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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Point Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Point Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter ducks right into an uppercut from Le.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter misses with a looping left.
Fighter throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le clinches.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Le digs a right hand into Fighter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter's gas tank.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Fighter wants a takedown but no success here.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Fighter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fighter.
Fighter keeps the fight on the outside.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Le.
Fighter throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
Fighter throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Fighter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Point Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le gets caught flat footed, as Fighter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Le controls Fighter momentarily but Fighter frees himself.
Fighter forces his way into half guard.
Fighter has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Le defend it? Fighter steps over the head and cranks it - Le is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Point Fighter!
Our winner, Point Fighter, 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.
The defeated Phan Tran Le had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury cracks the inside of Venturia's front leg.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Venturia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Venturia checks a low kick from Mercury.
Mercury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venturia throws out the jab.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Venturia throws a right hand that misses
and Mercury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Venturia swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Venturia.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venturia tries to bum rush Mercury with a series of wild strikes but Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Venturia checks a leg kick.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Nice body kick from Mercury.
A solid leg kick lands there for Venturia.
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!
Venturia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venturia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercury.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Venturia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot lands for Mercury.
Decent striking displayed by Mercury there.
Venturia moves out of range of the body kick from Mercury.
Mercury pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venturia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venturia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venturia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Venturia's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venturia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury throws an off balance right hand
enabling Venturia to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a double jab.
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venturia connects with a single shot there.
Venturia looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury throws a hook but Venturia avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Mercury defending well as Venturia loads up on a big left hand.
Mercury moves forwards but Venturia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Venturia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Venturia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Venturia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Venturia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venturia misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury lands a nice shot that snaps Venturia's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Venturia misses with a wild body shot.
Venturia moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercury.
Mercury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercury thows a body kick. Venturia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Mercury.
Venturia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercury is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Venturia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Venturia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mercury lands with an uppercut that bounces Venturia off the cage and back into range.
Mercury tries to land a leg kick but Venturia saw it coming and moves away.
Venturia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Mercury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Venturia is out of range and Mercury settles back down.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Venturia off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venturia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Venturia throws a leg kick
and Mercury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venturia misses with the combination.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venturia.
Venturia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercury.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venturia takes one to the side of the head.
Mercury connects with a jab.
Venturia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Venturia lands with a kick to the temple. Mercury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Venturia moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Venturia.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Venturia off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercury looks for the body kick but Venturia saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Venturia - just one landing.
Mercury lands with a cross.
Mercury lands with an uppercut that bounces Venturia off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Venturia.
Mercury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Venturia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mercury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Venturia.
Jab by Mercury.
Venturia lands with a kick to the temple. Mercury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venturia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercury throws a chopping leg kick but Venturia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Venturia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Mercury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Venturia in his tracks.
Mercury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercury looks to land a body kick but Venturia moved away.
Mercury connects with the punch.
Venturia scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venturia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercury throws a poor cross that misses
and Venturia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercury throws a hook but Venturia avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia misses with a series of wild punches.
Venturia tries to move into range but Mercury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury sizes up Venturia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Mercury.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Venturia blocks the low kick.
Venturia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Venturia scores with a nice head shot.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
Venturia throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Jab from Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venturia throws a leg kick
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Mercury.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Venturia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercury.
Mercury tests Venturia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Venturia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venturia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Venturia 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.
Mercury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Venturia's calf.
Venturia throws out a loose jab but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venturia swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is looking to slow Venturia down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
Mercury throws a shot to the body.
Venturia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Venturia throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury digs a good body shot into Venturia's ribs.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Mercury throws out a powerful jab.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Venturia throws out a loose jab but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury cracks the inside of Venturia's front leg.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercury lands a really nice looking cross but Venturia seems unphased.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury tries to land a front kick but Venturia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jesse Venturia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venturia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury wants to slow Venturia down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercury slips under a jab from Venturia.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercury. That snapped Venturia's head back.
Venturia tries to work over Mercury's front leg with a kick but Mercury checks it.
Mercury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Venturia is rocked!
Nice cross by Mercury.
Oh Venturia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Venturia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercury flashes Venturia a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Venturia's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Venturia crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Mercury punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Mercury!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC The Easter Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Easter Bunny is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bunny stuff. . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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289 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC The Easter Bunny!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer misses with a double jab.
Meyer lands a nice shot that snaps The Easter Bunny's head back.
The Easter Bunny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyer circles away quickly and effectively.
The Easter Bunny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Kurt Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Easter Bunny misses with a wild combination.
Meyer misses with a looping left.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Easter Bunny moves away.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Easter Bunny manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow The Easter Bunny down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Easter Bunny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Meyer feints and then cracks The Easter Bunny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Easter Bunny down.
Meyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Easter Bunny counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Easter Bunny wants to control but Meyer is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from The Easter Bunny crashes against the mat.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom here.
Meyer's coaches at TC's House Of Pain *LOP* have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The Easter Bunny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meyer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from The Easter Bunny crashes against the mat.
The Easter Bunny tries to advance to mount but Meyer denies him.
The Easter Bunny postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Meyer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meyer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny trying to hold on to Meyer's head to control him but Meyer postures up.
The Easter Bunny tries to roll over but Meyer keeps him under control.
Meyer is controlling the pace.
Meyer is trying to control. The Easter Bunny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Still in half guard, Meyer seems content to control.
The Easter Bunny trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meyer is trying to control. The Easter Bunny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Easter Bunny is trying to get back to full guard.
The Easter Bunny is trying to maintain the position but Meyer is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Easter Bunny was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Easter Bunny ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
The Easter Bunny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meyer sprawls well. Meyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Easter Bunny gets slowly back to his feet.
The Easter Bunny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Easter Bunny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meyer avoids it really well and circles away.
Meyer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Easter Bunny wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
The Easter Bunny moves out of range as Meyer strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Meyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Easter Bunny.
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Easter Bunny can do to turn this around?
The Easter Bunny misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Easter Bunny doesn't seem bothered though.
The Easter Bunny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
Meyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Easter Bunny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of The Easter Bunny's head but The Easter Bunny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer throws a nice head kick!
Meyer stuns The Easter Bunny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Easter Bunny shoots in for a double leg but Meyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Easter Bunny throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands a big head kick that sends The Easter Bunny tumbling to the mat! Meyer takes a step backwards and waves The Easter Bunny back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like JC The Easter Bunny has been cut.
Meyer misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from The Easter Bunny misses.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Easter Bunny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Meyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Easter Bunny throws a leg kick which misses Meyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Meyer tries to avoid it.
The Easter Bunny throws a right hand that Meyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyer also avoids with ease.
Kurt Meyer is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Easter Bunny moves away from the strike by Meyer.
Meyer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Easter Bunny is able to avoid easily.
Meyer takes a swing at The Easter Bunny's ribcage but misses.
No luck for The Easter Bunny with that takedown attempt.
Kurt Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JC The Easter Bunny.
Meyer pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Easter Bunny is out of range and Meyer settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Easter Bunny's head backwards.
Meyer tries to bum rush The Easter Bunny with a series of wild strikes but The Easter Bunny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyer cracks The Easter Bunny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! The Easter Bunny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Meyer finish him?
The Easter Bunny is rocked!
The Easter Bunny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Easter Bunny is still on wobbly legs! Can Meyer finish him?
Meyer weaves into range and cracks The Easter Bunny right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! The Easter Bunny goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Meyer is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Meyer!
Kurt Meyer made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This is the real me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Predator Theme. Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26 - 14 - 1 |
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286 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin feints and as Janos raises his hands in defense, Karelin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Janos wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janos is working hard here to advance position.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Janos seems keen to control Karelin's posture.
Janos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Janos is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.
Janos tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karelin.
Janos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Janos gets caught flat footed, as Karelin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Janos is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Janos is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Janos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Janos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janos looking for a sweep. Not yet Janos, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jim Janos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janos looks to clinch
and Karelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karelin throws out a loose jab but Janos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Karelin misses.
Janos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin jabs Janos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Janos has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karelin blocks an elbow strike from Janos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is pushing Janos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karelin tries a body shot but Janos blocks it.
Janos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karelin.
Karelin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janos tries to clinch up
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control.
Janos parries the strikes from Karelin easily there. Karelin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Janos to escape.
Janos can't do much from the bottom here.
Janos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Karelin crashes against the mat.
Karelin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Janos works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Janos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Janos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that round.
That's time! Janos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Janos scores with a kick to the body.
Janos tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin scores with a punch to the head.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Janos wants to clinch
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos wants to land a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
Janos slips a jab from Karelin.
Karelin connects with the punch.
Karelin stuns Janos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Janos is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Janos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin checks a low kick from Janos.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karelin blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos wants to clinch but Karelin slips to the side
and Karelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Janos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Janos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Janos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janos looks to clinch
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown. Janos fights it but they end up in guard.
Aleksanteri Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin postures up in Janos's guard and throws a big left but Janos blocks it.
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Janos has wrist control.
Janos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Janos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karelin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Janos tries to land a leg kick but Karelin saw it coming and moves away.
Janos tries to clinch up.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Janos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karelin if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin cracks Janos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Janos tries to clinch up but Karelin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos tries to clinch up
and Karelin counters with a left to the body.
Janos tries to clinch but Karelin moves away
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janos is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelin is pressing down on Janos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Janos is holding on for now.
Karelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Janos defending well though.
