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TTFC Drago vs Judd 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
122 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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150 cm
33
130 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva digs a good body shot into Malmsteen's ribs.
Malmsteen looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malmsteen darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Malmsteen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Malmsteen pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malmsteen works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malmsteen loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva slips a jab from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malmsteen takes one to the side of the head.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malmsteen at a distance.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva with a jab.
A big right from Silva misses.
Malmsteen swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a straight right by Malmsteen.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Malmsteen.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Malmsteen avoids it well and moves away.
Malmsteen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Pablo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malmsteen misses with a body kick.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Malmsteen sprawls and moves away.
Silva digs a good hook to Malmsteen's body.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Malmsteen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malmsteen misses with a looping left.
Malmsteen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malmsteen is looking to land body kicks.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva lands with a cross.
Malmsteen wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Malmsteen!
Malmsteen is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Malmsteen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malmsteen is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malmsteen avoid being mounted?
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malmsteen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Malmsteen wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Malmsteen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 Pablo Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A low kick from Malmsteen is predictable there
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malmsteen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Malmsteen is looking to get to half guard.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Malmsteen's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malmsteen can't escape the position.
Silva controlling from mount.
Malmsteen tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has hold of Malmsteen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malmsteen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Malmsteen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Malmsteen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Malmsteen can't escape the position.
Malmsteen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Malmsteen is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malmsteen's head.
Silva working Malmsteen over with strikes.
Malmsteen taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Malmsteen wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malmsteen wants to get back to full guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malmsteen's head.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Malmsteen is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Malmsteen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malmsteen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Malmsteen wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malmsteen.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malmsteen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Malmsteen throws Silva to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Malmsteen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Malmsteen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva lands with a cross.
Malmsteen cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Malmsteen. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Malmsteen off the cage and back into range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malmsteen is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Malmsteen circles away and we're back to standing.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Malmsteen.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Malmsteen is quick to defend against it.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malmsteen walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Malmsteen swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Malmsteen is quick to defend against it.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Malmsteen. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Malmsteen on his heels. He'll look to pass Malmsteen's guard now, I'm sure.
Malmsteen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malmsteen.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Malmsteen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malmsteen lands with a light punch inside.
Malmsteen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocking some punches.
Malmsteen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malmsteen misses with a body punch.
Malmsteen lands with a left to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Malmsteen.
Silva is looking to control Malmsteen's arms but Malmsteen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva punishes Malmsteen's body with a nice straight punch.
Malmsteen misses with a hook.
Malmsteen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malmsteen moves away.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva sets himself, and Malmsteen steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
Malmsteen ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malmsteen manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva sets himself, and Malmsteen steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malmsteen counters by clinching up.
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malmsteen working aggressively here.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malmsteen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malmsteen works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Malmsteen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen lands a nice shot to the body.
Malmsteen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Malmsteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Malmsteen fails to land.
Malmsteen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malmsteen lands a body shot.
Pablo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malmsteen has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yngwie Malmsteen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pablo Silva!
After the fight, Pablo Silva 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LePew comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke Serpent- . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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38
152 lbs
28 - 25 - 0 |
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27
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a hook but LePew blocks it.
LePew feinted with a counter takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Banner.
Banner drops LePew with a beautiful combination! LePew stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Banner is looking for the KO!
LePew is rocked!
It looks like Pepe LePew has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LePew counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oh LePew is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner looking for a guillotine here but LePew defends easily.
Banner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells LePew's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
LePew seems to have got his legs back now.
LePew is working Banner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LePew won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
Banner keeping moving, preventing LePew from controlling successfully.
Banner keeping full guard, as LePew tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePew showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Banner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LePew tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
LePew controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Banner keeping moving, preventing LePew from controlling successfully.
Banner keeping full guard, as LePew tries to pass.
Banner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LePew tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
LePew wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
LePew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banner throws a right and a left that LePew avoids nicely.
LePew feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Banner misses.
LePew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Banner sprawls and moves away.
Banner scores with a head kick.
LePew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
LePew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
LePew attempts a counter takedown but Banner avoids it well and moves away.
Banner lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
LePew feinted with a counter takedown.
Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and LePew counters with a single leg into guard. Banner didn't expect that.
LePew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Banner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
LePew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
LePew tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Banner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LePew is keeping the position for now.
LePew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner passes LePew's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Banner wants to work for an arm triangle but LePew is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Banner is looking for a kimura here.
LePew wants to improve his position but Banner is controlling well.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but LePew keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
LePew is looking to improve his position.
Banner is pressing down on LePew's thigh, looking to free his foot. LePew is holding on for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Banner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
LePew blocks a head kick by Banner.
LePew attempts a counter takedown but Banner avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Banner misses.
