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Ascension 276 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Professor Green - Monster . Khanomtom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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167 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
34
161 lbs
32 - 12 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones blocks a head kick by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick from Khanomtom.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanomtom misses the target.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Khanomtom
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanomtom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Khanomtom 's knee.
Khanomtom throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Khanomtom thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khanomtom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khanomtom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom is looking to land body kicks.
Khanomtom tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Post Office in the buildup to the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Khanomtom sees coming a mile off.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the body.
Khanomtom lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Khanomtom's torso.
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!
Khanomtom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Jones catches Khanomtom right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Khanomtom's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a hook
and Khanomtom moves into the clinch.
Khanomtom scores with a shoulder strike.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Khanomtom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khanomtom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a shoulder strike.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Khanomtom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones tries to stall but Khanomtom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khanomtom throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Khanomtom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanomtom controls his hands.
Jones lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Khanomtom fails to land.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Khanomtom taking a breather.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones letting Khanomtom take a breather here.
Jones slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaoklai Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jab from Khanomtom.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Khanomtom working aggressively here.
Khanomtom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Khanomtom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanomtom.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
Jones blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khanomtom wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Khanomtom gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanomtom misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom lands a shoulder strike.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Khanomtom has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khanomtom or not.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanomtom lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pushes Khanomtom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
Jones prevents a body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanomtom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Khanomtom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Khanomtom fails to land.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khanomtom tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khanomtom up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanomtom as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khanomtom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanomtom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khanomtom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Khanomtom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Khanomtom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones is looking to wear down Khanomtom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanomtom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanomtom misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a push kick but Khanomtom slaps the foot to one side.
Khanomtom scores with a nice body kick.
Khanomtom lands a lovely overhand right.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch.
Khanomtom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanomtom moves away.
Khanomtom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Khanomtom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khanomtom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Jones has Khanomtom pushed against the cage.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones blocks a body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Khanomtom gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanomtom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Khanomtom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanomtom lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khanomtom misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanomtom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Nice elbow from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones looking to stall.
Maybe Jones would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside.
Khanomtom misses with the head strike.
Khanomtom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khanomtom up against the cage.
Khanomtom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Khanomtom misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khanomtom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Khanomtom, against the cage.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanomtom pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanomtom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Khanomtom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanomtom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
Our winner, Kaoklai Khanomtom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven comes to the cage accompanied by People of the sun - R.A.T.M.. 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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192 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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35
186 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Duijnhoven throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Van Duijnhoven's defenses.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that misses.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Duijnhoven is out of range.
Van Duijnhoven doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
Van Duijnhoven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong jabs at Van Duijnhoven's body.
Hong 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Duijnhoven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Duijnhoven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Duijnhoven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Duijnhoven tries to move into range but Hong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Van Duijnhoven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a hook. Hong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Duijnhoven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Duijnhoven avoids the head kick by Hong.
Van Duijnhoven moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Van Duijnhoven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Duijnhoven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Duijnhoven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Duijnhoven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Duijnhoven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Wilco Van Duijnhoven has been cut.
Van Duijnhoven moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Van Duijnhoven lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Duijnhoven is looking to clinch but Hong is avoiding it.
Hong 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.
Hong cracks Van Duijnhoven with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Duijnhoven thumps Hong with a low kick.
Van Duijnhoven thumps Hong with a low kick.
Antonio Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that Hong semi-blocks.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
Van Duijnhoven cracks Hong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Duijnhoven throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Duijnhoven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hong, pushing him back against the cage.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Duijnhoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Duijnhoven breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Van Duijnhoven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Van Duijnhoven blocks a head kick by Hong.
Van Duijnhoven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a crisp jab.
Van Duijnhoven throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong cracks the inside of Van Duijnhoven's front leg.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Duijnhoven cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong looks to land a left hand but Van Duijnhoven moved out of range nicely.
Hong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Duijnhoven missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Duijnhoven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Hong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilco Van Duijnhoven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Duijnhoven misses with a straight left.
Hong feints and then cracks Van Duijnhoven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Duijnhoven down.
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Antonio Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Hong misses.
Van Duijnhoven staying out of range there.
Hong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Duijnhoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Van Duijnhoven there.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Duijnhoven manages to avoid it.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Duijnhoven avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Van Duijnhoven moves his leg out of the way.
Hong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Duijnhoven. Van Duijnhoven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Duijnhoven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong cracks Van Duijnhoven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Duijnhoven just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong blocks a jab.
