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RYZE 73: Phichai vs. Finkle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Rik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The walking dead. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Rik!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rik throws a leg kick
and Rik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rik wants to clinch up but Gotti keeps it at a distance.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Rik tries for a takedown but Gotti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gotti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rik wants to clinch up but Gotti keeps it at a distance.
Rik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Rik blocks the leg kick.
Gotti throws a leg kick
and Rik counters with a nice uppercut.
Rik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been hearing reports that Gotti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shane Rik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Gotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rik.
Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gotti as Rik shoots in.
John Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Rik.
Gotti tries to keep at a distance but Rik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rik swings wildly with an uppercut but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rik fails to land.
Rik struggles to land a body shot inside as Gotti controls his hands.
Rik misses with a punch to the body.
Rik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gotti.
Rik looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rik.
Rik lands an uppercut.
Rik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gotti.
Gotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rik with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Gotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Gotti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rik's head backwards.
Rik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gotti circles away.
Gotti scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotti lands a really nice looking cross but Rik seems unphased.
Rik moves to clinch but Gotti breaks away
and Gotti counters with a left to the body.
Gotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Rik.
Rik fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gotti swivels and escapes.
Rik gets caught flat footed, as Gotti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rik wants to stand but Gotti is controlling the position.
Gotti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gotti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rik wants to stand and escape but Gotti is having none of it.
Gotti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gotti working the ground and pound from side control.
Gotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Rik is defending well.
Gotti just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rik is trying to buck Gotti off.
Gotti working the head and body with strikes.
Gotti is staying tight to Rik's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rik can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti trying to control the position but Rik is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rik is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gotti controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gotti 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.
Gotti misses the body punch
and Rik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rik was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gotti. Rik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rik is looking to clinch but Gotti is avoiding it.
Rik lands a jab to the nose.
Nice takedown defense from Gotti. No joy for Rik on that attempt.
Gotti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rik. That one must have hurt.
Gotti lands with a right hand.
Gotti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rik is able to avoid easily.
Gotti keeps the fight on the outside.
Rik tries to clinch
letting Gotti counter with a right hand.
Rik tries to clinch there but Gotti circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik is trying to stand back up but Gotti is controlling him
Gotti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rik is trying to stand up here but Gotti is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gotti in particular looking to stall.
Rik pushes Gotti off looking to stand but Gotti dives back in and keeps control.
Gotti stalling.
Rik wants to stand back up but Gotti manages to pass into side control.
Gotti trying to control the action but Rik is working from the bottom.
Gotti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rik is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rik is being controlled here.
Gotti prevents Rik from escaping the position.
Rik being controlled for a moment.
Rik is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gotti is working Rik over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Rik's face as Gotti controls the position.
Gotti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rik trying to remain calm as Gotti controls from the top position.
Rik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gotti asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gotti controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rik is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gotti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gotti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Gotti.
Rik tries to move into range but Gotti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gotti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rik somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti takes a swing at Rik's ribcage but misses.
Gotti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotti misses with a body kick.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rik tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gotti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rik.
Gotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gotti is looking to wear down Rik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotti scores with a body shot.
Rik throws a lazy body kick
and Rik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rik wants to clinch
and Gotti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rik thinking.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gotti scores with a hook to the body. Rik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gotti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rik on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti keeps the fight on the outside.
Rik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gotti as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Rik.
Gotti scores with a decent looking hook.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Rik.
Gotti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rik at a distance.
Gotti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Rik decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gotti is concentrating on defense, preventing Rik from advancing position.
John Gotti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gotti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gotti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rik manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gotti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gotti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rik wants to stand but Gotti is controlling the position.
Gotti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gotti looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rik keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
Rik wants to stand and escape but Gotti is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Gotti just wasn't active enough.
Rik doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotti circles away.
Gotti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rik moves away.
Rik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gotti as he jumps to the side.
Gotti stuffs the takedown.
Rik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gotti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gotti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gotti lands a body shot.
Gotti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gotti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gotti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rik is letting Gotti control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gotti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gotti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen has chosen Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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115 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yehia Kamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaska Raatikainen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raatikainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raatikainen. Kamel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raatikainen misses with a body shot.
Raatikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Raatikainen checks a leg kick.
Kamel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaska Raatikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamel tries for a takedown but Raatikainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kamel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raatikainen misses with a low kick as Kamel jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raatikainen 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 Kamel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kamel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Kamel tenderised Raatikainen's leg. Raatikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raatikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Kamel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kamel.