LePew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Banner sprawls and moves away.
Banner darts in trying to clinch
and LePew counters with a takedown into side control.
LePew moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Banner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pepe LePew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banner throws a lazy right hand but LePew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner throws a right and a left that LePew avoids nicely.
LePew half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A cross from Banner lands.
Banner clinches.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner misses with a right hand
and LePew counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
LePew is pressing down on Banner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banner is holding on for now.
LePew passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LePew is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Banner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
LePew wants to control the pace but Banner is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Banner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LePew lands a big shot there that rocks Banner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banner tries to hold on but LePew postures up.
Banner working to try and regain half guard.
LePew tries to control but Banner wriggling away.
Pepe LePew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner tries to reverse the position but LePew maintains control.
Banner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
LePew trying to control from half guard but Banner is working away.
Banner trying to control but LePew postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
LePew is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Banner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
LePew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner is trying to maintain the position but LePew is very close to passing his half guard.
LePew is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Banner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time LePew.
Banner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Banner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LePew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Banner misses with the combination.
LePew attempts a counter takedown but Banner avoids it well and moves away.
Bruce Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
LePew blocks a head kick by Banner.
Banner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banner throws a head kick but LePew moves out of range.
LePew appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Banner misses
and LePew counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and LePew counters with a shoot takedown. Banner fights it but they end up in guard.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LePew passes Banner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Banner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute LePew jumps into side control!
Banner is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
LePew is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banner wants to control but LePew postures up.
LePew tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Banner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pepe LePew's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by LePew.
Banner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banner throws out a loose jab but LePew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner lands a lovely overhand right.
Banner looks to land a combination but LePew avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Banner.
LePew half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Banner tries to bum rush LePew with a series of wild strikes but LePew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LePew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Banner sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Banner.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and LePew counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LePew content to control rather than advance.
Banner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LePew is thwarting Banner's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing that LePew has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is looking to improve his position.
LePew passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, LePew cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Banner is squirming around, avoiding LePew's attempts to control the action.
Banner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Banner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
LePew won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
LePew lands a couple of digs.
Banner looking to hit a scissor sweep but LePew is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
LePew looking to pass the guard.
LePew wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Banner trying to control the position.
LePew stands and throws Banner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
LePew working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
LePew trying to control the action but Banner is working from the bottom.
LePew scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Banner to see if he's OK.
Banner is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner can't do much from the bottom here.
Banner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banner is not content to let LePew control the position.
Banner is trying to improve his position.
Banner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banner struggling a bit here.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banner is trying to control LePew's posture but LePew avoids it.
Banner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but LePew wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
LePew passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Banner!
Banner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
LePew can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banner is looking to escape.
Banner tries to reverse the position but LePew maintains control.
Banner taking shots to the head.
Banner can't escape the position.
LePew can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banner is looking to escape.
LePew is looking to work his way around to Banner's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Pepe LePew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
LePew trying to control but Banner is having none of it.
Banner is working to get back to half guard.
Banner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Banner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banner 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Bear Nutrition 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique-Point of no return. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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47
212 lbs
35 - 33 - 1 |
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210 lbs
26 - 22 - 2 |
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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
35 - 33 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Black feints a jab promting Steel to slip. Black then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Black thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel's head backwards.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Black counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steel digs a good hook to Black's body.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Steel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Steel appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel misses with a right hand
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black throws a shot to the body.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Black.
Black scores with a kick to the body.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Black defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Black tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steel cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel scores with a nice strike.
Steel stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Black lands but Steel takes it in his stride.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Black lands a jab to Steel's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Steel tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black throws a front kick that sends Steel stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denard Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a good, hard body kick but Steel shrugs it off.
Steel throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel walks into a left hand.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
Cory Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Steel is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Black rushes Steel with punches - Steel moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Steel goes down! Black follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denard Black!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Metallica Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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28
179 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Conte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conte misses with a body kick.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Conte's shoulder, as Conte tries to avoid the shot.
Conte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Conte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Conte lands a slapping body shot.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conte throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Conte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Conte misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donk. Conte catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conte up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conte struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Conte controls his hands.
Conte struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is working Conte over against the cage.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Gracie tries to work over Conte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie trying to stall but Conte improves his position.
Conte lands with a right to the head.
Conte lands with a short shot to the head.
Conte throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Conte fails to land.
Conte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conte digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Conte controls the action.
Conte tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conte tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Conte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Conte moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Conte avoids it easily.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Conte's shoulder, as Conte tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Conte - just one landing.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conte counters with a nice leg kick.
Conte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Conte saw that one coming.