Janos trying to control but Karelin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Janos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Karelin manages to pass to mount!
Janos is in a horrible position here. Karelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karelin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Karelin cracks Janos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Janos is rocked!
Karelin softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Janos is out cold! Karelin jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
A very excited looking Aleksanteri Karelin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wonka's choice of entrance music: Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse. This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonka.
Wonka thuds his right hand into Gushiken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Gushiken as he connects with a hook.
Wonka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wonka just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Gushiken's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wonka is looking to clinch.
Gushiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Wonka moves out of range.
A lazy left from Gushiken finds it's target.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut. Wonka saw that one coming.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonka looks to throw the jab but Gushiken is out of range.
Wonka's corner calls for a 1-2. Wonka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonka drives through with a takedown into Gushiken's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wonka wants to pass the guard but Gushiken is keeping the position.
Wonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken wants to stand and escape but Wonka is having none of it.
Gushiken keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gushiken is looking to stand up but Wonka isn't so interested in that idea.
Wonka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gushiken keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gushiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonka tries to move into range but Gushiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wonka shoots for a takedown but Gushiken saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Wonka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gushiken's waist but Gushiken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wonka off to one side.
Wonka takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Wonka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gushiken's head backwards.
Wonka missing with a left hand there. Gushiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonka clinches up against the cage.
Gushiken digs a right hand underneath Wonka's ribcage. Wonka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gushiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wonka wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoko Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonka controls his hands.
Wonka is trying to trip Gushiken. He has hold of a leg but Gushiken is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wonka persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gushiken is keeping the position for now.
Wonka is fighting to break Gushiken's control of his arms but Gushiken is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wonka tries to free his leg and advance position but Gushiken is retaining full guard.
Gushiken wants to stand and escape but Wonka is having none of it.
Wonka throws an elbow that misses. Gushiken uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wonka's guard. Nice move by Gushiken!
Wonka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gushiken doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gushiken manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gushiken postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gushiken stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wonka fails to land the takedown.
Gushiken with a jab.
Wonka misses with a wild body shot.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Wonka's ribs.
Gushiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wonka throws out the jab.
Gushiken stuffs the takedown attempt from Wonka. Wonka gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Wonka with that takedown attempt.
Wonka scores with a takedown into Gushiken's guard.
Wonka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gushiken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wonka misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
Gushiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gushiken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wonka.
Gushiken scores with a jab to the body.
Wonka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gushiken.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wonka closes the distance but Gushiken moves to the side
and Gushiken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wonka lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
Wonka misses with a straight left.
Wonka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gushiken as he avoids it easily.
Wonka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wonka connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka missing with a left hand there. Gushiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoko Gushiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken throws the left hand but Wonka avoids the punch easily.
Wonka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wonka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gushiken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wonka just misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Wonka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gushiken defends well and Wonka ends up having to push Gushiken into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yoko Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
A nice left hand lands by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gushiken here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wonka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken tries to work over Wonka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken tries to stall but Wonka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Wonka throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka jumps guard.
Wonka working for a triangle but Gushiken defends it easily.
Gushiken slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wonka is working an open guard so Gushiken takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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!
Gushiken with a nice cross.
Gushiken throws the left hand but Wonka avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Gushiken.
Wonka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gushiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wonka throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a body shot.
Wonka swings for the body but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Wonka.
Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonka.
Wonka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Wonka takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wonka.
A jab lands there for Gushiken.
Gushiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
Wonka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wonka connects with a right hand. Gushiken shakes it off.
Wonka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gushiken's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gushiken keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
Wonka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gushiken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wonka is controlling him.
Wonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Gushiken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonka stands up over Gushiken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wonka looking to pass the guard.
Willy Wonka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wonka is still trying to improve position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Wonka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gushiken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wonka.
Wonka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gushiken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gushiken connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gushiken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wonka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Wonka catches Gushiken right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
Wonka throws a looping overhand right but Gushiken ducks down to avoid it.
Wonka looks to score with a jab to the body but Gushiken is just out of range.
Wonka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gushiken with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gushiken jabs Wonka right on the nose. Wonka blinks but takes it well.
Wonka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Wonka's belly button to the back.
Wonka throws a lazy right hand but Gushiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wonka tries to close the distance and clinch but Gushiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wonka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gushiken defends well and Wonka ends up having to push Gushiken into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gushiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonka can do to turn this around?
Gushiken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Wonka.
Gushiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wonka backwards.
Wonka can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
Wonka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gushiken to keep the fight standing.
Yoko Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Wonka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gushiken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Wonka avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
Wonka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Wonka fails to land.
Wonka misses with the head strike.
Gushiken controlling the action here for a moment.
Wonka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gushiken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gushiken tries to stall but Wonka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wonka misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gushiken looking to slow down the pace here.
