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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Grimwald has chosen NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grimwald eats them both and turns towards Monroe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Grimwald dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Monroe lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Grimwald missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimwald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe cracks Grimwald with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimwald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
Grimwald tries a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe is looking to chop away at Grimwald's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grimwald lunges at Monroe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monroe's hand.
We've been told by Monroe's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Monroe throws a wild body kick that Grimwald sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Grimwald.
Monroe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimwald.
Grimwald lands a body shot.
Monroe misses the jab.
Grimwald throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimwald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grimwald is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
Grimwald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grimwald scores with a kick to the midsection.
Monroe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Monroe. Those never looked like landing.
Monroe backing away here, and Grimwald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimwald is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Grimwald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Grimwald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimwald connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
Grimwald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimwald lands a front kick.
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimwald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe drops his hands momentarily and Grimwald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimwald fails with a takedown attempt.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Grimwald avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimwald blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Grimwald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monroe throws a combination that misses
and Grimwald counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grimwald swinging wildly here.
Grimwald lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimwald.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut. Monroe saw that one coming.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Monroe lands a jab to Grimwald's midsection.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimwald.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimwald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Grimwald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Grimwald slips the punch.
A left lands for Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a straight right.
Grimwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
A cross from Grimwald lands.
Monroe tries to bum rush Grimwald with a series of wild strikes but Grimwald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimwald swinging wildly here.
Grimwald misses with a body kick.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Jon Monroe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Grimwald.
Monroe feints a jab promting Grimwald to slip. Monroe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimwald slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grimwald is looking to land body kicks.
Monroe tries to land a body kick
and Grimwald counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimwald scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Grimwald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Grimwald scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grimwald or perhaps it was just good defense by Monroe, which made it look bad.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimwald counters with a stiff right hand.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimwald.
Monroe tries to score with a low kick but Grimwald moves his leg out of the way.
Grimwald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe feints and then cracks Grimwald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimwald down.
Monroe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Monroe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grimwald scores with a nice strike.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimwald.
Monroe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Grimwald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Grimwald scores with a leg kick.
Grimwald throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimwald tries a quick counter leg kick but Monroe is wise to it.
Monroe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grimwald walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimwald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimwald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monroe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grimwald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Monroe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimwald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Grimwald moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Grimwald.
Jon Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimwald lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimwald. That snapped Monroe's head back.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimwald counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Grimwald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grimwald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Grimwald checks a leg kick.
Grimwald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Grimwald moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimwald misses.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimwald lands a two punch combo.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe misses with a left hand
and Grimwald scores with a counter punch that sends Monroe to the canvas! Grimwald smells blood - he's punishing Monroe with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Monroe has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Grimwald!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Grimwald 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 Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire checks the leg kick.
Furfur scores with a push kick.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire scores with a sloppy right hand. Furfur should have avoided that one.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch but Furfur is having none of it.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Furfur cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Furfur.
Furfur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Furfur lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
Furfur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGuire throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuire clinches.
Furfur avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Furfur working aggressively here.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Furfur.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
McGuire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Furfur's face.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furfur cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Furfur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Furfur cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur working aggressively here.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Furfur.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furfur is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
Furfur lands with a right to the head.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Furfur.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
Furfur prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Furfur.
McGuire is trying to push Furfur away but Furfur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furfur avoids it.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furfur avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but Furfur blocks with his arms.
McGuire is working Furfur over against the cage.
McGuire lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furfur is defending well for now.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Furfur.
Furfur pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Furfur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Furfur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Furfur lands an uppercut.
Furfur avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Furfur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furfur.
McGuire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
Furfur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furfur staying out of range there.
McGuire throws a jab when Furfur was well out of range.
McGuire lands a jab to the head.
Furfur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Furfur.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Furfur's head but Furfur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Furfur slips the punch.
Furfur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furfur is looking to counter punch.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Furfur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furfur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGuire.
Furfur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Furfur throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Furfur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been told by Furfur's head coaches at Kebab House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Furfur cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
Furfur looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Nice shot by McGuire.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire lands with a nice combination. Furfur backs away looking to recover.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furfur fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGuire just manages to avoid it.
McGuire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furfur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire lands a body shot.
