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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragov has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem, Obie Trice, & DMX as his entrance music. Valko Dragov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thioon Phitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valko Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragov drives through with a takedown into Phitch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dragov pushing down on Phitch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phitch is positioning himself well to prevent Dragov advancing to mount.
Dragov wants to free his trapped foot but Phitch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Phitch is controlling Dragov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dragov wants to pass to mount but Phitch is defending the position.
Dragov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phitch's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phitch sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dragov is working for a kimura but Phitch is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragov wants to free his trapped foot but Phitch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Phitch gets full guard.
Dragov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phitch is keeping the position for now.
Dragov trying to control the position from guard on top but Phitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phitch 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dragov throws an elbow that misses. Phitch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dragov's guard. Nice move by Phitch!
Dragov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dragov wants to sweep here but Phitch controlling him for the moment.
Dragov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phitch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dragov being controlled here, momentarily.
Dragov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Phitch preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phitch wanted to stand there but Dragov had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dragov trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dragov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phitch avoids it really well and circles away.
Dragov staying out of range there.
Dragov walks into a straight right hand from Phitch.
Dragov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dragov misses with a wild body shot.
Phitch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragov manages to avoid it.
Dragov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thioon Phitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valko Dragov.
Phitch lands a really nice looking cross but Dragov seems unphased.
Dragov is rocked!
Phitch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phitch wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Phitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragov fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phitch.
Dragov is still on wobbly legs! Can Phitch finish him?
Phitch cracks Dragov with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thioon Phitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire . Ben Hur struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hur rushes De La Morte and presses him up against the cage.
Hur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De La Morte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De La Morte blocks an elbow strike.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Antoine De La Morte has been cut.
De La Morte avoids the elbow strike from Hur, against the cage.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
De La Morte can't get the takedown.
De La Morte takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hur.
De La Morte blocks the elbow strike.
Hur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing reports that De La Morte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De La Morte goes for a takedown attempt but Hur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine De La Morte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Morte is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hur lands an elbow just above De La Morte 's eye.
De La Morte dodges an elbow strike from Hur.
Hur is trying to stall.
De La Morte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hur uses from the top position.
De La Morte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De La Morte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De La Morte keeping moving, preventing Hur from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte wants to sweep here but Hur controlling him for the moment.
De La Morte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hur passes into side control.
De La Morte struggling a bit here.
De La Morte is looking for a sweep.
De La Morte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte wants to control but Hur postures up.
De La Morte is trying to work for a sweep but Hur has mounted him!
De La Morte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hur avoids the attempt from De La Morte to control.
De La Morte is trying desperately to improve position.
De La Morte is trying to reverse the position but instead Hur has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur doesn't have the hooks in and De La Morte manages to turn into his guard.
Hur keeping full guard, as De La Morte tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Morte drops back looking for a leg! Hur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hur manages to kick De La Morte off! De La Morte jumps back into Hur's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Morte throws a big right hand that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine De La Morte'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.
Hur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Morte.
Hur ducks under a wild hook from De La Morte.
De La Morte swings for the body but Hur moves out of range.
De La Morte shoots in for a takedown but Hur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Morte misses with a series of wild punches.
Hur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De La Morte has picked Hur up - he's going for a ride! De La Morte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hur is looking to control De La Morte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hur avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Morte is pressing down on Hur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hur is holding on for now.
De La Morte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De La Morte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte trying to pass the guard but Hur defending well.
De La Morte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De La Morte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hur defends it well.
De La Morte trying to control from half guard but Hur is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De La Morte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De La Morte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De La Morte 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.
Hur regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a big elbow that misses.
De La Morte wants to control from the top but Hur keeps moving.
Hur can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De La Morte controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Morte, pushing him back against the cage.
Hur is trying to maintain a safe position but De La Morte gets an underhook and turns Hur into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hur throws an elbow but it misses.
De La Morte wants the takedown. Hur is fighting it off but De La Morte persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hur's guard against the cage.
