer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Din.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din working hard to break the clinch.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Archer is working al Din over against the cage.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Archer.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Archer.
Archer breaks the clinch.
Archer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.
al Din blocks a body shot from Archer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Din connects with a knee to the head.
Archer connects with a nasty looking knee right to al Din's face.
Archer gets through al Din's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Archer.
al Din takes a shot to the head.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Archer.
A right hook to the body lands for Archer.
A short left from Archer.
Archer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer lands a right hand.
Archer gets through al Din's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer misses with the head strike.
al Din takes an elbow to the forehead.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
al Din misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Archer.
al Din successfully pulls guard.
al Din keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
al Din is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Archer frees his head nicely. Oh but al Din has switched to an armbar! Archer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din is the new light heavyweight champion!
Taj al Din looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Not for glory, not for money, not for fame. No Fear. All Heart. Pro Weed. Legalize it.'.
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