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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland's entrance music is DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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169 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simenkov throws a head kick that misses.
Simenkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Kirkland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simenkov.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simenkov shoots for a takedown but Van Kirkland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Simenkov clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Simenkov fails to land.
Van Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Kirkland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simenkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
Van Kirkland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Kirkland prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simenkovs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Kirkland gets underhooks to prevent Simenkov's takedown attempt.
Van Kirkland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Simenkov can't get the takedown.
Van Kirkland is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov prevents a body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Van Kirkland - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Van Kirkland.
Simenkov blocks an uppercut.
Van Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Simenkov controls his hands.
Simenkov wants a takedown.
Van Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Kirkland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Kirkland lands with a left to the head.
Simenkov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Simenkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Kirkland has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Kirkland tries to roll over but Simenkov keeps him under control.
Van Kirkland wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland trying to control from the bottom.
Simenkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Kirkland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Van Kirkland slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Simenkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Kirkland managing to control the position.
Simenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Kirkland is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Kirkland holds on and takes a little breather.
Simenkov passes Van Kirkland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Simenkov thows a huge punch but Van Kirkland dodges it nicely.
Van Kirkland is looking to improve his position.
Simenkov thows a huge punch but Van Kirkland dodges it nicely.
Simenkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Kirkland holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Van Kirkland tries to kick Simenkov off but Simenkov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Simenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Kirkland keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Simenkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Kirkland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simenkov.
A punch lands to the side of Simenkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland throws the left hand but Simenkov avoids the punch easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simenkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Kirkland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Simenkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Kirkland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Kirkland is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Simenkov blocks it.
Simenkov slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
It seemed like Simenkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simenkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simenkov can do to turn this around?
Van Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simenkovs head.
Simenkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Kirkland avoids the damage to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a right hand.
Van Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland gets underhooks to prevent Simenkov's takedown attempt.
Simenkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Kirkland stops a takedown attempt from Simenkov.
Simenkov is working for takedown but Van Kirkland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Simenkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Kirkland misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Kirkland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simenkov tries to break free but Van Kirkland pushes him back against the cage.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simenkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Van Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Van Kirkland as Simenkov shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Van Kirkland jabs Simenkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simenkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simenkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simenkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simenkov defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kirkland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Kirkland wants it to stay on the feet.
Simenkov with a poor takedown
and Van Kirkland makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simenkov is breathing heavily.
Van Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Simenkov blocks it.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simenkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Kirkland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simenkov on the side of the head.
Van Kirkland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simenkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Simenkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland lands a head shot.
Van Kirkland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Simenkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov tries to clinch there but Van Kirkland circles away.
Simenkov shoots and misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a stiff right hand.
Simenkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Kirkland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Simenkov's front leg.
Sergei Simenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simenkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simenkov.
Simenkov slips under a jab.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Simenkov staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Simenkov.
Simenkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Kirkland was covering up waiting for the punch and Simenkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Simenkov trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Simenkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Kirkland holds on and takes a little breather.
Simenkov wants to pass the guard but Van Kirkland is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland has control of Simenkov's left arm, preventing Simenkov from doing any damage.
Simenkov trying to move into half guard but instead Van Kirkland has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is stalling in the full guard.
Simenkov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simenkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simenkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice body shot.
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Simenkov slips the punch.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simenkov throws a big counter head kick but Van Kirkland avoids it with no problem.
Van Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Van Kirkland finds it's way through Simenkov's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Kirkland looks to land a combination but Simenkov avoids it well.
Simenkov tries to clinch there but Van Kirkland circles away.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Kirkland but Van Kirkland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Kirkland throws an off balance right hand
and Simenkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simenkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simenkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Simenkov moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Simenkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simenkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Van Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
Van Kirkland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Simenkov is able to avoid easily.
Van Kirkland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Simenkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Van Kirkland.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simenkov moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Kirkland catches Simenkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Kirkland lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Simenkov backs up against the cage.
Van Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Simenkov moves away and avoids it.
Simenkov slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with a nice looking jab.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Kirkland as he avoids it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Simenkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Kirkland connects with the punch.
Simenkov shoots in for a double leg but Van Kirkland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simenkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Kirkland swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Kirkland finds it's way through Simenkov's defenses.
Van Kirkland lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Simenkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Kirkland tries to avoid it but Simenkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Kirkland to the ground. Van Kirkland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown but Van Kirkland shows good takedown defense.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Kirkland with a nice cross.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simenkov. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Simenkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
Simenkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Kirkland lands with a straight right. Simenkov didn't see that one coming.
Simenkov dodges the punch combination from Van Kirkland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
A head kick misses from Simenkov.
Nice uppercut there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Kirkland lunges at Simenkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simenkov's hand.
Simenkov is rocked!
Simenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simenkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Kirkland finish him?
