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Ascension 329 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Alvado motions for Hunter to come forward. Alvado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Alvado connects with a jab.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alvado shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunter eats them both and turns towards Alvado to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Hunter misses.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Alvado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
Alvado has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunter swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
A head kick by Hunter misses
and Alvado counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hunter duly obliges.
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter tries to stall but Alvado uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Hunter.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Alvado lands a left hand.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvado lands a head shot.
Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a low kick, right behind Hunter 's knee.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jay Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunter thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunter is rocked!
Alvado pounces like a tiger and cracks Hunter with a vicious hook! Hunter is down but not out! Alvado follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Alvado!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Alvado 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. TJ Heisman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock connects with a body shot.
Blaylock cracks Heisman with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Heisman.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Blaylock blocks a head kick by Heisman.
Heisman moves out of range as Blaylock strikes.
Blaylock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaylock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick from Heisman lands but Blaylock takes it in his stride.
Blaylock avoids the head kick by Heisman.
Heisman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaylock scores with a nice head shot.
Heisman looks to land a right hand but Blaylock moved out of range.
A jab from Blaylock does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisman slips under a jab.
Heisman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blaylock tests Heisman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blaylock lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaylock tries to score with a low kick but Heisman moves his leg out of the way.
Blaylock throws a hook but Heisman avoids it easily.
Heisman throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock catches Heisman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heisman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Heisman.
Heisman misses with a straight left.
Heisman lands a really nice looking cross but Blaylock seems unphased.
A big head kick from Blaylock and Heisman is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock content to stall in guard here.
Blaylock trying to control but Heisman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock preventing the sweep.
Blaylock trying to control but Heisman is working from the bottom.
Blaylock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Heisman wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Heisman looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heisman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaylock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a head kick that Heisman semi-blocks.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaylock.
Heisman misses with a body shot.
Blaylock dips to his left and cracks Heisman with an uppercut!
Heisman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heisman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Blaylock catches Heisman right on the button with a cross.
Heisman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaylock throws a leg kick which misses Heisman's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisman tries to avoid it.
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!
Heisman misses with a head kick.
As Heisman looks to move away, Blaylock throws a big counter combo bu Heisman just gets out of the way.
Heisman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaylock throws a hook but Heisman blocks it.
Blaylock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heisman throws out the jab.
Heisman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaylock cracks Heisman with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heisman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock.
Blaylock blocks a head kick by Heisman.
Heisman misses with a hook
and Blaylock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it.
Heisman misses with a two punch combination.
Blaylock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaylock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blaylock lands a slapping body shot.
Heisman throws a body punch but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaylock throws a left that rocks Heisman and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Blaylock dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Heisman regain composure!
Heisman is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaylock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Heisman is still in real trouble! Can Blaylock finish him?
Blaylock trying to control the position but Heisman is working away.
Heisman seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaylock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blaylock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heisman tries to land a body kick
and Heisman is countered with a crisp right hand from Blaylock that sends him to the canvas! Blaylock follows him to the mat into side control.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Heisman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaylock content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blaylock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heisman keeps working.
Blaylock in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blaylock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heisman is letting Blaylock control him for a moment.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Heisman 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 two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Heisman misses.
Heisman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heisman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Blaylock.
Heisman throws a sloppy head kick
and Blaylock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heisman is breathing heavily.
Heisman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Heisman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Heisman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaylock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaylock.
Nice shot by Blaylock.
Blaylock moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Heisman goes down! Can Blaylock finish him!?
Blaylock chips away with some ground and pound.
Heisman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blaylock throws a big right hand that misses.
Blaylock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heisman controls Blaylock momentarily but Blaylock frees himself.
Blaylock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heisman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mookie Blaylock is winning the standup battle so far.
Heisman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaylock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heisman's hands.
Heisman looks for the body kick but Blaylock saw that one coming.
Heisman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heisman with a hook.
Blaylock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Heisman.
Nice defenses there by Heisman.
Heisman throws a big counter head kick but Blaylock avoids it with no problem.
Blaylock misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Heisman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Blaylock finds it's target.
Blaylock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heisman throws the kick towards the body but Blaylock avoids it.
Blaylock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Heisman.
A leg kick checked by Heisman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisman throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch but Heisman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaylock catches Heisman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaylock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaylock scores with a hook to the body. Heisman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
TJ Heisman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaylock circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Heisman to the canvas! Heisman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Blaylock keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mookie Blaylock!