As Gracie tries to get set, Conte tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracie manages to avoid the attempt.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Conte misses with a low kick.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conte circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gracie drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Conte follows Gracie to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Conte!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jai McCracken has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thor Berserk's chin.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berserk under the eye.
Berserk misses with a shot to the body
and McCracken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berserk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Berserk.
Berserk doesn't manage to clinch there - McCracken circles away.
Berserk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berserk lands a leg kick that knocks McCracken off balance momentarily.
Berserk throws a sloppy head kick and McCracken moves out of range easily.
McCracken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berserk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berserk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken lands with a right hand.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
Berserk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Berserk does it's job there.
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!
Berserk misses with a shot to the body
and McCracken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berserk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCracken cracks Berserk with an open hand slap.
Berserk looks for the body kick but McCracken saw that one coming.
McCracken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken throws a leg kick but Berserk checks it.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCracken misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that McCracken 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berserk.
Berserk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCracken. That did some damage!
McCracken avoids the head kick by Berserk.
McCracken misses with a wild combination.
Berserk's corner calls for a 1-2. Berserk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCracken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCracken walks into a straight right hand from Berserk.
Berserk instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken breaks from the clinch.
McCracken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Berserk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCracken takes a swing at Berserk's ribcage but misses.
Berserk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berserk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
Berserk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McCracken counters with a stiff right hand.
Berserk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCracken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCracken slips a straight right by Berserk.
Thor Berserk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berserk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berserk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Berserk.
A little jabbing left from McCracken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
Berserk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCracken throws a front kick aimed at Berserk's knee but Berserk avoids it well.
Berserk digs a good hook to McCracken's body.
Berserk is looking to wear down McCracken with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berserk wants to clinch up but McCracken keeps it at a distance.
Berserk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berserk scores with a sloppy right hand. McCracken should have avoided that one.
McCracken throws a chopping leg kick but Berserk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCracken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCracken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berserk.
Berserk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Berserk cracks McCracken with an open hand slap.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses
and Berserk counters with an outside leg kick.
McCracken cracks Berserk with an open hand slap.
McCracken cracks Berserk with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken throws an overhand right that lands on Berserk's shoulder, as Berserk tries to avoid the shot.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
Berserk scores with a hook to the body. McCracken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berserk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berserk 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 McCracken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCracken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCracken. That did some damage!
Berserk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCracken manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
Berserk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for McCracken.
Berserk has McCracken up against the cage in a clinch.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berserk misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Berserk.
McCracken breaks from the clinch.
A jab from McCracken finds it's way through Berserk's defenses.
McCracken slips a straight right by Berserk.
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 Thor Berserk 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.
Berserk 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.
Berserk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCracken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berserk misses with an uppercut
and McCracken counters with a good low kick that Berserk was not able to check.
McCracken blocks the body kick.
McCracken avoids the body shot from Berserk.
Berserk throws a body shot but no joy.
Berserk misses with a hook
and McCracken counters with a leg kick.
McCracken throws a solid leg kick but Berserk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCracken.
Nice body punch from McCracken.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Berserk uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCracken misses the jab.
Berserk scores with a sloppy right hand. McCracken should have avoided that one.
McCracken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berserk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Berserk misses.
McCracken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCracken lands with a nice body punch.
McCracken throws a hook but Berserk avoids it easily.
Jai McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berserk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCracken at a distance.
McCracken misses with a body shot.
McCracken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berserk counters with a good, hard body kick but McCracken shrugs it off.
Jai McCracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCracken blocks the body kick.
McCracken throws out a leg kick but Berserk moves out of range and McCracken only half commits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Berserk.
McCracken digs a good body shot into Berserk's ribs.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
Berserk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCracken.
McCracken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Berserk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Berserk scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berserk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCracken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCracken needs to keep his hands up - Berserk had a free shot at his head there.
Berserk blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Berserk as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jai McCracken has been cut.
McCracken misses with a hook
and Berserk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCracken misses with a looping left.
Berserk gets a clinch.
McCracken breaks the clinch.
Berserk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut lands for McCracken. That snapped Berserk's head back.
Berserk throws an off balance right hand
and McCracken counters with a good, hard body kick but Berserk shrugs it off.
Berserk lands a nice looking kick to the body. McCracken takes a step back to recover.
McCracken lands with a nice body punch.
McCracken feints and then cracks Berserk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berserk down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Berserk.
Berserk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Berserk.
Berserk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berserk jabs at McCracken's body.
McCracken walks into a jab.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken throws a series of punches but Berserk avoids them all with ease.
Berserk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berserk tries to move into range but McCracken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from McCracken finds it's target.
Berserk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berserk is looking to land body kicks.
McCracken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berserk thumps McCracken with a low kick.