A jab from Van Duijnhoven misses.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Duijnhoven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Duijnhoven walks into a straight right hand from Hong.
Van Duijnhoven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Duijnhoven lands a right hook to the body.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong slips a straight right by Van Duijnhoven.
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!
Hong lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Duijnhoven momentarily.
Van Duijnhoven ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Van Duijnhoven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a leg kick.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Hong tenderised Van Duijnhoven's leg. Van Duijnhoven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong tries to work over Van Duijnhoven's front leg with a kick but Van Duijnhoven checks it.
Van Duijnhoven throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven blocks a jab.
Hong lands the left hand.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Van Duijnhoven moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Duijnhoven blocks the leg kick.
Hong cracks Van Duijnhoven with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hong throws the left hand but Van Duijnhoven avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Duijnhoven moves away.
Van Duijnhoven throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong throws a head kick but Van Duijnhoven moves out of range.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
Van Duijnhoven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Duijnhoven throws a body kick that misses
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Van Duijnhoven.
Hong misses with a hook. Van Duijnhoven ducked under it nicely.
A solid body kick from Hong.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong tries a low kick but Van Duijnhoven avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a straight right. Hong didn't see that one coming.
Van Duijnhoven throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Duijnhoven scores with the left hand. Hong knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Duijnhoven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Duijnhoven misses the shot to the body.
Hong wants to slow Van Duijnhoven down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Van Duijnhoven ducks down to avoid it.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Duijnhoven can pounce on him.
Van Duijnhoven throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Van Duijnhoven's head but Van Duijnhoven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Duijnhoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilco Van Duijnhoven's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Duijnhoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong throws a body punch but Van Duijnhoven moves out of range.
Van Duijnhoven avoids the body shot from Hong.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Duijnhoven blocks the leg kick.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Duijnhoven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Duijnhoven throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Duijnhoven throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Van Duijnhoven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong's corner calls for a 1-2. Hong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Duijnhoven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Duijnhoven. That's going to slow Hong down.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a shot to the body.
Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Duijnhoven.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong scores with a punch to the head.
Van Duijnhoven moves away from the strike by Hong.
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Van Duijnhoven's head back.
Hong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Hong throws a wild body kick that Van Duijnhoven sees coming a mile off.
Van Duijnhoven moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong tries to land a body kick
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Van Duijnhoven wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Duijnhoven.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Hong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Van Duijnhoven's defenses.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven's cut is getting worse.
Hong walks into a jab.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Duijnhoven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Duijnhoven throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Duijnhoven checks it well.
Van Duijnhoven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a nice looking jab.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Van Duijnhoven saw that one coming.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Van Duijnhoven is out of range.
Van Duijnhoven lands a body shot.
Van Duijnhoven swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Van Duijnhoven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a right hand.
Van Duijnhoven just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hong.
Van Duijnhoven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Duijnhoven scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Duijnhoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Duijnhoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Duijnhoven is rocked!
Hong measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Van Duijnhoven! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Antonio Hong!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Hong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor's entrance music is tantor. A fine choice. Malone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jimmy Hendrix - Vodoo Child. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Malone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a body shot.
Malone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tantor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantor wants to slow Malone down by chopping away at his legs.
Tantor throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tantor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tantor scores with a push kick.
Tantor misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Tantor lands the left hand.
Malone moves out of range as Tantor strikes.
Malone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tantor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tantor is trying to push Malone away but Malone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malone prevents Tantor from breaking the clinch.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Malone blocks an uppercut.
Malone is trying to maintain a safe position but Tantor gets an underhook and turns Malone into the cage.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
A short left from Tantor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.
Tantor is trying to break free.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Malone is controlling him.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Tantor takes a shot to the head.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone motions for Tantor to come forward. Malone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Malone's defenses.
Tantor swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
Malone misses the jab.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Tantor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Malone off balance momentarily.
Malone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malone misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a left right combination that sends Malone crashing to the mat - Tantor wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Malone out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
A very excited looking Almu Tantor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Arlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlecki's entrance music is Undead. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Arlecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlecki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arlecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Arlecki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arlecki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlecki scores with a leg kick.
Arlecki misses with a low kick.
Arlecki misses with a two punch combination.
Arlecki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Arlecki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arlecki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams cracks the inside of Arlecki's front leg.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arlecki is out of range.
A jab from Williams misses.
Arlecki throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Arlecki throws a head kick that half lands.
Arlecki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jerzy Arlecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Arlecki.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams is thwarting Arlecki's attempts to control the position.
