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UMA 23: Pluthong vs Wu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Rainey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiki Tsubasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsubasa has chosen Keith Ape - 잊지마 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Trent Rainey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taiki Tsubasa's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taiki Tsubasa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been hearing reports that Rainey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tsubasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainey walks into a jab.
Rainey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tsubasa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rainey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tsubasa walks away with a smile on his face. Rainey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rainey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tsubasa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rainey scrambles back to his feet.
Tsubasa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rainey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rainey darts in looking for a takedown but Tsubasa gets double underhooks and turns Rainey into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Rainey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsubasa lands a slapping body shot.
Rainey swinging wildly here.
Tsubasa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tsubasa lands a nice shot that snaps Rainey's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rainey shoots and misses
and Tsubasa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsubasa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsubasa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsubasa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsubasa.
Tsubasa digs a right hand into Rainey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rainey's gas tank.
Rainey is breathing heavily.
Tsubasa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsubasa.
Rainey is trying to break free.
Tsubasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsubasa presses Rainey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsubasa.
Tsubasa lands a nice uppercut.
Rainey is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsubasa pushes Rainey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsubasa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tsubasa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Oh Rainey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsubasa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsubasa digs a right hand into Rainey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rainey's gas tank.
Tsubasa drops Rainey onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rainey is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tsubasa digs a right hand into Rainey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rainey's gas tank.
Tsubasa lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsubasa.
Tsubasa lands a damaging elbow.
Tsubasa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsubasa dips a shoulder and cracks Rainey with a mighty uppercut! Rainey falls back against the cage and Tsubasa unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rainey is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tsubasa screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiki Tsubasa!
A very excited looking Taiki Tsubasa 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kristina Harebell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristina Harebell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Washington!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harebell tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
As Harebell backs off Washington throws a huge counter combo but Harebell manages to avoid it all.
Washington moves into range and clinches up with Harebell.
Washington is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harebell can't fight it off and eventually Washington manages to take the fight to the floor. Harebell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harebell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Washington escapes and throws Harebell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harebell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Washington scoring with punches from side control.
Harebell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harebell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Washington working away.
Washington cracks Harebell with a big elbow.
Washington cracks Harebell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harebell is looking for a sweep.
Washington decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harebell to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Harebell like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Harebell from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Washington!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Abramson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raghev Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Abramson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raghev Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yadav lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yadav drops Abramson with a beautiful combination! Abramson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yadav is looking for the KO!
Abramson is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Yadav ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Abramson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raghev Yadav!
Raghev Yadav thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Chekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Mettenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Chekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Mettenberger!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mettenberger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chekov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mettenberger tries to avoid it but Chekov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mettenberger to the ground. Mettenberger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mettenberger unleashes a big counter combination but Chekov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chekov shoots in for a double leg but Mettenberger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chekov has his takedown stuffed
and Mettenberger counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Vladmir Chekov has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladmir Chekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekov tries to clinch there but Mettenberger circles away.
Chekov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mettenberger counters with a straight right hand.
Chekov is rocked!
Mettenberger walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Chekov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mettenberger swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Chekov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Mettenberger!
During a confident post fight interview, Zach Mettenberger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobblepot's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're Going Down. Bob Neal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oswald Cobblepot's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Neal!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobblepot doesn't seem bothered though.
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobblepot.
It seemed like Neal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobblepot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Neal blocks it.
Cobblepot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Oswald Cobblepot has been cut.
Neal is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Cobblepot flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cobblepot is out cold! Neal holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Neal!
A victorious Bob Neal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Zakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Zakhar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kingsley Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Zakhar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots for a takedown but Zakhar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zakhar moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zakhar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zakhar as he avoids it easily.
Zakhar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zakhar forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zakhar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zakhar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zakhar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris jumps guard but Zakhar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingsley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to control Zakhar's arms but Zakhar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Zakhar tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Zakhar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zakhar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
Zakhar pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zakhar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris is working Zakhar over against the cage.
Zakhar misses with some punches.
Zakhar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Zakhar improves position.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakhar is defending well for now.
Zakhar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zakhar missing with knees to the body.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Zakhar has him pressed against the cage.
Zakhar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zakhar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Zakhar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zakhar lands with an overhand left.
Harris looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zakhar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zakhar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zakhar moves into the clinch.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Zakhar, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zakhar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Zakhar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Zakhar throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Zakhar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zakhar throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Zakhar throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Zakhar throws a body kick that misses.