Furfur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Furfur misses with a straight right.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Furfur throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Furfur checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Furfur's legs.
It looked like Furfur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire tries to bum rush Furfur with a series of wild strikes but Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furfur dips to his left and cracks McGuire with an uppercut!
Furfur throws an off balance right hand
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fakes the leg kick and cracks Furfur in the body.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furfur throws out a powerful jab.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it.
Furfur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furfur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
Nice body kick there by Furfur.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Furfur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Furfur throws a quick counter kick to the body but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Furfur darts in and clinches McGuire up against the cage.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Furfur avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Furfur improves position.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Furfur working aggressively here.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Furfur lands a really nice looking cross but McGuire seems unphased.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furfur's sensitive parts.
McGuire scores with a spinning back kick!
Furfur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Furfur under the eye.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Furfur lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zander McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Furfur.
McGuire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Furfur misses with an uppercut.
Furfur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
Furfur throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
Furfur slips a straight right by McGuire.
Furfur throws a quick counter kick to the body but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furfur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Furfur seems unphased.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Furfur.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furfur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Furfur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Furfur misses the target.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
Furfur fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGuire just manages to avoid it.
Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Furfur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
Furfur walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furfur misses with a body punch
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
Furfur throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
Furfur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furfur.
Furfur connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire moves into the clinch successfully.
Furfur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Furfur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zander McGuire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for McGuire to work.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furfur or not.
Furfur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire working Furfur over with knees to the body.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire looking to stall.
Furfur working aggressively here.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGuire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
156 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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34
159 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, AL Lickertwat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin throws a body punch but Lickertwat moves out of range.
A jab from Lickertwat misses.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lickertwat.
Gavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lickertwat connects with a right hand. Gavin shakes it off.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Lickertwat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lickertwat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gavin's sensitive parts.
Gavin lands a jab to Lickertwat's midsection.
No joy there for Lickertwat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lickertwat throws a leg kick
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin lands a body shot.
Lickertwat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lickertwat misses with a straight left.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Lickertwat moved out of range nicely.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin connects with a nice looking jab.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lickertwat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lickertwat shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lickertwat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lickertwat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Lickertwat ducks down to avoid it.
AL Lickertwat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lickertwat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Lickertwat throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from Lickertwat.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Lickertwat moved away.
Lickertwat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lickertwat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gavin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lickertwat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gavin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lickertwat throwing strikes but missing.
Lickertwat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lickertwat is in close to Gavin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Lickertwat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lickertwat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lickertwat trying to control but Gavin is working from the bottom.
Lickertwat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Lickertwat trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gavin slips a jab from Lickertwat.
Gavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lickertwat shoots in but no luck this time.
Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin takes one to the side of the head.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
Lickertwat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gavin's hands.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lickertwat is out of range.
Gavin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lickertwat backs up against the cage.
Lickertwat misses with a hook.
Gavin connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lickertwat misses with a straight left.
Lickertwat motions for Gavin to come forward. Lickertwat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lickertwat shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lickertwat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lickertwat misses with a double jab.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lickertwat. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lickertwat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lickertwat lands a high kick!
AL Lickertwat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lickertwat misses with a head kick.
Gavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lickertwat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Gavin. Those never looked like landing.
Lickertwat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
Lickertwat digs a good body shot into Gavin's ribs.
Gavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Lickertwat.
A clash of legs there as Lickertwat blocks the low kick.
Lickertwat misses with a straight right.
Lickertwat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lickertwat tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lickertwat checks a low kick from Gavin.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat throws a leg kick
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lickertwat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lickertwat ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lickertwat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gavin misses the body punch
and Lickertwat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lickertwat shoots in for a takedown but Gavin shows good takedown defense.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AL Lickertwat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gavin.
Lickertwat misses with a hook to the body
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Gavin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lickertwat back to the cage. Gavin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lickertwat is rocked!
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lickertwat manages to avoid it.
Lickertwat is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lickertwat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin is looking to counter with a body kick.
BOOM! Gavin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lickertwat. Lickertwat tries to recover but Gavin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lickertwat lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evander Holyfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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41
215 lbs
32 - 17 - 3 |
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217 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good gas tank |
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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
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnnie Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stalker is looking to clinch.
