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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jutta Urpilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urpilainen comes into the arena with A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash blaring out of the sound system. Jutta Urpilainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jutta Urpilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendes has clasped his hands together around Urpilainen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mendes stands up and beckons Urpilainen to his feet.
Mendes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urpilainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Urpilainen really felt that one!
Urpilainen throws a hook to the side of Mendes's head but Mendes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urpilainen misses with a two punch combination.
Mendes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urpilainen swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Urpilainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Urpilainen back into the cage.
Mendes prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jutta Urpilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urpilainen is trying to drag Mendes to the mat but Mendes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Urpilainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mendes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen wants a takedown but no success here.
Mendes pulls guard effortlessly.
Mendes controlling Urpilainen's posture.
Urpilainen lands a couple of digs.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Urpilainen from controlling successfully.
Urpilainen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Urpilainen wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendes holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is continuing to stall.
Mendes working a defensive guard here.
Urpilainen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Urpilainen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Urpilainen ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Urpilainen drives through and clinches with Mendes against the cage.
Urpilainen is trying to trip Mendes. He has hold of a leg but Mendes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Urpilainen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Urpilainen cracks Mendes with a solid left hand.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Urpilainen from controlling successfully.
Mendes pushes Urpilainen off and gets back to his feet.
Urpilainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urpilainen has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urpilainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes forces Urpilainen back against the cage and clinches.
Mendes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mendes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Urpilainen is trying to keep an underhook but Mendes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Urpilainen trying to control here.
Mendes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Urpilainen wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes is keen to just control but Urpilainen is a slippery customer.
Urpilainen is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mendes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Urpilainen rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
Urpilainen pulls guard effortlessly.
Urpilainen working a defensive guard here.
Urpilainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mendes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes trying to control but Urpilainen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes stands up and waves to Urpilainen to follow him.
Mendes moves into range and clinches up with Urpilainen.
Urpilainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mendes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mendes has managed to clinch.
Urpilainen has clasped his hands together around Mendes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Urpilainen takes a little break here. Mendes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Mendes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen cracks Mendes with a big elbow.
Urpilainen landing a few strikes.
Mendes stops Urpilainen from passing to mount.
Mendes tries to buck Urpilainen off but Urpilainen is having none of it.
An elbow from Urpilainen crashes against the mat.
Urpilainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendes is defending well.
Urpilainen prevents Mendes from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen with the ground and pound but Mendes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Urpilainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Urpilainen is working away from the top position though.
Urpilainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Urpilainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Urpilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Urpilainen winds up and cracks Mendes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Urpilainen 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.
Urpilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Urpilainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Mendes is in trouble now - Urpilainen has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urpilainen tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Mendes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mendes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urpilainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Urpilainen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Urpilainen swinging wildly here.
Urpilainen tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Urpilainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urpilainen rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
Mendes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Urpilainen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Urpilainen wants to escape the position.
Urpilainen is working hard here to advance position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urpilainen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Urpilainen tries to escape but Mendes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen trying to control the action but Mendes just sinks the hooks in.
Mendes doesn't have the hooks in and Urpilainen manages to turn into his guard.
Urpilainen trying to move into half guard but instead Mendes has managed to sweep!
Mendes wants to stand but Urpilainen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Urpilainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Urpilainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard.
Mendes is looking to stand up but Urpilainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Urpilainen wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Urpilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urpilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urpilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Mendes controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen controlling from the top position.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Urpilainen is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendes swats away the attempt to clinch by Urpilainen.
Mendes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Urpilainen.
Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urpilainen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Urpilainen wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Urpilainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urpilainen trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes seems keen to control Urpilainen's posture.
Urpilainen throwing strikes but missing.
Mendes working a defensive guard here.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Urpilainen from controlling successfully.
Mendes controlling Urpilainen's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lazy body kick from Urpilainen
and Mendes counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jutta Urpilainen has been cut.
Mendes pushes Urpilainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Urpilainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mendes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Urpilainen is trying to drag Mendes to the mat but Mendes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Mendes.
I think Mendes 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mendes!
Our winner, Jake Mendes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva avoids the head kick by Paul.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Paul throws a body kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paul's head.