After winning the bout, Mookie Blaylock 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luvi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica- Creeping Death. The key to victory for Paul Luvi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Santoro.
Good standup being displayed there by Luvi as he connects with a hook.
Luvi scores with a shot to the body.
Santoro connects with a crisp jab.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Santoro slips under a jab from Luvi.
Luvi throws a head kick but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luvi.
Luvi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santoro on the side of the head.
Paul Luvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luvi misses with a body kick.
Luvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Luvi saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luvi throws a looping overhand right but Santoro ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luvi.
Nice takedown defense from Luvi. No joy for Santoro on that attempt.
Luvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santoro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro checks a leg kick nicely.
Luvi looks to throw the jab but Santoro is out of range.
A head kick by Luvi misses
and Luvi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Luvi.
Paul Luvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santoro cracks Luvi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santoro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luvi. Luvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Santoro stalks Luvi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luvi's face. Luvi staggers backwards, shaken.
Santoro scores with the left hand. Luvi knows he should have avoided that one.
Luvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santoro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luvi feints and then cracks Santoro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santoro down.
Luvi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santoro checks it well.
Santoro unleashes a big counter combination but Luvi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Luvi throws a leg kick but Santoro moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santoro! But no joy.
Luvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santoro lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvi throws a series of punches but Santoro moves out of range.
Luvi misses with a body shot.
Santoro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luvi can pounce on him.
Luvi misses with a body kick.
Luvi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Santoro to counter with a crisp jab.
Luvi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santoro moves away.
Luvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santoro.
Luvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Santoro.
Luvi lands a jab to Santoro's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Santoro.
Santoro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luvi was covering up waiting for the punch and Santoro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santoro throwing strikes but missing.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luvi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santoro defends it easily.
Luvi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santoro preventing the sweep.
Santoro cracks Luvi with a solid left hand.
Luvi wants to sweep here but Santoro controlling him for the moment.
Santoro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santoro told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to Luvi's brow.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Luvi looking for a sweep. Not yet Luvi, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luvi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Santoro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Santoro wants to pass to mount but Luvi is defending the position.
Luvi is pressing down on Santoro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santoro 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi wants to sweep but no luck.
Luvi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santoro controls the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Luvi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Luvi keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Luvi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santoro 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.
Luvi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santoro slips under a jab from Luvi.
Santoro works the jab nicely.
Luvi gets caught napping as Santoro dives in and scores a takedown. Luvi manages to retain guard.
Santoro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Luvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luvi keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luvi keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Luvi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santoro has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Luvi is working away.
Santoro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Santoro prevents Luvi from improving his position.
Luvi is refusing to be controlled, as Santoro sits in half guard.
Luvi tries to roll over but Santoro keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Santoro.
Luvi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Luvi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santoro.
Luvi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santoro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santoro drops an elbow to the side of Luvi's head.
Luvi kicks off Santoro and gets to his feet.
Santoro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luvi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luvi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Santoro to counter with a crisp jab.
Santoro lands a jab.
Santoro throws the left hand but Luvi avoids the punch easily.
Luvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luvi 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.
Luvi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santoro throws out a loose jab but Luvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul Luvi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luvi is looking to wear down Santoro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santoro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luvi throws a head kick that misses.
Santoro blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Santoro misses
and Luvi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luvi cracks the inside of Santoro's front leg.
Santoro checks the leg kick.
Santoro with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luvi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luvi 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 Santoro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santoro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santoro moves away from the strike by Luvi.
Santoro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santoro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luvi.
Luvi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luvi 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 Santoro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santoro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luvi.
Luvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santoro.
Santoro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luvi.
Luvi scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luvi.
Luvi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luvi wants it to stay on the feet.
Santoro blocks a head kick by Luvi.
Santoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luvi wants to control but Santoro postures up.
Luvi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santoro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Luvi can't do much from the bottom here.
Luvi is looking for a sweep.
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 Paul Luvi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santoro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luvi wants to get back to his feet.
Luvi wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy.
Santoro trying to pass the guard but Luvi defending well.
Santoro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luvi's head.
Santoro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santoro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luvi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santoro.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luvi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Luvi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santoro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santoro's back!
What can Santoro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Santoro is in bad spot here.
Santoro trying to control the action but Luvi just sinks the hooks in.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Luvi controlling the positon.