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!
Raatikainen wants to sweep here but Kamel controlling him for the moment.
Kamel looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen keeping moving, preventing Kamel from controlling successfully.
Kamel throwing strikes from guard but Raatikainen blocks nicely.
Kamel controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yehia Kamel just wasn't active enough.
Kamel throws a low kick but Raatikainen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamel throws a right hand that misses
and Raatikainen counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamel shrugs it off.
Raatikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamel counters with a shoot takedown. Raatikainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Raatikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamel throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamel throwing strikes from guard but Raatikainen blocks nicely.
Kamel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kamel stays in close to Raatikainen's body and controls the position.
Kamel is looking to work some ground and pound but Raatikainen has wrist control.
Kamel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamel is looking to work some ground and pound but Raatikainen has wrist control.
Kamel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamel looking to pass the guard.
Kamel is in close to Raatikainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raatikainen pulls Kamel in close to his closed guard and prevents Kamel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kamel with a nice head shot there.
Kamel stopping the sweep attempt from Raatikainen.
Kamel trying to control but Raatikainen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamel preventing the sweep.
Raatikainen keeps trying to improve his position.
Raatikainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raatikainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raatikainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raatikainen keeping full guard, as Kamel tries to pass.
Kamel throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yehia Kamel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kamel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raatikainen defends well and Kamel ends up having to push Raatikainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raatikainen blocks an uppercut.
Raatikainen blocking some punches.
Kamel wants to take the fight to the mat but Raatikainen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raatikainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kamel up against the cage.
Kamel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raatikainen walks away with a smile on his face. Kamel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yehia Kamel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raatikainen pinned against the cage. Raatikainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kamel throws a push kick but Raatikainen slaps the foot to one side.
Kamel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kamel misses with a hook.
Raatikainen digs a good hook to Kamel's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen scores with a body shot.
Jaska Raatikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raatikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Raatikainen swings widly with a right hand
and Kamel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kamel lands a couple of digs.
Kamel trying to control the position from guard on top but Raatikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raatikainen keeping moving, preventing Kamel from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamel landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kamel is looking to work some ground and pound but Raatikainen has wrist control.
Kamel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamel throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Raatikainen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kamel looking for subs off his back but Raatikainen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yehia Kamel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel wants to get back to full guard.
Raatikainen trying to mount his opponent but Kamel defends it.
Raatikainen wants to take a breather but Kamel is having none of it.
Kamel is looking for a sweep. Raatikainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raatikainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kamel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kamel wants to get back to full guard but Raatikainen has mounted him!
Kamel is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Caveman Fight Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kamel can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kamel is looking to escape.
Kamel tries to reverse the position but Raatikainen maintains control.
Raatikainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kamel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raatikainen prevents Kamel from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yehia Kamel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raatikainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raatikainen misses with a double jab.
Raatikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kamel throws a head kick that misses
and Raatikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raatikainen wants to land a leg kick but Kamel is out of range.
Kamel scores with a leg kick.
No luck for Kamel with that takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Kamel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Raatikainen. That snapped Kamel's head back.
Kamel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kamel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raatikainen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel dives in and grabs Raatikainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raatikainen pushes down on Kamel's head and hops out.
Kamel throws a leg kick but Raatikainen checks it.
Raatikainen looks to land a left hand but Kamel moved out of range nicely.
Kamel throws a looping overhand right but Raatikainen ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick by Kamel misses
and Raatikainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kamel cracks Raatikainen with a good jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kamel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Raatikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raatikainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kamel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raatikainen counters with a low kick, right behind Kamel 's knee.
Raatikainen moves away from the strike by Kamel.
Kamel misses the jab.
Kamel lands a really nice looking cross but Raatikainen seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen throws a hook but Kamel blocks it.
Raatikainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raatikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Raatikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raatikainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kamel slips under a jab from Raatikainen.
Kamel throws a solid leg kick but Raatikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamel.
Both fighters circling a little - Raatikainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raatikainen loads up on a big right hand but Kamel slips the punch.
Raatikainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamel on the side of the head.
Kamel stalks Raatikainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raatikainen's face. Raatikainen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kamel misses with a looping right.
Jaska Raatikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel cracks Raatikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kamel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raatikainen.
A low kick from Raatikainen misses
and Kamel counters with a takedown into side control.
Kamel landing a few strikes.