Zakhar forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zakhar after a bit of a struggle.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zakhar lands an uppercut.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zakhar.
Harris tries to pull guard but Zakhar won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakhar tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakhar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Zakhar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Zakhar tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries to pull guard but Zakhar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zakhar missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Zakhar.
Zakhar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Zakhar trying to land knees to the body.
Zakhar looks winded!
Harris fails to pull guard.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris avoids the body shot from Zakhar.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zakhar lands a slapping body shot.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Zakhar 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.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zakhar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris moves away from the strike by Zakhar.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakhar stuffs the takedown.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zakhar wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Crunch! Zakhar slams his shin into Harris's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris drives through with a takedown into Zakhar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harris trying to control but Zakhar is working from the bottom.
Zakhar seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Zakhar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harris is fighting to break Zakhar's control of his arms but Zakhar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zakhar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but Zakhar keeps moving.
Zakhar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zakhar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Harris tries to roll over but Zakhar keeps him under control.
Zakhar throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Zakhar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakhar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zakhar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zakhar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zakhar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harris wants to improve his position but Zakhar is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zakhar punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Zakhar misses with a body kick.
Zakhar tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Viktor Zakhar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris pulls Zakhar into guard.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zakhar.
Zakhar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zakhar.
Zakhar won't allow Harris to get back to his feet.
Zakhar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zakhar stands up from Harris's guard - Zakhar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zakhar throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakhar connects with a body shot.
Zakhar tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Viktor Zakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakhar tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Viktor Zakhar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Zakhar punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Zakhar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Zakhar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris attempts a counter takedown but Zakhar avoids it well and moves away.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Zakhar sprawls well.
Zakhar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zakhar rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Viktor Zakhar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zakhar tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Zakhar tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Zakhar back against the cage.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris avoiding damage as Zakhar throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zakhar smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingsley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zakhar connects with an inside leg kick.
Zakhar throws a leg kick
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zakhar throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Zakhar looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zakhar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Zakhar takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Zakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zakhar throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zakhar misses with a looping right.
Harris clinches up with Zakhar and pushes him back against the cage.
Zakhar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zakhar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Zakhar.
Zakhar throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Zakhar is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zakhar is trying to defend but Harris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris wants to take a breather but Zakhar is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zakhar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harris postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zakhar to stand up.
Zakhar throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Zakhar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Zakhar.
Zakhar tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Zakhar. Zakhar maintains the clinch.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Zakhar.
Zakhar misses with a knee strike.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zakhar misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zakhar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zakhar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zakhar manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zakhar is keeping the position for now.
Zakhar has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Zakhar wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
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 Kingsley Harris.
I think Zakhar 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Zakhar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's entrance music is Dostrescinco - Voluntad. A fine choice. Joseph Edgar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Walter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter fails with the takedown.
It looked like Edgar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Edgar lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice body punch from Edgar.
Walter throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar is looking to counter punch.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar scores with the left hand. Walter knows he should have avoided that one.
Edgar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edgar lands with a hook. Walter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edgar was covering up waiting for the punch and Walter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walter wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Edgar wants to improve his position but instead Walter has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Edgar defends it well.
Edgar controlling the leg, holding on to 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.
Edgar wants to get back to full guard.
Walter tries to pass to full mount but Edgar defends it.
Edgar has his hands clasped together around Walter's back. He's all about the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edgar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edgar trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter with a poor takedown
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar cracks Walter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edgar lands with an uppercut that bounces Walter off the cage and back into range.
Walter clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar stops a takedown attempt from Walter.
Joseph Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Walter.
A frustrated look appears on Edgar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Edgar.
Walter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Edgar after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Edgar 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 jab from Edgar finds it's way through Walter's defenses.
Edgar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edgar.
Edgar scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Joseph Edgar is winning the standup battle so far.
Walter takes the fight into the clinch.
Walter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Edgar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Edgar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
Edgar throws a one two combo.
Edgar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter shoots in but no luck this time.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Edgar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Walter ducks right into an uppercut from Edgar.
Walter tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joseph Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Walter.
Walter misses the body punch
and Edgar counters with a left and a right that stings Walter.
Walter misses with a takedown
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter throws a lazy body kick
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicholas Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter fails with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands with a hook. Walter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into Walter's ribs.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Walter's ribs.