Luvi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santoro looking very determined here, making life difficult for Luvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tries to escape the position.
Santoro is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Luvi.
You can see the frustration on Santoro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Luvi keeps control of the position easily here as Santoro tries to buck him off.
Santoro is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control the position but Luvi manages to sink in the hooks.
Luvi trying to control.
Nicky Santoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luvi controls the position.
Luvi is hanging on to Santoro's back as he tries to escape.
Santoro trying to control but not successfully.
Santoro staying busy and making it hard for Luvi to control.
Luvi not allowing Santoro to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Luvi.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Luvi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Santoro trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luvi is hanging on to Santoro's back as he tries to escape.
Santoro keeps trying to improve his position.
Santoro is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Luvi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luvi, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Luvi!
A relieved looking Paul Luvi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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38
163 lbs
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185 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kawamura Yoshimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall 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.
Marshall 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.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshimune is looking to counter punch.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Yoshimune.
Marshall works Yoshimune's body with a nice hook.
Marshall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Yoshimune.
Marshall lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshimune's head.
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yoshimune sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshimune cracks a nice hook into Marshall's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marshall trying to control the position but instead, Yoshimune has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marshall into the cage.
Yoshimune lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshimune.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshimune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune is looking to control Marshall's arms but Marshall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshimune has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoshimune.
Marshall wants to take the fight to the mat but Yoshimune manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marshall misses with a left hand
letting Yoshimune counter with a right hand.
Marshall misses with a hook
and Yoshimune counters with a slapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshimune!
Yoshimune scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshall is rocked!
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshimune finish him?
Kawamura Yoshimune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Marshall.
Marshall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marshall looks winded!
Marshall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoshimune counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kawamura Yoshimune!
In defeat, Riley Marshall stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mandragoran might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danny Boy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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281 lbs
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232 lbs
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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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Schultz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from Mandragoran does no damage.
Schultz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandragoran. That did some damage!
Mandragoran throws a wild body kick that Schultz sees coming a mile off.
Mandragoran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mandragoran throws a front kick aimed at Schultz's knee but Schultz avoids it well.
Mandragoran throws a wild body kick that Schultz sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Schultz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandragoran takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Mandragoran looks for the body kick but Schultz saw that one coming.
Mandragoran throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schultz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Schultz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mandragoran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz misses with a double jab.
Schultz pushes Mandragoran up against the cage in a clinch.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandragoran.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mandragoran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schultz's brow.
Mandragoran lands an elbow that stopped Schultz in his tracks for a moment.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandragoran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mandragoran is breathing heavily.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandragoran's face.
Schultz connects with a knee to the head.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandragoran.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Schultz lands a big right hand that sends Mandragoran crashing to the mat! Schultz stays standing though and waves Mandragoran back to his feet!
Mandragoran is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mandragoran out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dr Schultz!
After the fight, Dr Schultz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa has chosen Malaipet the Diamond as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 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
37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sasiprapa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Sasiprapa tenderised Nazarethyan's leg. Nazarethyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sasiprapa to the mat! Sasiprapa manages to get full guard.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sasiprapa is adopting a defensive guard.
Sasiprapa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sasiprapa is trying to control the position but Nazarethyan postures up.
Nazarethyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasiprapa pulls Nazarethyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Nazarethyan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nazarethyan wants to pass the guard but Sasiprapa is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to move into half guard but instead Sasiprapa has managed to sweep!
Sasiprapa won't allow Nazarethyan to sweep him here.
Nazarethyan working a defensive guard here.
Nazarethyan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sasiprapa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sasiprapa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazarethyan is keeping the position for now.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Sasiprapa is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa jabs Nazarethyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook. Sasiprapa ducked under it nicely.
Sasiprapa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazarethyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sasiprapa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sasiprapa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sasiprapa wants to land a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sasiprapa on the side of the head.
Nazarethyan feints and as Sasiprapa raises his hands in defense, Nazarethyan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of short punches.
Nazarethyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nazarethyan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan preventing the sweep.
Nazarethyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasiprapa pulls Nazarethyan in close to prevent any damage.
Nazarethyan throws a strike but Sasiprapa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nazarethyan wants to sweep here but Sasiprapa controlling him for the moment.
Nazarethyan keeping moving, preventing Sasiprapa from controlling successfully.
Nazarethyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sasiprapa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa won't allow Nazarethyan to sweep him here.