A big right from Berserk misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCracken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berserk looks to land a combination but McCracken avoids it well.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCracken. That did some damage!
Berserk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berserk throws an overhand right that lands on McCracken's shoulder, as McCracken tries to avoid the shot.
McCracken throws a counter combo.
Berserk looks to land a body kick but McCracken moved away.
Berserk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berserk. McCracken does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from McCracken misses.
McCracken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berserk.
Berserk backing away here, and McCracken unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Berserk misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Berserk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jai McCracken's cut.
That's time! Berserk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
McCracken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCracken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCracken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCracken throws a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Berserk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCracken tries a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Berserk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Berserk checks a leg kick.
McCracken checks a leg kick.
Berserk throws a lazy uppercut
and McCracken counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCracken connects with a leg kick. Berserk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berserk avoids the head kick by McCracken.
Berserk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCracken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berserk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berserk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken scores with a sloppy right hand. Berserk should have avoided that one.
Berserk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCracken throws a nice looking combination but Berserk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Berserk uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berserk doesn't seem bothered though.
Berserk lands with a nice body punch.
Berserk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCracken doesn't seem bothered though.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Berserk.
McCracken loads up on a big right hand but Berserk slips the punch.
Berserk lands a lovely overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berserk.
McCracken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berserk circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Berserk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berserk.
Berserk throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCracken counters with an inside leg kick.
Berserk darts in and clinches McCracken up against the cage.
Berserk misses with a punch to the body.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCracken takes a shot to the head.
Berserk struggles to land a body shot inside as McCracken controls his hands.
Berserk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCracken is keeping busy.
Berserk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McCracken blocks a body shot from Berserk.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but Berserk has double underhooks.
Berserk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCracken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berserk walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCracken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berserk. McCracken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Berserk as he checks the leg kick.
Berserk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCracken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
Berserk throws a body punch but McCracken moves out of range.
Berserk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCracken.
Berserk scores with a nice body kick.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berserk was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
Berserk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Berserk - just one landing.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berserk swings widly with a right hand
and Berserk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berserk tries to clinch up but McCracken circles away and keeps his distance.
Berserk 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.
Thor Berserk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from McCracken misses its intended target.
Jai McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCracken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCracken there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCracken connects with a nice looking jab.
Berserk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berserk.
Berserk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCracken at a distance.
Berserk checks a low kick from McCracken.
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 Thor Berserk.
Well Berserk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Berserk!
Thor Berserk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jai McCracken was interviewed post fight and said 'I love planes, me!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Hossein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Brown moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Hossein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hossein swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Brown with the counter takedown but Hossein avoids it easily.
Hossein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
enabling Hossein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hossein has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Brown keeps Hossein at a distance using the push kick.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Brown's coach down at Masaru Fighting Systems II was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brown's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Hossein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Brown thinks about the counter body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hossein misses.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hossein lands a jab to the head.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hossein moved away.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Hossein's torso.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Brown checks a low kick from Hossein.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Hossein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossein.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hossein is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Hossein is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Hossein lands with an overhand left.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hossein doesn't seem bothered though.
Hossein throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot by Hossein.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hossein slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Hossein moved away.
It looked like Hossein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown avoids the head kick by Hossein.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hossein misses.
Brown slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hossein looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Hossein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hossein lands a jab to the head.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Hossein misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hossein preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Hossein is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Hossein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hossein moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Hossein keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hossein lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hossein trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Hossein decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brown, up you get!
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 Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown moves away from the strike by Hossein.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Hossein moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Hossein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
A jab from Hossein does it's job there.
Hossein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hossein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Hossein throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a push kick but Hossein slaps the foot to one side.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown scores with a head kick. Hossein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Hossein looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Hossein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Hossein.
Brown with the counter takedown but Hossein avoids it easily.
Hossein misses with a low kick.
Brown with the counter takedown but Hossein avoids it easily.
Hossein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Hossein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hossein lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Nice body kick there by Hossein.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown thumps Hossein with a low kick.
Hossein moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Hossein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Hossein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hossein tried to counter with a leg kick but Brown avoided it.
Hossein misses with a looping right.
Hossein lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Hossein tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Hossein's torso.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Emmett Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hossein slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown lands a nice hook to Hossein's body. Hossein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hossein lands an overhand right.
Hossein misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Hossein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hossein throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Hossein only half commits.
Hossein lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Hossein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hossein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Hossein.
Hossein throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hossein checks a leg kick.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Hossein moves his leg out of the way.
As Brown backs away, Hossein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown is looking to chop away at Hossein's legs.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hossein.
Brown misses with a low kick as Hossein jumps back.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hossein in his tracks.