Holyfield throws out a counter right but Stalker avoids it with no problem.
Stalker sizes up Holyfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Stalker's head coaches at Fighting Fitness & Freedom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stalker swings for the body but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holyfield darts in looking for a takedown but Stalker gets double underhooks and turns Holyfield into the cage.
Holyfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holyfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holyfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holyfield tries to clinch
and Stalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holyfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Stalker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holyfield's head.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Stalker.
Holyfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holyfield motions for Stalker to come forward. Holyfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield wants to clinch.
Stalker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Holyfield just manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Holyfield scores with a four punch combination!
Holyfield tries to move into range but Stalker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holyfield connects with a crisp jab.
Stalker throws a leg kick
letting Holyfield counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Holyfield.
Stalker is looking to land body kicks.
Stalker just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield looks to land a combination. Stalker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield thuds his shin into the meat of Stalker's side.
Holyfield tries to clinch up but Stalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stalker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stalker.
Holyfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stalker.
Stalker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Holyfield misses the target.
Jab by Holyfield.
Stalker misses with a two punch combination.
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Stalker.
Holyfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stalker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnnie Stalker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holyfield has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Holyfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holyfield throws an overhand right that lands on Stalker's shoulder, as Stalker tries to avoid the shot.
Stalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Holyfield blocks the leg kick.
Stalker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stalker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stalker misses with a right hand
and Holyfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Holyfield closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stalker's guard.
Stalker is looking for a triangle but Holyfield pushes his legs off easily.
Holyfield postures up in Stalker's guard and throws a big left but Stalker blocks it.
Stalker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holyfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holyfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Stalker has wrist control.
Stalker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stalker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker trying to keep a closed guard but Holyfield is proving a slippery customer.
Stalker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holyfield preventing the sweep.
Holyfield 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.
Stalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalker.
Holyfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stalker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Holyfield just manages to avoid it.
Johnnie Stalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalker ducks under a wild hook from Holyfield.
Stalker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holyfield moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Holyfield.
Stalker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stalker looks for the body kick but Holyfield saw that one coming.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holyfield throws a lazy right hand but Stalker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalker scores with a leg kick.
Stalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Stalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalker also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Holyfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalker is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalker blocks a jab.
Stalker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holyfield tries to clinch up but Stalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stalker misses with a low kick as Holyfield jumps back.
Holyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stalker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Evander Holyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield slips a jab from Stalker.
Holyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holyfield connects with a single shot there.
Evander Holyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holyfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holyfield rushes Stalker and presses him up against the cage.
Stalker lands with a right to the head.
Holyfield scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnnie Stalker has been cut.
Holyfield misses with some punches.
Stalker scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Stalker scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Holyfield breaks from the clinch.
Stalker throws a right hand that Holyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Holyfield also avoids with ease.
Holyfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalker thuds his shin into the meat of Holyfield's side.
Holyfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalker thumps Holyfield with a low kick.
Stalker dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Stalker slams his shin into Holyfield's torso.
Holyfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Stalker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stalker throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stalker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holyfield.
Nice body kick from Holyfield.
Stalker throws a leg kick
and Stalker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stalker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stalker misses with the combination.
It seemed like Holyfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a series of strikes that have Stalker backpedaling.
Nice jab there from Stalker.
Holyfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stalker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holyfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Holyfield.
Stalker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield lands an overhand right.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Stalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalker also avoids with ease.
Stalker tries to work over Holyfield's front leg with a kick but Holyfield checks it.
Stalker misses with a kick to the body.
Stalker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holyfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a knee to the head.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stalker is defending well for now.
Holyfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holyfield landing knees to the body.
Holyfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalker can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
Stalker blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
Stalker avoids a wild elbow strike from Holyfield.
Stalker lands a body shot.
Stalker can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalker tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Stalker.
Stalker lands with a left to the head.
Evander Holyfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalker avoids the elbow strike from Holyfield, against the cage.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evander Holyfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stalker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holyfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stalker misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Stalker.
Holyfield avoids the body shot from Stalker.
Stalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holyfield walks into a left hand.
Holyfield swings widly with a right hand
letting Stalker counter with a right hand.
Stalker throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stalker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalker.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Stalker is having none of it.
Holyfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holyfield avoids the body shot from Stalker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holyfield! But no joy.
Holyfield with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker blocks a head kick by Holyfield.
Holyfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stalker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyfield manages to avoid it.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stalker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holyfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decent striking displayed by Stalker there.
Stalker misses with a low kick.
Holyfield throws a good cross that connects.
Stalker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stalker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
It appears Stalker was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stalker misses with a kick to the body
and Holyfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Stalker is having none of it.
Holyfield misses with a looping right.
Holyfield tests Stalker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evander Holyfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Stalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holyfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyfield.
Stalker wants to clinch.
Holyfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stalker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holyfield's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holyfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holyfield slips under a jab.
Stalker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holyfield thows a leg kick but Stalker checks it
and Stalker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Evander Holyfield's cut even more.
Holyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stalker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stalker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holyfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalker.
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stalker misses with a body kick.
Stalker scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Stalker moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holyfield is defended easily by Stalker.
A big left from Stalker misses.
A punch lands to the side of Stalker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holyfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalker misses with a few strikes there.
Holyfield misses with an uppercut. Stalker saw that one coming.
Stalker misses with a right hand
and Holyfield counters with a leg kick.
Holyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stalker's corner calls for a 1-2. Stalker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnnie Stalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Stalker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Stalker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holyfield 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyfield!
A very excited looking Evander Holyfield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejnar Thorsen (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain moves out of range as Thorsen throws a body kick.
McBrain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBrain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a nice looking kick to the body. McBrain takes a step back to recover.
McBrain misses with an attempted mid kick.
McBrain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thorsen counters with a left and a right that stings McBrain.
Thorsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorsen connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
Thorsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McBrain throws a series of strikes that have Thorsen backpedaling.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBrain avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen connects with a solid leg kick.
McBrain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorsen.
Thorsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBrain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Thorsen throws a jab when McBrain was well out of range.
McBrain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorsen. Thorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from McBrain misses
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBrain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorsen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of McBrain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McBrain throws a nice looking combination but Thorsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorsen throws out a counter right but McBrain avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from McBrain.
Thorsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by McBrain misses
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBrain is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Thorsen engages and cracks McBrain with a massive lead left hook - McBrain tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Thorsen is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ejnar Thorsen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ejnar Thorsen thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - All i Want. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blyer's choice of entrance music: Eye Of The Tiger. Kelemi Seia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Blyer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Seia misses its target.
Seia lands the left hand.
Blyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Seia moved out of range nicely.
Seia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Seia sends Blyer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Seia is motioning to the referee to let Blyer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia avoids the body shot from Blyer.
Seia moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Seia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blyer tries to bum rush Seia with a series of wild strikes but Seia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blyer throws a hook but Seia blocks it.
Seia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blyer slips under a jab.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
Jab, jab by Blyer - just one landing.
Seia lands a really nice looking cross but Blyer seems unphased.
Blyer misses with an uppercut
and Seia counters with a nice body kick.
Blyer throws out a loose jab but Seia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Seia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Seia moves out of range.
Seia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyer is rocked!
Blyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Seia finish him?
Seia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blyer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Seia.
Seia looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyer is just out of range.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyer manages to avoid it.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blyer throws a right hand that Seia ducks under and follows up with a left that Seia also avoids with ease.
It looked like Seia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blyer throws a right hand that misses
and Seia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blyer misses with a body shot
and Blyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Seia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seia scores with a jab.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blyer scores with a jab. Seia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Blyer misses.
Seia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Seia.
Blyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blyer just manages to avoid it.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Seia is out of range.
Seia cracks Blyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Seia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia lands a big right hand that sends Blyer crashing to the mat! Seia stays standing though and waves Blyer back to his feet!
Blyer misses with a body shot
and Seia counters with a leg kick.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
Seia lands a big right hand that sends Blyer crashing to the mat! Seia stays standing though and waves Blyer back to his feet!
Seia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer lands with a shot to the body.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Blyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Blyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blyer has time to react.
A jab lands there for Seia.
Blyer slips under a jab.
It seemed like Blyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Blyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seia defending well as Blyer loads up on a big left hand.
Seia sends Blyer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Seia is motioning to the referee to let Blyer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia lands a brutal uppercut that launches Blyer off his feet! Blyer tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kelemi Seia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phraya Phichai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kyoraku avoids the body shot from Phichai.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Phichai.
