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SFC 10: Jackman vs Koylio PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with J J Tucker's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, J J Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Liddell shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liddell looks for a takedown but Tucker sprawls well.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tucker swivels and escapes.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Liddell.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tucker avoids it really well and circles away.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker moves into the clinch successfully.
Tucker lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddell won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Tucker lands an elbow that stopped Liddell in his tracks for a moment.
Liddell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tucker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liddell looks winded!
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
J J Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
Tucker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tucker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Tucker has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tucker circles away.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Liddell has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker stalling.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
Tucker lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liddell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker stops a takedown attempt from Liddell.
Tucker stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liddell is working for takedown but Tucker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tucker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J J Tucker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirko Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tucker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker rushes Liddell and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker landing knees to the body.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tucker.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liddell wants to take the fight to the mat but Tucker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tucker lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell is trying to drag Tucker to the mat but Tucker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tucker.
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker lands an elbow just above Liddell 's eye.
Tucker lands an elbow inside.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Tucker lands a knee to the head.
Tucker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker working the clinch nicely. Liddell is working for position but Tucker cracks him with a big knee to the head! Liddell crumples up against the cage and Tucker lands two more shots before the ref can save Liddell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). J J Tucker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flo Simba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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222 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flo Simba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simba lands a body shot.
Simba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Simba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean walks into a left hand.
Donk. Simba catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
Simba punishes Bean's body with a nice straight punch.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bean.
Bean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bean looking to score a takedown here. Simba is defending well but Bean drives through and ends up in Simba's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bean gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Simba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Butter Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simba tries to avoid it but Bean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simba to the ground. Simba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butter Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Simba.
Simba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simba moves away.
Bean misses with a hook.
A jab from Bean misses.
Simba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Simba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flo Simba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Simba.
Bean misses with a hook. Simba ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Simba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simba tries to avoid it but Bean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simba to the ground. Simba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bean is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Simba. Beautiful body shot.
Simba rushes Bean and presses him up against the cage.
Simba breaks the clinch.
Bean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simba sprawls well. Simba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bean gets slowly back to his feet.
Simba works Bean's body with a nice hook.
Bean shoots in but no luck this time.
Simba staying out of range there.
Bean misses with a body shot
and Simba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simba swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simba throws a series of strikes that have Bean backpedaling.
Bean is rocked!
OH! Bean has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Simba smells blood and charges in for the finish! Simba unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Bean sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Flo Simba!
An out of breath Flo Simba 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 Rocky Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diago Sanchez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Sullivan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
Sullivan throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a one-two to the body.
Sullivan lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sullivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Sullivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaz Sturlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben comes into the arena with Skrillex - Kyoto blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaz Sturlett!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Leben.
It looks like Vaz Sturlett has been cut.
Leben keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturlett wants to clinch up but Leben keeps it at a distance.
Leben closes the distance and pushes Sturlett back into the cage.
Sturlett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben clinches with his opponent.
Leben lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturlett backwards.
Leben breaks the clinch.
Sturlett doesn't manage to clinch there - Leben circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sturlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturlett moves in looking to clinch but Leben pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Sturlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leben paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturlett tries to close the distance and clinch but Leben swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leben has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
Leben closes the distance and pushes Sturlett back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturlett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leben walks away with a smile on his face. Sturlett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leben feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturlett's calf.
Sturlett looks winded!
Leben drives through and clinches with Sturlett against the cage.
Leben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sturlett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leben comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leben drops Sturlett with a left and a right! Oh, Sturlett is hurt - Leben dives into side control looking to finish!
Sturlett is rocked!
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!
Leben scores with punches from side control.
Sturlett is still in real trouble! Can Leben finish him?
A big shot lands for Leben! That's hurt Sturlett! Will he recover? Leben fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Leben!
Chris Leben retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Chris Leben thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Severino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik comes to the cage accompanied by Binge and purge by Clutch. Noel Severino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Datsik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Severino!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik throws a front kick aimed at Severino's knee but Severino avoids it well.
Datsik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Severino's calf.
Severino blocks a leg kick.
Datsik throws a chopping leg kick but Severino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Datsik connects with a crisp jab.
Severino blocks a head kick by Datsik.
Datsik lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Datsik.
Datsik tried to score with a low kick but Severino checks it.