Hossein blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emmett Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Brown.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
Hossein cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Hossein looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hossein with a body shot.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Hossein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hossein.
Hossein throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown lands with a straight right. Hossein didn't see that one coming.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Hossein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Brown misses.
Hossein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Brown misses with a straight right.
Hossein is looking to land body kicks.
Hossein cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hossein checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Hossein. That snapped Brown's head back.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Hossein swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Hossein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hossein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hossein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hossein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hossein throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Hossein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Hossein misses with a double jab.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hossein swinging wildly here.
Hossein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hossein scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
Hossein blocks a leg kick.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hossein defends it well.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Hossein lands a front kick.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Hossein clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hossein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hossein throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Hossein moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hossein swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hossein has time to react.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hossein.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Hossein misses.
Hossein throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hossein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Hossein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hossein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hossein misses the target.
Hossein connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Hossein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Hossein with an 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 Sadiq Hossein.
I think Hossein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko's entrance music is Too Much Information. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
23 - 15 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yakovchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Yakovchenko lands a shoulder strike.
Yakovchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urahara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urahara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urahara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urahara.
Yakovchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urahara lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urahara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urahara swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urahara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakovchenko controls his hands.
Urahara leaning against his opponent.
Urahara trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara has Yakovchenko pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Urahara pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yakovchenko tumbling to the mat - Urahara dives into Yakovchenko's guard.
Urahara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yakovchenko keeping moving, preventing Urahara from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakovchenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Urahara tries to free his leg and advance position but Yakovchenko is retaining full guard.
Urahara with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko keeping full guard, as Urahara tries to pass.
Yakovchenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yakovchenko throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Urahara escapes and throws Yakovchenko's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Yakovchenko is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Urahara.
Yakovchenko prevents Urahara from moving into mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Urahara is looking to take a break and control but Yakovchenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Yakovchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yakovchenko with a hook.
Urahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
A shot to the liver by Yakovchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Urahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urahara throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Urahara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Urahara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yakovchenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urahara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch there but Urahara circles away.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the side of Urahara's head but Urahara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakovchenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Yakovchenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urahara. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Urahara's shoulder, as Urahara tries to avoid the shot.
Urahara slips under a jab from Yakovchenko.
Urahara is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yakovchenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yakovchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Yakovchenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Urahara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that round.
That's time! Yakovchenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urahara drops his hands momentarily and Yakovchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yakovchenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yakovchenko moves away from the strike by Urahara.
A clash of legs there as Yakovchenko blocks the low kick.
Urahara moves out of range of the body kick from Yakovchenko.
Nice uppercut lands for Yakovchenko. That snapped Urahara's head back.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urahara.
Urahara feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakovchenko looks to throw the jab but Urahara is out of range.
Urahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yakovchenko thuds his right hand into Urahara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch up.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy head kick
and Urahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yakovchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urahara can do to turn this around?
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Yakovchenko - just one landing.
Urahara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yakovchenko, as that shot connected.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Urahara looks to throw the jab but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Igor Yakovchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch but Urahara is having none of it.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch but Urahara is having none of it.
Yakovchenko cracks the inside of Urahara's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urahara swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Urahara scores with a jab to the head.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Urahara lands with a straight right. Yakovchenko didn't see that one coming.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Urahara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urahara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yakovchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urahara on the side of the head.
Urahara throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Urahara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Urahara blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urahara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Urahara.
Urahara controlling from the top position.
Urahara looking to pass the guard.
Urahara wants to control from the top but Yakovchenko keeps moving.
Yakovchenko managing to control the position.
Urahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara trying to move into half guard but instead Yakovchenko has managed to sweep!
Yakovchenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yakovchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara misses with a few strikes there.
Igor Yakovchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Urahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Urahara's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Urahara moves into the clinch successfully.
Yakovchenko lands a right hand.
Yakovchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yakovchenko drives through and clinches with Urahara against the cage.
Urahara is pushing Yakovchenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakovchenko tries to work over Urahara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yakovchenko avoiding damage as Urahara throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Urahara.
Yakovchenko lands a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Urahara scores with a shot to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Urahara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yakovchenko or not.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
Urahara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Urahara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakovchenkos head.
Urahara misses with the head strike.
Urahara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko rushes Urahara and presses him up against the cage.
Urahara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yakovchenko.
Urahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakovchenko.
Urahara pushes Yakovchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urahara throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko stops a takedown attempt from Urahara.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Urahara lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Urahara fails to land.
Urahara throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko blocks an uppercut.
Urahara can't find room to land a body shot as Yakovchenko controls the action.