Williams controlling the action here.
Arlecki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki is trying to control but can't.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams throws a low kick but Arlecki avoids it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Arlecki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Arlecki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arlecki lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
We've been told by Arlecki's head coaches at High Voltage Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams slips under a jab from Arlecki.
Arlecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Arlecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arlecki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arlecki throws a head kick that misses.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Williams tenderised Arlecki's leg. Arlecki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arlecki's waist but Arlecki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Jerzy Arlecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arlecki lands an overhand right.
Arlecki defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams moves out of range as Arlecki throws a body kick.
Arlecki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arlecki throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Arlecki lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams 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.
Arlecki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Arlecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arlecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Arlecki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arlecki slips a jab from Williams.
Arlecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arlecki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Arlecki.
Arlecki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Arlecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Jerzy Arlecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams slips nicely into half 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 Jerzy Arlecki will probably get the nod.
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.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlecki moves away.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Arlecki misses.
Arlecki avoids the body shot from Williams.
Arlecki tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Arlecki was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arlecki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to control but Arlecki is working from the bottom.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlecki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Arlecki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arlecki keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Arlecki is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Williams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Arlecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Arlecki tries to tie him up.
Arlecki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams tries for a takedown but Arlecki manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
Arlecki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Jerzy Arlecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Arlecki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arlecki is defending well.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arlecki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Arlecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arlecki.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Arlecki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arlecki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams has hold of one of Arlecki's legs. Arlecki is fighting the takedown attempt but Williams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlecki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlecki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Arlecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws a leg kick but Arlecki checks it.
Nice shot lands for Arlecki.
Arlecki tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Williams cracks Arlecki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good leg kick by Arlecki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arlecki misses with a body kick.
Williams jabs at Arlecki's body.
Williams looks to land a combination. Arlecki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arlecki avoids the body shot from Williams.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arlecki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arlecki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlecki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arlecki is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arlecki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oh Arlecki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams works to advance to full mount. Arlecki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Williams loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Arlecki scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Williams land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Williams stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nicklaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicklaus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maino f.Busta Rhymes Jim Jones Gucci Mane Yo Gotti Trae The Truth - Mobbin . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudio Espinoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Nicklaus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinoza misses with a straight left.
Espinoza blocks a leg kick.
Espinoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nicklaus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nicklaus swings for the body but Espinoza moves out of range.
Espinoza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicklaus. Nicklaus obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been hearing reports that Espinoza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nicklaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Espinoza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nicklaus tries to bum rush Espinoza with a series of wild strikes but Espinoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Espinoza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicklaus scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicklaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicklaus tries to land a front kick but Espinoza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicklaus misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Nicklaus.
It looks like Claudio Espinoza has been cut.
Nicklaus misses with a low kick.
Nicklaus misses with an uppercut.
Nicklaus scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Espinoza walks into a jab.
Espinoza moves out of range of the body kick from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Espinoza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nicklaus trying to control the position but Espinoza is working away.
Nicklaus lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicklaus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Espinoza keeps working.
Espinoza is looking for a sweep.
Espinoza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Espinoza is thwarting Nicklaus's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus tries to roll over but Espinoza keeps him under control.
Espinoza thows a huge punch but Nicklaus dodges it nicely.
Nicklaus manages to get to full guard.
Nicklaus controlling the position.
Nicklaus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nicklaus 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nicklaus is on top in guard.
Nicklaus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus being controlled here momentarily.
Espinoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Espinoza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Espinoza trying to keep a closed guard but Nicklaus is proving a slippery customer.
Nicklaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Espinoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Claudio Espinoza just wasn't active enough.
Nicklaus throws a head kick but Espinoza moves out of range.
Espinoza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nicklaus on the side of the head.
Espinoza throws a leg kick which misses Nicklaus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicklaus tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicklaus. Espinoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicklaus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nicklaus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Espinoza rather than just go for the knockout.
Espinoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nicklaus gets caught flat footed, as Espinoza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espinoza stands and throws Nicklaus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nicklaus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicklaus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Espinoza is trying to control the action in half guard but Nicklaus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nicklaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Espinoza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Espinoza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Nicklaus blocks the leg kick.
Nicklaus misses with the body kick
and Espinoza counters with a shoot takedown. Nicklaus fights it but they end up in guard.
Nicklaus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Espinoza looking to pass the guard.
Espinoza trying to control but Nicklaus is working from the bottom.
Espinoza won't allow Nicklaus to sweep him here.