De La Morte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De La Morte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De La Morte trying to control the position from guard on top but Hur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Morte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De La Morte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Morte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hur's guard.
De La Morte thows a huge punch but Hur dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De La Morte is keen to just control but Hur is a slippery customer.
De La Morte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De La Morte is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hur still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hur has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
De La Morte trying his best to control but Hur has mounted him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Morte is trying to reverse the position but instead Hur has taken his back - oops!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine De La Morte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoine De La Morte's cut.
That's time! De La Morte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Hur.
Antoine De La Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Hur misses.
Hur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hur moves into the clinch successfully.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hur working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hur is looking to control De La Morte's arms but De La Morte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hur has his back to the cage.
Hur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hur throws an elbow but misses.
Hur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Morte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hur prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte digs a right hand into Hur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hur's gas tank.
Hur is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from De La Morte - that landed with a thud.
De La Morte struggles to land a body shot inside as Hur controls his hands.
De La Morte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hur throws an elbow but it misses.
De La Morte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De La Morte blocks an elbow strike from Hur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hur backwards.
Hur slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hur throws an elbow but misses.
De La Morte blocks an elbow strike from Hur.
De La Morte lands a right hand.
Hur blocking some punches.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Hur taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine De La Morte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Morte avoids the elbow strike from Hur, against the cage.
Hur has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De La Morte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hur can turn it around.
A bit of stalling here from Hur.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Hur.
De La Morte just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hur.
De La Morte cracks Hur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Ben Hur has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hur.
De La Morte lands with an overhand left.
De La Morte throws a body punch but Hur moves out of range.
De La Morte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hur blocks a jab.
De La Morte rushes Hur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur is trying to stall.
De La Morte has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hur clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Morte avoiding Hur 's attempts to control his hands.
De La Morte misses with an elbow to the head.
De La Morte is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hur defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hur manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. De La Morte is now in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine De La Morte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De La Morte 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine De La Morte!
Antoine De La Morte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokoloff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, USS / Yin Yang. Yermolai Sokoloff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yermolai Sokoloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokoloff. Jamm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jamm misses with a looping right.
Jamm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jamm, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with a kick to the body.
Sokoloff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokoloff tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Sokoloff misses with an uppercut. Jamm saw that one coming.
Jamm ducks right into an uppercut from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with a two punch combination.
Sokoloff lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokoloff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokoloff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sokoloff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm wants to slow Sokoloff down by chopping away at his legs.
Sokoloff misses with an uppercut.
Sokoloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamm missing with a left hand there. Sokoloff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sokoloff misses with a left hand
and Jamm counters with a leg kick.
Sokoloff looks to land a body kick but Jamm moved away.
Yermolai Sokoloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokoloff 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.
Sokoloff misses with a looping right.
Sokoloff misses with a head kick.
Sokoloff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jamm.
Sokoloff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamm's head.
Sokoloff connects with a right hand. Jamm shakes it off.
Jamm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm moves out of range as Sokoloff throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokoloff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jamm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sokoloff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sokoloff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokoloff takes one to the side of the head.
Jamm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sokoloff throws out the jab.
Jamm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamm slips under a jab.
Sokoloff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamm.
Jamm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Sokoloff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jamm misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Sokoloff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jamm 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.
Sokoloff connects with a nice looking jab.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokoloff.
Sokoloff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jamm breaks from the clinch.
Sokoloff loads up on a big right hand but Jamm slips the punch.
Jamm slips a jab from Sokoloff.
Jamm throws a leg kick but Sokoloff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sokoloff blocks a jab.
Sokoloff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sokoloff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sokoloff is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Sokoloff moves out of range as Jamm throws a body kick.
Sokoloff 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.
Jamm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokoloff can pounce on him.
Sokoloff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sokoloff throws a combination that misses
and Jamm counters with an inside leg kick.
Jamm scores with a nice strike.
Sokoloff throws a lazy head kick
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokoloff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jamm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sokoloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Sokoloff.