Urahara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yakovchenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yakovchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakovchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uraharas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Urahara counters with a straight right hand.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Urahara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yakovchenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakovchenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urahara checks it well.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick as Urahara jumps back.
Urahara feints a counter leg kick.
Urahara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yakovchenko throws a big shot that misses.
Urahara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakovchenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yakovchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urahara at a distance.
Yakovchenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left lands for Yakovchenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urahara throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a left to the body.
Yakovchenko lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch combination from Yakovchenko misses.
Yakovchenko throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakovchenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko lands a high kick!
Yakovchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko darts in trying to clinch
letting Urahara counter with a right hand.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Yakovchenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko backing away here, and Urahara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Urahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Urahara raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yakovchenko throws out a leg kick but Urahara moves out of range and Yakovchenko only half commits.
Yakovchenko slips a straight right by Urahara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yakovchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Urahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urahara misses with the head strike.
Yakovchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urahara's elbow.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Urahara looking to stall.
Yakovchenko blocks a body shot from Urahara.
Urahara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urahara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovchenko pushes Urahara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Urahara.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Yakovchenko lands a right hand.
Urahara misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko is leaning against Urahara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the nose.
Yakovchenko misses with the body kick
and Urahara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakovchenko scores with a push kick.
Yakovchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urahara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yakovchenko drives through and clinches with Urahara against the cage.
Yakovchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Urahara controls the action.
Urahara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urahara tries to throw a body punch but Yakovchenko avoids it by throwing Urahara back against the cage.
Urahara misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Urahara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko lands an uppercut.
Urahara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urahara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yakovchenko is keeping busy.
Urahara has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yakovchenko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yakovchenko trying to control but not successfully.
Urahara trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Urahara looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko just trying to survive but Urahara is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Our spies down at at Void Training Facility inform us that Urahara has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yakovchenko rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Yakovchenko is looking to control Urahara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yakovchenko avoid being mounted?
Yakovchenko tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Urahara has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Urahara landing strikes from the mount and Yakovchenko is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Urahara thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Urahara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kisuke Urahara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urahara is landing with some decent strikes but Yakovchenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Urahara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Urahara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yakovchenko tries to lock up and control but Urahara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urahara trying to control but Yakovchenko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kisuke Urahara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Urahara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urahara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urahara moves out of range as Yakovchenko throws a body kick.
Yakovchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakovchenko sets himself, and Urahara steps forward looking for the clinch! Yakovchenko avoids it this time.
Urahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakovchenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urahara is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakovchenko misses the target.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urahara.
Yakovchenko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUrahara.
Urahara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urahara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakovchenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakovchenko throws a series of punches but Urahara moves out of range.
Urahara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch there but Urahara circles away.
Yakovchenko is looking to slow Urahara down with leg kicks.
Yakovchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Urahara in the body.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Urahara moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Urahara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kisuke Urahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yakovchenko's head.
Yakovchenko is rocked!
Yakovchenko scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Yakovchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Urahara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yakovchenko counters with a left and a right that stings Urahara.
Yakovchenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Yakovchenko feints and then cracks Urahara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urahara down.
Yakovchenko tries to score with a low kick but Urahara moves his leg out of the way.
Urahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakovchenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urahara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Urahara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yakovchenko. Yakovchenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakovchenko lands with a straight right. Urahara didn't see that one coming.
Urahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakovchenko.
Urahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urahara avoids a kick to the body.
Urahara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Urahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Urahara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yakovchenko can pounce on him.
That kick from Urahara tenderised Yakovchenko's leg. Yakovchenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urahara misses the shot to the body.
Yakovchenko gets a clinch.
Yakovchenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yakovchenko lands a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko prevents a body shot from Urahara.
A short body shot lands from Urahara as the two fighters clinch.
Urahara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yakovchenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is looking to slow Urahara down with leg kicks.
Urahara throws a leg kick
and Yakovchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yakovchenko lands with a hook. Urahara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Urahara throws the left hand but Yakovchenko avoids the punch easily.
Urahara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urahara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Yakovchenko slams his shin into Urahara's torso.
Yakovchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Yakovchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yakovchenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Igor Yakovchenko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by Edwin Starr WAR. Jackson has chosen LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seia.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seia at a distance.
Seia walks into a left hand.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Seia counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Jackson throws a jab when Seia was well out of range.
Seia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Seia avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Seia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Seia to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Seia.
Seia lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
A solid body kick from Seia.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Seia backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Seia tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Seia throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seia rather than just go for the knockout.
Seia dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
A jab from Jackson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Seia misses the target.
Seia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Seia throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a body kick
letting Seia counter with a right hand.
Seia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
A jab from Seia finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
A jab from Seia misses.