Walter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Edgar catches Walter right on the button with a cross.
Edgar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walter on the side of the head.
Edgar lands the left hand.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt.
Edgar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a right hook to the body.
Edgar scores with a jab to the head.
Walter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar clobbers Walter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walter tries to move into range but Edgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edgar thuds his right hand into Walter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Edgar. Beautiful body shot.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar lands a jab to Walter's midsection.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar jabs Walter right on the nose. Walter blinks but takes it well.
Walter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walter goes for a double leg but Edgar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Edgar continues to drive forward.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Walter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walter has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Edgar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Edgar scores with a jab.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A cross from Edgar lands.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Edgar throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Edgar stuffs the takedown.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edgar swivels and escapes.
Edgar lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar looks to land a right hand but Walter moved out of range.
Walter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Edgar defends well and Walter ends up having to push Edgar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joseph Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Walter.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edgar with a jab.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Edgar.
Walter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joseph Edgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walter moves forwards but Edgar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edgar lands a right hook to the body.
Edgar lands the left hand.
Walter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edgar seems keen to control Walter's posture.
Edgar 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.
Edgar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walter's guard.
Edgar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walter working a defensive guard but Edgar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Edgar tries to advance to mount but Walter denies him.
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.
A lull in the action here as Edgar stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar throws an elbow but Walter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Edgar controlling from side mount.
Walter tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nicholas Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edgar, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Edgar!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Edgar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kovalev (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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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev jabs Montoya right on the nose. Montoya blinks but takes it well.
Kovalev lands with a nice combination. Montoya backs away looking to recover.
Kovalev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Montoya misses.
Montoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovalev.
Montoya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovalev momentarily.
Montoya misses with a lunging right hand
and Kovalev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montoya throws a hook but Kovalev avoids it easily.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Montoya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Montoya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Alexei Kovalev has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovalev.
Kovalev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovalev is looking to clinch but Montoya is avoiding it.
Montoya connects with a crisp jab.
Montoya misses with a left hand
and Kovalev counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Kovalev.
Kovalev lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montoya jabs at Kovalev's body.
Montoya misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovalev's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovalev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Kovalev catches Montoya right on the button with a cross.
Montoya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovalev lands with a good body shot.
Kovalev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montoya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovalev 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.
Kovalev throws a good cross that connects.
Montoya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kovalev slips under a jab.
Kovalev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Montoya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Montoya throws a right hand that Kovalev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovalev also avoids with ease.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Kovalev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montoya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovalev!
Montoya misses with a body punch
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovalev connects with a jab.
Kovalev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montoya doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Kovalev.
Montoya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montoya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montoya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovalev.
Montoya is rocked!
Montoya walks into a jab.
Oh Montoya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalev scores with the left hand. Montoya knows he should have avoided that one.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montoya seems to have got his legs back now.
Montoya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovalev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kovalev cracks Montoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovalev 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.
Kovalev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montoya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montoya misses with a double jab
and Kovalev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovalev tries to clinch but Montoya is having none of it.
Kovalev lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montoya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Montoya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Kovalev - just one landing.
Kovalev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montoya's head.
Kovalev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montoya keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovalev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Montoya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kovalev to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy left from Kovalev finds it's target.
Kovalev wants to clinch up but Montoya keeps it at a distance.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovalev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovalev is looking to clinch.
Kovalev is looking to clinch.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovalev lands a nice hook to Montoya's body. Montoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalev 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.
Montoya walks into a stiff left hand from Kovalev.
Kovalev wants to clinch up but Montoya keeps it at a distance.
Montoya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovalev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montoya doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovalev throws a one two combo.
Kovalev connects with a jab.
Kovalev tries to clinch but Montoya moves out of range.
Kovalev scores with a shot to the body.
Kovalev tries to clinch up.
Kovalev tests Montoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovalev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kovalev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montoya momentarily.
Kovalev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montoya's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalev jabs Montoya right on the nose. Montoya blinks but takes it well.
Kovalev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kovalev lands with an overhand left.
Kovalev lands a jab to the nose.
Kovalev is looking to clinch but Montoya is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kovalev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Kovalev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montoya drops his hands momentarily and Kovalev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovalev ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kovalev lands with a good body shot.
Kovalev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Montoya takes a swing at Kovalev's ribcage but misses.