Sasiprapa trying to control but Nazarethyan is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan has his hands on Sasiprapa's head, controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sasiprapa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sasiprapa moves away from the strike by Nazarethyan.
Sasiprapa lands a jab to Nazarethyan's midsection.
Nazarethyan throws a nice looking combination but Sasiprapa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nazarethyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nazarethyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sasiprapa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sasiprapa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sasiprapa scores with the left hand. Nazarethyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Sasiprapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the body kick from Sasiprapa.
Nazarethyan misses with a body kick.
Nazarethyan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Nazarethyan crashes against the mat.
Sasiprapa is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Nazarethyan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nazarethyan working the ground and pound but Sasiprapa is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa wants to control but Nazarethyan postures up.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes but Sasiprapa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sasiprapa trying to control the action but Nazarethyan is working from the bottom.
Sasiprapa tries to score with some ground and pound. Nazarethyan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sasiprapa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nazarethyan is avoiding damage well.
Nazarethyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sasiprapa is looking to take a break and control but Nazarethyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sasiprapa's best efforts.
Nazarethyan trying to hold on to Sasiprapa's head to control him but Sasiprapa postures up.
Nazarethyan gets back to full guard.
Sasiprapa won't allow Nazarethyan to sweep him here.
Suren Nazarethyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nazarethyan is on top in guard.
Nazarethyan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa is pulling down on Nazarethyan's head to control his posture.
Nazarethyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazarethyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sasiprapa keeping full guard, as Nazarethyan tries to pass.
Nazarethyan is fighting to break Sasiprapa's control of his arms but Sasiprapa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nazarethyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasiprapa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nazarethyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sasiprapa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan thuds his shin into the meat of Sasiprapa's side.
Sasiprapa throws a sloppy head kick and Nazarethyan moves out of range easily.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook. Sasiprapa ducked under it nicely.
Nazarethyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarethyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sasiprapa lands a right hook to the body.
Sasiprapa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nazarethyan attempts a counter takedown but Sasiprapa avoids it well and moves away.
Nazarethyan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sasiprapa avoids it really well and circles away.
Sasiprapa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarethyan manages to avoid it.
Sasiprapa throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan moves away from the strike by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarethyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sasiprapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasiprapa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Suren Nazarethyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nazarethyan lands a nice hook to Sasiprapa's body. Sasiprapa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sasiprapa misses with a left hand
letting Nazarethyan counter with a right hand.
Sasiprapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarethyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sasiprapa can do to turn this around?
Nazarethyan lands an overhand right.
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sasiprapa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazarethyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazarethyan throws a front kick aimed at Sasiprapa's knee but Sasiprapa avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarethyan.
Sasiprapa throws a front kick aimed at Nazarethyan's knee but Nazarethyan avoids it well.
Nazarethyan swings for the body but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Nazarethyan tenderised Sasiprapa's leg. Sasiprapa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan misses with a looping right.
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarethyan misses with a leg kick.
Sasiprapa tried to score with a low kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Nazarethyan tries a low kick but Sasiprapa avoids it.
Nazarethyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nazarethyan throws a jab when Sasiprapa was well out of range.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut. Sasiprapa saw that one coming.
Sasiprapa scores with a head kick.
Nazarethyan connects with the punch.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasiprapa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nazarethyan tries to break free but Sasiprapa pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sasiprapa.
Nazarethyan dodges an elbow strike from Sasiprapa.
A head punch on the inside from Nazarethyan fails to land.
Nazarethyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nazarethyan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarethyan wants a takedown but no success here.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa crunches a lovely knee into Nazarethyan's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nazarethyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sasiprapa or not.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Nazarethyan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suren Nazarethyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nazarethyan.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazarethyan avoids the damage to the body.
Nazarethyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa avoids the body shot from Nazarethyan.
Sasiprapa tries to counter with a clinch but Nazarethyan shakes him off and moves away.
Sasiprapa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nazarethyan rather than just go for the knockout.
Nazarethyan motions for Sasiprapa to come forward. Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sasiprapa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nazarethyan looks to land a body kick but Sasiprapa moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sasiprapa jabs Nazarethyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazarethyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Nazarethyan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nazarethyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Nazarethyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Sasiprapa is retaining full guard.
Nazarethyan preventing the sweep.
Sasiprapa can't keep his opponent in guard - Nazarethyan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazarethyan winds up and cracks Sasiprapa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarethyan sits in half guard.