Espinoza stands and throws Nicklaus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nicklaus is looking for a sweep.
Nicklaus parries the strikes from Espinoza easily there. Espinoza is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nicklaus to escape.
Espinoza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicklaus tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nicklaus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nicklaus sneaks back into half guard.
Nicklaus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nicklaus wants to control but Espinoza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jack Nicklaus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Espinoza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nicklaus!
Espinoza trying to control but Nicklaus is having none of it.
Nicklaus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Espinoza looking to control but Nicklaus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Espinoza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nicklaus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Espinoza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicklaus is working to get back to half guard.
Nicklaus is still trying to improve position.
Nicklaus wants to hold on but Espinoza pushes him away.
Espinoza thowing shots but they're missing.
Nicklaus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nicklaus gets back to half guard.
Nicklaus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Espinoza is working away from the top position though.
Nicklaus tries to roll over but Espinoza keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nicklaus is just riding it out for now. Espinoza eventually gives up the hold.
Espinoza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Espinoza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nicklaus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nicklaus wants to control but Espinoza is keeping busy.
Nicklaus tries to get to full guard but Espinoza has control of the leg.
Nicklaus regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza wants to pass the guard but Nicklaus is keeping the position.
Espinoza forces his way into half guard.
Nicklaus is trying to maintain the position but Espinoza is very close to passing his half guard.
Nicklaus trying to get back to full guard but Espinoza takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nicklaus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nicklaus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espinoza avoids the attempt from Nicklaus to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espinoza wants to control the pace but Nicklaus is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Espinoza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Espinoza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nicklaus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Espinoza catches Nicklaus right on the button with a cross.
Espinoza misses with a hook. Nicklaus ducked under it nicely.
Espinoza looks for the body kick but Nicklaus saw that one coming.
Espinoza thuds his shin into the meat of Nicklaus's side.
Nicklaus throws a wild body kick that Espinoza sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Nicklaus tenderised Espinoza's leg. Espinoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicklaus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Espinoza slips a jab from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus jabs at Espinoza's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Nicklaus tenderised Espinoza's leg. Espinoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicklaus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Espinoza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nicklaus throws a leg kick but Espinoza checks it.
Espinoza shoots in looking for a takedown but Nicklaus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Espinoza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nicklaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espinoza moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Nicklaus misses its intended target.
Nicklaus looks to land a left hand but Espinoza moved out of range nicely.
Nicklaus misses with a leg kick
and Espinoza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Espinoza.
Espinoza wants to pass the guard but Nicklaus is keeping the position.
Nicklaus wants to control but Espinoza passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Espinoza lands a nice short elbow.
Nicklaus wants to get back to full guard.
Espinoza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nicklaus tries to get to full guard but Espinoza has control of the leg.
Nicklaus is looking to control Espinoza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicklaus avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicklaus wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus taking some punishment here, with Espinoza in his half guard.
Nicklaus is doing well to control the position and prevent Espinoza from advancing to side control.
Espinoza thows a huge punch but Nicklaus dodges it nicely.
Nicklaus wants to control but Espinoza is keeping busy.
Nicklaus is trying to get back to full guard.
Espinoza trying to control the pace.
Nicklaus has hold of Espinoza's hands but Espinoza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nicklaus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Espinoza.
Nicklaus is looking to control Espinoza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicklaus avoid being mounted?
Nicklaus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Espinoza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Espinoza dominating with strikes here.
Espinoza lands a heavy elbow.
Nicklaus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Espinoza trying to control but Nicklaus is having none of it.
Nicklaus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nicklaus wants to control but Espinoza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nicklaus tries to hold on but Espinoza pushes him away.
Espinoza tries to control but Nicklaus wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicklaus wants to control but Espinoza is having none of it.
Espinoza content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicklaus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Espinoza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Espinoza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Espinoza!
Claudio Espinoza gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabonis. Avery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabonis feints and then cracks Avery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avery down.
Avery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sabonis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis gets control of Avery's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sabonis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sabonis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sabonis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avery is aware though and is defending well.
Sabonis working a defensive guard here.
Sabonis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Avery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Avery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Avery scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabonis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Avery defends well.
Avery throwing strikes from guard but Sabonis blocks nicely.
Sabonis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Avery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Avery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Avery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sabonis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery throwing strikes but missing.
Avery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabonis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Avery has his hands clasped together but Sabonis extends and breaks Avery's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sabonis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arvydas Sabonis!
Arvydas Sabonis looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im still waiting Hess... Give me a chance to fight you.. Please lets do this thing'.