Severino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Datsik has managed to clinch.
Datsik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Datsik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Datsik connects with a leg kick. Severino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Datsik has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Datsik obliges.
Datsik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Datsik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Datsik manages to break the clinch.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Datsik.
Severino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Datsik.
Datsik connects with a leg kick. Severino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Datsik throws a front kick aimed at Severino's knee but Severino avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Datsik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Datsik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Severino.
Severino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Severino shoots in and drives through. Datsik sprawls well.
Severino misses with a body shot
and Datsik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Datsik throws a solid leg kick but Severino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Datsik.
Datsik thumps Severino with a low kick.
Severino looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datsik is looking to land body kicks.
Severino gets tackled into the cage by Datsik. Datsik maintains the clinch.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Severino.
Datsik breaks from the clinch.
Datsik wants to slow Severino down by chopping away at his legs.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Datsik misses with a low kick.
Datsik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Datsik tries a head kick but it misses.
Severino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Datsik pinned against the cage. Datsik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crazy Datsik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Severino.
Datsik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Severino is out of range and Datsik settles back down.
Severino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Datsik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Datsik lands but Severino takes it in his stride.
Crazy Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Datsik clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Datsik.
Severino has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Datsik after a bit of a struggle.
Datsik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Severino looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Datsik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Datsik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Datsik lands a good knee to the midsection. Severino won't want to take too many of those.
Datsik lands a good knee to the midsection. Severino won't want to take too many of those.
Severino takes an elbow to the temple.
Severino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Datsik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Datsik scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Datsik.
Datsik landing knees to the head.
Severino is rocked!
Datsik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severino is still on wobbly legs! Can Datsik finish him?
Datsik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Datsik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Severino avoids the head kick by Datsik.
An inside leg kick lands from Datsik.
Datsik is looking to slow Severino down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle, before Datsik throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Severino's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Datsik lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Crazy Datsik!
Crazy Datsik retains his bantamweight title!
Crazy Datsik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Yakety Sax. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Fernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano avoids the body shot from Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a low kick but Serrano avoids it.
Serrano tries to clinch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Serrano tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.
Fernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Serrano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Serrano tries to clinch but Fernandez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serrano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandez misses the shot to the body.
Serrano tries a head kick but it misses.
Serrano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Serrano doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandez circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fernandez!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Serrano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Serrano swings for the body but Fernandez moves out of range.
Serrano wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Serrano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Serrano.
Serrano closes the distance but Fernandez moves to the side
and Fernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Serrano is rocked!
Fernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Serrano is still on wobbly legs! Can Fernandez finish him?
Fernandez connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Serrano to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Fernandez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Fernandez!
Jason Fernandez retains his welterweight title!
Jason Fernandez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Simanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Dodger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathias Simanov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodger lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Mathias Simanov has been cut.
Simanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simanov ducks under a wild hook from Dodger.
Dodger has closed the distance and engaged Simanov in a clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Simanov has eaten all the pies!
A short uppercut from Dodger.
Simanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Dodger.
Dodger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dodger is struggling to control the position.
Simanov is trying to drag Dodger to the mat but Dodger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dodger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simanov or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Dodger won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dodger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dodger just leaning against Simanov, taking a breather.
Dodger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry Dodger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathias Simanov.
Simanov takes a shot to the head.
Dodger has Simanov pushed against the cage.
Dodger scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Mathias Simanov's cut even more.
Dodger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dodger lands a body shot.
Simanov looks winded!
Dodger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodger moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Simanov goes down! Can Dodger finish him!?
Simanov is rocked!
Dodger wants to pass the guard but Simanov is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dodger chips away with some ground and pound.
Dodger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dodger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dodger throws a big right hand that misses.
Dodger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathias Simanov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dodger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mathias Simanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Dodger!
Henry Dodger retains his super heavyweight title!
Henry Dodger very nearly forgot to thank Unique Wear and Custom Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Paqiuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Paqiuo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Paqiuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dixie Normous!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normous slips under a jab.
Normous tries to move into range but Paqiuo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paqiuo throws a hook but Normous avoids it easily.
Paqiuo throws a poor cross that misses
and Normous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paqiuo scores with a jab to the body.
Paqiuo lands a jab to the head.
Normous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paqiuo.