Paul tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paul wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paul is looking to get back to is feet but Silva passes into side control.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva trying to control the action but Paul is working from the bottom.
Silva working the ground and pound but Paul is defending the strikes.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Paul to see if he's OK.
Paul seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Paul looking for a sweep but Silva has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Paul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva prevents Paul from getting the reversal.
Paul sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paul has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Paul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paul keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Paul is looking to cinch up a triangle. Silva throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Paul's body to avoid the submission. Paul has instead reached around Silva's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Paul arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ron Paul!
The defeated Pablo Silva had this to say: 'I feel a little disappointed on the outcome of this fight. Today he is the better man and I congratulate him on the win. I promise to my fans I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot's entrance music is Showering of Money. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pot shoots in for a takedown but DeLuise shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DeLuise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DeLuise throws a push kick but Pot slaps the foot to one side.
Pot is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeLuise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pot lands in his opponent's guard.
DeLuise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pot trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because DeLuise is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pot tries to free his leg and advance position but DeLuise is retaining full guard.
DeLuise not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pot stopping the sweep attempt from DeLuise.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pot shoots in for a takedown but DeLuise shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pot feints and as DeLuise raises his hands in defense, Pot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pot slips nicely into half guard.
DeLuise wants to control but Pot is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pot is staying active.
Pot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. DeLuise doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pot.
DeLuise is not content to let Pot control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise trying to control but Pot postures up.
DeLuise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pot.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
DeLuise wants to improve his position but Pot is controlling well.
Pot is pressing down on DeLuise's thigh, looking to free his foot. DeLuise is holding on for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
DeLuise slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
DeLuise working a defensive guard here.
Pot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DeLuise looks to land a left hand but Pot moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Pot with that takedown attempt.
Pot swings for the body but DeLuise moves out of range.
DeLuise misses with a two punch combination.
DeLuise scores with a decent looking hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeLuise works over Pot's head and body with a nice combination.
A leg kick checked by Pot.
DeLuise scores with a leg kick.
Pot shoots in for a double leg but DeLuise sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dom DeLuise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DeLuise stuffs the takedown.
Pot moves out of range of the body kick.
Pot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dom DeLuise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by DeLuise.
Crunch! DeLuise slams his shin into Pot's torso.
DeLuise moves out of range as Pot strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - DeLuise finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
DeLuise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Pot misses the target.
DeLuise lands a left and a right that send Pot crashing to the mat, dazed. DeLuise thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pot is rocked!
It looks like Jack Pot has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pot drops his hands for a split second and DeLuise immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Pot face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. DeLuise follows up with a right hand that knocks Pot into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dom DeLuise!
An out of breath Dom DeLuise thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensimelio Estevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estevez has chosen Welcome to Jamrock! I'm on mushroooooms! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sensimelio Estevez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Estevez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferguson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Estevez.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown.
Ferguson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Estevez moves out of range easily.
Estevez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ferguson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Estevez. Estevez obviously looking to wear him down.
Estevez tries a head kick but it misses.
Estevez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ferguson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Estevez backs away, Ferguson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ferguson thumps Estevez with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferguson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estevez throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferguson lands a head kick. Estevez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estevez. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estevez gets tackled into the cage by Ferguson. Ferguson maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Estevez avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estevez can't break the clinch.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Estevez tries to stall but Ferguson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Estevez successfully pulls guard.
Ferguson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ferguson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Estevez is proving hard to escape from.
Ferguson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferguson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Estevez keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Estevez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estevez keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Ferguson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Estevez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson controlling the position for now.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferguson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep. Estevez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estevez is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Estevez is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferguson gets full guard.
Ferguson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Estevez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson pulls Estevez in close to his closed guard and prevents Estevez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ferguson looking to control.
Ferguson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Estevez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Estevez circles away.
An inside leg kick from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrett Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson misses with a leg kick.
Estevez misses with a low kick.
Estevez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estevez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferguson looks for the body kick but Estevez saw that one coming.
Ferguson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Estevez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garrett Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sensimelio Estevez.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferguson - that will leave a mark!
Garrett Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estevez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Estevez thumps Ferguson with a low kick.
Estevez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferguson counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson 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.
