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Ascension Hail The Leaf PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonatan Valasvatsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yokohama's choice of entrance music: Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Joonatan Valasvatsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama throws a hook but Valasvatsa avoids it easily.
Valasvatsa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valasvatsa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yokohama misses with an uppercut. Valasvatsa saw that one coming.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Valasvatsa lands an overhand right.
Yokohama checks a leg kick nicely.
Yokohama blocks a leg kick.
Joonatan Valasvatsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yokohama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yokohama misses with a body kick.
Yokohama moves out of range of the strikes.
Valasvatsa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valasvatsa throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yokohama manages to avoid it.
Yokohama cracks the inside of Valasvatsa's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasvatsa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yokohama checks it well.
Yokohama throws a big shot that misses.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yokohama avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
Yokohama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valasvatsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yokohama was well out of range. Poor timing from Valasvatsa.
Yokohama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yokohama throws a low kick but Valasvatsa moves out of range easily.
Valasvatsa jabs at Yokohama's body.
Valasvatsa lands a right hook to the body.
Yokohama looks to land a body kick but Valasvatsa moved away.
Valasvatsa swings for the body but Yokohama moves out of range.
Yokohama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yokohama tries to land a front kick but Valasvatsa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yokohama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valasvatsa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yokohama tries to avoid it but Valasvatsa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yokohama to the ground. Yokohama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valasvatsa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yokohama can pounce on him.
Valasvatsa walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Valasvatsa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yokohama pushes Valasvatsa away with a front kick.
Valasvatsa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yokohama.
Valasvatsa misses with a left hand
and Valasvatsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Yokohama misses.
Valasvatsa blocks a low kick nicely.
Yokohama is looking to slow Valasvatsa down with leg kicks.
Yokohama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valasvatsa manages to avoid it.
Valasvatsa moves out of range as Yokohama throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yokohama scores with a nice strike.
Valasvatsa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valasvatsa misses with a looping right.
Valasvatsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yokohama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valasvatsa is looking to wear down Yokohama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yokohama lands a jab to the head.
Yokohama throws a low kick, looking for Valasvatsa's leg but Valasvatsa calmly moves out of range.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yokohama moves away.
Yokohama throws a looping overhand right but Valasvatsa ducks down to avoid it.
Yokohama is looking to slow Valasvatsa down with leg kicks.
Valasvatsa takes one to the side of the head.
Valasvatsa throws out a loose jab but Yokohama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valasvatsa misses with a shot to the body
and Yokohama counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa looks to land a body kick but Yokohama moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yokohama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valasvatsa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa looks to land a right hand but Yokohama moved out of range.
Valasvatsa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valasvatsa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Valasvatsa checks it.
Valasvatsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yokohama digs a good hook to Valasvatsa's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yokohama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yokohama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valasvatsa counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulohot Yokohama 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.
Yokohama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yokohama thuds his right hand into Valasvatsa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Valasvatsa misses.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Valasvatsa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valasvatsa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yokohama avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa moves out of range of the body kick.
Valasvatsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yokohama is just out of range.
Valasvatsa throws a wild body kick that Yokohama sees coming a mile off.
Yokohama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa misses with a body kick.
Yokohama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yokohama throws a front kick that sends Valasvatsa stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Valasvatsa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama with a jab.
Valasvatsa moves out of range of the body kick.
Yokohama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valasvatsa misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yokohama.
Yokohama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Valasvatsa to the mat! Valasvatsa manages to get full guard.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Valasvatsa keeps moving.
Valasvatsa has his foot on Yokohama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yokohama works his way back into a safe position though.
Yokohama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valasvatsa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yokohama!
Yokohama wants to control but Valasvatsa is having none of it.
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.
Yokohama sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valasvatsa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yokohama trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valasvatsa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yokohama defends it well.
Yokohama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama has his hands on Valasvatsa's head, controlling the position.
Valasvatsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Yokohama is retaining full guard.
Valasvatsa advances to half guard.
Yokohama is defending against the submission attempts here by Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yokohama!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa goes for an armbar but Yokohama turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yokohama.
Valasvatsa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yokohama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yokohama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Valasvatsa keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yokohama trying to control but Valasvatsa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hulohot Yokohama 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!
Yokohama throws a shot to the body.
Yokohama moves out of range of the body kick from Valasvatsa.