Sasiprapa moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.
Sasiprapa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasiprapa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarethyan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sasiprapa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nazarethyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sasiprapa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nazarethyan, 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Khanom Tom drives through and clinches with Severn against the cage.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khanom Tom looking to throw knees to the head but Severn is blocking nicely.
Severn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanom Tom is looking to regain half guard here but Severn keeps moving and retains side control.
Khanom Tom manages to work his way to half guard, despite Severn's best efforts.
Severn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khanom Tom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khanom Tom manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Khanom Tom.
Nice jab there from Severn.
Severn throws a shot from downtown. Khanom Tom moves away and avoids it.
Severn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom is looking to chop away at Severn's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice body kick.
Severn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanom Tom is looking to counter the offense by Severn and move into the clinch.
Khanom Tom throws a big shot that misses.
Severn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanom Tom counters by moving into the clinch.
Khanom Tom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom working Severn over with knees to the body.
Severn looks winded!
Khanom Tom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Severn blocks it with crossed arms.
Khanom Tom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the side of Severn's head.
Our sources have told us that Khanom Tom has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Severn.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khanom Tom up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom misses with some punches.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.
Khanom Tom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Severn controls the action.
Khanom Tom landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bas Severn has been cut.
Severn tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Severn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Severn lands a shoulder strike.
Severn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Severn can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Khanom Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Severn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khanom Tom landing knees to the head.
Severn misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Severn managing to block the knees to the body from Khanom Tom.
A nice left hand lands by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanom Tom.
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!
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom lands with a left to the head.
Khanom Tom throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
Severn gets through Khanom Tom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a big knee! That's hurt Severn! Oh, he's all over the place! Khanom Tom lands another knee that sends Severn to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nai Khanom Tom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess's entrance music is Demiurge. A fine choice. Ritzik has chosen Graham Central Station - Pow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Ritzik!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritzik misses with an uppercut.
Ritzik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hess lands a really nice looking cross but Ritzik seems unphased.
It looks like Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
A jab from Hess misses.
Ritzik blocks a head kick by Hess.
We've been told by Hess's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hess looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritzik 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.
Ritzik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hess circles away.
Hess lands a nice looking body kick.
Hess lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ritzik takes a step back to recover.
Hess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritzik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hess connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hess has Ritzik up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hess blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritzik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ritzik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hess's elbow.
Hess lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Rupert Ritzik's cut even more.
A nice left hand lands by Hess.
A right handed body shot lands from Hess.
Ritzik looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Hess.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess presses Ritzik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hess throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritziks head.
Hess lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritzik is rocked!
The cut above Rupert Ritzik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hess cracks Ritzik with a nice body shot.
Hess pushes Ritzik against the cage. Hess is working some dirty boxing. Hess pushes off with a quick right hook! Ritzik goes down! Ritzik tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hess moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Hess!
Jon Hess seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Jupiter Sound. Azure has chosen War, War Never Changes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Azure!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Azure moves out of range.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Azure throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands the left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Azure has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Azure.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Azure misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Azure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azure tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Azure throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a series of punches but Azure avoids them all with ease.
Azure with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azure connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Azure connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azure throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azure misses with a straight left.
Mr Azure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azure lands a slapping body shot.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Jones catches Azure right on the button with a cross.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Azure counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Azure moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Azure checks a leg kick.
Jupiter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azure misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries to land a front kick but Azure steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Azure on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones tries a low kick but Azure avoids it.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Azure counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azure misses with a straight left.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azure was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Azure.
Azure lands with a right hand.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azure.
Azure lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Azure misses with a straight left.
Azure smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azure pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Azure settles back down.
Azure connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Azure 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.
Jones sizes up Azure with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azure scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Azure misses.
Azure swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Azure throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Azure misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure misses with an uppercut.
Jones blocks a jab.
As Azure backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones defending well as Azure loads up on a big left hand.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones slips under a jab from Azure.
Jones throws a leg kick but Azure checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azure, right into the meat.
Azure misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Azure is having none of it.
A big left from Azure misses.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azure ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Azure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azure misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azure looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Azure fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azure misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Azure does it's job there.
Azure lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azure is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Azure's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Azure's back!
Azure is in bad spot here.
Azure turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones 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.