Wonka is trying to pull guard but Gushiken turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wonka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wonka tries to pull guard but Gushiken holds him up against the cage and eventually Wonka drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka misses with some punches.
Gushiken tries to work over Wonka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wonka throws a head punch that misses.
Wonka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gushiken walks away with a smile on his face. Wonka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wonka shoots in but Gushiken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gushiken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wonka misses with a lunging right hand
and Gushiken counters with a series of strikes. Wonka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wonka tries to close the distance and clinch but Gushiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wonka shoots for a takedown but Gushiken saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gushiken.
Gushiken swings for the body but Wonka moves out of range.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken tries to clinch up.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Gushiken looks to land a combination but Wonka avoids it well.
Gushiken scores with the left hand. Wonka knows he should have avoided that one.
Gushiken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Wonka moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wonka.
Gushiken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gushiken works the jab nicely.
Gushiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wonka fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wonka shoots in but no luck this time.
Gushiken punishes Wonka's body with a nice straight punch.
Wonka scores with a jab. Gushiken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wonka missing with a left hand there. Gushiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wonka misses with a wild body shot.
Wonka misses with a takedown attempt - Gushiken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wonka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gushiken cracks Wonka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wonka defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Wonka's head but Wonka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Wonka's ribs.
Wonka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gushiken circles away.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range.
A big left from Wonka misses.
A swing and a miss from Gushiken.
Gushiken catches Wonka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wonka takes one on the button.
Wonka throws a hook but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonka moves forwards but Gushiken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gushiken swings for the body but Wonka moves out of range.
Wonka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gushiken finds it's 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!
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonka.
Gushiken lands a right hook to the body.
Wonka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wonka is rocked!
Wonka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Wonka is still on wobbly legs! Can Gushiken finish him?
Wonka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Gushiken.
A big right from Wonka misses.
A jab from Gushiken finds it's way through Wonka's defenses.
Gushiken lands with a right and another and another! Wonka is in big trouble! Gushiken lands again and this time it's lights out for Wonka! A quality knockout there for Gushiken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Willy Wonka had this to say: 'Who paid off the ref/judges? Someone must have!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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36
220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin walks into a straight right hand from Trudeau.
A jab from Trudeau misses.
Wiggin moves out of range of the strikes.
Trudeau scores with a body shot.
Trudeau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wiggin's head backwards.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
The fighters circling - Trudeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trudeau rushes Wiggin and presses him up against the cage.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Trudeau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggin working aggressively here.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiggin tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trudeau.
Trudeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wiggin - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Trudeau controlling the action here for a moment.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Trudeau avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Wiggin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiggin as Trudeau tries to tie him up.
Trudeau lands an uppercut.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Trudeau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wiggin.
Wiggin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trudeau is defending well for now.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Wiggin tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trudeau.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trudeau gets through Wiggin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trudeau.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trudeau's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trudeau's brow.
Wiggin is working Trudeau over against the cage.
Trudeau managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Wiggin as the two fighters clinch.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiggin digs a right hand into Trudeau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trudeau's gas tank.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pierre Trudeau's cut is getting worse.
Trudeau is breathing heavily.
Trudeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin gets through Trudeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trudeau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiggin trying to land knees to the body.
Trudeau prevents a body shot from Wiggin.
Trudeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Trudeau tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wiggin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trudeau passes the guard and advances to mount!
Trudeau with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin gets back to half guard.
Wiggin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trudeau's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trudeau's back!
Wiggin keeps control of the position as Trudeau tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Trudeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Trudeau is having none of it.
A big right from Wiggin misses.
Trudeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wiggin counters with a nice body shot.
Trudeau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin lands an overhand right.
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Trudeau moved out of range.
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Trudeau keeps it at a distance.
Wiggin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trudeau. Trudeau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trudeau throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin just misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Trudeau lands with an overhand left.
Wiggin is rocked!
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trudeau.
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Wiggin.
Wiggin sizes up Trudeau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau darts in and clinches Wiggin up against the cage.
Trudeau lands a left hand.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Trudeau finish him?
Trudeau is working Wiggin over against the cage.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Trudeau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Trudeau lands with a right to the head.
Trudeau is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wiggin is defending well.
Trudeau unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wiggin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Trudeau is unloading with more strikes now! Wiggin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Trudeau!
After winning the bout, Pierre Trudeau 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Joker. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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43
193 lbs
45 - 23 - 2 |
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32
200 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Siloposki.
Siloposki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siloposki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Siloposki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tamad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siloposki lands a really nice looking cross but Tamad seems unphased.
Siloposki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Siloposki.
Tamad walks into a straight right hand from Siloposki.
Siloposki takes one on the button.
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!
Tamad throws a jab but it's blocked by Siloposki.
Tamad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siloposki.