In defeat, Marcus Avery stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh man, fuck, fuck, fuck, where do I go from here? Time to retire. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Boy Bubby has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Boy Bubby seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bubby misses with a wild body shot.
Shain feints and as Bubby raises his hands in defense, Shain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bubby controlling the position.
Bubby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shain is one step ahead there.
Shain with a nice head shot there.
Shain won't allow Bubby to sweep him here.
Shain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bubby is keeping the position for now.
Shain landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shain content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bubby has locked up a guillotine! Bubby's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Shain is holding on here and Bubby must be using up a lot of energy. Shain has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bubby gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boy Bubby!
Our winner, Boy Bubby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kint has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Kint closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kint with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
Kint closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kint lands in his opponent's guard.
Sato lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sato preventing the sweep.
Sato cracks Kint with a solid left hand.
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Kint gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Kint pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint looking to pass the guard.
Kint trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Kint stopping the sweep attempt from Sato.
Kint looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato controls Kint momentarily but Kint frees himself.
Sato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint is looking to pass into half guard but Sato pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sato is in guard.
Sato wants to control from the top but Kint keeps moving.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Kint is keeping the position.
Sato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sato lands a couple of elbows.
Sato trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kint looking for a sweep. Not yet Kint, not yet.
Kint keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Kint pulls Sato in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kint is working hard here to advance position.
Kint looking for a guillotine here but Sato defends easily.
Kint bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sato's guard.
Sato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sato is keen to just control but Kint is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato working over Kint with some ground and pound. Kint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kint gets back to full guard.
Kint keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
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!
Sato distracts Kint with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sato trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Kint blocks nicely.
Kint looking for a sweep. Not yet Kint, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kint looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
A left lands for Kint.
Kint throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped Kint's head back.
Sato scores with a head kick. Kint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kint misses with a double jab.
Sato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kint looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Kint defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Kint cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Kint shoots in for a takedown but Sato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kint looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Kint.
Kint takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kint walks into a jab.
Kint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Kint misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kint gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sato has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kint but great work by Sato.
Sato controlling from side mount.
Kint manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sato's best efforts.
Sato is trying to control the action in half guard but Kint is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sato working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kint tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
Kint wants to control but Sato passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Kint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sato advances to mount.
Kint can't escape the position.
Sato working Kint over with strikes here.
Kint tries to hold on but Sato pushes him away.
Sato unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kint wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sato celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm just that good!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Liu has chosen The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Liu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz tries to clinch up
and Liu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Liu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donowitz is keeping the position for now.
Donowitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donowitz keeping full guard, as Liu tries to pass.
Liu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu won't allow Donowitz 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!
Donowitz has momentary wrist control but Liu slips an elbow through the middle.
Donowitz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz is stalling in the full guard.
Liu has his feet on Donowitz's thighs here. He's pushed Donowitz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Donowitz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jie Liu!
During a confident post fight interview, Jie Liu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. Betlach has chosen Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vevrin Betlach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
42 - 20 - 2 |
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151 lbs
47 - 22 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Lester lands a leg kick that knocks Betlach off balance momentarily.
Lester blocks a leg kick.
Betlach misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
Betlach scores with a hook to the body.
Betlach misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester lands a body punch.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vevrin Betlach has been cut.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Lester has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Betlach taking a breather.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Betlach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Lester works on Betlach's body with a couple of short punches.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Lester.
Betlach jumps guard but Lester stands there with Betlach around his waist. Betlach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester works on Betlach's body with a couple of short punches.
Betlach misses with some punches.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lester.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
Lester lands an elbow just above Betlach 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Betlach takes a shot to the head.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lester seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Betlach can turn it around.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
Lester working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Betlach.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester gets through Betlach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lester blocking some punches.
A short left from Lester.
A head punch on the inside from Betlach fails to land.
Lester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Lester.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
Lester lands an elbow inside that Betlach shrugs off.
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betlachs head.
Betlach swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Betlach's efforts to push away.
Lester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Betlach has Lester pushed against the cage.
Lester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Betlach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Betlach avoids a wild elbow strike from Lester.
Betlach avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Betlach pulls Lester into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Betlach is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
Lester is stalling in the full guard.
Betlach 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Betlach is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lester looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Betlach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Betlach wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Lester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester is trying to control. Betlach wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Betlach wants to get back to full guard.
Betlach is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lester pulls his head out easily.
Lester with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vevrin Betlach'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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lester.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Betlach is out of range and Lester settles back down.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Lester.