Jamm misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokoloff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokoloff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jamm throws out the jab.
Sokoloff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sokoloff is looking to clinch.
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 Yermolai Sokoloff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jamm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sokoloff looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamm is just out of range.
Sokoloff slips a jab from Jamm.
Sokoloff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamm.
Sokoloff moves in looking to clinch but Jamm pushes him off.
Sokoloff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yermolai Sokoloff is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokoloff throws a head kick but Jamm moves out of range.
Sokoloff thows a leg kick but Jamm checks it
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sokoloff. That's going to slow Jamm down.
Jamm scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jamm thumps Sokoloff with a low kick.
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!
Jamm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamm misses with a low kick as Sokoloff jumps back.
A slow jab from Jamm misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff clinches.
Jamm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokoloff has Jamm pushed against the cage.
Sokoloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sokoloff slips a jab from Jamm.
Jamm moves away from the strike by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamm manages to avoid it.
Jamm throws a leg kick that misses.
Jamm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jamm throws out a loose jab but Sokoloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokoloff is looking to clinch but Jamm is avoiding it.
Jamm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sokoloffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Jamm.
Sokoloff looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jamm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokoloff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sokoloff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamm's head.
Sokoloff throws a right and a left that Jamm avoids nicely.
Jamm dodges the punch combination from Sokoloff.
Jamm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokoloff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jamm lands with a good body shot.
Sokoloff misses the jab.
Good exchange - Jamm coming out on top.
It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
Jamm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokoloff throws a sloppy head kick
and Jamm counters with a solid body kick.
Jamm scores with a jab to the body.
Jamm dodges the punch combination from Sokoloff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sokoloff instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jamm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokoloff.
A short right from Sokoloff on the inside.
Sokoloff lands with a left to the head.
Sokoloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sokoloff misses with some punches.
Jamm presses Sokoloff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sokoloff backwards.
Jamm lands a shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sokoloff has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sokoloff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jamm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jamm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jamm struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokoloff controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jamm on the inside.
Sokoloff blocking some punches.
Sokoloff blocks an uppercut.
Jamm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamm is working Sokoloff over against the cage.
Jamm misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamm lands a left hand.
Jamm lands a shot to the body.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body.
Jamm scores with a shoulder strike.
Jamm lands with a short shot to the head.
Jamm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Jamm.
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sokoloff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jamm lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jamm.
Sokoloff is rocked!
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Sokoloff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamm lands an uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Jamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yermolai Sokoloff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
BOOM! Jamm lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sokoloff. Sokoloff tries to recover but Jamm is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sokoloff lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Jamm!
A very excited looking Jonah Jamm 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Klinkhammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Ballardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klinkhammer's calf.
Ballardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klinkhammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballardo wants to clinch up but Klinkhammer keeps it at a distance.
Ballardo tries to clinch there but Klinkhammer circles away.
Klinkhammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klinkhammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klinkhammer lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Vassago Ballardo has been cut.
Klinkhammer misses with a straight right.
Ballardo lands a jab to the head.
Klinkhammer lands a left and a right that send Ballardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Klinkhammer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klinkhammer steps in with a hook that catches Ballardo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Klinkhammer follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ballardo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Klinkhammer!
Roberto Klinkhammer very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun has chosen พิณบรรเลง as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chouncheun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vanderbeet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chouncheun as he avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Vanderbeet.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Chouncheun.
Vanderbeet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chouncheun is fending him off so far but Vanderbeet persists. Nope, Chouncheun circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanderbeet misses with the combination.
Vanderbeet throws a leg kick but Chouncheun checks it.
Chouncheun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chouncheun tries to land a leg kick but Vanderbeet saw it coming and moves away.
Vanderbeet checks a low kick from Chouncheun.
Vanderbeet catches Chouncheun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chouncheun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vanderbeet checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Vanderbeet blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet checks a leg kick.
Chouncheun is looking to score with low kicks.