Ferguson closes the distance and pushes Estevez back into the cage.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Estevez avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estevez.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Estevez blocks it with crossed arms.
Estevez avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Estevez avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Estevez blocks with his arms.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Estevez avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estevez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estevez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ferguson after a bit of a struggle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Estevez as Ferguson tries to tie him up.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estevez avoids it.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Estevez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrett Ferguson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Estevez's face.
Estevez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferguson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Estevez's face.
Estevez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estevez avoids it.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Estevez avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Estevez stalling the fight.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estevez avoids it.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Estevez avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee 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!
Estevez avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estevez avoids it.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Estevez avoids the damage to the body.
Estevez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Estevez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Estevez is trying to pull guard but Ferguson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garrett Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sensimelio Estevez.
Ferguson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estevez.
Estevez decides to pull guard.
Ferguson wants to stand but Estevez is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Estevez is on top in guard.
Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Ferguson has Estevez pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferguson controls Estevez momentarily but Estevez frees himself.
Estevez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estevez.
Estevez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Estevez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Estevez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Estevez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferguson, who protects the arm well.
Ferguson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Estevez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Estevez off balance momentarily.
Estevez throws a wild body kick that Ferguson sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferguson 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 Estevez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Estevez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferguson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferguson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferguson misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estevez. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Estevez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estevez down.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Estevez misses with a head kick.
Ferguson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Estevez tries to counter it with a takedown but Ferguson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Estevez checks a leg kick.
Ferguson lands with a kick to the temple. Estevez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Estevez. That did some damage!
Ferguson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferguson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Estevez misses its intended target.
Estevez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferguson as he jumps to the side.
Estevez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferguson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Estevez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy left from Estevez finds it's target.
Estevez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Estevez tries to work over Ferguson's front leg with a kick but Ferguson checks it.
Ferguson blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Estevez.
A leg kick checked by Estevez.
Estevez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ferguson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Estevez has passed into side control.
Sensimelio Estevez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to control but Estevez postures up.
Sensimelio Estevez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferguson wants to control but Estevez postures up.
Ferguson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ferguson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ferguson won't allow Estevez to pass to mount.
Garrett Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Estevez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estevez is pressing down on Ferguson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferguson is holding on for now.
Ferguson is doing well to control the position and prevent Estevez from advancing to side control.
Estevez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferguson sees it coming and defends easily.
Estevez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferguson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ferguson wants to control but Estevez is keeping busy.
Ferguson gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Ferguson is going to stand back up.
Estevez tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
Ferguson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ferguson decides to stand and escape the position.
Ferguson rushes Estevez and presses him up against the cage.
Estevez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Estevez's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferguson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Ferguson!
Sensimelio Estevez spoke after the fight, saying 'I ate to many mushrooms and I thought he was trying to eat my face man! Just legalize weed already so I can be in my a game!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Payback-Slayer. Solseng has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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38
257 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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283 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
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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
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kearney McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity just misses with a punch to the body.
Solseng moves out of range of the leg kick from McGarrity.
Solseng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGarrity.
McGarrity misses the jab.
McGarrity throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Solseng has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Solseng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Solseng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Solseng connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGarrity. McGarrity circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Solseng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Solseng.
Solseng misses with a double jab.
McGarrity blocks the body kick.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Solseng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGarrity throwing a counter right hand but Solseng manages to avoid it.
McGarrity ducks under a wild hook from Solseng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity tried to score with a low kick but Solseng checks it.
Solseng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGarrity misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solseng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solseng misses with a straight left.
McGarrity throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Solseng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGarrity.
Solseng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Solseng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGarrity finds it's way round the side to connect with Solseng's head.
Solseng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGarrity.
Solseng slips a straight right by McGarrity.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solseng was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws the left hand but Solseng avoids the punch easily.
Solseng throws a counter combo.
Solseng looks to land a right hand but McGarrity moved out of range.
McGarrity lands a nice shot to the body.
McGarrity throws the left hand but Solseng avoids the punch easily.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Solseng tried to score with a low kick but McGarrity checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solseng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Solseng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solseng throws a jab when McGarrity was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McGarrity.
Solseng misses with a body kick.