Phichai throws a leg kick
and Kyoraku counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyoraku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phichai.
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch but Phichai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phichai throws a leg kick
and Kyoraku counters with a right hand to the body.
Phichai throws a low kick, looking for Kyoraku's leg but Kyoraku calmly moves out of range.
Kyoraku unleashes a big counter combination but Phichai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Phichai misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku throws a counter combo.
Phraya Phichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phichai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyoraku checks a low kick from Phichai.
Kyoraku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kyoraku takes a swing at Phichai's ribcage but misses.
Phichai misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phichai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phichai thows a leg kick but Kyoraku checks it
and Kyoraku counters with a body kick that stops Phichai in his tracks momentarily.
Phichai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Phichai misses its intended target.
Kyoraku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phichai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phichai backing away here, and Kyoraku unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kyoraku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Phichai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku avoids the body shot from Phichai.
Phichai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kyoraku on the side of the head.
Phichai is looking to wear down Kyoraku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phichai swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phichai throws a body shot but no joy.
Phichai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyoraku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku tries to land a leg kick but Phichai saw it coming and moves away.
Phichai swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Phichai moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKyoraku.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phichai throws a leg kick that misses.
Kyoraku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kyoraku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phichai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyoraku staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Kyoraku.
Phichai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kyoraku.
Phichai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kyoraku throws a head kick but Phichai moves out of range.
Kyoraku swings for the body but Phichai moves out of range.
Phichai throws a series of punches but Kyoraku avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phichai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kyoraku checks it well.
Kyoraku tries to clinch but Phichai is having none of it.
Phichai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku slips a jab from Phichai.
Phichai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Phichai swings widly with a right hand
and Kyoraku counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyoraku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phichai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phichai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phichai lands with a shot to the body.
Phichai throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyoraku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
Phichai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phichai throws a low kick but Kyoraku moves out of range easily.
Kyoraku ducks right into an uppercut from Phichai.
Phichai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyoraku counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phichai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyoraku moves away.
Phichai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyoraku counters with a stiff right hand.
Phichai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Phichai does no damage.
Phichai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kyoraku checks a leg kick.
Kyoraku is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phichai.
Kyoraku counters with a body kick.
Phichai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai dominated that round.
That's time! Phichai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phichai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku tries to counter with a clinch but Phichai shakes him off and moves away.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Phichai.
Shunsui Kyoraku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phichai misses with a wild body shot.
Phichai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phichai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyoraku's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Kyoraku blocks the leg kick.
Kyoraku throws a head kick but Phichai moves out of range.
Phichai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Phichai throws a push kick but Kyoraku slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Kyoraku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kyoraku checks a leg kick.
Kyoraku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phichai finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyoraku's head.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyoraku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kyoraku blocks the low kick.
Kyoraku let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phichai misses with a straight right.
Phichai misses with a low kick.
Phichai throws a good cross that connects.
Phichai misses with an uppercut
and Kyoraku counters with a nice body shot.
Kyoraku misses with a body kick.
Kyoraku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phichai in his tracks.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phichai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kyoraku thinking.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phichai.
Kyoraku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phichai misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phichai with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands with an overhand left.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
Phichai tests Kyoraku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyoraku misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phichai throws a head kick but Kyoraku moves out of range.
As Phichai backs off Kyoraku throws a huge counter combo but Phichai manages to avoid it all.
Kyoraku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phichai.
Phichai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kyoraku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kyoraku might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Phichai has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Phichai finds it's way through Kyoraku's defenses.
Phichai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyoraku's calf.
Phichai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyoraku counters with a thumping low kick.
Phichai moves to clinch but Kyoraku breaks away
and Kyoraku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phichai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyoraku swats away the attempt to clinch by Phichai.
Phichai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kyoraku is out of range and Phichai settles back down.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phichai has time to react.
Phichai digs a good body shot into Kyoraku's ribs.
Phichai misses with a wild combination.
Kyoraku appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Phraya Phichai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyoraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyoraku throws a big counter head kick but Phichai avoids it with no problem.
Kyoraku misses with a two punch combination.