Yokohama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hulohot Yokohama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valasvatsa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valasvatsa has a takedown stuffed.
Yokohama throws a leg kick which misses Valasvatsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Valasvatsa tries to avoid it.
Valasvatsa lands a slapping body shot.
A lazy left from Yokohama finds it's target.
Valasvatsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yokohama.
Valasvatsa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Valasvatsa walks into a straight right hand from Yokohama.
Valasvatsa wants to land a leg kick but Yokohama is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valasvatsa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valasvatsa misses with a leg kick.
Yokohama sizes up Valasvatsa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yokohama moves away.
Valasvatsa swings for the body but Yokohama moves out of range.
Valasvatsa misses with a body shot.
Valasvatsa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yokohama throws out a leg kick but Valasvatsa moves out of range and Yokohama only half commits.
Yokohama misses with a body kick.
Yokohama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yokohama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Valasvatsa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valasvatsa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hulohot Yokohama 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.
Yokohama connects with an inside leg kick.
Valasvatsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valasvatsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yokohama.
Valasvatsa misses with a body kick.
Yokohama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valasvatsa.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Valasvatsa sees it coming and moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valasvatsa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonatan Valasvatsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valasvatsa lands a leg kick that knocks Yokohama off balance momentarily.
Valasvatsa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yokohama.
Valasvatsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yokohama counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yokohama avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama shoots in looking for a takedown. Valasvatsa tries to sprawl out of it but Yokohama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valasvatsa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Yokohama.
Yokohama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yokohama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yokohama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valasvatsa thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yokohama.
The fighters circling - Valasvatsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valasvatsa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yokohama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valasvatsa is looking to chop away at Yokohama's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yokohama wants to slow Valasvatsa down by chopping away at his legs.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yokohama moves away.
Valasvatsa wants to slow Yokohama down by chopping away at his legs.
Valasvatsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yokohama.
Yokohama takes one on the button.
Yokohama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valasvatsa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valasvatsa misses the shot to the body.
Valasvatsa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yokohama can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yokohama quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yokohama wants to improve his position but Valasvatsa is controlling well.
Joonatan Valasvatsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valasvatsa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulohot Yokohama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yokohama 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulohot Yokohama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Tsushima's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsushima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsushima is keeping the position for now.
Tsushima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tsushima is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsushima is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Tsushima keeps moving.
Tsushima is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tsushima throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackson escapes and throws Tsushima's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to move to mount but Tsushima reverses beautifully and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tsushima throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jackson's body to avoid the submission. Jackson has instead reached around Tsushima's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jackson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donnie Jackson!
Donnie Jackson gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross - Superhigh. 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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217 lbs
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Howell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santiago is out of range.
Howell throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santiago tries to clinch but Howell is having none of it.
Howell swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Howell walks into a straight right hand from Santiago.
Crunch! Howell slams his shin into Santiago's torso.
Howell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Howell drops his hands momentarily and Santiago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Lester Howell has been cut.
Howell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Santiago tries to clinch but Howell is having none of it.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Lester Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Santiago avoids a kick to the body.
Howell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santiago is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Howell at a distance.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago lands a jab to Howell's midsection.
Howell looks for a takedown but Santiago sprawls well.
Howell throws a front kick that sends Santiago stumbling back into the cage.
Santiago digs a good body shot into Howell's ribs.
Santiago scores with a leg kick.
Santiago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howell in his tracks.
Santiago punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and Howell only half commits.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Santiago cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santiago is looking to wear down Howell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago 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.
Howell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Santiago. That snapped Howell's head back.
A head kick by Howell misses
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Howell throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Howell misses the target.
Howell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howell throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Howell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily.
Howell throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters by clinching up.
Santiago working aggressively here.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
A short uppercut from Santiago.
Howell lands a body shot.
A short right from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howell misses with a punch to the body.
Howell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howell scores with a hook to the body.
Howell misses with a punch on the inside.
Howell lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Santiago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Howell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Howell.
Santiago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands a body shot.
Howell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Howell.
Howell lands a body shot.
Santiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santiago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
Howell swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santiago checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
Howell throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell'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.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Santiago tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Howell misses with a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a good, hard body kick but Howell shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick from Santiago misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howell 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Howell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Lester Howell's cut even more.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Howell misses
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howell. Howell obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Howell throws a low kick but Santiago avoids it.