Raatikainen is trying to get back to half guard.
Kamel trying to control the action but Raatikainen is working from the bottom.
Kamel lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamel tries to score with some ground and pound. Raatikainen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamel lands an elbow.
Kamel laying and praying for a moment but Raatikainen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kamel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raatikainen!
Raatikainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raatikainen is squirming around, avoiding Kamel's attempts to control the action.
Kamel looking to finish Raatikainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raatikainen!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yehia Kamel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yehia Kamel!
A very excited looking Yehia Kamel 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Young moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Young tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young misses with some punches.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young lands a left hand.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Young is trying to stall.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franky Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Young tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Young tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Johnson 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.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franky Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Franky Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Young is out of range.
Young with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young wants to clinch
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to stall.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young wants to stall.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young prevents a body shot from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Young working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a big right hand that drops Young! The killer instinct kicks in and Johnson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cave Johnson!
Cave Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michelle Jenneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michelle Jenneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moribe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moribe slips a jab from Jenneke.
Jenneke walks into a straight right hand from Moribe.
Jenneke closes the distance and clinches.
Moribe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenneke misses with the head strike.
Jenneke takes a shot to the head.
Moribe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenneke lands a lovely overhand right.
Moribe scores with a jab.
Jenneke is rocked!
Jenneke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Jenneke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenneke walks straight into a right hand from Moribe - that's dropped him! Moribe jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jenneke from any more punishment! Jenneke complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Azusa Moribe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Im on my Level as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tat Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cade misses.
Cade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cade misses with the combination.
Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Taylor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cade checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Cade misses the target.
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Cade throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Cade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Tat Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Cade is avoiding it.
Cade blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cade counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cade.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Cade tries to work over Taylor's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Cade misses with a head kick.
Cade throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Cade circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Cade is avoiding it.
Cade has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cade.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cade to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor darts in and clinches Cade up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taylor after a bit of a struggle.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tests Cade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Cade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cade tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cade has him pressed against the cage.
Cade can't get the takedown.
Cade tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor gets through Cade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Cade avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade can't break the clinch.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Cade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cade misses with an uppercut.
Taylor closes the distance but Cade moves to the side
and Cade counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor tries to clinch but Cade moves away
and Cade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taylor's knee momentarily.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Cade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tat Taylor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cade counters with a two punch combo.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Cade counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Some wild striking there from Cade.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Carl Cade is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Cade.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Cade scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cade counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Cade is having none of it.
Cade postures up.
Cade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cade trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Cade decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Cade. Cade gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Cade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tat Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Cade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor 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.
A big left from Cade misses.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Cade circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor closes the distance but Cade moves to the side
and Cade counters with a nice uppercut.
Cade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Cade throws a combination. Taylor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Cade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor feints and then cracks Cade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cade down.
Taylor wants to clinch but Cade slips to the side
and Cade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cade wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Cade postures up.
Cade postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taylor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cade, into his guard.
Taylor tries to stand but Cade is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carl Cade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Cade sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Cade does it's job there.
Tat Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Cade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor wants to clinch but Cade slips to the side
and Cade counters with a two punch combo.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Cade.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Cade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cade dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
letting Cade counter with a right hand.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Taylor tries to clinch but Cade moves out of range.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Cade's leg. Cade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cade counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Taylor wants to clinch
enabling Cade to counter with a crisp jab.
Cade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Cade.
Cade drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor is controlling Cade's posture.
Cade wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade forces his way into half guard.
Cade seems to be looking for submissions.
Cade 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.
Cade is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor makes his way to full guard, as Cade worked for a kimura.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Cade controlling him for the moment.
Cade wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Cade has gone for a leg lock! Taylor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cade's guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Cade has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working for a triangle but Cade defends it easily.
Cade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cade 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Cade!
In his post fight interview, Carl Cade started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johniel Ocampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin comes into the arena with SMC HOODRATS blaring out of the sound system. Johniel Ocampo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johniel Ocampo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocampo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorozhkin manages to avoid it.
Ocampo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ocampo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorozhkin is fending him off so far but Ocampo persists. Nope, Dorozhkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Dorozhkin slips a jab from Ocampo.
Ocampo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ocampo lands a body shot.
Ocampo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dorozhkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ocampo lands a jab to Dorozhkin's midsection.
Ocampo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dorozhkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ocampo is able to avoid easily.