Van Kirkland drops Simenkov with a naaaaasty hook - Simenkov is in real trouble here! Van Kirkland dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Our winner, Vladimir Van Kirkland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ding circles away.
Ding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Ding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ding lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ding is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murphy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ding is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murphy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ding is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ding looks to land a strike but Murphy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ding postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Ding throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ding trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Ding controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ding throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Ding's head coaches at Always Clean Double Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ding swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Joe Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ding manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ding.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
A short left from Murphy.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ding is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ding has his back to the cage.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Ding throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ding seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Ding.
Ding buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Ding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy forces Ding back against the cage and clinches.
Ding wants to break free but Murphy has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy prevents the takedown attempt.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Ding scores with a takedown into Murphy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ding lands with a cross.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Ding has managed to clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ding has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Ding wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ding.
Ding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ding blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Ding.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ding circles away.
Murphy tries to clinch but Ding moves away
and Ding counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ding shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ding throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Ding is working Murphy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ding, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Ding has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Joe Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Ding.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ding swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Ding swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Ding pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range as Ding throws a body kick.
Dick Ding is winning the standup battle so far.
Ding throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Ding appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy closes the distance but Ding moves to the side
and Ding counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ding tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Ding lands an elbow that stopped Murphy in his tracks for a moment.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Ding is avoiding it.
Ding is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy moves to clinch but Ding breaks away
and Ding counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Ding to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Ding pushes him off.
Ding is looking for a counter combo.
Murphy tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Ding circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Ding misses its target.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ding manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ding scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy has Ding up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Joe Murphy's cut even more.
Ding's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ding dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ding appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ding looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Murphy rushes Ding and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Ding is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ding can't break the clinch.
A short left from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ding wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Ding tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Ding pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Ding is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Ding tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Ding ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Ding keeps it at a distance.
Ding feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Ding is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ding tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy drops Ding onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ding is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ding is rocked!
Dick Ding's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Oh Ding is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ding.
A frustrated look appears on Ding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ding.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy keeps control of Ding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ding seems to have got his legs back now.
Ding will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murphy up against the cage.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy drops Ding onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ding is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Ding can't break the clinch.
Ding blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
Murphy keeps control of Ding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy drops Ding onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ding is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dick Ding's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ding.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy keeps control of Ding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ding blocking some punches.
Ding is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ding.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Ding keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Ding wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ding keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy rushes Ding and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Murphy!
After the fight, Joe Murphy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bambang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears. Hoshigaki has chosen HMMM! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
212 lbs
29 - 26 - 0 |
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201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kisame Hoshigaki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
Hoshigaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bambang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bambang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshigaki misses the target.
Bambang just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bambang keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshigaki is looking to chop away at Bambang's legs.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Hoshigaki ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Hoshigaki.
Bambang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoshigaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoshigaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoshigaki tried to score with a low kick but Bambang checks it.
Hoshigaki is looking to land body kicks.
Hoshigaki thumps Bambang with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshigaki moves away.
Bambang jabs Hoshigaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Bambang.
Hoshigaki tried to score with a low kick but Bambang checks it.
Hoshigaki throws a low kick but Bambang moves out of range easily.
Bambang 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bambang if he has to take too many more of those.
Bambang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bambang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bambang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bambang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hoshigaki stalling in the clinch.
Bambang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bambang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bambang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hoshigaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bambang closes the distance and clinches.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshigaki is leaning against Bambang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshigaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoshigaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Bambang avoids the damage to the body.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.
Bambang avoids the elbow strike from Hoshigaki, against the cage.
Bambang is struggling to control the position.
Bambang scores with a shot to the side of Hoshigaki's head.
Bambang swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshigaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bambang.
Hoshigaki working Bambang over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshigaki.
Bambang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bambang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bambang pushes Hoshigaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bambang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoshigaki gets an underhook and turns Bambang into the cage.
Hoshigaki prevents a body shot from Bambang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshigaki tries to throw a body punch but Bambang avoids it by throwing Hoshigaki back against the cage.
Bambang has Hoshigaki pressed against the cage.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshigaki.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bambang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoshigaki is keeping busy.
Hoshigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bambang's efforts to push away.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Bambang 's eye.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshigaki avoids the elbow strike from Bambang, against the cage.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki gets through Bambang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bambang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Hoshigaki to work.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bambang slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoshigaki obliges.
Bambang is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bambang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bambang is trying to stall.
Hoshigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bambang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a shoulder strike.
Hoshigaki slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bambang up against the cage.
Come on Bambang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisame Hoshigaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoshigaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Bambang in the body.
Hoshigaki misses with a body kick.
Bambang misses with a straight right.
Bambang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoshigaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshigaki is looking to clinch.