Vanderbeet scores with a takedown into Chouncheun's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderbeet postures up in Chouncheun's guard and throws a big left but Chouncheun blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Chouncheun blocks nicely.
Chouncheun pulls Vanderbeet in close to prevent any damage.
Vanderbeet wants to control from the top but Chouncheun keeps moving.
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Chouncheun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep here but Chouncheun controlling him for the moment.
Vanderbeet trying to keep a closed guard but Chouncheun is proving a slippery customer.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep here but Chouncheun controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chouncheun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chouncheun postures up.
Chouncheun stopping the sweep attempt from Vanderbeet.
Chouncheun wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vanderbeet is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vanderbeet blocks a low kick nicely.
Vanderbeet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chouncheun's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chouncheun is not content to let Vanderbeet control the position.
We've been hearing that Vanderbeet has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vanderbeet connects with a nice short shot to Chouncheun's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chouncheun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chouncheun is refusing to be controlled, as Vanderbeet sits in half guard.
Vanderbeet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chouncheun is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vanderbeet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chouncheun keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chouncheun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet works his way into full mount!
Vanderbeet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Chouncheun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vanderbeet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chouncheun can't do much from the bottom here.
Chouncheun tries to improve position but can't.
Chouncheun managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a few punches from side control.
Chouncheun gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vanderbeet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chouncheun is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vanderbeet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Horacio Vanderbeet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chouncheun is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vanderbeet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chouncheun is rocked!
It looks like Timpurhkhum Chouncheun has been cut.
Vanderbeet looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Chouncheun covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Vanderbeet!
Horacio Vanderbeet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill H Ahellno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Ahellno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Domination. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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186 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill H Ahellno!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Shadow misses the target.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Shadow misses with a left hand
and Ahellno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shadow has his takedown stuffed
and Ahellno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shadow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahellno ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow throws a lazy right hand but Ahellno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shadow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahellno.
Shadow tries for a takedown but Ahellno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ahellno's calf.
Shadow takes a swing at Ahellno's ribcage but misses.
Shadow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ahellno defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahellno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Shadow misses
and Ahellno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shadow throws a hook to the side of Ahellno's head but Ahellno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Shadow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shadow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shadow.
Shadow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahellno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shadow moves in looking to clinch but Ahellno pushes him off.
Shadow tries to score with a low kick but Ahellno moves his leg out of the way.
Shadow thows a leg kick but Ahellno checks it
and Ahellno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bill H Ahellno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Ahellno blocks the low kick.
Shadow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shadow moves out of range as Ahellno strikes.
Shadow throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahellno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Shadow there.
Shadow shoots in for a double leg but Ahellno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ahellno cracks Shadow on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shadow falls backwards against the cage. Ahellno follows up with more strikes that drop Shadow to his knees. Ahellno keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shadow! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill H Ahellno!
A very excited looking Bill H Ahellno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport - Fight to Survive. Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faber.
Dux cracks Faber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dux throws a low kick but Faber moves out of range easily.
Dux's corner calls for a 1-2. Dux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Faber moves out of range of the body kick.
Faber checks the leg kick.
Faber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dux as he avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Faber.
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faber.
Faber throws a hook but Dux blocks it.
Faber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Faber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dux's head.
Faber moves out of range of the strikes.
Dux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faber's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux throws a right and a left that Faber avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Dux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faber doesn't seem phased though.
Frank Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dux.
Dux throws a lazy right hand but Faber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faber misses with a body shot.
Faber moves out of range of the body kick from Dux.
Faber misses with a series of wild punches.
Faber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dux at a distance.
Dux scoring well with a low kick there.
Faber misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux is looking to chop away at Faber's legs.
Faber throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
Faber moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Faber.
Faber has a takedown stuffed.
Nice shot lands for Dux.
Faber 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.
Faber's coach down at Nights Watch MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Faber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Faber moves out of range of the body kick.
Faber avoids the head kick by Dux.
Dux tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Faber.
Faber throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faber checks a leg kick.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux checks a leg kick.