Howell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Howell slams his shin into Santiago's torso.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Howell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell 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.
Santiago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santiago punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
Santiago lands a head shot.
Santiago throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Santiago jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
Santiago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santiago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santiago drives through and clinches with Howell against the cage.
Santiago pushes Howell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santiago tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Howell fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body.
Santiago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howell can't get the takedown.
Santiago lands a right hand.
The cut above Lester Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good body shot from Santiago.
Howell blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howell backwards.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santiago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Howell's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago connects with a nice looking jab.
Howell throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricardo Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago looks to land a combination. Howell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Howell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santiago.
Santiago is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
Santiago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Santiago.
Howell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Santiago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Santiago finds it's way through Howell's defenses.
Santiago cracks the inside of Howell's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Santiago.
Santiago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howell. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santiago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Howell tries to keep at a distance but Santiago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santiago tries to throw a body punch but Howell avoids it by throwing Santiago back against the cage.
Santiago tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
Santiago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Howell trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
Nice body punch from Howell.
Howell lands with a left to the head.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
Good body shot from Howell.
Howell taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Howell stalling the fight.
Santiago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell takes a shot to the head.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ricardo Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Howell.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Howell controls his hands.
Howell blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Howell scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
Howell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Howell taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Howell.
Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howell's elbow.
Santiago gets through Howell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Howell fails to land.
Howell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howell blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howell's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Santiago there.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Howell lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
Santiago scores with a jab to the head.
Howell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santiago is out of range.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell moves out of range as Santiago throws a body kick.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Howell shoots in looking for a takedown. Santiago tries to sprawl out of it but Howell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santiago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santiago looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lester Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Santiago coming out on top.
Lester Howell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jab, jab by Santiago - just one landing.
Santiago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santiago.
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Santiago coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Santiago coming out on top.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ricardo Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santiago scores with a hook.
Santiago blocks a low kick nicely.
Santiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Santiago.
Santiago closes the distance and pushes Howell back into the cage.
Howell tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howell struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around?
Howell throws a front kick aimed at Santiago's knee but Santiago avoids it well.
Howell misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santiago 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Santiago!
Ricardo Santiago very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc 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 Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos comes into the arena with Thundercats blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
181 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athos lands a nice looking body kick.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Athos.
Rose is looking to score with low kicks.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Athos.
Rose wants to clinch.
Athos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Athos. Athos obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Athos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose leaves Athos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Athos throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Rose lands but Athos takes it in his stride.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Athos.
Athos checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Rose misses
and Athos counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Athos throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Athos's head.
Athos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Athos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Athos's head backwards.
Athos 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!
Rose thows a body kick. Athos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Athos.
Athos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Athos momentarily.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Athos misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Athos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemean Athos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Athos blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
Athos is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Athos controls the action.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Athos misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Athos scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Athos or not.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Athos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Athos avoids the damage to the body.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Athos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Athos blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Athos blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Athos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Athos's elbow.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Athos is defending well for now.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Athos avoids it.
Nemean Athos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. Athos will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from Athos misses the target.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Athos's defenses.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Athos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely.
Athos has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose is trying to stall.
Athos blocks a body shot from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemean Athos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Athos takes a shot to the head.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Athos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Athos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Athos tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Athos blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Athos misses with a punch to the body.
Athos tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the cage and eventually Athos drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
Athos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Athos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Athos avoids the damage to the body.
Athos blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
Athos tries for a takedown but Rose manages to get underhooks.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Athos blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Nemean Athos has been cut.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Athos working aggressively here.
Athos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Athos working aggressively here.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Athos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Athos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos is trying to pull guard but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Athos's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rose blocks a body shot from Athos.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Athos is rocked!
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Athos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands an elbow inside.
Rose unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Athos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rose is unloading with more strikes now! Athos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hell Rose!
Hell Rose tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
196 lbs
28 - 14 - 2 |
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Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blunts is able to avoid easily.
Zero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blunts under the eye.
Zero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blunts looks to land a right hand but Zero moved out of range.
Zero throws a push kick but Blunts slaps the foot to one side.