Bambang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshigaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bambang is looking to wear down Hoshigaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoshigaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bambang is able to avoid easily.
Bambang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshigaki slips under a jab from Bambang.
Hoshigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Bambang circles away.
Bambang tries to move into range but Hoshigaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshigaki ducks under a wild hook from Bambang.
Hoshigaki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshigaki moves away.
Hoshigaki lands with a hook. Bambang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arto Bambang's cut is getting worse.
Kisame Hoshigaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoshigaki closes the distance and clinches.
Hoshigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki avoiding damage.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.
Hoshigaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bambang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki blocking some punches.
Bambang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bambang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bambang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bambang misses with a body punch.
Hoshigaki cracks Bambang with a nice body shot.
Bambang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoshigaki blocks an uppercut.
Hoshigaki stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoshigaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bambang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Bambang.
Bambang looking to stall.
Hoshigaki crunches a lovely knee into Bambang's ribcage.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoshigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Hoshigaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoshigaki lands a damaging elbow.
Hoshigaki misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki tries a body shot but Bambang blocks it.
Bambang misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoshigaki being controlled against the cage.
Hoshigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bambang's efforts to push away.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoshigaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hoshigaki blocks a body shot from Bambang.
A short right from Hoshigaki on the inside.
Hoshigaki letting Bambang take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hoshigaki.
Bambang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoshigaki gets an underhook and turns Bambang into the cage.
Bambang slowing the pace effectively.
Hoshigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki crunches a lovely knee into Bambang's ribcage.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.
Arto Bambang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bambang misses with the head strike.
Kisame Hoshigaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bambang misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki leaning against his opponent.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Bambang 's eye.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshigaki.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bambang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoshigaki gets an underhook and turns Bambang into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisame Hoshigaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoshigaki tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Hoshigaki.
Nice cross by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bambang rushes Hoshigaki and presses him up against the cage.
Bambang working hard to break the clinch.
Bambang misses with some punches.
Hoshigaki blocking some punches.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoshigaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoshigaki stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bambang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoshigaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoshigaki scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoshigaki.
Jeez, Arto Bambang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside that Bambang shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arto Bambang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kisame Hoshigaki!
Kisame Hoshigaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Instinct logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindgren has chosen Come With Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
177 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lindgren.
Kaz 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.
Kaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lindgren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaz throws the left hand but Lindgren avoids the punch easily.
Lindgren has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lindgren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaz. Kaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lindgren throws the kick towards the body but Kaz avoids it.
Lindgren misses with a body kick.
Lindgren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaz tries to avoid it but Lindgren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaz to the ground. Kaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lindgren 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.
Lindgren goes for a double leg but Kaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaz continues to drive forward.
Lindgren lands with a nice body punch.
Kaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lindgren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lindgren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindgren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindgren is just out of range.
Kaz sizes up Lindgren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lindgren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lindgren somewhat.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Lindgren.
Kaz leaves Lindgren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Lindgren moved away.
Lindgren throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Lindgren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaz is looking to slow Lindgren down with leg kicks.
Kaz misses with a jab to the body
and Lindgren counters with a low kick, right behind Kaz 's knee.
Lindgren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaz.
A low kick from Kaz misses
enabling Lindgren to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindgren throws a head kick that misses.
Lindgren is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaz's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindgren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindgren trying to mount his opponent but Kaz defends it.
Lindgren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lindgren is looking to take a break and control but Kaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaz is trying to control but can't.
Lindgren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaz is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz is not content to let Lindgren control the position.
Lindgren is looking for a kimura here.
Lindgren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kaz is controlling Lindgren's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kaz is staying active underneath Lindgren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lindgren seems to be working for a kimura but Kaz defends the submission attempt.
Kaz manages to get to full guard.
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.
Lindgren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lindgren wants to control from the top but Kaz keeps moving.
Lindgren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lindgren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lindgren lands a couple of elbows.
Lindgren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaz controlling the position.
Kaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindgren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Lindgren misses.
Lindgren misses with an uppercut.
Kaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lindgren with a nice cross.
Lindgren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaz 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.
Kaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaz lands with a straight right. Lindgren didn't see that one coming.
Lindgren is looking to score with low kicks.
Lindgren scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lindgren. Those never looked like landing.
Lindgren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lindgren.
Kaz wants to slow Lindgren down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz throws a body punch but Lindgren moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaz controlling the position for now.
Kaz is trying to maintain the position but Lindgren is very close to passing his half guard.
Lindgren throws a strike but Kaz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindgren wants to control from the top but Kaz keeps moving.
Lindgren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindgren preventing the sweep.
Mikael Lindgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaz wants to get back to his feet but Lindgren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaz wants to sweep here but Lindgren controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lindgren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kaz pulls Lindgren in to control the position.
Kaz keeping full guard, as Lindgren tries to pass.
Kaz trying to control the position.