McGarrity lands with a straight right. Solseng didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Solseng, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Solseng.
Solseng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGarrity lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGarrity.
McGarrity swings for the body but Solseng moves out of range.
Solseng avoids the body shot from McGarrity.
Solseng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGarrity.
Nice body kick from Solseng.
McGarrity throws a jab when Solseng was well out of range.
McGarrity moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Solseng walks into a stiff left hand from McGarrity.
Solseng throws a front kick that sends McGarrity stumbling back into the cage.
Solseng throws a front kick that sends McGarrity stumbling back into the cage.
McGarrity is breathing heavily.
McGarrity on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Solseng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Solseng misses.
McGarrity throws out a leg kick but Solseng moves out of range and McGarrity only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGarrity's head backwards.
McGarrity misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGarrity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Solseng avoids a kick to the body.
McGarrity throws a jab when Solseng was well out of range.
Solseng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McGarrity slips under a jab from Solseng.
McGarrity tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Solseng is able to avoid easily.
McGarrity takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Solseng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGarrity walks into a jab.
Solseng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Solseng scores with a shot to the body.
Solseng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGarrity looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGarrity is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarrity gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Solseng points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. McGarrity wakes up just in time to hear Solseng thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ole Solseng!
Ole Solseng bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan slips a straight right by Jackson.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morgan escapes and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson prevents Morgan from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Virgil Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Virgil Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morgan has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Morgan.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Donnie Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Virgil Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morgan is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Morgan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson has hold of Morgan's hands but Morgan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morgan trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
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.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Virgil Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Donnie Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Morgan from standing up.
Morgan postures up.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Jackson throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Virgil Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson misses with a hook.
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!
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Morgan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Virgil Morgan.
Well Morgan 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Morgan!
A very excited looking Virgil Morgan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babitu. Babitu obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Babitu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson shoots in but Babitu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Babitu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Babitu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Babitu wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Babitu checks it.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babitu on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Babitu. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
As Anderson backs away, Babitu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson 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 Babitu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babitu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babitu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Babitu 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babitu 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 Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babitu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babitu avoids the head kick by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Babitu misses.
Babitu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Babitu wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Babitu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses
and Babitu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Babitu motions for Anderson to come forward. Babitu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babitu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babitu counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Babitu!
Babitu moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Babitu.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babitu scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Babitu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babitu is able to avoid easily.
Babitu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson 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.
Babitu takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babitu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Babitu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Babitu.
Babitu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Babitu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson with the counter takedown but Babitu avoids it easily.
Babitu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Anderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Babitu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babitu. Babitu obviously looking to wear him down.
Babitu tries to clinch up.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Babitu looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Babitu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Joeli Babitu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Babitu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babitu throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babitu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Babitu lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babitu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Babitu throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Babitu throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Babitu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babitu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babitu's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babitu blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Babitu is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Babitu pushes Anderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Babitu is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Babitu is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson'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.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babitu tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Babitu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Babitu blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Babitu.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Babitu darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Babitu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babitu misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babitu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Babitu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson tries a body shot but Babitu blocks it.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Babitu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babitu controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babitu misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Anderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Babitu works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Babitu - that landed with a thud.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Babitu digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Babitu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Babitu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babitu gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babitu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babitu prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Babitu scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Babitu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Babitu tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babitu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babitu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joeli Babitu is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Babitu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson checks a low kick from Babitu.
Anderson misses the jab.
Babitu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Babitu throws a body shot but no joy.
Babitu lands a body shot.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babitu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Babitu throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Babitu counter with a right hand.
Babitu throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Babitu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babitu dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Babitu.
Babitu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Babitu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Babitu.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Babitu's waist but Babitu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anderson just manages to avoid it.
Babitu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Babitu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babitu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babitu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson checks a low kick from Babitu.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson scores with a jab.
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!
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Babitu counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Babitu's knee but Babitu avoids it well.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babitu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Babitu throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Babitu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Babitu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Babitu wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babitu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a hook but Babitu avoids it easily.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babitu is out of range.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Babitu lands with a slapping head kick.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babitu can pounce on him.
Babitu jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Babitu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babitu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Babitu defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babitu.