Ocampo missing with a left hand there. Dorozhkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dorozhkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ocampo to score with a decent uppercut.
Dorozhkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorozhkin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Ocampo throws a shot from downtown. Dorozhkin moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ocampo checks a leg kick.
Dorozhkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Dorozhkin does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ocampo scores with a nice strike.
Ocampo gets tackled into the cage by Dorozhkin. Dorozhkin maintains the clinch.
Dorozhkin has Ocampo pushed against the cage.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ocampo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dorozhkin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ocampo misses with some punches.
Ocampo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ocampo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dorozhkin feints and then cracks Ocampo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ocampo down.
Ocampo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ocampo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Ocampo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dorozhkin scores with a leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin defending well as Ocampo loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dorozhkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dorozhkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorozhkin throws out a leg kick but Ocampo moves out of range and Dorozhkin only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Ocampo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ocampo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ocampo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dorozhkin, right into the meat.
Dorozhkin scores with a kick to the body.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Ocampo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dorozhkin thumps Ocampo with a low kick.
Ocampo misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Dorozhkin lands but Ocampo takes it in his stride.
Dorozhkin throws a hook but Ocampo blocks it.
Ocampo misses with a takedown attempt - Dorozhkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anton Dorozhkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johniel Ocampo.
A head kick misses from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ocampo misses with a hook.
Ocampo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ocampo dives in and scores a takedown into Dorozhkin's guard.
Ocampo throws an elbow that misses. Dorozhkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ocampo's guard. Nice move by Dorozhkin!
Dorozhkin advances to half guard.
Dorozhkin prevents Ocampo from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ocampo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dorozhkin wants to pass to mount but Ocampo is defending the position.
Dorozhkin decides to stand and escape the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorozhkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Dorozhkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dorozhkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ocampo's hands.
Ocampo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorozhkin moves away.
Dorozhkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dorozhkin lands a jab to the head.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick but Ocampo moves out of range.
Ocampo misses the jab.
Ocampo misses with a straight right.
Dorozhkin lands a nice shot that snaps Ocampo's head back.
Ocampo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dorozhkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dorozhkin scores with a head kick. Ocampo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ocampo is rocked!
Dorozhkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ocampo is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorozhkin finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorozhkin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ocampo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dorozhkin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Dorozhkin!
After winning the bout, Anton Dorozhkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku wants to clinch.
Kyoraku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Garnett misses.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick that knocks Garnett off balance momentarily.
Garnett throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku 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.
Garnett walks into a stiff left hand from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku darts in and clinches Garnett up against the cage.
Kyoraku has Garnett pressed against the cage, preventing Garnett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garnett wants to break the clinch but can't.
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!
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
Garnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyoraku lands a nice shot that snaps Garnett's head back.
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garnett moves away.
Kyoraku misses with a jab to the body
and Garnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kyoraku defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A low kick from Garnett is predictable there
and Kyoraku counters with an inside leg kick.
Kyoraku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garnett, pushing him back against the cage.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
Garnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kyoraku looking to slow down the pace here.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garnett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage.
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage.
Kyoraku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyoraku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Garnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyoraku prevents a body shot from Garnett.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Garnett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kyoraku lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garnett can't find room to land a body shot as Kyoraku controls the action.
Kyoraku lands a hook that snaps the head of Garnett backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kyoraku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garnett takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kyoraku.
A frustrated look appears on Garnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyoraku has double underhooks.
Garnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick that knocks Garnett off balance momentarily.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kyoraku finds it's way round the side to connect with Garnett's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garnett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garnett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kyoraku. That one must have hurt.
Kyoraku has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kyoraku gets through Garnett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku gets through Garnett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garnett fails to land.
Garnett is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyoraku.
Garnett can't break the clinch.
Kyoraku keeps control of Garnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kyoraku trying to land knees to the body.
Garnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyoraku throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Garnett crashing down! Garnett tries to stagger back to his feet but Kyoraku just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Garnett asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A very excited looking Shunsui Kyoraku 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Finkle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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192 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phraya Phichai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phichai throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.
Phichai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phichai scores with a push kick.
A leg kick checked by Phichai.
Phichai slips under a jab.
Finkle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phichai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finkle takes a swing at Phichai's ribcage but misses.
Phraya Phichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phichai.
Phichai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finkle keeps Phichai at a distance using the push kick.
Finkle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phichai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phichai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Phichai.
Finkle throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai cracks Finkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Phichai slips under a jab.