Kaz keeping moving, preventing Lindgren from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lindgren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Kaz as he checks the leg kick.
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lindgren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindgren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lindgren tries to keep at a distance but Kaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Lindgren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindgren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindgren throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindgren.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaz 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 Lindgren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindgren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaz thows a leg kick but Lindgren checks it
and Lindgren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindgren lands with a straight right. Kaz didn't see that one coming.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindgren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindgren throws an off balance right hand
and Kaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindgren throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lindgren moves away from the strike by Kaz.
Lindgren moves out of range as Kaz throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Lindgren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindgren tries to score with a low kick but Kaz moves his leg out of the way.
Lindgren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz throws a leg kick
and Lindgren counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lindgren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaz.
Kaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lindgren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lindgren is out of range and Kaz settles back down.
Lindgren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaz but Kaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lindgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaz.
A left and a right from Lindgren both land. Nice combination.
Lindgren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindgren shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lindgren avoided it.
Kaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lindgren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lindgren avoids it.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Lindgren.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lindgren - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindgren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindgren.
Kaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaz blocks the body kick.
Lindgren takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz.
Kaz misses with a kick to the body
and Lindgren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindgren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kaz throws an overhand right that lands on Lindgren's shoulder, as Lindgren tries to avoid the shot.
Lindgren misses with a low kick.
A big left from Kaz misses.
Mikael Lindgren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindgren checks a low kick from Kaz.
Kaz rushes Lindgren and presses him up against the cage.
Kaz with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz tries to work over Lindgren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindgren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindgren breaks the clinch.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindgren feints the counter takedown.
Kaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lindgren lands a high kick!
Lindgren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it.
Lindgren lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaz misses with a kick to the body
and Lindgren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lindgren drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kaz!
Lindgren is looking for a sweep.
Max Kaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz working the ground and pound from side control.
Kaz is staying tight to Lindgren's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lindgren is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lindgren is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaz is trying to control. Lindgren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lindgren is looking to improve his position.
Kaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren tries to get to full guard but Kaz has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kaz in particular looking to stall.
Lindgren regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindgren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lindgren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lindgren keeps trying to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lindgren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Kaz tenderised Lindgren's leg. Lindgren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lindgren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaz. Kaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lindgren's calf.
Kaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaz wants to land a leg kick but Lindgren is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaz.
A lazy left from Lindgren finds it's target.
Kaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindgren manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Kaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Kaz working for a triangle but Lindgren defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikael Lindgren.
I've got Lindgren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindgren!
Mikael Lindgren decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep. Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp darts in trying to clinch
and Knapp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knapp throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rehab's head.
It looks like Rab Rehab has been cut.
Knapp shoots in for a double leg but Rehab sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knapp shoots for a takedown but Rehab saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rehab wobbles Knapp with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Rehab dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Knapp to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rab Rehab!
A victorious Rab Rehab thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Craig Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicol Bolas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicol Bolas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolas tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Bolas goes down! Johnson dives on top of him - Bolas manages to get guard.
It looks like Nicol Bolas has been cut.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bolas is retaining full guard.
Bolas can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson prevents Bolas from improving his position.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson decides to stand up.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Bolas crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Johnson!
An out of breath Craig Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay's entrance music is I Am The Walrus. A fine choice. 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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barclay 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.
Nicoletti 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.
Barclay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barclay lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barclay checks a leg kick.
Nicoletti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nicoletti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barclay.
Nicoletti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barclay.
Nicoletti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barclay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nicoletti throws a push kick but Barclay slaps the foot to one side.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nicoletti walks into a left hand.
Nicoletti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barclay was covering up waiting for the punch and Nicoletti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barclay scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nicoletti. Nicoletti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Nicoletti avoids it.
Barclay cracks Nicoletti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Barclay.
Nicoletti misses with a series of wild punches.
Barclay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nicoletti on the side of the head.
Andy Barclay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barclay misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Barclay. No joy for Nicoletti on that attempt.
Nicoletti shoots in and drives through. Barclay sprawls well.
Andy Barclay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattia Nicoletti.
Nicoletti tries to land a front kick but Barclay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicoletti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicoletti with the counter takedown but Barclay avoids it easily.
Nicoletti throws a sloppy body shot
and Barclay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barclay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicoletti. That's going to slow Barclay down.
Barclay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti throws a leg kick but Barclay moved away.
Barclay punishes Nicoletti's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Nicoletti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nicoletti defending well as Barclay loads up on a big left hand.
Barclay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barclay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barclay thows a body kick. Nicoletti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barclay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barclay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barclay wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicoletti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barclay to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicoletti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barclay swivels and escapes.
Barclay throws a wild body kick that Nicoletti sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barclay.
Nicoletti fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Nicoletti down.
Barclay throws a lazy right hand but Nicoletti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay avoids the body shot from Nicoletti.
