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EVO 170: Awestruck PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Suk comes to the cage accompanied by DJ SNAKE - GET LOW. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
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37
284 lbs
30 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeo Jae Suk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stack Shillings!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jae Suk wants to clinch up but Shillings keeps it at a distance.
Jae Suk drops his hands momentarily and Shillings takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jae Suk looks to throw the jab but Shillings is out of range.
Jae Suk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shillings.
Jae Suk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Shillings checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jae Suk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shillings lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shillings thuds a left hand into Jae Suk's body.
Jae Suk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jae Suk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jae Suk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jae Suk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shillings.
Shillings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jae Suk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shillings! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk looks to land a body kick but Shillings moved away.
Shillings only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shillings keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shillings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shillings. Jae Suk shrugs it off though.
Shillings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jae Suk checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Jae Suk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shillings avoids a kick to the body.
Jae Suk connects with an inside leg kick.
Shillings connects with an inside leg kick.
Shillings tries a low kick but Jae Suk avoids it.
Shillings takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jae Suk connects with a high kick.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shillings.
Jae Suk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shillings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk tries to land a body kick
and Shillings counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Jae Suk is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Shillings.
Jae Suk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jae Suk avoids the body shot from Shillings.
Jae Suk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shillings manages to circle out of the way.
Shillings misses with a head kick.
It appears Jae Suk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Shillings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick but Shillings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jae Suk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jae Suk swings for the body but Shillings moves out of range.
Jae Suk is looking to land body kicks.
Stack Shillings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws a sloppy head kick and Jae Suk moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Jae Suk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shillings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shillings has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shillings throws a lazy right hand but Jae Suk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shillings misses with a low kick.
Shillings avoids the body shot from Jae Suk.
Shillings cracks the inside of Jae Suk's front leg.
Jae Suk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jae Suk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shillings was well out of range. Poor timing from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shillings misses with a low kick.
Shillings tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jae Suk misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jae Suk tries to work over Shillings's front leg with a kick but Shillings checks it.
Shillings is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shillings connects with a nice looking jab.
Jae Suk misses with a low kick.
Shillings lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jae Suk's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shillings cracks Jae Suk with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk misses the shot to the body.
Jae Suk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shillings counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shillings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shillings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shillings jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeo Jae Suk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shillings lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jae Suk avoids the body shot from Shillings.
Shillings throws out a powerful jab.
Jae Suk slips a straight right by Shillings.
And Jae Suk counters with a quick kick to the body but Shillings blocks it.
Shillings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shillings gets tackled into the cage by Jae Suk. Jae Suk maintains the clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jae Suk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Shillings avoids the damage to the body.
Shillings is trying to break the clinch but Jae Suk has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings looking to slow down the pace here.
Jae Suk throws a punch but it's blocked by Shillings.
Shillings stalling.
The referee calls for Shillings to work.
Shillings continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk missing with knees to the body.
Shillings looking to stall.
Shillings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shillings throws a head punch that misses.
Shillings is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shillings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jae Suk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shillings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shillings taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stack Shillings.
Shillings tries to land a leg kick but Jae Suk saw it coming and moves away.
Jae Suk throws a body punch but Shillings moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk cracks the inside of Shillings's front leg.
Jae Suk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shillings throws a shot from downtown. Jae Suk moves away and avoids it.
Shillings paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good work by Jae Suk as he checks the leg kick.
Jae Suk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shillings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shillings lands a nice hook to Jae Suk's body. Jae Suk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shillings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jae Suk delivers a nice body kick.
Shillings lunges at Jae Suk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jae Suk's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shillings swats away the attempt to clinch by Jae Suk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk wants to clinch.
Jae Suk tries a head kick but it misses.
Jae Suk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jae Suk throws a sloppy head kick and Shillings moves out of range easily.
Jae Suk is looking to wear down Shillings with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shillings.
Shillings lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stack Shillings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jae Suk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shillings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jae Suk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shillings momentarily.
Jae Suk misses with a hook.
Shillings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shillings.
Jae Suk blocks a leg kick.
Jae Suk thuds his shin into the meat of Shillings's side.
Nice body kick there by Shillings.
Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shillings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jae Suk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jae Suk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jae Suk misses with a looping left.
Jae Suk tries to clinch up but Shillings circles away and keeps his distance.
Shillings walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jae Suk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jae Suk throws a head kick that misses
and Shillings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jae Suk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shillings follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yeo Jae Suk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shillings misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Shillings.
Shillings throws out a leg kick but Jae Suk moves out of range and Shillings only half commits.
Jae Suk avoids the head kick by Shillings.
Jae Suk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jae Suk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jae Suk is looking to clinch but Shillings is avoiding it.
Shillings blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jae Suk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shillings if he has to take too many more of those.
Shillings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jae Suk has managed to clinch.
Shillings leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shillings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shillings is defending well for now.
Shillings stalling against the cage.
Come on Shillings - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jae Suk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shillings's efforts to push away.
Shillings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yeo Jae Suk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shillings has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jae Suk lands a jab to Shillings's midsection.
Jae Suk moves into the clinch.
Shillings looking to stall.
Shillings taking a breather.
Jae Suk misses with a punch on the inside.
Shillings misses with a body punch.
Shillings is trying to stall.
Jae Suk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shillings.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shillings.
Shillings tries to circle away but Jae Suk has him pinned against the cage.
Jae Suk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jae Suk with a knee to the head.
It looks like Stack Shillings has been cut.
Shillings takes a shot to the head.
Shillings managing to block the knees to the body from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shillings is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jae Suk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shillings to keep the fight standing.
Shillings lands a shot to the body.
Shillings can't find room to land a body shot as Jae Suk controls the action.
Shillings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jae Suk has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings is trying to maintain a safe position but Jae Suk gets an underhook and turns Shillings into the cage.
Jae Suk misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Shillings - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jae Suk is stalling here.
Shillings is trying to break the clinch but Jae Suk has him pressed against the cage.
Shillings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Shillings.
Jae Suk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shillings blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shillings is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jae Suk is keeping busy.
Jae Suk with a knee to the head.
Stack Shillings is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jae Suk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeo Jae Suk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shillings has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stack Shillings!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
43 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuzuri misses with a body punch
letting Toriyama counter with a right hand.
Kuzuri scores with a sloppy right hand. Toriyama should have avoided that one.