Tamad catches Siloposki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tamad throws a leg kick which misses Siloposki's front leg but catches the back leg as Siloposki tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tamad 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 Siloposki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Siloposki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Siloposki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamad moves away.
Siloposki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tamad in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad throws a hook but Siloposki avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Siloposki checks a low kick from Tamad.
Tamad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Siloposki thows a body kick. Tamad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tamad throws a leg kick but Siloposki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Siloposki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siloposki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Tamad 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Siloposki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siloposki.
Siloposki tries to work over Tamad's front leg with a kick but Tamad checks it.
Siloposki lands a jab.
Siloposki misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tests Tamad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tamad.
Siloposki throws a low kick but Tamad moves out of range easily.
Siloposki ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki connects with the punch.
Tamad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Siloposki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Siloposki takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Siloposki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tamad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Siloposki misses with a two punch combination.
Siloposki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad looks to throw the jab but Siloposki is out of range.
Siloposki tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Siloposki tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Tamad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siloposki.
Tamad checks a leg kick.
Tamad throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Siloposki misses its intended target.
Siloposki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Tamad misses.
Siloposki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Siloposki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Siloposki misses with a body shot.
Tamad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siloposki is able to avoid easily.
Tamad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamad.
Siloposki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siloposki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tamad throws a jab but it's blocked by Siloposki.
Tamad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Siloposki throws a combination that misses
and Tamad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Siloposki wants to stand but Tamad is controlling the position.
Tamad postures up in Siloposki's guard and throws a big left but Siloposki blocks it.
Siloposki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Siloposki is trying to keep Tamad in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Siloposki is retaining full guard.
Siloposki pulls Tamad in close to prevent any damage.
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 Sampsa Siloposki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Siloposki throws a body kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Siloposki!
Sloppy strikes there by Tamad.
Siloposki stops Tamad from passing to mount.
Tamad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Siloposki manages to get back to half guard.
Tamad is nestled in close to Siloposki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Siloposki won't allow Tamad to pass to mount.
Siloposki gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siloposki is pulling down on Tamad's head. It's preventing any offense from Tamad, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad won't allow Siloposki to sweep him here.
Tamad is fighting to break Siloposki's control of his arms but Siloposki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tamad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tamad trying to control but Siloposki is working from the bottom.
Tamad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Siloposki is trying to keep Tamad in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Siloposki slips under a jab.
Tamad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Siloposki's half guard.
Siloposki tries to get to full guard but Tamad has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Siloposki kicks off Tamad and gets to his feet.
Siloposki tries to land a front kick but Tamad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siloposki.
Siloposki tries a head kick but it misses.
Siloposki 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.
Siloposki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Siloposki is just out of range.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siloposki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Siloposki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Siloposki looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Tamad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki thuds his shin into the meat of Tamad's side.
Tamad throws a looping overhand right but Siloposki ducks down to avoid it.
Siloposki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Siloposki scores with a head kick.
Siloposki throws a lazy head kick
and Tamad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Siloposki keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad with a nice head shot there.
Siloposki seems keen to control Tamad's posture.
Tamad won't allow Siloposki to get back to his feet.
Siloposki keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki pulls Tamad in close to prevent any damage.
Siloposki trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siloposki.
Tamad lands a glancing blow to the side of Siloposki's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siloposki. That did some damage!
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Siloposki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Siloposki looking to control.
Tamad pushes down on Siloposki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tamad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siloposki.
Tamad slips a jab from Siloposki.
Siloposki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tamad.
Siloposki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tamad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siloposki momentarily.
Siloposki moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Siloposki avoids the head kick by Tamad.
A clash of legs there as Tamad blocks the low kick.
Siloposki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Siloposki moves out of range as Tamad strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad slips under a jab.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses.
Siloposki blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Tamad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Siloposki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki fakes the leg kick and cracks Tamad in the body.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Siloposki.
Tamad throws a leg kick but Siloposki checks it.
Sampsa Siloposki is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siloposki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siloposki cracks a nice hook into Tamad's ribs.
Siloposki throws a lazy right hand but Tamad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siloposki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tamad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Siloposki moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Siloposki misses with a left hand
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tamad postures up.
Tamad won't allow Siloposki to sweep him here.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Siloposki has control of Tamad's left arm, preventing Tamad from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Siloposki wants to stand up but Tamad is controlling him.
Tamad wants to control from the top but Siloposki keeps moving.
Siloposki working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
Siloposki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad throws a shot from downtown. Siloposki moves away and avoids it.
Siloposki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siloposki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamad throws an overhand right that lands on Siloposki's shoulder, as Siloposki tries to avoid the shot.
Siloposki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tamad gets the takedown into side control.
Siloposki parries the strikes from Tamad easily there. Tamad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Siloposki to escape.
Siloposki is trying to get back to his feet.
Tamad controls the position.