Barclay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Barclay.
Barclay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicoletti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicoletti tries to move into range but Barclay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barclay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barclay checks a leg kick.
Barclay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nicoletti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barclay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barclay.
Barclay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barclay connects with a high kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nicoletti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicoletti checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay fakes the leg kick and cracks Nicoletti in the body.
Nicoletti blocks the body kick.
Barclay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barclay keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicoletti rushes Barclay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nicoletti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
Barclay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nicoletti.
Nicoletti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barclay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barclay slips under a jab from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nicoletti tries a head kick but it misses.
Barclay lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletti misses the target.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barclay lands with a kick to the temple. Nicoletti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nicoletti looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Barclay dominated that round.
That's time! Barclay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barclay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicoletti manages to avoid it.
Barclay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barclay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andy Barclay is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicoletti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicoletti misses with a low kick.
Nicoletti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barclay is out of range and Nicoletti settles back down.
Barclay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barclay blocks a head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti tries to land a leg kick but Barclay saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nicoletti.
Nicoletti shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicoletti darts in looking for a takedown but Barclay gets double underhooks and turns Nicoletti into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Nicoletti's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicoletti tries to avoid it.
Barclay looks to throw the jab but Nicoletti is out of range.
Barclay is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicoletti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicoletti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barclay checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay scores with a jab to the head.
Nicoletti moves away from the strike by Barclay.
Nicoletti wants to land a leg kick but Barclay is out of range.
Barclay throws an overhand right that lands on Nicoletti's shoulder, as Nicoletti tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barclay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicoletti can do to turn this around?
Nicoletti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barclay.
Barclay swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nicoletti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicoletti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
Nicoletti moves into the clinch.
Barclay managing to block the knees to the body from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti prevents a body shot from Barclay.
Barclay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barclay lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Nicoletti taking a breather.
Barclay is leaning against Nicoletti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barclay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nicoletti.
Barclay scores a nice knee to the body.
Nicoletti tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.
Nicoletti has picked Barclay up - he's going for a ride! Nicoletti dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nicoletti is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicoletti looking for a submission but Barclay manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Barclay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nicoletti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Barclay is tightening it up a little... Nicoletti has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nicoletti reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nicoletti taps out! Nice BJJ there by Barclay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andy Barclay!
Andy Barclay made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. Ali Seyedi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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197 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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195 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seyedi looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Hauki misses with a lunging right hand
and Seyedi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hauki scores with a jab.
Seyedi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hauki scores with a decent looking hook.
Hauki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Hauki as he connects with a hook.
Hauki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hauki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hauki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hauki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seyedi in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seyedi looks to land a left hand but Hauki moved out of range nicely.
Hauki connects with a nice looking jab.
Seyedi throws a head kick but Hauki moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hauki. Those never looked like landing.
Hauki connects with a crisp jab.
Seyedi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Seyedi looks to move away, Hauki throws a big counter combo bu Seyedi just gets out of the way.
Hauki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hauki lands a jab to the head.
We've been informed that Seyedi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hauki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seyedi throws a leg kick which misses Hauki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hauki tries to avoid it.
Seyedi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seyedi has time to react.
Hauki moves into the clinch.
Seyedi tries a body shot but Hauki blocks it.
Seyedi takes a shot to the head.
Seyedi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hauki.
Hauki blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Seyedi.
Hauki tries a body shot but Seyedi blocks it.
Seyedi tries to work over Hauki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hauki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seyedi as Hauki tries to tie him up.
Seyedi misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hauki controls his hands.
Hauki is trying to maintain a safe position but Seyedi gets an underhook and turns Hauki into the cage.
Seyedi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Seyedi controls the action.
Hauki tries to work over Seyedi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seyedi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hauki.
Seyedi can't find room to land a body shot as Hauki controls the action.
Hauki blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Seyedi.
Hauki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seyedi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seyedi.
Hauki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seyedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hauki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seyedi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seyedi working aggressively here.
Seyedi scores with a hook to the body.
Seyedi lands with a light punch inside.
Seyedi blocks an uppercut.
Hauki misses with some punches.
Seyedi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hauki backwards.
Seyedi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seyedi throws a sloppy head kick and Hauki moves out of range easily.
Hauki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seyedi moves out of range as Hauki strikes.
The crowd cheers as Seyedi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hauki doesn't seem phased though.
Seyedi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seyedi jabs Hauki right on the nose. Hauki blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seyedi lands a nice looking body kick.
Seyedi thuds his right hand into Hauki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seyedi gets tackled into the cage by Hauki. Hauki maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hauki trying to stall but Seyedi improves his position.
Hauki misses with the head strike.
Seyedi has a couple of punches blocked by Hauki.
Seyedi blocks a body shot from Hauki.