Kovalev catches Montoya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Kovalev catches Montoya right on the button with a cross.
Montoya has managed to clinch.
Montoya pushes Kovalev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev tries to work over Montoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Montoya blocking some punches.
Montoya lands a body punch.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalev or not.
Kovalev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Montoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovalev.
A shot in the inside from Montoya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Montoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovalev stalling in the clinch but Montoya improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montoya.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montoya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalev or not.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Montoya.
Kovalev tries to throw a body punch but Montoya avoids it by throwing Kovalev back against the cage.
Kovalev lands a right hand.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montoya digs a right hand underneath Kovalev's ribcage. Kovalev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hidalgo Montoya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovalev backwards.
Montoya gets through Kovalev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
Montoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev wants to stall.
Kovalev takes a shot to the head.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovalev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montoya lands an uppercut.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Montoya lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Montoya.
Kovalev blocking some punches.
Montoya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovalevs head.
Montoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovalev backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Montoya.
Montoya digs a right hand underneath Kovalev's ribcage. Kovalev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montoya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montoya blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montoya.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Montoya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montoya blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Montoya fails to land.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev is trying to maintain a safe position but Montoya gets an underhook and turns Kovalev into the cage.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Montoya digs a right hand into Kovalev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovalev's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Montoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kovalev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Montoya lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovalev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalev trying to stall but Montoya improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovalev.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Montoya works on Kovalev's body with a couple of short punches.
Kovalev misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Kovalev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Montoya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montoya rushes Kovalev and presses him up against the cage.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Kovalev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.
Kovalev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya is working Kovalev over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Montoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montoya lands with a right to the head.
Montoya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovalev backwards.
Kovalev stalling in the clinch but Montoya improves position.
Montoya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montoya lands with a left to the head.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montoya gets through Kovalev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montoya gets through Kovalev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev stalling in the clinch but Montoya improves position.
Montoya lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovalev backwards.
Montoya blocks an uppercut.
Montoya lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Montoya on the inside.
A short right from Montoya.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev is trying to maintain a safe position but Montoya gets an underhook and turns Kovalev into the cage.
Kovalev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.
Montoya gets through Kovalev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Montoya lands a shoulder strike.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montoya is working Kovalev over against the cage.
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Montoya.
Montoya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovalev.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Montoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Kovalev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Montoya.
Montoya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Montoya.
Kovalev can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
Kovalev misses with a body punch.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Montoya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya blocks a body shot from Kovalev.
A right hook to the body lands for Montoya.
Kovalev misses with a punch to the body.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Montoya digs a right hand into Kovalev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovalev's gas tank.
Montoya lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montoya lands a shot to the body.
Montoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montoya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Kovalev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovalev looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hidalgo Montoya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montoya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidalgo Montoya!
A relieved looking Hidalgo Montoya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Anders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzuki Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Anders. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Anders appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anders slips a jab from Lesnar.
Anders feinted with a counter takedown.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lesnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders, which made it look bad.
Lesnar instigates a clinch.
Lesnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar is pressed up against the cage. Anders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lesnar down to the mat. Lesnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've been informed that Lesnar 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders gets caught napping as Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown. Anders manages to retain guard.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anders is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lesnar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Lesnar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Anders's brow.
Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anders is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lesnar frees his head nicely. Oh but Anders has switched to an armbar! Lesnar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ben Anders!
Ben Anders retains his featherweight title!
Ben Anders very nearly forgot to thank SP Ultimate Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Phuthong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Wu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Handsome Phuthong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Wu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Wu tries to score with a low kick but Phuthong moves his leg out of the way.
Phuthong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phuthong wants it to stay on the feet.
Wu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wu tries a body shot but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wu walks away with a smile on his face. Phuthong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Phuthong's coaches at The Million Dollar Performance Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong tries to improve position but can't.
Wu gets to mount! Phuthong was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu looking to control but Phuthong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Phuthong looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Wu controls the action.
Wu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phuthong tries to roll but Wu sticks to his back.
Phuthong staying busy and making it hard for Wu to control.
Phuthong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Phuthong's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wu avoiding Phuthong 's attempts to control his hands.
Phuthong tries to roll but Wu sticks to his back.
Wu is throwing strikes but Phuthong counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Phuthong regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Phuthong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong has an active guard here but Wu has managed to pass into half guard.