Phichai misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Finkle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Phichai moved out of range.
Finkle with a jab.
Phichai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finkle checks it well.
Phichai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Phichai misses.
Phichai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Phichai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Phichai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phichai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phichai tries to work over Finkle's front leg with a kick but Finkle checks it.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Phichai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phichai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai clinches with his opponent.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finkle can't find room to land a body shot as Phichai controls the action.
Phichai misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phichai lands a body punch.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phichai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Phichai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Phichai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phichai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Phichai.
Phichai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phichai misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Phichai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Phichai.
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Phichai avoids the damage to the body.
Phichai lands a shoulder strike.
Finkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Finkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phichai is leaning against Finkle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finkle lands with a light punch inside.
Phichai lands with a short shot to the head.
Phichai looking to throw knees to the head but Finkle is blocking nicely.
Phichai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phichai throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Finkle obliges.
Finkle lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
Nice elbow from Finkle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Phichai as the two fighters clinch.
Finkle working aggressively here.
Phichai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Phichai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai lands a hook that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Finkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Finkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Finkle blocking some punches.
Phichai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai takes an elbow to the temple.
Finkle looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phichai throws an elbow but misses.
Finkle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai 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.
A head kick misses from Phichai.
Phraya Phichai is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle gets a clinch.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Phichai takes an elbow to the temple.
Phichai lands with a left to the head.
Phichai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Finkle crunches a lovely knee into Phichai's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phichai throws an elbow but misses.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Phraya Phichai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phichai blocks an elbow strike from Finkle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Phichai misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Phichai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phichai tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Phichai struggles to land a body shot inside as Finkle controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phichai.
Finkle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phichai tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Finkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phichai's defenses.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Phichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Finkle throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai misses with some punches.
Finkle is trying to maintain a safe position but Phichai gets an underhook and turns Finkle into the cage.
Finkle landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Phraya Phichai has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finkle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finkle misses with a body punch.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Phichai lands a shoulder strike.
Finkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Phichai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Finkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finkle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finkle works on Phichai's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Phichai fails to land.
Finkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phichai's defenses.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the head but Phichai blocks with his arms.
Finkle misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Finkle.
Phichai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finkles head.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finkle.
Phichai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phichai fails to land.
Finkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Phichai in his tracks for a moment.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Phichai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Finkle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai blocks an elbow strike.
Phichai blocks a body shot from Finkle.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
Phichai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai digs a right hand into Finkle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finkle's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phichai is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Phichai fails to land.
Finkle is leaning against Phichai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finkle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phichai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finkle has Phichai pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Phichai is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Finkle - that's hurt Phichai badly! Oh, another knee lands and Phichai is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Phichai doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Ray Finkle, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micky Ward!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward misses with a body shot.
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ward.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Ward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacobs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacobs's sensitive parts.
Peter Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Ward throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jacobs's head.
Ward swings for the body but Jacobs moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Ward misses with a body shot.
Jacobs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobs misses with a looping right.
Ward gets a clinch.
Ward is leaning against Jacobs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jacobs struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Jacobs landing knees to the head.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
Jacobs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Ward.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jacobs is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jacobs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ward's brow.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Ward.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ward lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward prevents a body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Jacobs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jacobs slows down the pace here.
Jacobs trying to control the position but instead, Ward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jacobs into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Ward tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Jacobs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ward throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Jacobs throws the left hand but Ward avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward cracks Jacobs with an open hand slap.
Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
Ward takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Jacobs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobs is looking to clinch but Ward is avoiding it.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward throws a hook but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
A lazy left from Jacobs finds it's target.
Ward takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Jacobs's head coaches at LOD: Gym of the Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacobs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Peter Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacobs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ward's head.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
Jacobs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ward circles away.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ward.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
Jacobs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
Jacobs takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacobs.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward digs a right hand into Jacobs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jacobs's gas tank.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Jacobs scores with a three punch combo!
Jacobs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Jacobs scores with a nice strike.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Jacobs throws a lazy right hand but Ward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ward throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Ward saw that one coming.
Jacobs swinging wildly here.
Jacobs misses the jab.
Ward avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
Ward darts in and clinches Jacobs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Ward misses.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ward finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jacobs looks to clinch
and Ward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Ward.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Ward.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs misses with a body punch.
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Jacobs is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jacobs throws an elbow but misses.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Ward.