Dux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Faber under the eye.
Dux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Faber.
A big left from Faber misses.
Faber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faber throws a hook but Dux blocks it.
Faber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dux counters with a thumping low kick.
Faber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
Faber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dux defending well as Faber loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux wants to slow Faber down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Faber.
Dux tries a low kick but Faber avoids it.
Faber shoots in and gets a takedown into Dux's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dux is keeping the position for now.
Faber advances to half guard.
Dux wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber wants to work for an arm triangle but Dux is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dux wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faber connects with a nice looking jab.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faber throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faber avoids the head kick by Dux.
A telegraphed right hand from Dux misses the target.
Dux is looking to chop away at Faber's legs.
Faber throws a series of punches but Dux moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Dux's head but Dux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faber's sensitive parts.
Faber checks a leg kick nicely.
Dux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dux throws a body kick that misses.
Faber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faber checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Faber.
Faber throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Dux misses with a hook.
Faber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faber looks to land a combination but Dux avoids it well.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dux lunges at Faber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faber's hand.
Faber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dux can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber checks a low kick from Dux.
Dux misses with the body kick
and Faber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faber avoids the head kick by Dux.
Dux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dux throws a leg kick but Faber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Dux shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dux slips under a jab from Faber.
Faber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dux at a distance.
Dux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Dux.
A jab from Faber misses.
Faber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Faber digs a good body shot into Dux's ribs.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dux as he avoids it easily.
Faber lands a really nice looking cross but Dux seems unphased.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faber misses with an uppercut.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dux throws a good cross that connects.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands a nice shot that snaps Faber's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber misses with an uppercut. Dux saw that one coming.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Faber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Faber misses.
Dux throws a low kick, looking for Faber's leg but Faber calmly moves out of range.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faber throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
Faber misses the jab.
Faber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dux's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dux lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faber moves out of range as Dux throws a body kick.
Faber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Dux throws a head kick but Faber moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Faber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faber looks to land a left hand but Dux moved out of range nicely.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber misses with a looping right.
Faber checks a leg kick.
Faber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux scores with a nice right hand.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
Dux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faber takes a swing at Dux's ribcage but misses.
Faber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dux!
Dux is trying to work for a sweep but Faber has mounted him!
Faber cracks Dux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dux tries to reverse the position but Faber maintains control.
Faber pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber dominating with strikes here.
Faber with a couple of short strikes.
Dux tries to hold on but Faber pushes him away.
Faber landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Faber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dux is looking to escape.
Dux taking shots to the head.
Dux manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Faber.
Dux is looking to control Faber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dux avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to control but Dux is keeping him busy.
Faber moves into full mount! Dux won't be happy about that!
Dux tries to lock up and control but Faber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dux has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Dux defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Faber is landing with strikes. Dux can't take much more of this.
Faber is looking for the choke from the back position but Dux is controlling his hands well.
Dux tries to escape but Faber has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dux is keeping busy.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux is really stuck here.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dux breaks Faber's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dux stopping the sweep attempt from Faber.
Faber has control of Dux's left arm, preventing Dux from doing any damage.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Faber trying to control the position.
Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dux trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dux 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
A very excited looking Frank Dux rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kim has gone for a leg lock! Damione Deathclaw slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kim's guard.
Kim keeping full guard, as Damione Deathclaw tries to pass.
Damione Deathclaw stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Damione Deathclaw wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Damione Deathclaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damione Deathclaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Damione Deathclaw passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kim!
Kim tries to reverse the position but Damione Deathclaw maintains control.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Damione Deathclaw's attempts to control the action.
Kim tries to reverse the position but Damione Deathclaw maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw scoring with strikes but Kim is staying in there.
Damione Deathclaw is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Damione Deathclaw sits in half guard.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to work for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Damione Deathclaw passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Kim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Damione Deathclaw tries to move to mount but Kim blocks the move with his legs.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damione Deathclaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damione Deathclaw's best efforts.