Phichai lands with a nice combination. Kyoraku backs away looking to recover.
Kyoraku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phichai stuns Kyoraku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai misses with a straight left.
Kyoraku connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoraku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phichai misses with a looping left.
Phichai swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kyoraku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phichai misses with a low kick.
Phichai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyoraku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Phichai finds it's way through Kyoraku's defenses.
Phichai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phichai throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phichai looks to land a right hand but Kyoraku moved out of range.
Phichai is looking to clinch but Kyoraku is avoiding it.
As Phichai backs off Kyoraku throws a huge counter combo but Phichai manages to avoid it all.
Phichai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyoraku can do to turn this around?
Phichai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Phichai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyoraku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phichai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyoraku cracks Phichai with a good jab.
Phichai misses with a kick to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a crisp one two that drops Phichai! Kyoraku thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Phichai to his feet! Phichai is in big trouble!
Phichai is rocked!
Phichai lands a leg kick that knocks Kyoraku off balance momentarily.
Oh Phichai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Kyoraku misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phichai!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku throws a series of punches but Phichai moves out of range.
Phichai seems to have got his legs back now.
Phichai misses with the combination.
Kyoraku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyoraku throws out a counter right but Phichai avoids it with no problem.
Phichai misses with a wild body shot.
Phichai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyoraku in his tracks.
Phichai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Phichai.
Kyoraku is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Phichai blocks a head kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phichai can pounce on him.
A head kick by Kyoraku misses
and Phichai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyoraku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phichai misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Phichai.
Phichai is looking to chop away at Kyoraku's legs.
Phichai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kyoraku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyoraku at a distance.
Phichai takes a swing at Kyoraku's ribcage but misses.
Phichai misses the shot to the body.
Phichai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku lands with a straight right. Phichai didn't see that one coming.
Phichai misses with an uppercut.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the leg kick from Phichai.
Phichai lands a nice looking body kick.
Phichai misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kyoraku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phichai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Kyoraku finds it's way through Phichai's defenses.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phichai, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kyoraku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phichai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phichai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kyoraku throws out a counter right but Phichai avoids it with no problem.
Phichai fakes the leg kick and cracks Kyoraku in the body.
Phichai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyoraku.
Phichai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Phichai is predictable there
and Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
A hook to the body from Phichai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phichai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phichai.
Kyoraku lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Phichai fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phichai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kyoraku lands a hook that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Kyoraku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kyoraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Kyoraku misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kyoraku as the two fighters clinch.
Kyoraku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyoraku misses with a low kick as Phichai jumps back.
Phichai is looking to counter punch.
Phichai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyoraku is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phichai. That's going to slow Kyoraku down.
Phichai jabs Kyoraku right on the nose. Kyoraku blinks but takes it well.
Kyoraku swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phichai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyoraku defending well as Phichai loads up on a big left hand.
Phichai misses with a body punch
and Kyoraku counters with a head kick. That will keep Phichai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phichai looks to land a body kick but Kyoraku moved away.
Despite the aggression on Kyoraku's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phichai misses with a body punch
and Kyoraku counters with a flying knee that drops Phichai! Kyoraku dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
Shunsui Kyoraku is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Shunsui Kyoraku thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Girlfriend. Jackson has chosen LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 23 - 5, fighting out of London, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jungle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson motions for Ryan to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryan's head backwards.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryan has time to react.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Ryan jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Jake Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson cracks Ryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Jackson.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Ryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Ryan feinted with a counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ryan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Ryan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan walks into a jab.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryan tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryan.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Ryan down.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Ryan, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Ryan against the cage but Ryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ryan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ryan.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Apollo Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ryan digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Ryan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ryan. Ryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryan cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Ryan lands.
Jackson cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ryan checks it.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Jackson wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan lands with a right hand.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Ryan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Ryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Jake Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apollo Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Ryan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Ryan throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Ryan's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good shot there by Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Ryan down.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ryan blocks it well.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
A quick step to the side and Ryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson checks a low kick from Ryan.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses the jab.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Ryan tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson lands the left hand.
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!
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan scores with a shot to the body.