Jacobs tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Jacobs pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobs struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Ward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Ward.
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Jacobs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ward tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Ward.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
Ward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Ward.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Ward.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Jacobs throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs wants to clinch but Ward slips to the side
and Ward counters with a nice leg kick.
Ward throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ward.
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 Peter Jacobs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jacobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ward can pounce on him.
Jacobs darts in and clinches Ward up against the cage.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peter Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peter Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward misses with a straight left.
Ward slips under a jab.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
Jacobs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ward throws a looping overhand right but Jacobs ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobs cracks Ward with a good jab.
Ward lands a jab.
Ward is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ward.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ward.
Ward gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobs.
Ward thumps Jacobs with a low kick.
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobs is looking to clinch but Ward is avoiding it.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ward scrambles back to his feet.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
Jacobs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ward counters with an outside leg kick.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
Ward instigates a clinch.
Ward tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
Jacobs throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobs checks a leg kick.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
Jacobs wants to clinch but Ward slips to the side
and Ward counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacobs.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward lands with a cross.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobs scores with a body shot.
Jacobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ward throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jacobs has him pressed against the cage.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Ward.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Ward.
Jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Micky Ward seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
Jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Jacobs tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Jacobs scores with a shoulder strike.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Micky Ward just about did enough to take it.
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.
Ward doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward punishes Jacobs's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacobs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
A shot to the body from Jacobs misses
and Ward counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacobs takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jacobs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
Jacobs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jacobs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Jacobs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jacobs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ward's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jacobs under the eye.
Jacobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ward.
Ward swings for the body but Jacobs moves out of range.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward lands a head shot.
Jacobs lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward moves into the clinch.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Ward throws the left hand but Jacobs avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ward.
Jacobs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ward to score with a decent uppercut.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacobs's sensitive parts.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Ward moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses the jab.
Ward attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacobs, as that shot connected.
Ward scores with a hook to the body. Jacobs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ward looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jacobs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ward moves into the clinch.
Jacobs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ward misses with a body punch.
Jacobs looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobs. That snapped Ward's head back.
Ward wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Jacobs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Jacobs is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ward is defending well for now.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacobs lands with an overhand left.
Jacobs darts in trying to clinch
and Ward makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Ward dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Ward - just one landing.
Ward stuns Jacobs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jacobs walks into a stiff left hand from Ward.
Ward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobs. That did some damage!
Jacobs is looking to score with low kicks.
Ward walks into a straight right hand from Jacobs.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Ward finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ward scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Ward off the cage and back into range.
Jacobs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Ward fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Ward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward connects with a jab.
Jacobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ward misses with a body shot
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Jacobs lands with a hook. Ward tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ward.
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but Ward is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of Ward's head.
A shot to the liver by Ward. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Jacobs avoids the body shot from Ward.
Jacobs moves to clinch but Ward breaks away
and Ward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacobs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jacobs throws a good cross that connects.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Ward saw that one coming.
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobs cracks Ward with a good jab.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs pushes Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jacobs works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Ward.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ward works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jacobs's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Ward.
Ward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Ward can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Jacobs is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
Ward can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Jacobs lands with a right to the head.
Ward keeps control of Jacobs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ward has Jacobs pressed against the cage, preventing Jacobs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Jacobs pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacobs misses with a knee strike.
Jacobs is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micky Ward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ward has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micky Ward!
Micky Ward is the new bantamweight champion!
Micky Ward spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Gouken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gouken.
Gouken swats away the attempt to clinch by Yossarian.
Gouken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gouken throws a shot from downtown. Yossarian moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Gouken coming out on top.
Yossarian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gouken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yossarian is looking to clinch but Gouken is avoiding it.
Yossarian takes a swing at Gouken's ribcage but misses.
Yossarian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gouken moves out of range of the body kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy body kick from Yossarian
and Gouken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gouken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gouken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yossarian.
Gouken throws a hook but Yossarian avoids it easily.
Gouken just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a right hand that Gouken ducks under and follows up with a left that Gouken also avoids with ease.
Gouken throws out a loose jab but Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yossarian lands a jab to Gouken's midsection.
Yossarian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yossarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yossarian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gouken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gouken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yossarian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gouken.
Yossarian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gouken lands with an uppercut that bounces Yossarian off the cage and back into range.
Gouken swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Yossarian to counter with a crisp jab.