Blunts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zero gets caught flat footed, as Blunts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blunts is stalling in the full guard.
Blunts trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zero is keeping the position for now.
Blunts stopping the sweep attempt from Zero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zero looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blunts passes into half guard.
Zero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blunts stopping the sweep attempt from Zero.
Blunts looking to pass the guard.
Zero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blunts manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero wants to control from the top but Blunts keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blunts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zero is one step ahead there.
Blunts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blunts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zero is one step ahead there.
Zero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zero has passed into side control.
Blunts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blunts is pressing down on Zero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blunts can't keep his opponent in guard - Zero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blunts's head.
Blunts wants to improve his position but Zero is controlling well.
Zero working Blunts over with strikes.
Blunts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zero trying to control the action but Blunts is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zero's back!
Zero rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zero is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blunts is trying to control the action in half guard but Zero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zero wants to control but Blunts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blunts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zero has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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 Sub Zero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blunts checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blunts throws an overhand right that lands on Zero's shoulder, as Zero tries to avoid the shot.
Zero throws a leg kick
and Blunts makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zero really felt that one!
Blunts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zero throws a leg kick but Blunts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blunts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zero.
Blunts throws a head kick that misses.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blunts.
Sub Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blunts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zero was well out of range. Poor timing from Blunts.
Zero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blunts defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts 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.
Blunts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zero manages to get back to half guard.
Zero is looking to improve his position.
Zero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blunts is working away from the top position though.
Blunts passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts controlling his opponent.
Blunts wants to control the pace but Zero is squirming around nicely.
Zero tries to hold on but Blunts pushes him away.
Blunts lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts wants to control the pace but Zero is squirming around nicely.
Blunts prevents Zero from getting the reversal.
Blunts looking to finish Zero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zero!
Zero is trying desperately to improve position.
Blunts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zero is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Zero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blunts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zero sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
J Blunts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blunts prevents Zero from improving his position.
Blunts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blunts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunts winds up and cracks Zero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zero is rocked!
Blunts lands a big elbow - Zero is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Blunts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sweeperton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy Body Girl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
167 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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36
163 lbs
29 - 13 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turner lands a few punches from side control.
Sweeperton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sweeperton manages to get to full guard.
Sweeperton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeperton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeperton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeperton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Sweeperton trying to pass the guard but Turner defending well.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turner tries to hold on but Sweeperton postures up.
Turner blocking the ground and pound.
Sweeperton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turner looks a forlorn figure.
Sweeperton thowing shots but they're missing.
Turner tries to buck Sweeperton off but he can't manage it.
Sweeperton looking to finish Turner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turner!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Sweeperton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Turner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sweeperton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sweeperton landing shots from mount.
Sweeperton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turner because Sweeperton loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Turner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sweeperton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sweeperton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sweeperton looking to ground and pound but Turner is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sweeperton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeperton landing strikes from the mount.
Sweeperton controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton with the ground and pound from mount.
Sweeperton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sweeperton lands a big elbow.
Turner is rocked!
Sweeperton connects with a bit shot that sees Turner covering up! More strikes from Sweeperton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sweeperton is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leg Sweeperton!
Leg Sweeperton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manya Kizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Kizz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go Hard Or Go Home kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roque Barretto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manya Kizz's chin.
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33
169 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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30
185 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Manya Kizz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kizz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barretto.
Barretto throws a leg kick which misses Kizz's front leg but catches the back leg as Kizz tries to avoid it.
Barretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kizz shoots for a takedown but Barretto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Barretto does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kizz 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 Barretto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barretto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barretto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barretto wants it to stay on the feet.
Barretto cracks Kizz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barretto is looking to slow Kizz down with leg kicks.
Kizz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barretto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kizz counters with a low kick, right behind Barretto 's knee.
Barretto throws the left hand but Kizz avoids the punch easily.
Barretto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kizz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kizz throws the left hand but Barretto avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Kizz.
Kizz feints and then cracks Barretto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barretto down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kizz throws a right and a left that Barretto avoids nicely.
Barretto connects with a solid leg kick.
Barretto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kizz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barretto pulls Kizz in close to prevent any damage.
Kizz is looking to work some ground and pound but Barretto has wrist control.
Kizz works over Barretto with some ground and pound from guard.
Barretto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kizz manages to get himself to full guard.