Seia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seia jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Seia sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Seia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seia is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Seia tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut there from Seia.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Seia stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Seia counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Kelemi Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Jackson.
Seia lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jab by Seia.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seia.
Seia scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Seia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Seia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot
letting Seia counter with a right hand.
Seia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson lunges at Seia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seia's hand.
Jackson tries to clinch but Seia moves away
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Jackson'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.
Seia blocks the body kick.
Seia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Seia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Kelemi Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Seia counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Seia misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Seia has got the better of the exchanges.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Seia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a head kick but Seia moves out of range.
Seia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Apollo Jackson's cut even more.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Seia sends Jackson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Seia is motioning to the referee to let Jackson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Seia finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Crunch! Seia slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Seia scores with a kick to the body.
Seia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seia sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seia is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jab by Seia.
Seia ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jackson's jaw. Jackson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Seia does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kelemi Seia!
Kelemi Seia retains his light heavyweight title!
Kelemi Seia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bring me to life. Natsu Dragneel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a quick counter head kick but France was just out of range.
France looks for a takedown but Dragneel sprawls well.
France misses with the combination.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from France.
Nice uppercut lands for France. That snapped Dragneel's head back.
Dragneel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
France throws a body shot but no joy.
France tries a head kick but it misses.
France swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragneel.
France changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragneel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt France.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France lands a jab to the nose.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dragneel!
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
France fails with the takedown
and Dragneel counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragneel.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
France misses with a takedown attempt - Dragneel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Dragneel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Natsu Dragneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dragneel counters by moving into the clinch.
France gets through Dragneel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
France tries to pull guard but Dragneel won't allow it.
France throws an elbow but it misses.
France jumps guard but Dragneel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
France throws an elbow that misses.
Dragneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragneel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragneel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragneel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel lands a shot to the body.
Dragneel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragneel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dragneel - that landed with a thud.
Dragneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of France backwards.
Dragneel digs a right hand into France's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on France's gas tank.
Dragneel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
France lands a body shot in the clinch.
France misses with a body punch.
Dragneel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frances head.
Dragneel works on France's body with a couple of short punches.
Dragneel lands a left hand that snaps the head of France backwards.
Dragneel misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Dragneel.
France is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragneel has double underhooks.
Dragneel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
France is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragneel.
France is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel has France pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragneel controls his hands.
France seems to have recovered his senses.
France has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dragneel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if France can turn it around.
Dragneel lands with a light punch inside.
Dragneel is leaning against France and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragneel blocks the elbow strike.
Dragneel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
France wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragneel won't allow it.
France tries to circle away but Dragneel has him pinned against the cage.
Dragneel throws an elbow that misses.
Dragneel lands an uppercut.
Dragneel lands with a light punch inside.
Dragneel lands a left hand.
France fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragneel.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
France is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dragneel to keep the fight standing.
Dragneel lands a hook that snaps the head of France backwards.
France can't get the takedown.
France's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
France connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
France cracks Dragneel with a good jab.
France paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for France. That snapped Dragneel's head back.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but France manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
France now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dragneel tries to clinch up but France circles away and keeps his distance.
France jabs Dragneel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
France misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragneel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragneel punishes France's body with a nice straight punch.
France has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
France lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from France. Dragneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel tries a low kick but France avoids it.
France keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
That's time! Dragneel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dragneel throws a right hand that France ducks under and follows up with a left that France also avoids with ease.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt France.
France scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
France chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragneel can pounce on him.
Dragneel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dragneel scores with a crisp jab that stopped France in his tracks.
It looks like Darwin France has been cut.
France misses with a body punch
and Dragneel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good exchange - France coming out on top.
France swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dragneel counters with a thumping low kick.
France dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragneel. That did some damage!
France is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
France is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Darwin France seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel thinks about countering with a head kick.
France ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragneel moves away.
France takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
France's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel closes the distance and clinches.
France misses with a punch on the inside.
France stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragneel.
France is trying to push Dragneel away but Dragneel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
France misses with a punch on the inside.
France swings away with an uppercut that misses.
France tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
France is trying to stall.
Dragneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of France backwards.
France pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragneel avoids the head kick by France.
France just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dragneel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt France.
Darwin France seems to be getting the better of the standup.
France with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dragneel counters with a nice body shot.
France tries to score with a low kick but Dragneel moves his leg out of the way.
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragneel throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from France misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragneel tried to counter with a leg kick but France avoided it.
Dragneel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
France finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dragneel lands with a hook. France tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
France throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dragneel avoids it really well and circles away.
Dragneel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Natsu Dragneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France throws a lazy right hand but Dragneel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragneel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
France shoots for a takedown but Dragneel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragneel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dragneel throws a low kick but France moves out of range easily.