Damione Deathclaw is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Damione Deathclaw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damione Deathclaw.
Kim is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Damione Deathclaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damione Deathclaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Damione Deathclaw's legs - danger averted.
Kim content to stall in guard here.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damione Deathclaw has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Damione Deathclaw manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damione Deathclaw wants to control but Kim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kim is looking to advance position but Damione Deathclaw won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damione Deathclaw actively working from the bottom here.
Kim is working for a kimura but Damione Deathclaw is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get back to full guard.
Damione Deathclaw manages to get to full guard.
Kim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damione Deathclaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim trying to control but Damione Deathclaw is working from the bottom.
Damione Deathclaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Damione Deathclaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damione Deathclaw tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Damione Deathclaw takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Damione Deathclaw being controlled for a moment.
Damione Deathclaw is not content to let Kim control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damione Deathclaw keeps working.
Damione Deathclaw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damione Deathclaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kim wants to control but Damione Deathclaw is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Damione Deathclaw trying to remain calm as Kim controls from the top position.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get back to half guard.
Kim goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Damione Deathclaw has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kim but great work by Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kim regains half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damione Deathclaw stands and throws Kim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
Kim regains half guard.
Damione Deathclaw is working for a submission of some sort.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kim has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim wants to control but Damione Deathclaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is pressing down on Damione Deathclaw's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damione Deathclaw has gone for a leg lock! Kim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Damione Deathclaw's guard.
Damione Deathclaw looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kim has picked Damione Deathclaw up and slammed him! Damione Deathclaw can't keep hold of the triangle and Kim manages to pass to side control!
Damione Deathclaw takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kim working away.
Kim landing strikes.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damione Deathclaw keeps working.
Damione Deathclaw manages to get back to half guard.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Damione Deathclaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kim lands a nice short elbow.
Damione Deathclaw gets back to full guard.
Damione Deathclaw wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim landing with the ground and pound.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Damione Deathclaw has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damione Deathclaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damione Deathclaw controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim lands a couple of digs.
Damione Deathclaw working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Damione Deathclaw working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Damione Deathclaw keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damione Deathclaw wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Damione Deathclaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kim works over Damione Deathclaw with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Damione Deathclaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Damione Deathclaw, not yet.
Damione Deathclaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Kim advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Damione Deathclaw is pressing down on Kim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Damione Deathclaw is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Kim.
I think Kim 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Kim!
During a confident post fight interview, Roberto Kim 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage has chosen Gojira - Oroborus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
162 lbs
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Kage!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kage is defended easily by Shields.
Shields connects with a body shot.
Shields swings for the body but Kage moves out of range.
Kage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shields defends well and Kage ends up having to push Shields into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kage is working for takedown but Shields is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nick Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raijin Kage.
Shields lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shields.
Shields works on Kage's body with a couple of short punches.
Shields misses with the head strike.
Shields lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shields is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields is trying to maintain the position but Kage is very close to passing his half guard.
Shields manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields looking for a guillotine here but Kage defends easily.
Kage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shields has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kage has managed to get both his arms back between Shields's legs - danger averted.
Kage wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
Kage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Kage from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shields is keeping the position for now.
Kage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kage trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
Kage preventing the sweep.
Shields is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kage defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage looking to pass the guard.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Shields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shields on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kage gets a takedown into half guard.
Kage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shields does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kage throwing shots but Shields is blocking nicely.
Shields blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage unloading with bombs!
Kage tries to control but Shields wriggling away.
Shields is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shields regains half guard.
Kage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shields moves into full guard.
Shields has his foot on Kage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kage works his way back into a safe position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raijin Kage will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shields's calf.
Shields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kage.
Shields avoids the head kick by Kage.
Shields takes a swing at Kage's ribcage but misses.
Kage connects with a leg kick. Shields looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kage throws a lazy head kick
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shields is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage wants to get back to full guard.
Shields trying to control from half guard but Kage is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage manages to get to full guard.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shields keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kage's head.