Barretto won't allow Kizz to sweep him here.
Barretto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kizz keeping moving, preventing Barretto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto tries to free his leg and advance position but Kizz is retaining full guard.
Barretto wants to control from the top but Kizz keeps moving.
Barretto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roque Barretto just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Barretto as Kizz shoots in.
Roque Barretto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manya Kizz.
Kizz throws a head kick that misses.
Kizz shoots in and gets a takedown into Barretto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kizz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kizz working some strikes from top position.
Barretto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barretto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kizz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kizz is looking to work some ground and pound but Barretto has wrist control.
Barretto looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roque Barretto.
Some bone on bone action there as Barretto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck for Kizz with that takedown attempt.
Barretto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck for Kizz with that takedown attempt.
Barretto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto tests Kizz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barretto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Barretto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barretto. That's going to slow Kizz down.
Kizz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barretto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kizz connects with a solid leg kick.
Barretto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kizz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kizz checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kizz avoids the body shot from Barretto.
Kizz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Barretto lands a head shot.
Barretto scores with a kick to the midsection.
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 Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barretto throws out a loose jab but Kizz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kizz dives in and grabs Barretto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barretto pushes down on Kizz's head and hops out.
Barretto misses with a leg kick
and Kizz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kizz.
Barretto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barretto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kizz's sensitive parts.
Barretto looks for the body kick but Kizz saw that one coming.
Kizz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barretto punishes Kizz's body with a nice straight punch.
Barretto tries to land a front kick but Kizz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barretto thows a body kick. Kizz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barretto throws a wild body kick that Kizz sees coming a mile off.
Barretto scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kizz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barretto defends it nicely.
Barretto misses with a kick to the body.
Barretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barretto connects with a solid leg kick.
Barretto tries a low kick but Kizz avoids it.
Barretto connects with a leg kick. Kizz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Barretto.
Barretto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barretto feints and then cracks Kizz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kizz down.
Barretto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kizz.
Kizz tries to clinch but Barretto moves away
and Barretto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roque Barretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Barretto blocks a head kick by Kizz.
That's two 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!
Barretto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barretto connects with a body shot.
Kizz is breathing heavily.
Barretto scores with a kick to the body.
Barretto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barretto scoring well with a low kick there.
Barretto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kizz.
Good standup being displayed there by Barretto as he connects with a hook.
Kizz is rocked!
Barretto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kizz has time to react.
Kizz is still on wobbly legs! Can Barretto finish him?
A head kick misses from Barretto.
Kizz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barretto walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kizz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Barretto swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kizz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roque Barretto!
An out of breath Roque Barretto 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Plexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat has chosen Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
300 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Plexico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plexico throws a body punch but Pat moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Plexico.
Pat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pat throws a leg kick which misses Plexico's front leg but catches the back leg as Plexico tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Lukasz Plexico has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plexico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pat has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pat throws an elbow but misses.
Plexico misses with a punch to the body.
Pat blocks a body shot from Plexico.
Pat has Plexico pushed against the cage.
Pat lands a hook that snaps the head of Plexico backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pat.
Pat working aggressively here.
Pat gets through Plexico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plexico backwards.
A right hand to the body from Plexico.
A head punch on the inside from Pat fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Plexico fails to land.
Pat presses Plexico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Plexico manages to break the clinch.
Pat tries a low kick but Plexico avoids it.
Pat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Project Pat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plexico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pat throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Plexico - the referee stops the clock and Pat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Plexico. Pat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plexico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Pat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Plexico blocks the low kick.
Project Pat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Plexico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pat connects with a leg kick. Plexico looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plexico is breathing heavily.
Pat tries to clinch up but Plexico circles away and keeps his distance.
Pat tries to clinch up.
Plexico looks for the body kick but Pat saw that one coming.
Plexico moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Plexico throws a shot from downtown. Pat moves away and avoids it.
Plexico swats away the attempt to clinch by Pat.
Pat lands a left and a right that send Plexico crashing to the mat, dazed. Pat thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Plexico is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Plexico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Pat has cracked Plexico with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Pat lands another huge swinging hook and Plexico tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Plexico, before Pat can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Project Pat!