Kuzuri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toriyama lands a lovely overhand right.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toriyama connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Waru Kuzuri has been cut.
Toriyama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good work by Kuzuri as he checks the leg kick.
Toriyama throws a push kick but Kuzuri slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Toriyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuzuri.
Toriyama swinging wildly here.
Toriyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzuri manages to avoid it.
Kuzuri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toriyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toriyama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toriyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Toriyama throws a hook but Kuzuri avoids it easily.
Kuzuri throws a body shot but no joy.
Toriyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Kuzuri.
Good shot there by Toriyama.
Kuzuri throws a good cross that connects.
Toriyama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toriyama shoots in but no luck this time.
Toriyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toriyama throws a big shot that misses.
Kuzuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toriyama's hands.
Toriyama swings for the body but Kuzuri moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kuzuri.
Toriyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuzuri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri needs to keep his hands up - Toriyama had a free shot at his head there.
Kuzuri tries a low kick but Toriyama avoids it.
Kuzuri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuzuri digs a good hook to Toriyama's body.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toriyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuzuri's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toriyama. That's going to slow Kuzuri down.
Toriyama lands an overhand right.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
Kuzuri lands with a nice body kick.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Kuzuri.
Toriyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuzuri. That did some damage!
Toriyama lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuzuri off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Kuzuri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick
and Toriyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuzuri's guard.
Toriyama drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kuzuri dives on top into guard.
Kuzuri is stalling in the full guard.
Toriyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toriyama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuzuri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuzuri pushing down on Toriyama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri wants to free his trapped foot but Toriyama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toriyama tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kuzuri has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Toriyama tries to hold on but Kuzuri postures up.
Toriyama is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waru Kuzuri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toriyama does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuzuri 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.
Kuzuri scores with a nice right hand.
Kuzuri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kuzuri works Toriyama's body with a nice hook.
Kuzuri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuzuri avoids a kick to the body.
Kuzuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toriyama.
Kuzuri checks a leg kick.
Toriyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toriyama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toriyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akira Toriyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Toriyama scores with a head kick. Kuzuri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Toriyama lands with a hook. Kuzuri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toriyama.
Kuzuri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sloppy strikes from Kuzuri. Those never looked like landing.
Kuzuri jabs Toriyama right on the nose. Toriyama blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuzuri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuzuri feints and then cracks Toriyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toriyama down.
Toriyama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuzuri misses with a looping right.
Kuzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzuri takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
Kuzuri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toriyama.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Kuzuri lands a really nice looking cross but Toriyama seems unphased.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Toriyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuzuri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuzuri punishes Toriyama's body with a nice straight punch.
Toriyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Toriyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuzuri momentarily.
Kuzuri misses with a kick to the body.
Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri cracks the inside of Toriyama's front leg.
Kuzuri throws a sloppy head kick and Toriyama moves out of range easily.
Kuzuri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toriyama throws out the jab.
Toriyama connects with a looping right hand.
Toriyama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Toriyama throws an overhand right that lands on Kuzuri's shoulder, as Kuzuri tries to avoid the shot.
Kuzuri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toriyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toriyama throws a chopping leg kick but Kuzuri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kuzuri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Toriyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuzuri finds it's way round the side to connect with Toriyama's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuzuri throws out a counter right but Toriyama avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Toriyama misses
and Kuzuri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Toriyama.
Kuzuri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toriyama moves away from the strike by Kuzuri.
Toriyama catches Kuzuri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuzuri throws the left hand but Toriyama avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toriyama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuzuri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuzuri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Kuzuri misses.
Toriyama drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kuzuri sprawls and moves away.
Kuzuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kuzuri misses.
Toriyama is looking to counter punch.
Kuzuri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toriyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuzuri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Toriyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuzuri misses with a double jab.
Kuzuri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Toriyama throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Waru Kuzuri's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Kuzuri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuzuri misses.
Kuzuri misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toriyama misses with a low kick as Kuzuri jumps back.
Kuzuri throws a jab when Toriyama was well out of range.
Kuzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Toriyama misses the target.
Toriyama tries for a takedown but Kuzuri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Waru Kuzuri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Waru Kuzuri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuzuri throws a big shot that misses.
Toriyama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama lands a slapping body shot.
Kuzuri works the jab nicely.
Toriyama is rocked!
Toriyama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Toriyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toriyama connects with a jab.
Toriyama seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuzuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toriyama tries to bum rush Kuzuri with a series of wild strikes but Kuzuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toriyama misses with a wild combination.
Kuzuri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toriyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzuri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri lands a nice looking body kick.
Toriyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuzuri dodges the punch combination from Toriyama.
Toriyama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toriyama 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.
Kuzuri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toriyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuzuri throws a solid leg kick but Toriyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuzuri.
Kuzuri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toriyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toriyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuzuri momentarily.
Kuzuri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toriyama.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kuzuri tries to work over Toriyama's front leg with a kick but Toriyama checks it.
The crowd cheers as Toriyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuzuri doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Kuzuri misses.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot.
Toriyama attempts a counter takedown but Kuzuri avoids it well and moves away.
Kuzuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Toriyama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuzuri.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuzuri is able to avoid easily.
Toriyama tries to score with a low kick but Kuzuri moves his leg out of the way.
Kuzuri lands with a nice body punch.
Kuzuri throws a right hand that misses
and Toriyama counters with a straight right hand.
Kuzuri just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama cracks Kuzuri with an open hand slap.
Toriyama throws a looping overhand right but Kuzuri ducks down to avoid it.
Toriyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toriyama moves out of range as Kuzuri strikes.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuzuri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama throws a looping overhand right but Kuzuri ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Kuzuri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Toriyama throws a shot from downtown. Kuzuri moves away and avoids it.
Toriyama throws a lazy head kick
and Kuzuri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toriyama throws a body punch but Kuzuri moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuzuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toriyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toriyama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Kuzuri sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuzuri on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzuri 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuzuri at a distance.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot.
Toriyama jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kuzuri lands with a shot to the body.
Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toriyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuzuri.
Toriyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuzuri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuzuri misses with a low kick.
Toriyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuzuri. Kuzuri obviously looking to wear him down.
Toriyama wants to land a leg kick but Kuzuri is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waru Kuzuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuzuri 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waru Kuzuri!
Waru Kuzuri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo comes to the cage accompanied by Kullervo Entrance Theme. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Kullervo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moh.