Yossarian rushes Gouken and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yossarian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yossarian stalling against the cage.
Gouken managing to block the knees to the body from Yossarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian blocking some punches.
Gouken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yossarian's elbow.
Gouken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gouken tries to throw a body punch but Yossarian avoids it by throwing Gouken back against the cage.
Yossarian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
Yossarian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gouken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gouken throws a punch but it's blocked by Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gouken.
Gouken tries to break the clinch but Yossarian is controlling the position.
Gouken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gouken is trying to stall.
Yossarian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yossarian as Gouken tries to tie him up.
Yossarian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gouken blocks a body shot from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a right hand.
Yossarian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Yossarian.
Gouken looking to stall.
Yossarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Gouken looks winded!
Yossarian leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yossarian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yossarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Yossarian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yossarian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yossarian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Yossarian.
Yossarian scores with a hook to the body.
Yossarian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
Yossarian stalling.
Yossarian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
Yossarian lands a nice knee to the body.
Yossarian cracks Gouken with a nice body shot.
Yossarian lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yossarian is working Gouken over against the cage.
Yossarian slows down the pace here.
Yossarian scores with a shot to the side of Gouken's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian 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.
Yossarian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Gouken.
Gouken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gouken drops his hands momentarily and Yossarian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yossarian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gouken feints and then cracks Yossarian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yossarian down.
John Yossarian is winning the standup battle so far.
Yossarian throws a body punch but Gouken moves out of range.
Yossarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gouken manages to avoid it.
Yossarian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yossarian.
That kick from Yossarian tenderised Gouken's leg. Gouken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Yossarian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yossarian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yossarian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gouken steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yossarian. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gouken. That's going to slow Yossarian down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yossarian.
Gouken throws a body kick that misses.
Yossarian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gouken is breathing heavily.
Gouken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands an overhand right.
Yossarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yossarian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gouken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gouken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gouken.
Yossarian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gouken throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yossarian lands a nice shot to the body.
Gouken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yossarian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yossarian rushes Gouken and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yossarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
Gouken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yossarian lands a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yossarian lands a nice shot to the body.
Gouken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gouken being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Yossarian.
Yossarian presses Gouken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gouken takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
Yossarian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gouken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yossarian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gouken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yossarian lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yossarian.
A short uppercut from Yossarian.
Yossarian scores with a shot to the side of Gouken's head.
Gouken looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Gouken fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Yossarian.
Yossarian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yossarian effectively controlling the action here.
Yossarian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian lands a body shot.
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!
Yossarian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gouken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yossarian lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yossarian.
Yossarian is working Gouken over against the cage.
Yossarian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gouken can do to turn this around?
Yossarian pushes Gouken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yossarian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yossarian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gouken gets tackled into the cage by Yossarian. Yossarian maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gouken takes a shot to the head.
Yossarian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gouken up against the cage.
Yossarian blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken'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. This is the final round!
Gouken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gouken missing with a left hand there. Yossarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yossarian throws a shot from downtown. Gouken moves away and avoids it.
Yossarian lands with a shot to the body.
Yossarian rushes Gouken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yossarian pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yossarian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gouken is rocked!
Yossarian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gouken is still on wobbly legs! Can Yossarian finish him?
John Yossarian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gouken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yossarian obliges.
Gouken seems to have recovered his senses.
Yossarian lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian lands an elbow that stopped Gouken in his tracks for a moment.
Yossarian lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yossarian.
Yossarian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yossarian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yossarian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
Gouken managing to block the knees to the body from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands with a right to the head.
Yossarian lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouken is trying to maintain a safe position but Yossarian gets an underhook and turns Gouken into the cage.
Gouken is pressed up against the cage. Yossarian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gouken down to the mat. Gouken avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yossarian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gouken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gouken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Scott Gouken's cut even more.
Yossarian misses with a looping right.
Yossarian checks a low kick from Gouken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yossarian.
Yossarian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yossarian misses with a punch to the body.
Yossarian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gouken or not.
Yossarian lands a shot to the body.
Yossarian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gouken backwards.
Yossarian lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yossarian lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Yossarian.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
John Yossarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yossarian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yossarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gouken stalling the fight.
Yossarian landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Yossarian - that landed with a thud.
Gouken is looking to control Yossarian's arms but Yossarian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gouken has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Yossarian.
Yossarian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Yossarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yossarian 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Yossarian!
John Yossarian looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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