Azure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Azure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Azure slips a straight right by Jones.
Azure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Azure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Azure with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azure throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azure moves away.
Azure looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azure tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Azure throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Azure misses with some punches.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Azure has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes Azure back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Azure struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Azure controls the action.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Azure's head.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Azure trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Azure wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Azure is blocking nicely.
Azure throws a head punch that misses.
Azure pulls guard successfully.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure is not content to let Jones control the position.
Azure actively working from the bottom here.
Jones prevents Azure from improving his position.
Azure wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure works his way to full guard. Good work.
Azure not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azure is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Azure wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Azure does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Azure has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Azure has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azure and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azure.
Azure takes one on the button.
A big right from Azure misses.
Azure lands with a good body shot.
Azure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Azure throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Azure controls the action.
Azure dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Azure manages to break the clinch.
Azure digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Azure was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Azure punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Azure misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Azure tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Azure there.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azure scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones moves away from the strike by Azure.
Jab from Azure.
Azure just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones cracks Azure with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azure misses with a hook.
Azure walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azure takes one to the chin there.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Azure's ribs.
Azure misses with an uppercut.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones slips a straight right by Azure.
Nice shot by Azure.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones swings for the body but Azure moves out of range.
Azure drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Jones takes a swing at Azure's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Azure finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Azure down.
A telegraphed right hand from Azure misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azure with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Azure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azure looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a counter high kick but Azure was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Azure's torso.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Azure's head but Azure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azure's knee momentarily.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Azure counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones is looking to slow Azure down with leg kicks.
Azure steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Azure defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Azure scores with a nice right hand.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Azure off the cage and back into range.
Azure tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Azure checks it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azure.
Azure scores with a decent looking hook.
Azure throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones cracks Azure with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azure throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Azure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Azure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azure pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azure misses with a combination
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Azure is just out of range.
Azure tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A good leg kick by Azure.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azure manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azure.
Mr Azure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Azure checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azure's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azure.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azure stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azure misses with a low kick.
Azure throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azure looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Azure misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jupiter Jones did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones is looking to chop away at Azure's legs.
Azure fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azure tries a head kick but it misses.
Azure connects with a looping right hand.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azure.
Azure changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Azure manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Azure tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Azure throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azure thinking.
Azure throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Azure is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azure throws a body kick that misses.
Azure slips under a jab from Jones.
Azure's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azure fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azure misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azure.
Jones throws a right and a left that Azure avoids nicely.
Azure loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Azure moved away.
Jones moves out of range as Azure strikes.
Azure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Azure lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azure tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azure connects with a solid leg kick.
Azure 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.
A jab from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azure finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Azure misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azure's knee momentarily.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azure to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Azure takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azure just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones 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.
Azure throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Azure moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azure misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Azure throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azure counters with a straight right hand.
Jones moves away from the strike by Azure.
Jones swings for the body but Azure moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azure! But no joy.
Azure takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Azure feints a counter leg kick.
Azure throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Azure on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azure misses with a body shot.
Azure ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Azure manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Azure is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones is pulling down on Azure's head. It's preventing any offense from Azure, at least for the moment.
Azure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Azure throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Azure won't let him.
Azure being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Azure looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mr Azure has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones won't allow Azure to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mr Azure will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azure throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azure throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Azure swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azure misses with a kick to the body.
Azure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a body punch but Azure moves out of range.
A jab from Azure does it's job there.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azure's calf.
Azure lands with a nice body punch.
Azure has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones slips a jab from Azure.
Jones blocks a jab.
Azure slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Azure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azure throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azure goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azure throws out the jab.
Azure throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Azure doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azure's knee momentarily.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Azure feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azure scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Azure's leg but Azure calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones slips a jab from Azure.
Azure lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azure throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones throws a combination. Azure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Azure does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azure! But no joy.
Azure tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azure jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Azure misses.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Azure misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Azure avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azure checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azure misses with a straight left.
Jones is looking to chop away at Azure's legs.
Azure misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azure. That's going to slow Jones down.
A head kick misses from Azure.
Azure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Azure's head but Azure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azure moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Azure tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Azure throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Azure.
Jones avoids the body shot from Azure.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Azure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Azure uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Azure does it's job there.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azure is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azure keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Azure.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Azure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones 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.