Moh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kullervo counters with a crisp one two that drops Moh! Kullervo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Moh to his feet! Moh is in big trouble!
Moh is rocked!
Kullervo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moh is still on wobbly legs! Can Kullervo finish him?
Moh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moh seems to have recovered his senses.
Moh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moh takes the fight into the clinch.
Moh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kullervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moh's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kullervo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kullervo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moh backwards.
Moh tries to work over Kullervo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kullervo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kullervo throws a series of punches but Moh moves out of range.
Kullervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moh counters with a shoot takedown. Kullervo fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moh is one step ahead there.
Kullervo wants to control the position but Moh says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kullervo wants to control but Moh passes into side.
Kullervo tries to buck Moh off but Moh is having none of it.
Moh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kullervo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moh working away.
Moh working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Moh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kullervo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Moh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kullervo won't allow Moh to pass to mount.
Moh is still trying to improve position.
Kullervo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Moh manages to pass to mount!
Kullervo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kullervo wants to hold on but Moh pushes him away.
Kullervo gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo is looking for a sweep. Moh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kullervo trying to control here.
Moh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moh thows a huge punch but Kullervo dodges it nicely.
Kullervo gets full guard.
Kullervo working for a triangle but Moh defends it easily.
Kullervo looking for a guillotine here but Moh defends easily.
Moh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kullervo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kullervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moh passes into half guard.
Moh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kullervo is squirming around, avoiding Moh's attempts to control the action.
Moh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moh avoids the attempt from Kullervo to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Moh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kullervo.
Kullervo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moh throws a leg kick but Kullervo moved away.
Kullervo throws a sloppy head kick and Moh moves out of range easily.
Moh lands a nice shot that snaps Kullervo's head back.
Kullervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kullervo tries to clinch there but Moh circles away.
Moh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kullervo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moh throws a jab when Kullervo was well out of range.
Moh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kullervo.
Moh shoots in but no luck this time.
Kullervo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kullervo wants to clinch up but Moh keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kullervo ducks under a wild hook from Moh.
Kullervo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kullervo is fending him off so far but Moh persists. Nope, Kullervo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kullervo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kullervo slips a jab from Moh.
Moh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kullervo moves in looking to clinch but Moh pushes him off.
Kullervo lands a left and a right that send Moh crashing to the mat, dazed. Kullervo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Tat Moh has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kullervo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Moh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kullervo. Moh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Moh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moh avoids the body shot from Kullervo.
Moh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kullervo's sensitive parts.
Kullervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moh lands a nice looking body shot.
Kullervo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moh with a nice cross.
Moh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kullervo.
Moh shoots in looking for a takedown but Kullervo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Evil Kullervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tat Moh.
Moh misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kullervo misses the target.
Moh slips a jab and a cross from Kullervo.
Moh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moh manages to break the clinch.
Moh moves into range and clinches up with Kullervo.
Kullervo is looking to control Moh's arms but Moh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kullervo has his back to the cage.
Moh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moh has a couple of punches blocked by Kullervo.
Moh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kullervos head.
Moh working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kullervo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kullervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moh digs a right hand underneath Kullervo's ribcage. Kullervo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kullervo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kullervo.
Kullervo digs a right hand underneath Moh's ribcage. Moh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kullervo trying to control the position but instead, Moh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kullervo into the cage.
Moh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moh tries to score a body lock takedown but Kullervo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moh.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Moh controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohs head.
Evil Kullervo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kullervo pulls his leg out and moves away.
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 Evil Kullervo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kullervo misses with a straight right.
And Moh tries to counter it with a takedown but Kullervo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Moh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Evil Kullervo has been cut.
Moh misses with a kick to the body
and Kullervo moves into the clinch.
Kullervo is pressed up against the cage. Moh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kullervo down to the mat. Kullervo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kullervo.
Moh has closed the distance and engaged Kullervo in a clinch.
Kullervo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kullervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moh.
A head punch on the inside from Kullervo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullervo is looking to control Moh's arms but Moh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kullervo has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Kullervo.
Moh has Kullervo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kullervo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Moh letting Kullervo take a breather here.
Kullervo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moh has a couple of punches blocked by Kullervo.
Moh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kullervo tries to throw a body punch but Moh avoids it by throwing Kullervo back against the cage.
A short right from Kullervo on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kullervo - that landed with a thud.
Kullervo misses with a knee to the head.
Moh tries to throw a body punch but Kullervo avoids it by throwing Moh back against the cage.
Kullervo is looking to control Moh's arms but Moh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kullervo has his back to the cage.
Kullervo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kullervo is trying to maintain a safe position but Moh gets an underhook and turns Kullervo into the cage.
Moh stalling in the clinch but Kullervo improves position.
I was talking to Kullervo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moh is looking for a takedown.
Evil Kullervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tat Moh.
Moh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moh blocks an uppercut.
Moh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moh can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moh up against the cage.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Moh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullervo lands a shoulder strike.
Kullervo prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kullervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moh wants the takedown. Kullervo is fighting it off but Moh persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kullervo's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kullervo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kullervo is really struggling to control Moh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kullervo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kullervo keeping moving, preventing Moh from controlling successfully.
Moh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kullervo's head.
Moh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kullervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh throws a strike but Kullervo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kullervo defends well.
Moh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kullervo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moh working a defensive guard but Kullervo manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Kullervo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kullervo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Evil Kullervo!
Evil Kullervo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Tat Moh was interviewed post fight and said 'Defeat is a state of mind - no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito misses with a head kick.
Love throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riccuito was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Riccuito moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riccuito 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.
Riccuito defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Riccuito as he checks the leg kick.
Love cracks Riccuito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mark Riccuito has been cut.
Riccuito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love misses with an uppercut. Riccuito saw that one coming.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riccuito wants to counter with a clinch but Love pushes him away.
Riccuito scores with a head kick. Love tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Love is looking to slow Riccuito down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riccuito. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riccuito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Riccuito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Love looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riccuito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riccuito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riccuito's head.
Riccuito throws a one two combo.
Love avoids the head kick by Riccuito.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Love lands a jab to Riccuito's midsection.
Riccuito throws a big shot that misses.
And Love counters with a quick kick to the body but Riccuito blocks it.
Love throws out a leg kick but Riccuito moves out of range and Love only half commits.
Riccuito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riccuito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Riccuito misses with a straight left.
Riccuito lands with a shot to the body.
Love gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riccuito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love walks into a jab.