Babitu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babitu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babitu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Babitu counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Babitu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Babitu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Babitu throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babitu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Babitu throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Babitu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babitu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Babitu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Babitu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Babitu throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Anderson is looking to slow Babitu down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Babitu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babitu.
Babitu cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Babitu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Babitu misses.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babitu is looking to clinch.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Babitu misses with the combination.
Babitu moves out of range of the strikes.
Babitu thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babitu.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu scores with a push kick.
Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson stops Babitu from getting back to his feet.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Babitu is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson not doing much here.
Anderson throwing shots but Babitu is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
That's time! Babitu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babitu checks a low kick from Anderson.
Babitu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Babitu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Babitu throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Babitu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
A quick step to the side and Babitu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babitu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Babitu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Babitu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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!
Anderson wants to sweep here but Babitu controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Babitu is proving a slippery customer.
Babitu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Babitu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson looking to control.
Babitu 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Babitu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Babitu trying to control here.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babitu defending well though.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Babitu to regain full guard.
Babitu is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babitu misses with a wild combination.
Babitu tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Babitu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babitu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Babitu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Babitu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Babitu sees coming a mile off.
Babitu feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson swings for the body but Babitu moves out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Babitu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joeli Babitu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Babitu throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that Babitu semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babitu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Babitu takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Babitu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson 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.
Babitu throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson cracks Babitu with an open hand slap.
Anderson 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.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Babitu lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Babitu half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babitu looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babitu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babitu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babitu throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson jabs Babitu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Babitu is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Babitu.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Babitu as he jumps to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Babitu.
Babitu misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Babitu on the side of the head.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babitu.
Babitu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babitu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babitu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babitu's hands.
Babitu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Babitu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson 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.
Babitu throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Babitu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Babitu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Babitu trying to land knees to the body.
Babitu lands an elbow inside.
Babitu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Babitu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Babitu misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Babitu counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Babitu is just out of range.
Babitu throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Babitu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Babitu looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Babitu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Babitu as he connects with a hook.
Babitu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Babitu counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Babitu.
Anderson with the counter takedown but Babitu avoids it easily.
Reggie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babitu is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joeli Babitu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babitu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeli Babitu!
In his post fight interview, Joeli Babitu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ride the Lightning. Thunstrom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Spitfire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Raijin Kage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lars Thunstrom's chin.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
35 - 23 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Raijin Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kage struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Kage manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kage throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thunstrom uses it to pass to side control.
Kage can't do much from the bottom here.
Kage is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage is trying to get back to his feet.
Kage trying to control but Thunstrom flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Thunstrom not allowing Kage to control his hands.
Kage breaks Thunstrom's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kage defends well.
Kage preventing the sweep.
Kage throws a strike but Thunstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thunstrom defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kage is trying to keep Thunstrom in close.
Thunstrom won't allow Kage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thunstrom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thunstrom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kage is keeping the position for now.
Thunstrom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thunstrom wants to control from the top but Kage keeps moving.
Kage being controlled here, momentarily.
Kage throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage working for a triangle but Thunstrom defends it easily.
Thunstrom prevents Kage from getting back to his feet.
Thunstrom trying to control but Kage is working from the bottom.
Kage will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thunstrom leaves Kage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thunstrom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kage throws a sloppy head kick and Thunstrom moves out of range easily.
Kage feints and as Thunstrom raises his hands in defense, Kage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kage is stalling in the full guard.
Thunstrom looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kage throws a strike but Thunstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raijin Kage dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kage.
It seemed like Thunstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunstrom tries to keep at a distance but Kage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thunstrom misses with a body punch.
Thunstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kage blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kage tries to throw a body punch but Thunstrom avoids it by throwing Kage back against the cage.
Thunstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Thunstrom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kage wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raijin Kage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thunstrom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thunstrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kage backwards.
Kage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thunstrom can turn it around.
Kage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thunstrom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kage tries to clinch up but Thunstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Kage moves out of range.
Kage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thunstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kage moves away from the strike by Thunstrom.
Kage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kage tries to clinch up but Thunstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Kage shoots in and bounces Thunstrom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thunstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thunstrom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kage is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunstrom looking for a guillotine here but Kage defends easily.