Normous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normous with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paqiuo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiuo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paqiuo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Normous wants to land a leg kick but Paqiuo is out of range.
Paqiuo lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Paqiuo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Normous walks into a straight right hand from Paqiuo.
Normous dodges the punch combination from Paqiuo.
Normous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paqiuo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Normous.
A swing and a miss from Paqiuo.
Paqiuo works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paqiuo. Normous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Normous throws a leg kick but Paqiuo moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paqiuo throws a lazy right hand but Normous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paqiuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Normous scores with a shot to the body.
Paqiuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paqiuo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Normous.
Normous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Normous. Paqiuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Normous misses.
Paqiuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Normous misses with a body punch
and Paqiuo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Paqiuo does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Paqiuo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paqiuo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manny Paqiuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Paqiuo misses its intended target.
Paqiuo throws a looping overhand right but Normous ducks down to avoid it.
Paqiuo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Normous.
Paqiuo takes a swing at Normous's ribcage but misses.
Paqiuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Normous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paqiuo throws a hook but Normous blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws a body punch but Normous moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Paqiuo.
Nice shot lands for Paqiuo.
Manny Paqiuo is winning the standup battle so far.
Paqiuo looks to land a left hand but Normous moved out of range nicely.
Paqiuo throws a looping overhand right but Normous ducks down to avoid it.
Paqiuo misses with a wild body shot.
Paqiuo throws a right and a left that Normous avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous throws a jab but it's blocked by Paqiuo.
Normous is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paqiuo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Normous.
Paqiuo misses with a jab to the body
letting Normous counter with a right hand.
Paqiuo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paqiuo throws a jab but it's blocked by Normous.
Normous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Normous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paqiuo.
A nice combination there by Paqiuo.
Paqiuo misses with a left hand
letting Normous counter with a right hand.
Normous misses with a two punch combination.
Paqiuo swings for the body but Normous moves out of range.
Paqiuo looks to throw the jab but Normous is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous misses the jab.
Normous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paqiuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Normous was well out of range. Poor timing from Paqiuo.
Paqiuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Normous moves away from the strike by Paqiuo.
Paqiuo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Paqiuo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Normous is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paqiuo lands with a straight right. Normous didn't see that one coming.
Paqiuo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Normouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paqiuo looks to score with a jab to the body but Normous is just out of range.
Paqiuo with a jab.
Normous slips under a jab from Paqiuo.
Paqiuo misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paqiuo with a jab.
Paqiuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Normous moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Normous might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paqiuo has got the better of the exchanges.
A shot to the liver by Paqiuo. Beautiful body shot.
Paqiuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paqiuo misses with a left hand
and Paqiuo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paqiuo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous throws a poor cross that misses
and Paqiuo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Normous closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paqiuo cracks a nice hook into Normous's ribs.
Normous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paqiuo throws out the jab.
Normous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paqiuo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paqiuo clobbers Normous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws a good cross that connects.
Normous moves away from the strike by Paqiuo.
Paqiuo misses the shot to the body.
Paqiuo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Paqiuo does no damage.
Paqiuo throws a right and a left that Normous avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous looks to score with a jab to the body but Paqiuo is just out of range.
Normous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paqiuo tests Normous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paqiuo throws a big shot that misses.
Paqiuo swinging wildly here.
Dixie Normous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Paqiuo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Paqiuo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paqiuo 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Paqiuo!
Manny Paqiuo made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lalli Koylio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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27
167 lbs
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164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jackman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lalli Koylio!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Koylio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koylio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackman circles away.
Jackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koylio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackman is fending him off so far but Koylio persists. Nope, Jackman circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Koylio. Those never looked like landing.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koylio.
Hugh Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.
Koylio dives in and grabs Jackman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackman pushes down on Koylio's head and hops out.
Jackman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koylio's head.
Koylio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackman misses the jab.
Koylio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Koylio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman pushes Koylio off looking to stand but Koylio dives back in and keeps control.
Koylio is looking to take a break and control but Jackman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koylio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lalli Koylio has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koylio misses with a jab to the body
and Jackman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koylio tries to bum rush Jackman with a series of wild strikes but Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koylio gets a clinch.
Koylio is stalling here.
Jackman blocks a body shot from Koylio.
Koylio tries a body shot but Jackman blocks it.
Jackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackman working hard to break the clinch.