Love missing with a left hand there. Riccuito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riccuito wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
Love is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Love scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Love throws a body punch but Riccuito moves out of range.
Love sets himself, and Riccuito steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Riccuito slips the punch.
Riccuito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riccuito cracks Love with an open hand slap.
Love throws a hook but Riccuito blocks it.
Riccuito throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riccuito.
Riccuito misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Love misses its target.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love avoids the head kick by Riccuito.
Riccuito lands the left hand.
Riccuito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love wants to slow Riccuito down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to bum rush Riccuito with a series of wild strikes but Riccuito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riccuito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love tries to land a leg kick but Riccuito saw it coming and moves away.
Love throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riccuito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riccuito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Love throws out a loose jab but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riccuito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws a front kick aimed at Riccuito's knee but Riccuito avoids it well.
Riccuito was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riccuito.
A nice side step and Riccuito releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Love checks a leg kick.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riccuito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito jabs Love right on the nose. Love blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Love has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riccuito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
Riccuito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riccuito wants to counter the offense by Love and move into the clinch position.
Riccuito wants to clinch.
Riccuito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riccuito misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riccuito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Love - the referee stops the clock and Riccuito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Love. Riccuito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A combination from Riccuito does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Love.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Riccuito is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Love had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Riccuito moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Riccuito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Riccuito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riccuito throws a body kick that misses.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riccuito avoids the body shot from Love.
Love throws out a leg kick but Riccuito moves out of range and Love only half commits.
Riccuito checks a leg kick.
Riccuito misses with the combination.
Riccuito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love lands with a right hand.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riccuito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Riccuito catches Love right on the button with a cross.
Love fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riccuito checks it well.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riccuito thinks about the counter body kick.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Riccuito responds with a good body kick, but Love manages to step out the way in time.
Love misses with a low kick.
Vagner Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Riccuito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Riccuito there.
Nice body kick there by Love.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Riccuito 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.
Riccuito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Love. That snapped Riccuito's head back.
Riccuito walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Love moves out of range as Riccuito throws a body kick.
Love misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riccuito.
Riccuito is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Riccuito blocks the low kick.
Riccuito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riccuito misses with a wild body shot.
Love on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Love pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Riccuito ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Riccuito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Love throws a leg kick that misses.
Riccuito moves out of range of the body kick from Love.
Love misses with a hook. Riccuito ducked under it nicely.
Riccuito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Love's calf.
Riccuito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riccuito slips under a jab from Love.
Love lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Riccuito.
Love tries to work over Riccuito's front leg with a kick but Riccuito checks it.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love misses with a body kick.
Riccuito replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Love blocks it well.
Love throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Love looks to land a left hand but Riccuito moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Love.
Riccuito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Love is looking to slow Riccuito down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Love tries to land a leg kick but Riccuito saw it coming and moves away.
Riccuito misses with a kick to the body.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Riccuito manages to avoid it.
Riccuito swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love drops Riccuito with a beautiful combination! Riccuito stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Love is looking for the KO!
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riccuito can do to turn this around?
Love takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Love swings for the body but Riccuito moves out of range.
Love throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Love lands a jab to the head.
Riccuito is rocked!
Riccuito misses with a straight right.
Love attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riccuito tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vagner Love dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Riccuito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Riccuito moves out of range of the body kick from Love.
Love slips a straight right by Riccuito.
Love tried to counter with a leg kick but Riccuito avoided it.
Love throws a wild body kick that Riccuito sees coming a mile off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riccuito might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Love has got the better of the exchanges.
Riccuito misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Riccuito finds it's way through Love's defenses.
Riccuito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Love. That did some damage!
Love throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Riccuito.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riccuito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riccuito connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riccuito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Love shakes him off and moves away.
Love jabs Riccuito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riccuito throws a wild body kick that Love sees coming a mile off.
Love is looking to counter with a body kick.
Love goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Riccuito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riccuito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Love.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Riccuito feints a counter leg kick.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Riccuito slips under a jab from Love.
Love checks a leg kick.
Riccuito connects with a crisp jab.
Riccuito avoids the body shot from Love.
Riccuito wants to counter with a clinch but Love pushes him away.
Riccuito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Love.
Love shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riccuito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riccuito.
Love turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riccuito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riccuito tries to land a body kick
and Love counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Love punishes Riccuito's body with a nice straight punch.
Love lands a head shot.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love connects with a leg kick. Riccuito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riccuito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love cracks Riccuito with a good jab.
Love throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Riccuito.
Riccuito looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Love digs a good body shot into Riccuito's ribs.
Riccuito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Love thows a leg kick but Riccuito checks it
and Riccuito counters with a big head kick but Love shrugs it off.
Love throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riccuito.
Riccuito flicks out a counter leg kick but Love steps away.
Riccuito moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love moves out of range as Riccuito throws a body kick.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riccuito throws a combination that misses
and Love counters with a left to the body.
Riccuito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Love paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Love.
Love tried to score with a low kick but Riccuito checks it.
Riccuito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccuito moves away.
Riccuito lands a leg kick that knocks Love off balance momentarily.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Love. That snapped Riccuito's head back.
Love motions for Riccuito to come forward. Love throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riccuito moves out of range as Love throws a body kick.
Riccuito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riccuito slips under a jab.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccuito moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vagner Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Love has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vagner Love!
After winning the bout, Vagner Love thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mark Riccuito was interviewed post fight and said '153'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by JAMROCK. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Benson has knocked Cliff down with a huge combo! Benson steps away and waves a wobbly Cliff back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Ziggy Cliff has been cut.
Cliff with a jab.
Cliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cliff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Cliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson throws a big counter combination but Cliff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been told by Benson's head coaches at Breakdown Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cliff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benson throws a hook but Cliff avoids it easily.
Benson misses with a kick to the body
and Cliff counters with a stiff right hand.
Cliff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cliff's head.
A low kick from Cliff misses
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cliff.
Benson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cliff swings widly with a right hand
and Benson counters with a nice right hand that sends Cliff toppling to the canvas! Cliff scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Benson finish him?!
Cliff is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Cliff throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benson blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Benson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff blocks the body kick.
Cliff looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cliff with a jab.
Cliff lands with an uppercut that bounces Benson off the cage and back into range.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cliff catches Benson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cliff loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Cliff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cliff clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff slows down the pace here.