A relieved looking Project Pat thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
255 lbs
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243 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi delivers a nice body kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van De Wolf Keizer is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws an overhand right that lands on Takahashi's shoulder, as Takahashi tries to avoid the shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi cracks the inside of Van De Wolf Keizer's front leg.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van De Wolf Keizer is breathing heavily.
Takahashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van De Wolf Keizer's head.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takahashi is looking to clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Van De Wolf Keizer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged Van De Wolf Keizer in a clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants a takedown but no success here.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Van De Wolf Keizer back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Takahashi on the inside.
Takahashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working for takedown but Takahashi is calmly controlling the position 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!
Takahashi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
Takahashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the side of Van De Wolf Keizer's head.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks the elbow strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi lands an elbow just above Van De Wolf Keizer 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Van De Wolf Keizer working aggressively here.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a takedown.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van De Wolf Keizer's elbow.
Van De Wolf Keizer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ethelbart Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahashi tries to land a body kick
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to score with a low kick but Takahashi moves his leg out of the way.
Van De Wolf Keizer swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Van De Wolf Keizer off balance momentarily.
Van De Wolf Keizer has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van De Wolf Keizers head.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Van De Wolf Keizer fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takahashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands with a right to the head.
Takahashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a short shot to the head.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Van De Wolf Keizer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Takahashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van De Wolf Keizer has picked Takahashi up - he's going for a ride! Van De Wolf Keizer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Takahashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takahashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takahashi holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethelbart Takahashi 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.
Takahashi tests Van De Wolf Keizer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer moves away.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a shot to the body.
Takahashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a body kick that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer scoring well with a low kick there.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Van De Wolf Keizer's leg. Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van De Wolf Keizer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takahashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Takahashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takahashi pushes off an throws an elbow but Van De Wolf Keizer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van De Wolf Keizer's elbow.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi lands a nice elbow.
Takahashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the damage to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to drag Takahashi to the mat but Takahashi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi gets through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the elbow strike from Takahashi, against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer has clasped his hands together around Takahashi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Wolf Keizer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takahashi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van De Wolf Keizer off and has taken his back!
Takahashi is trying to stick to Van De Wolf Keizer's back but Van De Wolf Keizer is turning into Takahashi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Takahashi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Takahashi working a defensive guard but Van De Wolf Keizer passes into half guard.
Takahashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van De Wolf Keizer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van De Wolf Keizer's back!
Van De Wolf Keizer breaks Takahashi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Takahashi pushes Van De Wolf Keizer off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to clinch.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi thumps Van De Wolf Keizer with a low kick.
Takahashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Van De Wolf Keizer forces Takahashi back against the cage and clinches.
Takahashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Van De Wolf Keizer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van De Wolf Keizer 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.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Van De Wolf Keizer's leg. Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van De Wolf Keizer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takahashi tries to clinch
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters by clinching up.
Van De Wolf Keizer working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Van De Wolf Keizer to work.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Takahashi throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethelbart Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Van De Wolf Keizer!
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer gets a double leg takedown into Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Takahashi wants to get back to his feet but Van De Wolf Keizer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Van De Wolf Keizer stands up over Takahashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van De Wolf Keizer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takahashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takahashi is trying to keep Van De Wolf Keizer in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Takahashi pushes Van De Wolf Keizer off and gets back to his feet.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer is defended easily by Takahashi.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Van De Wolf Keizer circles away.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer is just out of range.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Van De Wolf Keizer is having none of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takahashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi is looking to slow Van De Wolf Keizer down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi tries to clinch
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takahashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van De Wolf Keizer rather than just go for the knockout.
Takahashi scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi scores with a head kick.
Takahashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joost Van De Wolf Keizer has been cut.
A hook to the body from Takahashi.
A nice left hand lands by Takahashi.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi lands with a right to the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Takahashi prevents a body shot from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with some punches.
Takahashi lands an elbow inside.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi lands with a left to the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethelbart Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takahashi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethelbart Takahashi!
A very excited looking Ethelbart Takahashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Man! I Feel Like a Woman. Breaker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hustlin'. Jan Paulsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker cracks Paulsen with a good jab.
Paulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Breaker counters with a leg kick.
Paulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Breaker tries to clinch but Paulsen moves away
and Paulsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Paulsen lands a leg kick that knocks Breaker off balance momentarily.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Paulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Breaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen tries to score with a low kick but Breaker moves his leg out of the way.
Breaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paulsen, as that shot connected.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Paulsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Breaker 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 Paulsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paulsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Breaker tries to sprawl out of it but Paulsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Breaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paulsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Breaker's head.
Breaker lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Breaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Breaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Breaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
Breaker closes the distance and pushes Paulsen back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Breaker's elbow.
Breaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like J Breaker has been cut.
Breaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Paulsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Breaker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paulsen gets through Breaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paulsen lands a nice elbow.
Paulsen trying to control the position but instead, Breaker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulsen.
Paulsen breaks from the clinch.
Paulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Breaker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paulsen's knee momentarily.
Breaker misses with a straight right.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Paulsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Breaker.
Paulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Breaker blocks an uppercut.
Paulsen is stalling here.
Paulsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen tries to throw a body punch but Breaker avoids it by throwing Paulsen back against the cage.
Paulsen blocking some punches.
Paulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
Breaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Breaker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
Paulsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Paulsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Breaker misses with a body punch.
Breaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen digs a right hand underneath Breaker's ribcage. Breaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Paulsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Breaker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breaker cracks Paulsen with a nice body shot.
Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Still in the clinch, Breaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on J Breaker's cut.
That's time! Paulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breaker throws out the jab.
Paulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Breaker pushes Paulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jan Paulsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulsen trying to control the position but instead, Breaker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paulsen into the cage.
Breaker scores with a shot to the side of Paulsen's head.
Paulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Breaker slips the punch.
Breaker throws the kick towards the body but Paulsen avoids it.
Breaker takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Breaker sizes up Paulsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to clinch but Paulsen is avoiding it.
Breaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Paulsen tests Breaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breaker wants to clinch up but Paulsen keeps it at a distance.
Paulsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the head.
Breaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Breaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Paulsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Paulsen catches Breaker right on the button with a cross.
Breaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Paulsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Breaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Breaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Breaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Breaker throws a chopping leg kick but Paulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Breaker digs a good body shot into Paulsen's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Paulsen blocks the low kick.
Breaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paulsen is able to avoid easily.
Paulsen throws a shot to the body.
Jan Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Breaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Breaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paulsen's calf.
Breaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen throws the kick towards the body but Breaker avoids it.
Breaker avoids a kick to the body.
Breaker throws a body kick that misses.
Paulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Breaker.
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Breaker avoids them all with ease.
Paulsen avoids the head kick by Breaker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Paulsen throws the left hand but Breaker avoids the punch easily.
Breaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Breaker blocks the body kick.
Paulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Breaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen checks a leg kick.
Paulsen scores with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
Paulsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a low kick.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breaker gets tackled into the cage by Paulsen. Paulsen maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Paulsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Breaker's shoulder, as Breaker tries to avoid the shot.
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 Jan Paulsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on J Breaker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Breaker throws the kick towards the body but Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Breaker seems unphased.
A jab from Breaker misses.
Breaker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Paulsen slams his shin into Breaker's torso.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
Breaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Breaker throws a low kick, looking for Paulsen's leg but Paulsen calmly moves out of range.
Paulsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Breaker blocks an elbow strike.
Paulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Breaker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Breaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen working aggressively here.
Breaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Breaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Breaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Breaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Breaker blocks a body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Breaker scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Breaker.
Breaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Breaker misses with a body punch.
Breaker cracks Paulsen with a nice body shot.
A short left from Breaker.
Paulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Breaker tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen misses with some punches.
Breaker is working Paulsen over against the cage.
J Breaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker lands a nice uppercut.
Breaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Breaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Breaker tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Breaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulsen's efforts to push away.
Breaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Breaker lands with a left to the head.
Breaker lands with a left to the head.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Breaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulsen or not.
A short right from Breaker.
A short right from Breaker.
Breaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Breaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Breaker.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a body punch.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Breaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Breaker blocks an elbow strike from Paulsen.
Paulsen is trying to pull guard but Breaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Breaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Breaker digs a right hand underneath Paulsen's ribcage. Paulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Breaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jan Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Breaker pushes Paulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Breaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Breaker lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Breaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Breaker's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Breaker.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Breaker wants to control from the top but Paulsen keeps moving.
Paulsen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Breaker 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 Paulsen.
Breaker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paulsen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Breaker.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Breaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paulsen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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