Phuthong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wu wants to control from the top but Phuthong keeps moving.
Wu slips nicely into half guard.
Phuthong actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wu uses his free foot to push down on Phuthong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Phuthong.
Wu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phuthong taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phuthong is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Wu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wu throws a right hand that misses
and Phuthong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Phuthong wants to work for an arm triangle but Wu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phuthong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phuthong wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wu wants to control from the top but Phuthong keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phuthong is keeping the position for now.
Phuthong looking for a guillotine here but Wu defends easily.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Phuthong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wu pushing down on Phuthong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phuthong is trying to get back to full guard.
Wu is trying to control. Phuthong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wu trying to control from Phuthong's half guard. Phuthong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Charles Wu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wu landing some decent shots from guard.
Phuthong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wu throws a right hand that Phuthong ducks under and follows up with a left that Phuthong also avoids with ease.
Wu forces Phuthong back against the cage and clinches.
Phuthong lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Phuthong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Phuthong is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Wu to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Phuthong trying to control the position from guard on top but Wu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome Phuthong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phuthong avoids it really well and circles away.
Phuthong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Wu.
Wu throws an off balance right hand
and Phuthong counters with a shoot takedown. Wu fights it but they end up in guard.
Wu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Phuthong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wu scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu is trying to control. Phuthong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wu not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong trying to control from the bottom.
Wu trying to pass the guard but Phuthong defending well.
Wu is stalling here. Phuthong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Phuthong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Phuthong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Phuthong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Phuthong but great work by Wu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Phuthong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wu trying to control the action but Phuthong is working from the bottom.
Wu controlling from side mount.
Wu advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is desperately trying to improve his position but Wu has a good base and remains in mount.
Wu content just to control the position here.
Phuthong is squirming around, avoiding Wu's attempts to control the action.
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.
Phuthong stops Wu from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Phuthong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wu in particular looking to stall.
Wu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phuthong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Charles Wu just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Phuthong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phuthong goes for a double leg but Wu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wu continues to drive forward.
Charles Wu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wu lands with a nice combination. Phuthong backs away looking to recover.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phuthong as he avoids it easily.
Wu is looking to clinch but Phuthong is avoiding it.
Wu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wu fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wu.
Wu darts in and clinches Phuthong up against the cage.
Phuthong wants to take the fight to the mat but Wu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu managing to block the knees to the body from Phuthong.
Wu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wu manages to break the clinch.
Wu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wu trying to control but Phuthong is working from the bottom.
Wu stays in close to Phuthong's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phuthong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wu wants to clinch.
Wu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phuthong has time to react.
Phuthong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wu did well to prevent Phuthong getting side control.
Wu is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wu is just riding it out for now. Phuthong eventually gives up the hold.
Wu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wu tries to close the distance and clinch but Phuthong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phuthong attempts a counter takedown but Wu avoids it well and moves away.
Wu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phuthong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Wu dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wu throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wu shoots in and drives through. Phuthong sprawls well.
Phuthong feinted with a counter takedown.
Wu fails to land the takedown.
Phuthong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wu throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Wu tries to clinch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Phuthong tries to counter with a takedown but Wu is quick to defend against it.
Wu thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt.
Handsome Phuthong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Wu.
Wu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wu wants to counter the offense by Phuthong and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phuthong tries to counter with a takedown but Wu is quick to defend against it.
Phuthong shoots in but Wu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wu darts in looking for a takedown but Phuthong gets double underhooks and turns Wu into the cage.
Phuthong attempts a counter takedown but Wu avoids it well and moves away.
Wu misses with a hook.
Wu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phuthong attempts a counter takedown but Wu avoids it well and moves away.
Wu misses with a right hand
and Phuthong counters with a single leg into guard. Wu didn't expect that.
Phuthong has gone for a leg lock! Wu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phuthong's guard.
Charles Wu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Phuthong has his foot on Wu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wu works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu passes Phuthong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wu wants to advance to full mount but Phuthong doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Phuthong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wu has picked Phuthong up and slammed him! Phuthong can't keep hold of the triangle and Wu manages to pass to side control!
Handsome Phuthong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phuthong is trying to get back to half guard.
Wu laying and praying for a moment but Phuthong takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong wants to get back to full guard.
Wu controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phuthong tries to roll over but Wu keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Wu.
Well Wu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Wu!
Charles Wu is the new light heavyweight champion!
Charles Wu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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