Benson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cliff has double underhooks.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cliff backwards.
Cliff's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cliff avoids the damage to the body.
Cliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson defending well as Cliff loads up on a big left hand.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws the left hand but Cliff avoids the punch easily.
Cliff forces Benson back against the cage and clinches.
Cliff pushes Benson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson lands with a nice combination. Cliff backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up Ziggy Cliff's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Cliff seems unphased.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cliff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Cliff is predictable there
and Benson counters with a body kick that stops Cliff in his tracks momentarily.
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 Tony Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Cliff's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cliff tries to clinch up
and Cliff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson moves forwards but Cliff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benson moves out of range as Cliff strikes.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cliff wants to counter with a clinch but Benson pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cliff misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson slips a straight right by Cliff.
Cliff connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Cliff counters with a good low kick that Benson was not able to check.
Cliff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Cliff settles back down.
A lazy body kick from Benson
and Cliff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benson's knee momentarily.
Cliff throws a head kick that misses
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cliff takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Ziggy Cliff's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benson misses with a hook
and Cliff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cliff scores with a body shot.
A cross from Cliff lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cliff clinches up with Benson and pushes him back against the cage.
Cliff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cliff as the two fighters clinch.
Benson prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
A nice left hand lands by Cliff.
Cliff has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cliff can turn it around.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cliff is keeping busy.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Benson decides to pull guard.
Cliff controlling from the top position.
Cliff being controlled here momentarily.
Cliff content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cliff is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Benson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benson working to try and regain half guard.
Cliff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Cliff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cliff lands a jab to the nose.
Cliff throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Cliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benson throws a right and a left that Cliff avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cliff dodges the punch combination from Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a series of punches but Cliff avoids them all with ease.
Cliff flicks out a counter leg kick but Benson steps away.
Cliff connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cliff pushes Benson away with a front kick.
Cliff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cliff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cliff throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benson checks a low kick from Cliff.
Benson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tony Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Cliff scores with a jab to 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!
Cliff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benson checks it well.
Benson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cliff.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cliff.
Cliff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cliff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a body kick that stops Cliff in his tracks momentarily.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Cliff counters with a thumping low kick.
Cliff lands an overhand right.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Cliff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cliff.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cliff steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benson.
Cliff misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Cliff connects with an inside leg kick.
Benson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cliff counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cliff presses Benson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benson prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cliff 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
Ziggy Cliff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steroidi Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Light Year - Sex Education . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Steroidi Jr misses.
Akihiro throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi Jr's shoulder, as Steroidi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Akihiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steroidi Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Akihiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akihiro throws a body kick that misses.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Akihiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steroidi Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Akihiro in the body.
Akihiro scores with a nice body kick.
Steroidi Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akihiro throws a body punch but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Akihiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steroidi Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akihiro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akihiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akihiro lands a leg kick that knocks Steroidi Jr off balance momentarily.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body.
Steroidi Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Akihiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akihiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Daken Akihiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Akihiro there.
Steroidi Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steroidi Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Akihiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Akihiro's head but Akihiro avoids it well.
Akihiro struggling a bit here.
Akihiro dodges the ground and pound from Steroidi Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr working the ground and pound but Akihiro is defending the strikes.
Steroidi Jr is putting a hurting on Akihiro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Akihiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Steroidi Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akihiro keeps working.
Steroidi Jr cracks Akihiro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Akihiro is looking for a sweep.
Steroidi Jr 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.
Steroidi Jr in side control, throwing shots but Akihiro defends.
Akihiro struggling a bit here.
Akihiro is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Steroidi Jr is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Akihiro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Steroidi Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Akihiro rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Steroidi Jr's guard! Nice work there by Akihiro!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akihiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steroidi Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akihiro has managed to get both his arms back between Steroidi Jr's legs - danger averted.
Steroidi Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akihiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akihiro wants to control from the top but Steroidi Jr keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro is working Steroidi Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steroidi Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akihiro lands a couple of elbows.
Akihiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akihiro defends well.
Akihiro stays in close to Steroidi Jr's body and controls the position.
Steroidi Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steroidi Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steroidi Jr throws a front kick aimed at Akihiro's knee but Akihiro avoids it well.
Akihiro checks a low kick from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steroidi Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Akihiro, looking for a takedown. Steroidi Jr pushes Akihiro against the cage but Akihiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steroidi Jr jabs at Akihiro's body.
Steroidi Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akihiro can do to turn this around?
Steroidi Jr misses the shot to the body.
Akihiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akihiro throws a hook to the side of Steroidi Jr's head but Steroidi Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steroidi Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akihiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steroidi Jr throws out the jab.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook but Akihiro blocks it.
Steroidi Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akihiro.
Akihiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steroidi Jr throws out the jab.
Akihiro connects with a body shot that sends Steroidi Jr's belly button to the back.
Jab by Akihiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro needs to keep his hands up - Steroidi Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Akihiro misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a low kick, looking for Steroidi Jr's leg but Steroidi Jr calmly moves out of range.
Akihiro throws the kick towards the body but Steroidi Jr avoids it.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Akihiro moves out of range easily.
Akihiro instigates a clinch.
Steroidi Jr misses with some punches.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Steroidi Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steroidi Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Steroidi Jr tries a body shot but Akihiro blocks it.
Akihiro blocking some punches.
Steroidi Jr blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steroidi Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Steroidi Jr controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
Akihiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steroidi Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akihiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body punch.
Akihiro pushes Steroidi Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Akihiro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Akihiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akihiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Steroidi Jr tries a body shot but Akihiro blocks it.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Steroidi Jr lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akihiro backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akihiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Daken Akihiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akihiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anabolinen Steroidi Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steroidi Jr prevents a body shot from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Akihiro.
Akihiro presses Steroidi Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akihiro presses Steroidi Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steroidi Jr misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro lands an uppercut.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akihiro tries a body shot but Steroidi Jr blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steroidi Jr backwards.
Akihiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Akihiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steroidi Jr backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Steroidi Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steroidi Jr blocking some punches.
Steroidi Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Steroidi Jr fails to land.
Akihiro lands a right hand.
Akihiro lands with a left to the head.
Akihiro pushes Steroidi Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akihiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Akihiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Akihiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steroidi Jr blocks a body shot from Akihiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Akihiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akihiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akihiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akihiro moves away from the strike by Steroidi Jr.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akihiro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steroidi Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steroidi Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steroidi Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akihiro.
A big right from Steroidi Jr misses.