Jackman tries to circle away but Koylio has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koylio.
Koylio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koylio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
Koylio struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackman controls his hands.
Koylio is looking for a takedown.
Koylio struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackman controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Koylio.
Koylio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackman can't break the clinch.
Koylio can't find room to land a body shot as Jackman controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koylio prevents Jackman from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koylio throws a shot from downtown. Jackman moves away and avoids it.
Koylio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lalli Koylio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
Koylio misses with a straight left.
Koylio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackman rather than just go for the knockout.
Koylio throws a jab when Jackman was well out of range.
Jackman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koylio.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Koylio throws a series of punches but Jackman avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman lands with a nice combination. Koylio backs away looking to recover.
Jackman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koylio misses with a wild body shot.
Jackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koylio was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Koylio digs a good hook to Jackman's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio drops his hands momentarily and Jackman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koylio shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackman tries to sprawl out of it but Koylio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koylio looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Jackman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koylio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackman pinned against the cage. Jackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hugh Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a looping right.
Koylio misses with a body shot
and Jackman counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackman takes a swing at Koylio's ribcage but misses.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.
Koylio misses with a looping right.
Donk. Jackman catches Koylio right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to score with low kicks.
Koylio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koylio on the side of the head.
Koylio throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Koylio misses with a looping left.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackman tries to sprawl but Koylio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koylio tries to pass to full mount but Jackman defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jackman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackman cracks Koylio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koylio.
Koylio misses with a two punch combination.
Koylio throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
Koylio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
Koylio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackman.
Koylio looks to land a right hand but Jackman moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jackman.
Jackman throws a right hand that Koylio ducks under and follows up with a left that Koylio also avoids with ease.
Hugh Jackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackman wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koylio.
Koylio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
Koylio throws a hook but Jackman blocks it.
Jackman ducks under a wild hook from Koylio.
Nice body punch from Jackman.
Hugh Jackman is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koylio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackman counters with a three punch combo that has Koylio backing up. Koylio nods at Jackman to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackman slips a straight right by Koylio.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.
Koylio swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Koylio misses its intended target.
Koylio swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
Koylio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koylio swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
Koylio has Jackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackman tries to break free but Koylio pushes him back against the cage.
Koylio effectively controlling the action here.
Jackman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koylio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackman's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koylio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koylio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackman tries to circle away but Koylio has him pinned against the cage.
Jackman prevents a body shot from Koylio.
Koylio misses with a punch to the body.
Koylio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Jackman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koylio scores with a shot to the side of Jackman's head.
Koylio tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jackman clearly takes 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.
Jackman throws a hook but Koylio blocks it.
Jackman avoids the body shot from Koylio.
Koylio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackman was well out of range. Poor timing from Koylio.
Jackman digs a good hook to Koylio's body.
A swing and a miss from Jackman.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman blocks a jab.
Jackman needs to keep his hands up - Koylio had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koylio has Jackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Koylio.
Koylio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackman can't fight it off and eventually Koylio manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koylio controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koylio 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.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koylio swings for the body but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.
Koylio misses with a shot to the body
and Jackman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koylio avoids the body shot from Jackman.
No luck for Koylio with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koylio.
Nice takedown defense from Jackman. No joy for Koylio on that attempt.
Koylio throws an off balance right hand
and Jackman counters with a left to the body.
Koylio misses with a looping left.
Koylio misses with a low kick.
Koylio missing with a left hand there. Jackman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Koylio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
Jackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koylio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackman looks to throw the jab but Koylio is out of range.
Jackman throws a series of punches but Koylio moves out of range.
Koylio throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koylio misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koylio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a hook.
Jackman misses the shot to the body.
Jackman avoids the body shot from Koylio.
Koylio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackman sizes up Koylio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koylio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackman quickly recovers to half guard.
Koylio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koylio is trying to control. Jackman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lalli Koylio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koylio throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman misses with a hook. Koylio ducked under it nicely.
Koylio misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown but Jackman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hugh Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Koylio is just out of range.
Koylio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koylio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jackman looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackman really wants to buck Koylio off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koylio controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lalli Koylio.
I think Koylio 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lalli Koylio!
Lalli Koylio is the new lightweight champion!
Lalli Koylio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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