Ryan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan misses the jab.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ryan throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Ryan avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Jake Ryan has been cut.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryan but Ryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson tries to work over Ryan's front leg with a kick but Ryan checks it.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryan finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Ryan moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
As Jackson backs away, Ryan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Nice uppercut there from Ryan.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Jackson moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryan's head.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Ryan lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Ryan in a clinch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Jackson.
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!
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ryan wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Jackson takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Jackson swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ryan was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Apollo Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson is trying to push Ryan away but Ryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Jake Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Ryan - just one landing.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Ryan is rocked!
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Ryan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Ryan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryan gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 Jake Ryan.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Jackson!
Our winner, Apollo Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
153 lbs
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152 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Dragneel's head but Dragneel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragneel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragneel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dragneel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Hossein moves out of range easily.
Hossein lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dragneel walks into a jab.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
Hossein has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hossein.
Hossein cracks the inside of Dragneel's front leg.
Hossein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Hossein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragneel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dragneel slips a jab from Hossein.
Dragneel throwing a counter right hand but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Dragneel lands with a hook. Hossein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
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!
Hossein misses with a left hand
and Dragneel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hossein's knee momentarily.
Hossein throws a hook but Dragneel blocks it.
Dragneel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dragneel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hossein can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossein.
Hossein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragneel counters with a straight right hand.
Hossein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dragneel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Hossein connects with a crisp jab.
Hossein checks a low kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hossein misses with a leg kick.
Dragneel scores with a kick to the body.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hossein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dragneel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hossein thows a leg kick but Dragneel checks it
and Dragneel counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragneel counters with a straight right hand.
Hossein misses with an uppercut
letting Dragneel counter with a right hand.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
Dragneel slips a jab from Hossein.
Dragneel is looking to land body kicks.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
Hossein misses with the combination.
Dragneel is looking for a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hossein.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragneel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragneel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
A jab lands there for Hossein.
Hossein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hossein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragneel 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.
Dragneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
An inside leg kick from Dragneel misses.
Hossein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hossein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hossein throws a body punch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Dragneel throws a front kick that sends Hossein stumbling back into the cage.
Dragneel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Hossein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hossein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragneel moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragneel defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
Hossein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dragneel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hossein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragneel.
Hossein lands a nice hook to Dragneel's body. Dragneel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hossein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hossein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragneel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel moves out of range of the body kick.
Hossein looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
Hossein throws a push kick but Dragneel slaps the foot to one side.
Dragneel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Sadiq Hossein's cut even more.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
Hossein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Hossein checks a leg kick.
Dragneel throws a solid leg kick but Hossein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragneel.
Hossein thuds a left hand into Dragneel's body.
Hossein lands a jab.
Hossein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel cracks Hossein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hossein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hossein misses with a body punch
and Dragneel counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hossein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
Dragneel swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Dragneel dodges the punch combination from Hossein.
An attempted straight right counter from Dragneel misses the target.
Hossein looks for the body kick but Dragneel saw that one coming.
Dragneel digs a good body shot into Hossein's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hossein!
Hossein avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hossein! But no joy.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Hossein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Dragneel moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Dragneel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel lands a big head kick that sends Hossein tumbling to the mat! Dragneel takes a step backwards and waves Hossein back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hossein is rocked!
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
Dragneel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hossein is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hossein seems to have recovered his senses.
Hossein throws a big shot that misses.
Dragneel moves away from the strike by Hossein.
Dragneel throws a leg kick which misses Hossein's front leg but catches the back leg as Hossein tries to avoid it.
Dragneel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dragneel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
It appears Dragneel was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragneel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hossein.
Dragneel moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
Dragneel tries to counter by clinching up but Hossein breaks away and moves out of range.
Hossein throws a hook but Dragneel avoids it easily.
Hossein throws a right and a left that Dragneel avoids nicely.
Dragneel defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hossein throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragneel counters with a body kick that stops Hossein in his tracks momentarily.
Dragneel checks a low kick from Hossein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hossein is breathing heavily.
Dragneel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hossein is able to avoid easily.
Hossein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hossein.
Dragneel circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hossein drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dragneel follows Hossein to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
Our winner, Natsu Dragneel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen LL CoolJ - Headsprung as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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261 lbs
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280 lbs
38 - 22 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva defending well as Obworth loads up on a big left hand.