Steroidi Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akihiro is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Akihiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akihiro thuds his right hand into Steroidi Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akihiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akihiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr scores with a push kick.
Steroidi Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akihiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steroidi Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steroidi Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Steroidi Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Akihiro sprawls and moves away.
Akihiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akihiro misses with a straight right.
Akihiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steroidi Jr is out of range and Akihiro settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro missing with a left hand there. Steroidi Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro tries to land a front kick but Steroidi Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Akihiro.
A counter left hand to the body from Steroidi Jr misses its target.
Steroidi Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akihiro. Akihiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Steroidi Jr feints and then cracks Akihiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akihiro down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro defending well as Steroidi Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Akihiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steroidi Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akihiro on the side of the head.
A left lands for Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steroidi Jr on the side of the head.
Akihiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro defending well as Steroidi Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Akihiro feints a counter leg kick.
Akihiro takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body punch.
Steroidi Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Akihiro.
A short uppercut from Akihiro.
A short right from Steroidi Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akihiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steroidi Jr lands a body shot.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Steroidi Jr misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akihiro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Steroidi Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steroidi Jr backwards.
Akihiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Akihiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Akihiro gets an underhook and turns Steroidi Jr into the cage.
Steroidi Jr blocking some punches.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steroidi Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Akihiro gets an underhook and turns Steroidi Jr into the cage.
Steroidi Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akihiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steroidi Jr prevents a body shot from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steroidi Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steroidi Jr tries to work over Akihiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akihiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steroidi Jr backwards.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Steroidi Jr avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Steroidi Jr avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
Akihiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steroidi Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akihiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steroidi Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steroidi Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steroidi Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Akihiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Akihiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr tries a body shot but Akihiro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Akihiro really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akihiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steroidi Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Akihiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steroidi Jr.
A shot to the liver by Steroidi Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick but Akihiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akihiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akihiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steroidi Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akihiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steroidi Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Akihiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr looks to land a body kick but Akihiro moved away.
Akihiro tries a quick counter leg kick but Steroidi Jr is wise to it.
Steroidi Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akihiro throws a big shot that misses.
Steroidi Jr attempts a counter takedown but Akihiro avoids it well and moves away.
Akihiro looks to land a left hand but Steroidi Jr moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akihiro.
Akihiro misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Akihiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steroidi Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Akihiro.
A good leg kick by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steroidi Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akihiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akihiro throws a series of punches but Steroidi Jr avoids them all with ease.
Steroidi Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steroidi Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akihiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akihiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook but Akihiro avoids it easily.
Akihiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steroidi Jr sizes up Akihiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steroidi Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Akihiro looks to land a body kick but Steroidi Jr moved away.
Akihiro throws a body punch but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Akihiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro stuns Steroidi Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steroidi Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body kick.
Akihiro checks a low kick from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Steroidi Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Akihiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steroidi Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Akihiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steroidi Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akihiro as he jumps to the side.
Akihiro connects with a single shot there.
Steroidi Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Akihiro moves into range and clinches up with Steroidi Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro tries a body shot but Steroidi Jr blocks it.
Steroidi Jr tries for a takedown but Akihiro manages to get underhooks.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Akihiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akihiro is working Steroidi Jr over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Akihiro tries to work over Steroidi Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steroidi Jr tries to throw a body punch but Akihiro avoids it by throwing Steroidi Jr back against the cage.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akihiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steroidi Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Akihiro pushes Steroidi Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steroidi Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steroidi Jr blocks an uppercut.
Akihiro blocks an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr blocks a body shot from Akihiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steroidi Jr blocking some punches.
Akihiro digs a right hand underneath Steroidi Jr's ribcage. Steroidi Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro prevents a body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr misses with the head strike.
Steroidi Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akihiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steroidi Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akihiro's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Steroidi Jr fails to land.
Steroidi Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steroidi Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
A head punch on the inside from Steroidi Jr fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr digs a right hand into Akihiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akihiro's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Akihiro dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steroidi Jr throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Akihiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Steroidi Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Akihiro in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akihiro.
Akihiro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steroidi Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akihiro counters with a nice body kick.
Steroidi Jr misses with a straight left.
A big right from Akihiro misses.
Akihiro scores with a head kick.
Akihiro lands a slapping body shot.
Akihiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Akihiro moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steroidi Jr blocks a body shot from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr pushes Akihiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steroidi Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akihiro blocking some punches.
Steroidi Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Steroidi Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Akihiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro blocks a body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro digs a right hand into Steroidi Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steroidi Jr's gas tank.
Steroidi Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr misses with the head strike.
Steroidi Jr misses with some punches.
Steroidi Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steroidi Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Steroidi Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akihiro's elbow.
Steroidi Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Akihiro wants to control but Steroidi Jr postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steroidi Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steroidi Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Akihiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steroidi Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steroidi Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akihiro to see if he's OK.
Steroidi Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akihiro keeps working.
Akihiro is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr working away.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Akihiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akihiro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Steroidi Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Akihiro is looking for a sweep.
Steroidi Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr wants to control but Akihiro is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akihiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steroidi Jr lands the left hand.
Steroidi Jr scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steroidi Jr, right into the meat.
Steroidi Jr slips under a jab.
Akihiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steroidi Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Steroidi Jr - just one landing.
Steroidi Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akihiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steroidi Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr feints and then cracks Akihiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akihiro down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akihiro 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Akihiro!
Daken Akihiro is the new lightweight champion!
Daken Akihiro made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sorry fuckers...The Mongrel is here.'.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Good match.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigran Badoyan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Badoyan.
Badoyan shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Badoyan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badoyan misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Badoyan tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Badoyan throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Badoyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Badoyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badoyan throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
Emelianenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Badoyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Badoyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Badoyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Badoyan throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badoyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan attempts a counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it well and moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badoyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Badoyan connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Badoyan. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Badoyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelianenko.
Badoyan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Emelianenko sprawls and moves away.
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
Badoyan swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Badoyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko feints a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Badoyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Badoyan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Badoyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Emelianenko.
Badoyan is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Badoyan sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko works Badoyan's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Badoyan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Badoyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Badoyan is rocked!
Tigran Badoyan's cut is getting worse.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Oh Badoyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emelianenko connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Badoyan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Emelianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Emelianenko!
Alexander Emelianenko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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273 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei 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.
Pei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Pei moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Pei blocks the low kick.
Knight takes a swing at Pei's ribcage but misses.
Pei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pei throws a leg kick that misses.
Knight thows a leg kick but Pei checks it
and Pei counters with a nice body shot.