Hauki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seyedi misses with some punches.
Hauki blocking some punches.
Seyedi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hauki misses with the head strike.
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hauki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seyedi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hauki controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seyedi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seyedi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seyedi just misses with a punch to the body.
Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hauki manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hauki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hauki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seyedi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Seyedi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
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.
Seyedi keeps the fight on the outside.
It looks like Hauki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Seyedi moves out of range of the leg kick from Hauki.
Hauki throws a hook but Seyedi blocks it.
Taneli Hauki is winning the standup battle so far.
Seyedi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seyedi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seyedi scores with a punch to the head.
Seyedi tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Seyedi is predictable there
and Hauki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hauki cracks Seyedi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hauki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hauki.
Nice uppercut lands for Seyedi. That snapped Hauki's head back.
Seyedi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Hauki throws a jab but it's blocked by Seyedi.
Hauki digs a good hook to Seyedi's body.
Seyedi walks into a straight right hand from Hauki.
Seyedi throws a body kick that misses.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seyedi lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki blocks a leg kick.
Seyedi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hauki loads up on a big right hand but Seyedi slips the punch.
Hauki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seyedi's sensitive parts.
Hauki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seyedis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
Hauki lands with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Seyedi.
Hauki digs a good hook to Seyedi's body.
Hauki throws the left hand but Seyedi avoids the punch easily.
Seyedi looks to throw the jab but Hauki is out of range.
Hauki misses the jab.
Seyedi misses with a straight right.
Hauki tries to move into range but Seyedi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seyedi throws a nice looking combination but Hauki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seyedi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Seyedi backs away, Hauki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki lunges at Seyedi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seyedi's hand.
Seyedi misses with a hook.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Seyedi's front leg but catches the back leg as Seyedi tries to avoid it.
Seyedi moves out of range of the body kick.
Hauki misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seyedi! But no joy.
Hauki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hauki 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.
Hauki avoids the head kick by Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a head kick that misses.
Hauki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Hauki.
Seyedi misses with a body shot.
Hauki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hauki checks a leg kick.
Seyedi cracks the inside of Hauki's front leg.
Nice shot lands for Hauki.
Hauki lands a glancing blow to the side of Seyedi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seyedi.
Hauki throws a jab but it's blocked by Seyedi.
Seyedi slips a straight right by Hauki.
Seyedi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauki was well out of range. Poor timing from Seyedi.
Hauki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seyedi throws a hook but Hauki blocks it.
Seyedi throws the kick towards the body but Hauki avoids it.
Hauki throws the left hand but Seyedi avoids the punch easily.
Hauki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hauki lunges at Seyedi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seyedi's hand.
Seyedi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hauki takes a step back to recover.
Hauki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hauki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hauki throws a body kick that misses.
Hauki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hauki misses with a body shot.
Seyedi shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi moves forwards but Hauki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hauki misses with a few strikes there.
Seyedi wants to counter with a clinch but Hauki pushes him away.
Seyedi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hauki checks a leg kick.
Hauki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seyedi. That did some damage!
Seyedi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hauki's calf.
Seyedi slips under a jab from Hauki.
Seyedi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seyedi with a nice cross.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Seyedi.
Hauki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seyedi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hauki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seyedi tries to work over Hauki's front leg with a kick but Hauki checks it.
Hauki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hauki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hauki punishes Seyedi's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taneli Hauki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Seyedi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seyedi jabs Hauki right on the nose. Hauki blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi.
Hauki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Hauki misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hauki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hauki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seyedi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauki defending well as Seyedi loads up on a big left hand.
Seyedi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Seyedi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seyedi blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seyedi! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
Hauki throws a jab but it's blocked by Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seyedi throws a jab when Hauki was well out of range.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seyedi misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki scores with a punch to the head.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Seyedi moves out of range easily.
Hauki with a hook.
Hauki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seyedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hauki.
Hauki takes one to the side of the head.
Seyedi lands with a nice body kick.
Hauki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seyedi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hauki is rocked!
Seyedi fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hauki square on the jaw! Damn, Hauki is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Seyedi!
Ali Seyedi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
26 - 6 - 2 |
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151 lbs
28 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosaddegh takes one to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh lands with a shot to the body.
Su han keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mosaddegh.
Su han clinches with his opponent.
Mosaddegh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mosaddegh throws a head punch that misses.
Mosaddegh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mosaddegh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Su han stalling.
Su han breaks the clinch.
Mosaddegh blocks a head kick by Su han.
Mosaddegh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Su han gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mosaddegh.
We've been informed that Su han has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mosaddegh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Su han stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Su han takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Mosaddegh blocks with his arms.
Su han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh misses with the head strike.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mohsen Mosaddegh has been cut.