Kage scoring with some ground and pound.
Thunstrom is looking for a triangle but Kage pushes his legs off easily.
Kage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kage wants to pass the guard but Thunstrom is keeping the position.
Thunstrom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kage trying to control here.
Thunstrom blocks the strikes from Kage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom wants to take a breather but Kage is having none of it.
Thunstrom wants to work for an arm triangle but Kage is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kage makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kage.
Kage wants to sweep but no luck.
Kage is working hard here to advance position.
Thunstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunstrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kage shoots in looking for a takedown. Thunstrom tries to sprawl out of it but Kage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thunstrom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunstrom tries to keep at a distance but Kage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thunstrom is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kage is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thunstrom to the mat. Thunstrom regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunstrom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thunstrom has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kage is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Thunstrom.
Thunstrom dodges the ground and pound from Kage.
We've been hearing that Kage has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kage connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thunstrom some visible discomfort.
Kage fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kage in side control, throwing shots but Thunstrom defends.
Kage working the ground and pound.
Kage is chipping away with strikes.
Kage working the head and body with strikes.
Kage tries for a kimura but Thunstrom is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage grinds an elbow into Thunstrom's temple.
Kage scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thunstrom is looking for a sweep.
Raijin Kage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kage working the ground and pound but Thunstrom is defending the strikes.
Thunstrom is looking to regain half guard here but Kage keeps moving and retains side control.
Thunstrom avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kage.
Kage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thunstrom is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom tries to buck Kage off but Kage is having none of it.
Kage postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kage controls the position.
Kage connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thunstrom some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Thunstrom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kage throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunstrom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thunstrom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kage connects with a decent elbow.
Thunstrom parries the strikes from Kage easily there. Kage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thunstrom to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom dodges the ground and pound from Kage.
Kage is looking to take a break and control but Thunstrom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kage lands a nice forearm strike.
Kage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunstrom can do to turn this around?
Kage cracks Thunstrom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Kage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage working the ground and pound from side control.
Thunstrom is rocked!
Kage scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Thunstrom is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kage can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raijin Kage!
After winning the bout, Raijin Kage 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Ice Drago has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
136 lbs
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145 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Drago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Preston can pounce on him.
Drago walks into a jab.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Preston misses.
Preston throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Preston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preston blocks a head kick by Drago.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drago.
Preston 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.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
A head kick by Preston misses
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Preston throws a nice head kick!
Drago throws a body kick that misses.
Preston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drago tries to land a leg kick but Preston saw it coming and moves away.
Preston slips a jab from Drago.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston 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.
Drago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Preston misses.
Drago misses with a kick to the body.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drago pushes Preston away with a front kick.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Preston sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Drago walks into a straight right hand from Preston.
Preston misses with the combination.
Preston swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands the left hand.
Preston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Preston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drago.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Preston feints a jab promting Drago to slip. Preston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drago. Drago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Preston lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston tries to clinch up
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Preston.
Preston 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.
Preston lands with a right hand.
Preston misses the jab.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago is looking to counter with a body kick.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Preston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drago can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Drago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drago avoids a kick to the body.
Drago with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Preston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston 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.
Preston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Preston is able to avoid easily.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
A leg kick checked by Preston.
A clash of legs there as Drago blocks the low kick.
A jab from Drago misses.
Preston slips under a jab from Drago.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston misses with a leg kick
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiden Preston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago ducks right into an uppercut from Preston.
Drago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston cracks the inside of Drago's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Preston misses.
Preston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Preston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Drago slips a jab from Preston.
Preston tries to work over Drago's front leg with a kick but Drago checks it.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Drago.
Preston lands a lovely overhand right.
Preston checks a leg kick nicely.
Preston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drago punishes Preston's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Preston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Preston cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Preston on the side of the head.
Preston slips a straight right by Drago.
Drago takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Preston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preston throws out the jab.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Preston.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Preston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
Preston is rocked!
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Preston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Preston checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
Preston is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Preston ducks right into an uppercut from Drago.
Preston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a low kick but Preston avoids it.
Drago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Preston.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston cracks Drago with a good jab.