Obworth closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Obworth pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Obworth finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Obworth throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva is looking to chop away at Obworth's legs.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obworth.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Obworth looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Obworth is wise to it.
Obworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Obworth avoids it with no problem.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Obworth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Obworth scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obworth moves away.
The crowd cheers as Obworth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Obworth on that attempt.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Obworth looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Daniel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obworth fails with the takedown.
Obworth looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obworth swinging wildly here.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Obworth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Obworth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Obworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obworth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Obworth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Obworth connects with a jab.
Obworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Obworth closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Obworth pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Obworth tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Obworth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws a hook but Obworth avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Obworth misses the target.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obworth manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Obworth on that attempt.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obworth moves away.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obworth lands with a nice body punch.
Obworth has a takedown stuffed.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obworth shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Obworth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva counters with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obworth is defended easily by Silva.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Obworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Obworth is breathing heavily.
Obworth doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obworth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva wants to clinch up but Obworth keeps it at a distance.
Obworth blocks the body kick.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to work over Obworth's front leg with a kick but Obworth checks it.
Obworth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Obworth persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Jacob Obworth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obworth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Obworth.
Obworth jumps guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Obworth is retaining full guard.
Obworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Obworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obworth.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Obworth throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Obworth stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Obworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Obworth is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Obworth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Obworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Obworth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jacob Obworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva tries to move into range but Obworth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Obworth misses with a few strikes there.
Obworth tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Obworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obworth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throwing strikes but missing.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obworth postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Obworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obworth landing some decent shots from guard.
Obworth cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obworth prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva is trying to keep Obworth in close.
Obworth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Obworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obworth throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Obworth drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Obworth.
Silva trying to control but Obworth is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Obworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Obworth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Obworth moved out of range nicely.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obworth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Obworth.
Obworth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a low kick as Obworth jumps back.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Obworth. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Obworth sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Obworth avoids it this time.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the body shot from Obworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Obworth misses.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Obworth manages to duck under it in time.
Silva cracks Obworth with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obworth to stand back up!
Obworth is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Obworth.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Obworth manages to duck under it in time.
Oh Obworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obworth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Obworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obworth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obworth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obworth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obworth throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva swings for the body but Obworth moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth has a takedown stuffed.
Obworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obworth throws out the jab.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Obworth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth avoids the body shot from Silva.
Obworth moves out of range of the body kick.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Obworth's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Obworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Obworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Obworth had a free shot at his head there.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obworth manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Obworth counters with a straight right hand.
Obworth dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Obworth's head and hops out.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obworth. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Obworth misses the target.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obworth stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Obworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Obworth tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Obworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Obworth clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Obworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obworth's sensitive parts.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obworth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Obworth misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obworth dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Obworth's head and hops out.
Obworth goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva is looking to slow Obworth down with leg kicks.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Obworth throws a poor cross that misses
and Obworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva scores with the left hand. Obworth knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Obworth persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Obworth misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick but Obworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Obworth is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Obworth misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Obworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Obworth moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Obworth lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Obworth misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Silva keeps Obworth at a distance using the push kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Obworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obworth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obworth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Obworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva cracks Obworth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Obworth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Obworth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Obworth.
Silva throws a body punch but Obworth moves out of range.
Obworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Obworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obworth misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Obworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obworth gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Obworth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Obworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obworth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Obworth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Obworth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Obworth throws a one two combo.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Obworth moves out of range easily.
Obworth connects with a single shot there.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Obworth. Those never looked like landing.
Obworth moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Obworth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obworth's knee momentarily.
Obworth throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva avoids the body shot from Obworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Obworth misses with a looping left.
Obworth tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Obworth tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Obworth's head.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obworth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obworth off to one side.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obworth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Obworth.
Obworth lands a jab to the nose.
Obworth misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Obworth. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Obworth throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Obworth's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Obworth throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Obworth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Obworth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva slips a jab from Obworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva avoids the body shot from Obworth.
Obworth goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Obworth misses with a two punch combination.
Obworth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Obworth checks a leg kick nicely.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Obworth slips the punch.
Obworth swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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