Siloposki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tamad is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Siloposki working to try and regain half guard.
Tamad with good strikes from the mount here!
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siloposki's face.
Tamad thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Tamad working the ground and pound effectively.
Tamad throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Siloposki because Tamad loaded up on that one.
Tamad with good strikes from the mount here!
Tamad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Siloposki is trying to escape the mount.
Siloposki wants to control but Tamad is having none of it.
Juan Tamad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siloposki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tamad.
Siloposki tries to reverse the position but Tamad maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tamad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Siloposki. Siloposki obviously looking to wear him down.
Tamad lands with a nice body punch.
Tamad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Siloposki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siloposki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tamad.
Tamad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siloposki is able to avoid easily.
Tamad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Siloposki tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Tamad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siloposki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siloposki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Siloposki checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Siloposki.
Siloposki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tamad will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut lands for Siloposki. That snapped Tamad's head back.
Siloposki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siloposki throws an off balance right hand
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Siloposki won't be happy with that.
Tamad fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Siloposki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Siloposki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tamad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Siloposki is looking to regain half guard here but Tamad keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Siloposki dodges the ground and pound from Tamad.
Tamad scores with punches from side control.
Siloposki is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Tamad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Siloposki trying to control but Tamad flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siloposki is in bad spot here.
Siloposki wants to get back to his feet.
Tamad has Siloposki flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tries to escape the position.
Tamad is looking to control Siloposki but Siloposki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Siloposki takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Siloposki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tamad punishes Siloposki with strikes from the back mount.
Tamad has the hooks in. Siloposki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Siloposki avoids the strikes from Tamad.
Well, with Tamad on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Siloposki is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Tamad throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Siloposki!
Siloposki tries to break free.
Siloposki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Siloposki turns into Tamad and is now in his guard.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki looking to pass the guard.
Siloposki trying to control but Tamad is working from the bottom.
Siloposki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tamad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siloposki trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tamad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 37:40
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 37:40
Judge James Glass scores the fight 37:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Juan Tamad 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lei Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lei Kung and James Holmes. Holmes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muse: MK Ultra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes checks a leg kick nicely.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kung looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Kung blocks the body kick.
Kung has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Kung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Kung scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kung ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Kung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmes 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.
Holmes feints and then cracks Kung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kung down.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Kung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holmes momentarily.
Kung avoids a kick to the body.
Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
Kung loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Kung throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Holmes checks a leg kick nicely.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Kung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kung moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Kung counters with an inside leg kick.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
letting Kung counter with a right hand.
Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kung lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Kung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Kung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Kung slips the punch.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kung will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kung.
It looks like Lei Kung has been cut.
Holmes throws out a leg kick but Kung moves out of range and Holmes only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Holmes blocks the low kick.
Holmes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kung throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Kung blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kung avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Kung.
Holmes thumps Kung with a low kick.
Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Kung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kung checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kung is looking to slow Holmes down with leg kicks.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kung lands a jab.
Holmes cracks Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Kung throws a body kick that misses.
Kung misses with a looping right.
Holmes lands with an overhand left.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Kung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kung misses with a body kick.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Kung moved out of range.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Kung's front leg but catches the back leg as Kung tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kung.
Kung connects with a jab.
Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Kung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lei Kung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Kung didn't see that one coming.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
A shot to the liver by Kung. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Holmes misses.
Kung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holmes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kung throws a front kick that sends Holmes stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Kung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kung throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
That kick from Kung tenderised Holmes's leg. Holmes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holmes motions for Kung to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kung. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
A low kick from Kung is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Kung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holmes has time to react.
Kung keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kung throws a leg kick but Holmes moved away.
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Kung's knee but Kung avoids it well.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kung is out of range.
Kung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmes moves out of range as Kung strikes.
Kung works the jab nicely.
Kung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
James Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Kung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Kung moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Kung avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
A leg kick checked by Kung.
Kung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Kung scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range as Kung throws a body kick.
Kung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kung misses with a low kick.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kung lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kung.
Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kung blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes cracks the inside of Kung's front leg.
Kung throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Kung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kung lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Kung.
Holmes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kung stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes tried to score with a low kick but Kung checks it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kung.
Kung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Kung dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Kung as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Kung. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kung.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kung.
Holmes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kung checks it well.
Kung misses with the body kick
and Holmes counters with a good, hard body kick but Kung shrugs it off.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Kung saw that one coming.
Kung misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes throws a hook but Kung blocks it.
Kung with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kung.
Kung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kung.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes looks to land a body kick but Kung moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kung.
Kung keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kung looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
Kung scores with a leg kick.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kung.
Kung tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.
Holmes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kung misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Kung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Kung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
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!
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Kung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kung lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Kung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kung throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Kung misses with a double jab.