Betlach misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
Betlach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Lester moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
Lester moves away from the strike by Betlach.
Lester moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
Lester lands with an overhand left.
Betlach loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
A jab from Betlach misses.
Betlach jabs Lester right on the nose. Lester blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lester.
Betlach throws a wild body kick that Lester sees coming a mile off.
Betlach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lester.
Lester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lester tries to clinch but Betlach is having none of it.
Lester fakes the leg kick and cracks Betlach in the body.
Betlach looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
Lester walks into a jab.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Betlach lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betlach. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betlach takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Betlach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lester here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester connects with a solid leg kick.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester wants to clinch up but Betlach keeps it at a distance.
Lester misses the jab.
Betlach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
Betlach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Betlach blocks with his arms.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Betlach has Lester pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Betlach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lester lands with a short shot to the head.
Lester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Betlach's face.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betlach is trying to stall.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Betlach throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester blocking some punches.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Betlach tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Betlach back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Lester tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach lands a left hand.
Betlach looking to stall.
Betlach misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betlach lands a left hand.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Betlach's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach tries to pull guard but Lester forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Lester.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Betlach's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Betlach.
Betlach swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vevrin Betlach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Betlach connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and Lester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Betlach throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Betlach takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betlach.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Betlach.
Betlach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Lester.
Lester throws an elbow that misses.
Lester is trying to maintain a safe position but Betlach gets an underhook and turns Lester into the cage.
Lester blocking some punches.
Betlach missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester lands a body punch.
Lester keeps control of Betlach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Betlach cracks Lester with a nice body shot.
Betlach is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Lester connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lester throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Betlach.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester gets through Betlach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Betlach tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Betlach.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betlach blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Lester tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.
Lester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Betlach won't want to take too many of those.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
Lester looking to slow down the pace here.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Betlach manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is looking to slow Betlach down with leg kicks.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Betlach to score with a decent uppercut.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach throws a leg kick
and Lester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Betlach takes a shot to the head.
Betlach is trying to pull guard but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Betlach looking to stall.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
Lester misses with an elbow strike.
Lester has Betlach pressed against the cage.
Lester with a knee to the head.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Betlach struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Betlach.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Betlach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betlach misses with a leg kick
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch.
Betlach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Betlach lands a shot to the body.
Lester blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Betlach avoids the damage to the body.
Betlach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vevrin Betlach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Betlach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Betlach.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
A lazy left from Betlach finds it's target.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Lester connects with the punch.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Lester pushes Betlach up against the cage in a clinch.
Betlach lands a left hand.
Betlach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Betlach tries to pull guard but Lester forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Betlach looking to stall.
Betlach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Betlach is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Betlach.
Betlach scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lester lands a body punch.
Lester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Betlach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Betlach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Betlach is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester lands a body shot.
Lester misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as Betlach tries to tie him up.
Lester blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Betlach's face.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Betlach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Betlach.
Lester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Betlach tries a knee to the head but Lester blocks it.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Lester.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Betlach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lester slowing the pace effectively.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Lester as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lester.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Betlach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lester.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Betlach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Betlach swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lester throws an elbow but misses.
Betlach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
Betlach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Betlach's defenses.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester had his way with Vevrin Betlach in that round.
The cut man is working on Vevrin Betlach'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Betlach tries a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Betlach's corner calls for a 1-2. Betlach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Betlach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Lester there.
Betlach misses with a hook.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Betlach lands an overhand right.
Betlach avoids a kick to the body.
Lester closes the distance and clinches.
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betlach misses with some punches.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betlach's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betlach tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Betlach wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Betlach takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Lester working aggressively here.
Betlach is leaning against Lester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Betlach is leaning against Lester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Betlach misses with some punches.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Betlach in his tracks for a moment.
Betlach tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Betlach dodges an elbow strike from Lester.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Betlach tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Betlach digs a right hand underneath Lester's ribcage. Lester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Betlach lands a nice uppercut.
Betlach lands with a short shot to the head.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester prevents a body shot from Betlach.
Lester misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betlach.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lester cracks Betlach with a nice body shot.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Betlach.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester digs a right hand into Betlach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Betlach's gas tank.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
Betlach tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach lands a right hand.
Lester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Betlach pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Betlach blocking some punches.
Betlach scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester avoiding damage as Betlach throws knees to the body.
Lester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Betlach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vevrin Betlach.
Well Lester 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 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
An out of breath Moe Lester thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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