Knight sizes up Pei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pei was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Pei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Pei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Pei moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pei momentarily.
Pei ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Pei throws a leg kick but Knight checks it.
Pei misses with a straight left.
Knight slips a jab from Pei.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pei throws out the jab.
Pei lands a nice shot to the body.
Pei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight slips a jab from Pei.
Pei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Pei with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pei.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Pei's ribs.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pei rather than just go for the knockout.
Knight stuns Pei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pei.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Pei's head.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Pei moved out of range nicely.
Pei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight throws a body punch but Pei moves out of range.
Knight is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoids the body shot from Pei.
Pei scores with a hook.
Pei lands with a nice body punch.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pei misses with a body shot.
Pei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Pei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pei throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pei manages to avoid it.
It looked like Pei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Pei's front leg but catches the back leg as Pei tries to avoid it.
Knight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pei is looking to counter punch.
Pei connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Pei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pei misses with a two punch combination.
Pei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pei throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knight - the referee stops the clock and Pei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knight. Pei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pei.
Knight tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pei is able to avoid easily.
Pei is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pei throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Pei throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rockford Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pei misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight throws a series of punches but Pei avoids them all with ease.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pei counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Knight.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pei.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rockford Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight throws the left hand but Pei avoids the punch easily.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Pei moved out of range.
Pei is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pei throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Pei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick from Knight lands but Pei takes it in his stride.
It looks like Wei Pei has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pei's knee momentarily.
Pei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Pei is just out of range.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Pei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pei throws out the jab.
Pei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pei. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pei looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pei.
Nice body kick there by Pei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight lands with a straight right. Pei didn't see that one coming.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Knight has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Pei.
Knight connects with a right hand. Pei shakes it off.
Pei misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Pei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knight throws a leg kick but Pei moved away.
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Pei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knight. Knight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pei misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Pei checks a low kick from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pei.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Pei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pei ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
As Knight backs away, Pei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Pei slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pei throws a leg kick that misses.
Knight misses with a hook. Pei ducked under it nicely.
Pei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Pei tries a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Pei checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pei.
Knight motions for Pei to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight lands with a cross.
Pei checks a leg kick nicely.
Pei takes one to the side of the head.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Pei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knight gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pei looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Pei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pei misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Knight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight lands a really nice looking cross but Pei seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pei throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pei is out of range.
Rockford Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pei tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Pei is out of range.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Rockford Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pei misses with a wild body shot.
Wei Pei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps Pei's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pei might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pei throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Pei moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pei throws a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight slips under a jab from Pei.
Pei blocks a low kick nicely.
Pei throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knight with a nice cross.
Pei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pei throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Pei off balance momentarily.
Pei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Knight.
Pei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight moves out of range of the leg kick from Pei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Pei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Pei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Pei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pei takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Donk. Knight catches Pei right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockford Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockford Knight!
A very excited looking Rockford Knight 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rau Utu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rau Utu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider throws a push kick but Utu slaps the foot to one side.
Spider checks a low kick from Utu.
Utu drops his hands momentarily and Spider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Spider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Utu throws out the jab.
Spider has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spider misses with a body kick.
Spider looks to land a right hand but Utu moved out of range.
Spider scores with a crisp jab that stopped Utu in his tracks.
Spider lands a nice looking body shot.
Spider throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider connects with an inside leg kick.
Spider blocks the body kick.
Utu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spider counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Utu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Utu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utu misses the shot to the body.
Spider lands the left hand.
Spider with a nice cross.
Utu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Utu.
Spider tries to land a front kick but Utu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spider tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Utu is able to avoid easily.
Utu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spider throws a hook but Utu avoids it easily.
Spider keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Utu throws a body kick that misses.
Utu avoids a kick to the body.
Utu throws a body kick that misses.
Utu moves out of range of the body kick from Spider.
Utu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Utu tries a head kick but it misses.
Spider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spider throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spider.
An inside leg kick from Utu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Spider misses its target.
Spider swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spider throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Utu counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utu punishes Spider's body with a nice straight punch.
Utu lands a big head kick that sends Spider tumbling to the mat! Utu takes a step backwards and waves Spider back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rinky Spider has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Spider misses the target.
Utu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Utu throws out a loose jab but Spider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Utu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Utu blocks the leg kick.
Utu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spider misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Spider there.
That has opened up Rau Utu's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utu lands a leg kick that knocks Spider off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Spider.
Spider misses with an uppercut. Utu saw that one coming.
Utu connects with a crisp jab.
Spider throws a push kick but Utu slaps the foot to one side.
Utu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spider thows a body kick. Utu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Utu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spider doesn't seem bothered though.
Utu connects with a jab.
Spider looks to land a body kick but Utu moved away.
Utu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spider. Spider obviously looking to wear him down.
Spider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Utu's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spider moves out of range of the body kick.
Utu connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spider. That one must have hurt.
Spider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spider throws a leg kick but Utu moved away.
Utu dips to his left and cracks Spider with an uppercut!
Spider swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Spider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Utu.
Utu misses with the combination.
Spider tries to land a body kick
and Utu counters with a nice leg kick.
Utu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Utu looks to land a combination but Spider avoids it well.
A jab from Spider finds it's way through Utu's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spider throws a lazy body kick
and Utu counters with a straight right hand.
Utu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utu slips under a jab.
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 Rinky Spider will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Utu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spider tries to clinch there but Utu circles away.
Spider throws the kick towards the body but Utu avoids it.
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider lands with a kick to the ribs.
Utu throws a leg kick but Spider moved away.
Spider has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Utu.
A short right from Spider.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spider.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Utu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Utu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spider.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Utu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utu tries to throw a body punch but Spider avoids it by throwing Utu back against the cage.
Utu tries to work over Spider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Utu takes a shot to the head.
Spider working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spider tries a body shot but Utu blocks it.
Utu blocking some punches.
Utu breaks the clinch.
Utu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Utu blocks the body kick.
Utu needs to keep his hands up - Spider had a free shot at his head there.
Spider lands a slapping body shot.
Rau Utu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Spider. Beautiful body shot.
Spider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spider looks to throw the jab but Utu is out of range.
Utu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Utu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utu misses with a head kick.
Spider lands a body shot.
Utu is breathing heavily.
Utu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spider fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Utu on the side of the head.
The cut above Rau Utu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Utu misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spider avoids the head kick by Utu.