Kung looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
Holmes lands a jab to Kung's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Kung down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kung moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Kung.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes tried to score with a low kick but Kung checks it.
You can see that Holmes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Kung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Kung blocks the body kick.
Kung thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kung.
Holmes misses with a hook. Kung ducked under it nicely.
Kung connects with a leg kick. Holmes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Kung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Kung misses with a low kick.
Holmes motions for Kung to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a head kick but Kung moves out of range.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Kung moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Kung.
Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Kung looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
Holmes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Kung clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kung explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Kung as he connects with a hook.
Kung misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kung.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kung throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws out a leg kick but Kung moves out of range and Holmes only half commits.
Kung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holmes. Holmes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kung scores with a jab. Holmes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Holmes catches Kung right on the button with a cross.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Kung.
Kung thows a body kick. Holmes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Kung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick but Kung moves out of range.
Kung tries to land a leg kick but Holmes saw it coming and moves away.
Holmes tried to score with a low kick but Kung checks it.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmes lands with a cross.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes thuds his right hand into Kung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kung checks a leg kick.
Holmes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kung eats them both and turns towards Holmes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holmes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kung cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holmes lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
James Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Kung misses its intended target.
Holmes throws a low kick but Kung moves out of range easily.
Kung digs a good hook to Holmes's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kung.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kung lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Holmes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kung lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kung, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Kung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Kung counters with an outside leg kick.
Holmes misses with the body kick
enabling Kung to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kung misses its intended target.
Holmes misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kung as he connects with a hook.
Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes delivers a nice body kick.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Kung.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Kung saw that one coming.
Kung walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
Kung scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Kung moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looks to throw a body kick
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kung finish him?
A big left from Kung misses.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kung manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kung. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kung is able to avoid easily.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Kung moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Kung does it's job there.
Kung slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kung.
Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Lei Kung.
Well Kung 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 38:38
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 39:37
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lei Kung!
Post fight, Lei Kung stared into the camera and said 'Sorry Barnabassan, but not twice.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid's entrance music is There's No Home for You Here. A fine choice. Reyes has chosen Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix) as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Reyes jabs at Cid's body.
Reyes with a jab.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
A big left from Cid misses.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
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!
Cid throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Reyes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Cid thows a body kick. Reyes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cid scores with a body shot.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes blocks a low kick nicely.
Cid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xavier Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cid!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reyes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
and Cid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
Cid tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cid blocks a jab.
Reyes takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Reyes thuds his right hand into Cid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Cid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reyes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes darts in looking for a takedown but Cid gets double underhooks and turns Reyes into the cage.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Cid lands an elbow just above Reyes 's eye.
Cid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cid slips a straight right by Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cid misses with an uppercut. Reyes saw that one coming.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes connects with a right hand. Cid shakes it off.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reyes, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
Cid's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Reyes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reyes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cid scores with a decent looking hook.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Reyes swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Reyes misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Reyes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reyes misses the body punch
and Cid counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Cid blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes stalling the fight.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
A swing and a miss from Cid.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Reyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Reyes tries to avoid it.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reyes is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Cid staying out of range there.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cid tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Cid counters with a nice leg kick.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Reyes blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cid misses the target.
Reyes scores with a hook.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Cid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cid throws a low kick but Reyes avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cid moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Cid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Cid.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Reyes takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Cid.
Cid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cid moves into the clinch.
Reyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Cid lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes is struggling to control the position.
Cid blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes works on Cid's body with a couple of short punches.
Cid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cids head.
Xavier Cid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Cid.
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!
Cid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Riel Dan Reyes's cut even more.
Cid cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes jumps guard but Cid stands there with Reyes around his waist. Reyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Cid lands an elbow just above Reyes 's eye.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Cid.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Reyes.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to stall but Cid improves his position.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
Cid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes is trying to break free.
Reyes lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Cid.
Reyes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes is trying to break free.
Cid is working Reyes over against the cage.
Cid lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Cid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes slows down the pace here.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Cid.
The cut above Riel Dan Reyes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Cid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
Cid sizes up Reyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cid connects with a right hand. Reyes shakes it off.
Cid thows a body kick. Reyes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reyes misses with a hook
and Cid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes dives in and grabs Cid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cid pushes down on Reyes's head and hops out.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Reyes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Cid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Cid takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid lands with a good body shot.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Cid.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Cid.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reyes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Cid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Reyes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid throws a body shot but no joy.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Cid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Cid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cid's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes being controlled here momentarily.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Riel Dan Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Reyes throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cid lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cid defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid scores with a sloppy right hand. Reyes should have avoided that one.
Reyes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Cid lands.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes moves out of range as Cid strikes.
Cid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reyes is out of range and Cid settles back down.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cid.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Cid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Cid takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid throws a leg kick that misses.