Raijin Kage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Kage looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
Shields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shields has managed to get both his arms back between Kage's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kage working for a triangle but Shields defends it easily.
Kage keeping full guard, as Shields tries to pass.
Shields distracts Kage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shields manages to get himself to full guard.
Shields wants to sweep but no luck.
Shields trying to control the position.
Kage is pushing down on Shields's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shields is fighting to maintain full guard but Kage has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking to improve his position.
Shields is not content to let Kage control the position.
Kage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kage wants to control but Shields is keeping him busy.
Shields is looking to improve his position.
Kage wants to take a breather but Shields is having none of it.
Kage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kage is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Shields reverses the position - he's now on top in Kage's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage trying to control the position.
Shields drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shields jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kage is trying to control the position but Shields postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shields is one step ahead there.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Shields will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kage.
Kage scoring with punches from side control.
Shields is trying to get back to half guard.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kage throws a strike aimed at the side of Shields's head but Shields avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields can't do much from the bottom here.
Kage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shields, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage working away.
Shields gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kage prevents Shields from improving his position.
Shields holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shields tries to get to full guard but Kage has control of the leg.
Shields has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kage is working away from the top position though.
Kage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shields wants to get back to full guard.
Shields is working hard here to advance position.
Kage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shields's head.
Shields blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kage.
Kage trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shields checks a leg kick.
Kage with a poor takedown
and Shields counters with a shoot takedown. Kage fights it but they end up in guard.
Kage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields wants to control from the top but Kage keeps moving.
Kage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kage looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
Kage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kage controls Shields momentarily but Shields frees himself.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields won't allow Kage to sweep him here.
Shields wants to control from the top but Kage keeps moving.
Kage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kage shoots for a takedown but Shields saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raijin Kage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raijin Kage!
A victorious Raijin Kage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa tries to work over Jalovaara's front leg with a kick but Jalovaara checks it.
We've been told by Sosa's head coaches at Training Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jalovaara works the jab nicely.
Sosa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jalovaara to the ground. Sosa is now in Jalovaara's guard.
Sosa is pushing down on Jalovaara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jalovaara is fighting to maintain full guard but Sosa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jalovaara tries to get to full guard but Sosa has control of the leg.
Jalovaara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jalovaara.
Jalovaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jalovaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jalovaara is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jalovaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosa wants to pass the guard but Jalovaara is keeping the position.
Sosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sosa trying to control but Jalovaara is working from the bottom.
Sosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jalovaara wants to sweep here but Sosa controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jalovaara avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sosa.
Jalovaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
Sosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sosa. Those never looked like landing.
Sosa lands a jab to Jalovaara's midsection.
Sosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jalovaara. Jalovaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Sosa punishes Jalovaara's body with a nice straight punch.
Jalovaara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalovaara cracks Sosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Jalovaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jalovaara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara checks a low kick from Sosa.
Jalovaara ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jalovaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara sizes up Sosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jalovaara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
Jalovaara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sosa misses with an uppercut. Jalovaara saw that one coming.
Sosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sosa throws a head kick but Jalovaara moves out of range.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jalovaara sizes up Sosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalovaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jalovaara swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
A big right from Sosa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sosa is out of range and Jalovaara settles back down.
Sosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jalovaara throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Sosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jalovaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jalovaara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sosa won't be happy with that.
Jalovaara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jalovaara looks up at the clock and then as Sosa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jalovaara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sosa can't do much from the bottom here.
Jalovaara is working Sosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jalovaara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sosa sneaks back into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sosa cracks Jalovaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaska Jalovaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jalovaara throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but Sosa moves out of range easily.
Jalovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jalovaara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sosa tests Jalovaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jalovaara throws a looping overhand right but Sosa ducks down to avoid it.
Jalovaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa feints and then cracks Jalovaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jalovaara down.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Jalovaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jalovaara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Sosa checks the leg kick.
Sosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jalovaara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jalovaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Jalovaara throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sosa working a defensive guard here.