Azure misses with a low kick.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Azure comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Azure 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jupiter Jones!
Jupiter Jones retains his bantamweight title!
Jupiter Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Spazstor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, tantor. Spazstor has chosen 2Pac feat. T.I. - Changed Man (Jazze Pha Remix) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Spazstor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spazstor - that will leave a mark!
Tantor throws a push kick but Spazstor slaps the foot to one side.
Spazstor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Spazstor scoring well with a low kick there.
Tantor throws the left hand but Spazstor avoids the punch easily.
Spazstor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spazstor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Spazstor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tantor misses with the body kick
and Spazstor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tantor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spazstor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a poor cross that misses
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Tantor misses
and Spazstor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spazstor takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spazstor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tantor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Spazstor. Those never looked like landing.
Spazstor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spazstor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tantor.
Tantor checks a low kick from Spazstor.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Spazstor is predictable there
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor connects with a solid leg kick.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spazstor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spazstor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spazstor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spazstor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spazstor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tantor blocks the leg kick.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Spazstor slips the punch.
Spazstor lands a nice hook to Tantor's body. Tantor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tantor scores with the left hand. Spazstor knows he should have avoided that one.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Tantor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spazstor scores with a spinning back kick!
Spazstor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Spazstor moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Spazstor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spazstor wants to land a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spazstor. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Tantor.
Tantor moves out of range of the leg kick from Spazstor.
Spazstor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spazstor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tantor - the referee stops the clock and Spazstor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tantor. Spazstor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters circling a little - Tantor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spazstor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tantor is out of range and Spazstor settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Spazstor is looking to score with low kicks.
Tantor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spazstor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Spazstor throws a body kick that misses.
Tantor lands a head kick. Spazstor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spazstor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spazstor's hands.
Tantor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spazstor. Spazstor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spazstor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Spazstor is predictable there
and Tantor counters with a good low kick that Spazstor was not able to check.
Spazstor staying out of range there.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Spazstor moves out of range.
A low kick from Spazstor misses
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor is looking to slow Spazstor down with leg kicks.
Tantor motions for Spazstor to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Spazstor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spazstor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Nice straight punches there by Tantor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tantor.
Spazstor lands a really nice looking cross but Tantor seems unphased.
Spazstor throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick.
Spazstor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spazstor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Spazstor jumps back.
Tantor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tantor blocks the low kick.
Spazstor's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spazstor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spazstor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Spazstor down.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spazstor motions for Tantor to come forward. Spazstor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spazstor throws a body kick that misses.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Spazstor throws out a counter right but Tantor avoids it with no problem.
Tantor misses with a lunging right hand
and Spazstor counters with a nice uppercut.
Spazstor throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Spazstor misses the body punch
enabling Tantor to counter with a crisp jab.
Spazstor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor ducks right into an uppercut from Spazstor.
Spazstor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Almu Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor connects with a solid leg kick.
Spazstor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tantor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spazstor just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tantor.
Tantor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spazstor momentarily.
Tantor scores with a spinning back kick!
Spazstor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Spazstor flicks out a counter leg kick but Tantor steps away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spazstor.
Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spazstor on the side of the head.
Tantor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Spazstor misses.
Spazstor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tantor tried to score with a low kick but Spazstor checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spazstor manages to avoid it.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor blocks a low kick nicely.
Tantor throwing a counter right hand but Spazstor manages to avoid it.
Spazstor loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Tantor misses with a hook.
Spazstor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Tantor throws a push kick but Spazstor slaps the foot to one side.
Spazstor misses with a lunging right hand
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Spazstor scores with a spinning back kick!
Tantor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Spazstor jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor digs a good hook to Spazstor's body.
Spazstor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spazstor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Spazstor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spazstor thows a leg kick but Tantor checks it
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spazstor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tantor.
Tantor slips a straight right by Spazstor.
Spazstor moves out of range of the body kick.
Tantor lands a nice looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
A jab lands there for Tantor.
Spazstor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor lands with a nice body punch.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spazstor's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Spazstor moves out of range of the leg kick from Tantor.
Spazstor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Tantor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spazstor.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spazstor is out of range and Tantor settles back down.
Tantor misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Spazstor finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor throws a combination that misses
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spazstor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spazstor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spazstor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tantor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor stuns Spazstor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor scores with a decent looking hook.