Riel Dan Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Cid's ribs.
Xavier Cid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes cracks Cid with an open hand slap.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reyes walks into a left hand.
Reyes connects with a single shot there.
Cid defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reyes misses with a left hand
and Cid counters by clinching up.
Reyes blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Cid.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Cid is controlling the position.
Reyes taking a breather.
Cid landing knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Reyes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Cid lands a knee to the head.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cid as Reyes tries to tie him up.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes is looking to control Cid's arms but Cid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Cid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cid tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes avoiding damage.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid retains his lightweight title!
Xavier Cid tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutger comes to the cage accompanied by Hall & Oates - Out of Touch. Noir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pride. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir shoots in for a takedown but Rutger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutger is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
Noir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutger moves away.
Rutger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Noir.
Noir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rutger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Noir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger sneaks back into half guard.
Rutger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
Noir throws a strike but Rutger avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rutger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Noir passes into side control.
Rutger is trying to get back to half guard.
Rutger is letting Noir control him for a moment.
Noir tries to score with some ground and pound. Rutger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Noir crashes against the mat.
I wouldn't like to be where Rutger is right now.
Rutger prevents Noir from moving into mount.
Rutger is looking to regain half guard here but Noir keeps moving and retains side control.
Noir cracks Rutger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rutger sneaks back into half guard.
Noir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rutger is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is keen to just control but Rutger is a slippery customer.
Rutger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Noir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rutger gets full guard.
Rutger working a defensive guard here.
Noir landing with the ground and pound.
Noir passes into half guard.
Rutger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rutger defends it well.
Nice strikes from Noir there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir trying to pass the guard but Rutger defending well.
Rutger tries to roll over but Noir keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rutger is looking to control Noir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rutger avoid being mounted?
Noir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Noir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rutger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutger misses with a low kick.
Rutger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Noir stalks Rutger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutger's face. Rutger staggers backwards, shaken.
Rutger moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and Noir counters with a takedown into side control.
Noir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Noir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutger regains half guard, as Noir was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rutger is trying to maintain the position but Noir is very close to passing his half guard.
Rutger keeping control of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Noir lands a nice short elbow.
Rutger is looking for a sweep. Noir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Noir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noir is looking for a kimura here.
Rutger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rutger.
Noir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutger keeping full guard, as Noir tries to pass.
Noir scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
Noir advances to half guard.
Marshall Noir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rutger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rutger.
Noir trying to control but Rutger is working from the bottom.
Noir preventing the sweep.
Noir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noir tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutger is retaining full guard.
Noir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Noir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Noir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rutger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Noir defends well.
Rutger keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
Noir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Noir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noir with a poor takedown
and Rutger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noir has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a series of strikes. Noir will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rutger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noir defending well as Rutger loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger stuffs the takedown.
Russ Rutger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noir tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Noir jumps guard but Rutger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Noir wants a takedown.
Noir is trying to drag Rutger to the mat but Rutger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Noir wants the takedown. Rutger is fighting it off but Noir persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rutger's guard against the cage.
Rutger wants to sweep here but Noir controlling him for the moment.
Noir tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutger is retaining full guard.
Rutger controls Noir momentarily but Noir frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noir stopping the sweep attempt from Rutger.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rutger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noir has time to react.
Noir slips under a jab from Rutger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutger.
Rutger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noir misses with a wild combination.
Rutger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noir tries a low kick but Rutger avoids it.
Rutger wants to slow Noir down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir misses with a wild combination.
Russ Rutger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rutger wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutger, right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Noir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutger tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir looks for a takedown but Rutger sprawls well.
Rutger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rutger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noir is out of range.
Russ Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutger.
Noir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir slips under a jab from Rutger.
Rutger throws a looping overhand right but Noir ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Noir.
Rutger misses with a looping right.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Noir's head but Noir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutger but Rutger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutger, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Russ Rutger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rutger connects with a nice looking jab.
Noir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rutger wants to improve his position but Noir is controlling well.
Rutger gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger trying to keep a closed guard but Noir is proving a slippery customer.
Rutger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noir is one step ahead there.
Noir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Noir tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutger is retaining full guard.
Noir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
My spies in Ryōzanpaku Dojo inform me that Noir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noir works over Rutger with some ground and pound from guard.
Noir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutger is keeping the position for now.
Noir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger had his way with Marshall Noir in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutger throws a front kick aimed at Noir's knee but Noir avoids it well.
Noir blocks a leg kick.
Russ Rutger is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutger swings widly with a right hand
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rutger has momentary wrist control but Noir slips an elbow through the middle.
Noir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
Noir is posturing up here but Rutger has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Noir tries to roll out but it's too tight and Noir has to tap! Slick submission there by Rutger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russ Rutger!
Russ Rutger retains his welterweight title!
Russ Rutger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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