Preston seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Preston.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Preston throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Preston throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
Preston lands a jab to the nose.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Ice Drago will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Preston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Drago lands a big head kick that sends Preston tumbling to the mat! Drago takes a step backwards and waves Preston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Preston throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Drago!
Ice Drago retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Ice Drago 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Kyoraku scores with a head kick.
Kyoraku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
We've been told by Kyoraku's head coaches at Damage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson defending well as Kyoraku loads up on a big left hand.
Kyoraku with a jab.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Johnson lands a jab to Kyoraku's midsection.
Kyoraku scores with a jab.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyoraku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Kyoraku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Kyoraku darts in trying to clinch
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing down on Kyoraku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kyoraku is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Kyoraku defends it.
Kyoraku is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kyoraku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kyoraku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Kyoraku is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Johnson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Johnson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kyoraku trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but Kyoraku has passed to side control!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kyoraku is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Kyoraku uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Johnson wants to control but Kyoraku is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kyoraku wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Kyoraku content just to control the position here.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Kyoraku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kyoraku gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Luke Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyoraku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kyoraku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyoraku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Kyoraku is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Johnson wants to control but Kyoraku is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Kyoraku denies him.
Johnson trying to control the action but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Kyoraku defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kyoraku manages to control the position for a moment.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kyoraku is looking to escape.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Kyoraku is in no mood to give up.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Kyoraku tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson prevents Kyoraku from getting the reversal.
Kyoraku is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kyoraku?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoraku is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Kyoraku but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kyoraku regains half guard.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson working Kyoraku over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson'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.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kyoraku knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyoraku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kyoraku.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson slips a straight right by Kyoraku.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is pushing down on Kyoraku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kyoraku is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson is trying to control. Kyoraku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Kyoraku works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kyoraku controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Kyoraku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kyoraku keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kyoraku looking to control.
Kyoraku keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kyoraku scores with a body shot.
Kyoraku throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kyoraku pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Kyoraku just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Kyoraku as he checks the leg kick.
Shunsui Kyoraku is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku checks a low kick from Johnson.
Kyoraku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kyoraku cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Kyoraku throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Kyoraku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kyoraku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
As Johnson tries to get set, Kyoraku tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Kyoraku saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyoraku throws out the jab.
Shunsui Kyoraku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kyoraku.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Kyoraku.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kyoraku defends it well.
A head kick misses from Kyoraku.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kyoraku defends it well.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Kyoraku's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyoraku tries to avoid it.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Kyoraku catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kyoraku.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyoraku throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Kyoraku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Kyoraku scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson slips under a jab from Kyoraku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luke Johnson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Kyoraku's guard.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
Johnson is fighting to break Kyoraku's control of his arms but Kyoraku is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
Johnson advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Kyoraku defends it.
Johnson winds up and cracks Kyoraku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting Kyoraku's attempts to control the position.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyoraku is looking to improve his position.
Kyoraku is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson throwing shots but Kyoraku is blocking nicely.
Kyoraku wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kyoraku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kyoraku avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Kyoraku is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd cheers as Kyoraku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson 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.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyoraku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Kyoraku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Kyoraku off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyoraku drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kyoraku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson cracks Kyoraku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Kyoraku looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson feints the counter takedown.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kyoraku.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson thumps Kyoraku with a low kick.
Kyoraku lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kyoraku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyoraku is just out of range.
Kyoraku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Kyoraku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Kyoraku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Kyoraku avoids it easily.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kyoraku looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kyoraku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kyoraku's guard.
Kyoraku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Kyoraku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyoraku taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson'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!
Kyoraku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kyoraku throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Kyoraku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Kyoraku's legs.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Kyoraku's ribs.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Kyoraku.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Kyoraku's ribs.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyoraku defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Kyoraku sprawls well.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Kyoraku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kyoraku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kyoraku was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kyoraku keeps working.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kyoraku moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyoraku is keeping the position for now.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kyoraku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson is standing up over Kyoraku. Kyoraku looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kyoraku is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyoraku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Kyoraku keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Kyoraku blocks nicely.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyoraku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyoraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kyoraku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyoraku is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Kyoraku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kyoraku.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kyoraku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyoraku has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyoraku is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Luke Johnson, 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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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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