Jalovaara trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Sosa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is trying to keep Jalovaara in close.
Jalovaara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jalovaara being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sosa checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jalovaara.
Jalovaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sosa. That did some damage!
Jalovaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Jalovaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sosa defending well as Jalovaara loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalovaara lands an overhand right.
A big left from Jalovaara misses.
Jalovaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Jalovaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sosa under the eye.
Sosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jalovaara slips a straight right by Sosa.
Jalovaara is looking to chop away at Sosa's legs.
Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jalovaara throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Jalovaara moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jalovaara's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Jalovaara misses its intended target.
Jalovaara tries to clinch there but Sosa circles away.
Sosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jalovaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick that misses.
Jalovaara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jalovaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Jalovaara lands a nice looking body shot.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jalovaara checks the leg kick.
Jalovaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jalovaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sosa under the eye.
Sosa misses the jab.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick.
Sosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Jalovaara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jalovaara takes one to the side of the head.
Jalovaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sosa slips a straight right by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara misses with the combination.
Jalovaara misses with a straight right.
Jalovaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sosa is fighting to break Jalovaara's control of his arms but Jalovaara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jalovaara is keeping the position for now.
Jalovaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jalovaara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jalovaara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sosa preventing the sweep.
Sosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jalovaara's head.
Sosa trying to control but Jalovaara is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sosa.
Sosa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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.
Jalovaara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Jalovaara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Jaska Jalovaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sosa is trying to control but can't.
Sosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara prevents Sosa from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is looking to control Jalovaara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sosa avoid being mounted?
Sosa is looking for a sweep. Jalovaara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sosa is working hard here to advance position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jalovaara working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalovaara wants to take a breather but Sosa is having none of it.
Jalovaara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sosa motions for Jalovaara to come forward. Sosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Jalovaara as Sosa shoots in.
Jalovaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sosa.
Jalovaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sosa throws a lazy right hand but Jalovaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jalovaara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Jalovaara finds it's way through Sosa's defenses.
Jalovaara misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick.
Sosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Jalovaara.
Sosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara tries a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
Jalovaara 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Jalovaara as he connects with a hook.
Sosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jalovaara!
Sosa cracks Jalovaara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jalovaara is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara is looking to regain half guard here but Sosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Jalovaara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sosa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jalovaara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sosa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jalovaara tries to roll over but Sosa keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jalovaara has his foot on Sosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Jalovaara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jalovaara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jalovaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sosa passes Jalovaara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jalovaara gets full guard.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jalovaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jalovaara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sosa's guard.
Sosa wants to sweep here but Jalovaara controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa had his way with Jaska Jalovaara in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sosa throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jalovaara throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
Sosa throws a chopping leg kick but Jalovaara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Jalovaara moved away.
Sosa throws a body kick that misses.
Jalovaara misses with a right hand
and Sosa counters with a single leg into guard. Jalovaara didn't expect that.
Sosa slips nicely into half guard.
Sosa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jalovaara defending well though.
Sosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Jalovaara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sosa seems to be working for a kimura but Jalovaara defends the submission attempt.
Jalovaara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sosa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sosa's back!
Sosa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jalovaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jalovaara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sosa is looking to improve his position.
Sosa wants to control but Jalovaara is keeping busy.
Jalovaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jalovaara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jalovaara trying to control from half guard but Sosa is working away.
Sosa gets full guard.
Jalovaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jalovaara wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jalovaara motions for Sosa to come forward. Jalovaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jalovaara throws a sloppy body shot
and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Jalovaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Jalovaara moves out of range easily.
Jalovaara jabs Sosa right on the nose. Sosa blinks but takes it well.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but Sosa moved away.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa staying out of range there.
Sosa is looking to chop away at Jalovaara's legs.
Sosa jabs Jalovaara right on the nose. Jalovaara blinks but takes it well.
Sosa slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalovaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Jalovaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jalovaara's waist but Jalovaara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
Jalovaara takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nir Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nir Sosa!
Nir Sosa retains his middleweight title!
Nir Sosa gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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