Su han blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mosaddegh tries to throw a body punch but Su han avoids it by throwing Mosaddegh back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Su han is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mosaddegh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mosaddegh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh avoiding damage.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Su han blocks a body shot from Mosaddegh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mosaddegh.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mosaddegh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Su hans head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosaddegh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mosaddegh as Su han tries to tie him up.
Su han goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Su han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosaddegh avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Mosaddegh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Su han tries to stall but Mosaddegh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Su han trying to control the position but instead, Mosaddegh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Su han into the cage.
Mosaddegh misses with a punch on the inside.
Su han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mosaddegh blocks it with crossed arms.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Su han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Su han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Su han bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Su han on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Su han moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Su han uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh looks to land a left hand but Su han moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh throws a hook but Su han avoids it easily.
Su han rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mosaddegh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Su han closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Su han.
Mohsen Mosaddegh's cut is getting worse.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
Su han keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosaddegh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosaddegh misses with a wild body shot.
Mosaddegh avoids a kick to the body.
Mosaddegh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mosaddegh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosaddegh missing with a left hand there. Su han was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Su han wants to slow Mosaddegh down by chopping away at his legs.
Su han closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Su han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Su han blocks an uppercut.
Su han letting Mosaddegh take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosaddegh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Mosaddegh avoids the damage to the body.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Mosaddegh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mosaddegh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mosaddegh connects with a body shot that sends Su han's belly button to the back.
Mosaddegh connects with a crisp jab.
Mosaddegh misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Su han lands but Mosaddegh takes it in his stride.
Mosaddegh misses with a looping right.
Mosaddegh takes a swing at Su han's ribcage but misses.
Su han clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosaddegh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mosaddegh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Su han.
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 Mohsen Mosaddegh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohsen Mosaddegh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Su han clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Su han.
Su han blocking some punches.
Su han prevents a body shot from Mosaddegh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh cracks Su han with a nice body shot.
Mosaddegh misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong Su han seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Su han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Mosaddegh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Su han is rocked!
A short right from Mosaddegh on the inside.
Su han is still on wobbly legs! Can Mosaddegh finish him?
Mosaddegh creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Su han's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Su han drops to his knees and Mosaddegh pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsen Mosaddegh!
Mohsen Mosaddegh retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Mohsen Mosaddegh 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Worries. Javier Pena will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus tries to clinch up but Pena circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by St Lazarus or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena, which made it look bad.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy body shot
and Pena finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pena blocks a head kick by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Pena.
St Lazarus needs to keep his hands up - Pena had a free shot at his head there.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on St Lazarus's shoulder, as St Lazarus tries to avoid the shot.
St Lazarus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
St Lazarus slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
St Lazarus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pena misses with a hook
and St Lazarus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pena pushes St Lazarus off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pena punishes St Lazarus's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Pena backs away, St Lazarus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Lazarus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Lazarus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pena is defending well.
St Lazarus manages to break the clinch.
St Lazarus wants to clinch.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
St Lazarus throws a lazy body kick
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena throws a lazy right hand but St Lazarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Pena throws a leg kick but St Lazarus checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Pena strikes.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena throws a hook but St Lazarus avoids it easily.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pena sprawls and moves away.
St Lazarus misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Pena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St Lazarus thows a leg kick but Pena checks it
and Pena counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Lazarus. That's going to slow Pena down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Lazarus is defended easily by Pena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena avoids a kick to the body.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Pena avoids the head kick by St Lazarus.
Pena swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Lazarus throws a body kick that misses.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the body
and Pena counters with a stiff right hand.
Pena cracks St Lazarus with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Pena.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Pena counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
St Lazarus is looking to wear down Pena with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus misses with a takedown
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Pena scores with a jab. St Lazarus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Lazarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Lazarus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pena throws a hook but St Lazarus avoids it easily.
Pena cracks St Lazarus with an open hand slap.
Pena throws a low kick but St Lazarus moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena cracks St Lazarus with a good jab.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
St Lazarus is looking to clinch.
Pena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lazarus. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting St Lazarus counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pena avoids a kick to the body.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pena misses with a straight right.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus is looking to clinch.
Pena throws a fast counter high kick but St Lazarus manages to duck under it in time.
Pena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Pena misses.
Pena misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Pena misses with the body kick
and St Lazarus moves into the clinch.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Pena controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Lazarus is working for takedown but Pena is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Pena controls his hands.
St Lazarus jumps guard and drags Pena to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St Lazarus wants to sweep here but Pena controlling him for the moment.
Pena wanted to stand there but St Lazarus had control of the position.
St Lazarus has his hands on Pena's head, controlling the position.
St Lazarus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Lazarus working for a triangle but Pena defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pena gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Lazarus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Pena.
Pena misses with a straight left.
St Lazarus attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the body
and Pena counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
Pena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Lazarus. St Lazarus obviously looking to wear him down.