Tantor clobbers Spazstor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spazstor throws a nice looking combination but Tantor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spazstor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spazstor is out of range.
Spazstor throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a nice body shot.
Spazstor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spazstor throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Nice shot by Tantor.
Some wild striking there from Tantor.
Spazstor feints a counter leg kick.
Spazstor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spazstor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tantor throws a push kick but Spazstor slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a hook but Spazstor blocks it.
Spazstor throws out a counter right but Tantor avoids it with no problem.
Tantor feints and then cracks Spazstor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spazstor down.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Spazstor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spazstor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
A cross from Spazstor lands.
Tantor scores with the left hand. Spazstor knows he should have avoided that one.
Spazstor throws a shot to the body.
Spazstor looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Spazstor throws a low kick but Tantor moves out of range easily.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor throws a low kick but Spazstor avoids it.
Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spazstor can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spazstor throws the kick towards the body but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Spazstor.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spazstor's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor jabs Spazstor right on the nose. Spazstor blinks but takes it well.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tantor - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Spazstor misses.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spazstor throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor clearly takes 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.
Tantor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tantor scores with a sloppy right hand. Spazstor should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Tantor scores with a four punch combination!
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Spazstor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spazstor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tantor avoids the body shot from Spazstor.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Spazstor misses the target.
Tantor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor connects with a right hand. Spazstor shakes it off.
A cross from Tantor lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor looks for the body kick but Spazstor saw that one coming.
Spazstor misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Spazstor wants to slow Tantor down by chopping away at his legs.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spazstor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spazstor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spazstor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spazstor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tantor has got the better of the exchanges.
Spazstor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spazstor wants to land a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Spazstor avoids it.
Spazstor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to score with a low kick but Spazstor moves his leg out of the way.
Spazstor misses with a kick to the body.
Tantor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spazstor takes one to the chin there.
Tantor tries a low kick but Spazstor avoids it.
Spazstor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tantor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spazstor counters with a straight right hand.
Spazstor staying out of range there.
Tantor throws a body punch but Spazstor moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spazstor throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spazstor.
Spazstor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tantor at a distance.
You can see that Spazstor has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Spazstor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spazstor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tantor.
Tantor misses with the body kick
and Spazstor counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.
Spazstor punishes Tantor's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spazstor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tantor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tantor lands with a cross.
Spazstor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tantor.
Spazstor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tantor is out of range and Spazstor settles back down.
Spazstor takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Spazstor misses with a body kick.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor looks to land a left hand but Spazstor moved out of range nicely.
Spazstor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spazstor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Spazstor.
Tantor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
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!
Spazstor throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a body kick that stops Spazstor in his tracks momentarily.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spazstor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor moves out of range as Spazstor throws a body kick.
Tantor connects with a crisp jab.
Tantor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tantor cracks Spazstor with an open hand slap.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spazstor on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor had his way with Zlatan Spazstor in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spazstor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spazstor lands a nice shot that snaps Tantor's head back.
Tantor looks to throw a body kick
and Spazstor counters with a straight right hand.
Spazstor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spazstor momentarily.
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spazstor avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Spazstor avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Spazstor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Spazstor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good work by Spazstor as he checks the leg kick.
Spazstor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spazstor throws a leg kick but Tantor checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spazstor.
Tantor swings for the body but Spazstor moves out of range.
Tantor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spazstor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spazstor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spazstor! But no joy.
Tantor lands an overhand right.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zlatan Spazstor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Tantor thumps Spazstor with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spazstor.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor cracks a nice hook into Spazstor's ribs.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Tantor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tantor looks to land a left hand but Spazstor moved out of range nicely.
Spazstor throws a lazy uppercut
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor swinging wildly here.
Spazstor misses the shot to the body.
Spazstor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a nice body kick.
Spazstor misses with an uppercut.
Tantor connects with a nice looking jab.
Spazstor throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Spazstor lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Spazstor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Spazstor throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Spazstor down.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spazstor.
Tantor cracks Spazstor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spazstor scores with a jab to the body.
Spazstor throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Tantor as he checks the leg kick.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tantor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Spazstor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tantor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Tantor does no damage.
Spazstor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tantor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spazstor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tantor scrambles back to his feet.
Tantor lands a jab to Spazstor's midsection.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Spazstor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almu Tantor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tantor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor retains his light heavyweight title!
Almu Tantor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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