Spider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spider connects with a solid leg kick.
Spider lets loose with a powerful body kick. Utu will feel that in the morning.
Utu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spider manages to avoid it.
Spider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Utu looks to score with a jab to the body but Spider is just out of range.
Spider connects with a nice looking jab.
Rau Utu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Utu misses with an uppercut
letting Spider counter with a right hand.
Spider clinches with his opponent.
Spider misses with a body punch.
Utu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spider creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utu misses with some punches.
Utu tries a body shot but Spider blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Utu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spider throws a jab but it's blocked by Utu.
Spider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utu can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Utu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spider - the referee stops the clock and Utu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spider. Utu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spider tries to clinch but Utu is having none of it.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Utu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Utu ducks under a wild hook from Spider.
Nice cross by Spider.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rau Utu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rinky Spider!
Rinky Spider retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rinky Spider, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira's entrance music is The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Doolittle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doolittle.
Ferreira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doolittle backwards.
Ferreira pulls guard successfully.
Doolittle postures up.
Doolittle wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Doolittle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferreira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doolittle passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doolittle pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferreira is working hard here to advance position.
Doolittle is looking to take a break and control but Ferreira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira's coaches at Pearson Spector Litt have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ferreira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ferreira trying to control but Doolittle postures up.
Ferreira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira is refusing to be controlled, as Doolittle sits in half guard.
Doolittle prevents Ferreira from improving his position.
Doolittle is thwarting Ferreira's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with a hook.
Ferreira tried to counter with a leg kick but Doolittle avoided it.
Ferreira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira lands a really nice looking cross but Doolittle seems unphased.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Ferreira.
Doolittle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Doolittle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doolittle throws a lazy right hand but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferreira lands with a nice body kick.
Ferreira is looking to land body kicks.
Doolittle flicks out a counter leg kick but Ferreira steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doolittle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doolittle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Doolittle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Doolittle is out of range.
And Doolittle responds with a good body kick, but Ferreira manages to step out the way in time.
Doolittle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doolittle throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Doolittle misses with a looping left.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doolittle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doolittle tries to land a leg kick but Ferreira saw it coming and moves away.
Ferreira misses with a two punch combination.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Doolittle throws a big counter head kick but Ferreira avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doolittle can do to turn this around?
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonardo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Doolittle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doolittle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Doolittle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Doolittle moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Ferreira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferreira throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Doolittle misses.
Ferreira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira lands a nice shot that snaps Doolittle's head back.
It looks like Doctor Doolittle has been cut.
Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Doolittle avoids it.
Doolittle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Doolittle blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolittle's sensitive parts.
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!
Doolittle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Doolittle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doolittle takes a step back to recover.
Doolittle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doolittle moves into the clinch.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolittle swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doolittle tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ferreira as the two fighters clinch.
Doolittle swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doolittle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Ferreira.
Doolittle misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doolittle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferreira.
Doolittle throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Doolittle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doolittle working aggressively here.
Doolittle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doolittle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
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!
Ferreira looks for the body kick but Doolittle saw that one coming.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Doolittle lands a jab to the head.
Ferreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doolittle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doolittle. Doolittle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doolittle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Doolittle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Ferreira scores with a nice strike.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira lunges at Doolittle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doolittle's hand.
Doolittle blocks the body kick.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle connects with the punch.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doolittle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doolittle! But no joy.
Doolittle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle lands a jab to Ferreira's midsection.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there
and Doolittle counters with a thumping low kick.
Doolittle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doolittle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doolittle checks a leg kick.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doolittle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Doolittle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Doolittle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Doolittle throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira is looking to slow Doolittle down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Doolittle blocks the leg kick.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Nice uppercut there from Doolittle.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Doolittle avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doolittle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Ferreira saw that one coming.
Ferreira is looking to land body kicks.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferreira takes one on the button.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Doolittle feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Doolittle moves away and avoids it.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Doolittle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Doolittle throws out a counter right but Ferreira avoids it with no problem.
Doolittle moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferreira.
Doolittle throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Ferreira misses
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Doolittle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Doolittle's torso.
Ferreira throws a front kick aimed at Doolittle's knee but Doolittle avoids it well.
Doolittle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doolittle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Doolittle's cut.
That's time! Ferreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doolittle moves out of range as Ferreira throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Doolittle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doolittle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doolittle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ferreira with a body shot.
Ferreira tries to land a front kick but Doolittle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle lands with a hook. Ferreira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doolittle takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira throws a wild body kick that Doolittle sees coming a mile off.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Doolittle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle throws a fast counter high kick but Ferreira manages to duck under it in time.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira looks to land a body kick but Doolittle moved away.
Ferreira throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doolittle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doolittle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
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!
Doolittle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Doolittle dips to his left and cracks Ferreira with an uppercut!
Ferreira misses with a leg kick.
Doolittle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
Doolittle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doolittle tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doolittle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle checks a low kick from Ferreira.
A countering left hand to the body from Doolittle misses.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Ferreira saw that one coming.
Ferreira connects with a nice looking jab.
Doolittle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doolittle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Doolittle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Doolittle tries to counter with a clinch but Ferreira shakes him off and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Doolittle blocks the low kick.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Doolittle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doolittle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks for the body kick but Doolittle saw that one coming.
Ferreira scores with a nice right hand.
Doolittle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doolittle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Doolittle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira misses with a body shot
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira punishes Doolittle's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira had his way with Doctor Doolittle in that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Doolittle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a wild body kick that Doolittle sees coming a mile off.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira tries to score with a low kick but Doolittle moves his leg out of the way.
Doolittle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doolittle! But no joy.
Doolittle lands a really nice looking cross but Ferreira seems unphased.
Ferreira throws a front kick aimed at Doolittle's knee but Doolittle avoids it well.
Doolittle replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ferreira blocks it well.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doolittle avoids a kick to the body.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doolittle is out of range.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab from Ferreira.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferreira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doolittle counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Doolittle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Doolittle down.
A lazy body kick from Ferreira
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira connects with a looping right hand.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Doolittle avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferreira scores with a jab. Doolittle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doolittle is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira cracks Doolittle with a hook to the temple - Doolittle is on wobbly legs here! Ferreira swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Doolittle falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ferreira wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonardo Ferreira!
Leonardo Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Leonardo Ferreira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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