St Lazarus is looking to land body kicks.
As St Lazarus backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but St Lazarus manages to avoid it all.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
St Lazarus wants to land a leg kick but Pena is out of range.
St Lazarus with a poor takedown
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena connects with a high kick.
St Lazarus defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
Pena connects with a high kick.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but St Lazarus is just out of range.
St Lazarus tries for a takedown but Pena circles away easily
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Lazarus is looking to clinch.
St Lazarus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pena counters with a nice body shot.
Pena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Lazarus's head.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
St Lazarus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pena sprawls and moves away.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pena throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
St Lazarus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Lazarus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pena!
Pena explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pena smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Lazarus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pena avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! St Lazarus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Lazarus throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
St Lazarus tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena scores with the left hand. St Lazarus knows he should have avoided that one.
Pena moves out of range as St Lazarus throws a body kick.
Pena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
St Lazarus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Lazarus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Lazarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Jab, jab by Pena - just one landing.
St Lazarus throws a body kick that misses
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Pena does it's job there.
St Lazarus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Pena connects with a looping right hand.
St Lazarus shoots in and gets a takedown into Pena's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Lazarus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Lazarus controls the pace.
St Lazarus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pena for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Lazarus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Lazarus is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pena checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pena but Pena pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and St Lazarus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pena connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Lazarus scrambles back to his feet.
Pena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Lazarus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Lazarus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus throws a wild body kick that Pena sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as St Lazarus blocks the low kick.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Lazarus delivers a nice body kick.
St Lazarus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Lazarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Lazarus prevents Pena from breaking the clinch.
Pena prevents a body shot from St Lazarus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to push St Lazarus away but St Lazarus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus is trying to pull guard but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but St Lazarus has the dominant position.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Lazarus tries to work over Pena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from St Lazarus.
Pena breaks the clinch.
St Lazarus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
St Lazarus is looking to pass Pena's guard but actually Pena recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kirk St Lazarus did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
St Lazarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Pena leaves St Lazarus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pena throws a head kick that half lands.
Pena misses the jab.
Pena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pena throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Lazarus has Pena up against the cage in a clinch.
St Lazarus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pena's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena prevents a body shot from St Lazarus.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Pena controls his hands.
St Lazarus decides to pull guard.
St Lazarus trying to keep a closed guard but Pena is proving a slippery customer.
St Lazarus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Lazarus looking for a guillotine here but Pena defends easily.
St Lazarus wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirk St Lazarus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pena gets to his feet. St Lazarus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena lands with a cross.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Lazarus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pena won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by St Lazarus.
Pena throws St Lazarus to one side and escapes!
Pena lands a leg kick that knocks St Lazarus off balance momentarily.
St Lazarus blocks a head kick by Pena.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from St Lazarus misses
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena 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.
Pena lands a body shot.
Pena lands a nice shot to the body.
Pena throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Pena scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pena throws the left hand but St Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
Pena lands with a nice body kick.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St Lazarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Lazarus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Lazarus works Pena's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Pena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
St Lazarus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St Lazarus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head.
St Lazarus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pena if he has to take too many more of those.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena misses with an uppercut. St Lazarus saw that one coming.
St Lazarus is looking to counter the offense by Pena and move into the clinch.
A left and a right from Pena both land. Nice combination.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that fourth round.
That's time! St Lazarus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pena throws a nice looking combination but St Lazarus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Pena.
St Lazarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pena.
A lazy body kick from St Lazarus
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena scores with a body shot.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pena quickly recovers to half guard.
Pena on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Lazarus slows the pace down in half guard.
St Lazarus is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus looks to land a strike but Pena avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
St Lazarus throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely.
St Lazarus throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely.
Pena is looking to stand up but St Lazarus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Lazarus throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Lazarus forces his way into half guard.
St Lazarus is trying to work for a kimura but Pena is defending well.
Pena is refusing to be controlled, as St Lazarus sits in half guard.
St Lazarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pena defending well though.
St Lazarus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pena blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to kick St Lazarus off but St Lazarus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St Lazarus gets a clinch.
St Lazarus working aggressively here.
Pena tries to circle away but St Lazarus has him pinned against the cage.
Pena working hard to break the clinch.
St Lazarus can't find room to land a body shot as Pena controls the action.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Pena blocks it.
St Lazarus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pena.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Pena avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Lazarus has a couple of punches blocked by Pena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena blocking some punches.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but St Lazarus is controlling him.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pena's elbow.
St Lazarus tries to work over Pena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pena is trying to keep an underhook but St Lazarus manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pena is not content to let St Lazarus control the position.
Pena makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
St Lazarus misses with a right hand
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk St Lazarus.
I think Pena 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Javier Pena started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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