Dragneel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with France, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragneel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
France's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
France lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that France can do to turn this around?
France connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dragneel connects with a body shot.
France moves out of range as Dragneel throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragneel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
France slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dragneel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
France fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
France catches Dragneel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
France throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragneel needs to keep his hands up - France had a free shot at his head there.
France misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel is looking to wear down France with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
France defending well as Dragneel loads up on a big left hand.
France tests Dragneel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragneel has France up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
France takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
France scores with a hook.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick. France looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by France.
France takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
France shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragneel pinned against the cage. Dragneel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dragneel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France misses with a body shot
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
France throws a shot from downtown. Dragneel moves away and avoids it.
France looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dragneel darts in and clinches France up against the cage.
France is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dragneel can't fight it off and eventually France manages to take the fight to the floor. Dragneel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragneel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in France's guard.
Dragneel got a little sloppy there for a moment and France has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dragneel has managed to get both his arms back between France's legs - danger averted.
Dragneel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragneel won't allow France to sweep him here.
France has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dragneel is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for France.
France is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
France looking for a sweep but Dragneel has passed into full mount! Oh no!
France sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
France takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
France cracks Dragneel with a right hand to the side of the head.
France throws an off balance right hand
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
France shoots and misses
and Dragneel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dragneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dragneel fails to land.
Dragneel slows down the pace here.
Dragneel lands an uppercut.
Dragneel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragneel misses with a punch on the inside.
France tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragneel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
France tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragneel smiles and moves away.
Natsu Dragneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
Dragneel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
France misses with an uppercut
and Dragneel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dragneel.
France blocks an uppercut.
France is trying to pull guard but Dragneel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
France misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragneel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel tries to land knees in the clinch but France avoids the damage to the body.
France throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragneel.
Dragneel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
France taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragneel.
France takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
France drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Dragneel.
Dragneel leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dragneel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel works on France's body with a couple of short punches.
Dragneel missing with knees to the body.
Dragneel lands a shoulder strike.
Dragneel tries to throw a body punch but France avoids it by throwing Dragneel back against the cage.
France wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragneel throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Dragneel - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin France'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.
France throws a lazy right hand but Dragneel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
France shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragneel tries to sprawl out of it but France keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragneel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
France goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
France ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
France on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dragneel lands with a thumping leg kick.
France fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from France is defended easily by Dragneel.
France tries to land a front kick but Dragneel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France throws the left hand but Dragneel avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel moves away from the strike by France.
Dragneel tries to counter by clinching up but France breaks away and moves out of range.
France looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
France throws a leg kick
and Dragneel counters with a head kick that drops France to the mat! France scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
France throws a lazy uppercut
and Dragneel scores with a counter punch that sends France to the canvas! Dragneel smells blood - he's punishing France with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! France has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel retains his featherweight title!
Natsu Dragneel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Judd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judd has chosen I take it up the ass - by lil wayne as his entrance music. Eugene Judd has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ice Drago's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judd throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Judd misses the target.
Judd just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrago.
Nice uppercut lands for Judd. That snapped Drago's head back.
Judd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Eugene Judd has been cut.
Judd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judd throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Judd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Judd has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drago throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Judd avoids it.
Judd changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Judd avoids the body shot from Drago.
A clash of legs there as Drago blocks the low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Judd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Judd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drago's waist but Drago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Judd off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago cracks Judd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judd.
Judd fails to land with a series of punches.
Judd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drago connects with a looping right hand.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Judd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts.
Judd lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drago.
Judd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Judd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Judd. Judd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Drago wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Judd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judd ducks right into an uppercut from Drago.
Drago delivers a nice body kick.
Judd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drago. That's going to slow Judd down.
Judd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago throws a predictable looking body shot
and Judd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drago is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Judd checks a leg kick.
Judd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drago. Drago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Ice Drago has been cut.
Drago lands a head kick. Judd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Judd throws a leg kick but Drago moved away.
Drago is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Judd.
A head kick from Judd lands but Drago takes it in his stride.
Judd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
A solid body kick from Drago.
Ice Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago throws a low kick but Judd avoids it.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Judd.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Judd wants to slow Drago down by chopping away at his legs.
Drago throws a series of punches but Judd moves out of range.
Drago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Judd missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judd dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judd.
Drago tests Judd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Judd manages to avoid it.
Drago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Judd delivers a nice body kick.
Judd lands with a good body shot.
Drago scores with the left hand. Judd knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
Judd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Judd misses
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago lands with an overhand left.
Judd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drago is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Judd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drago's guard.
Judd throwing strikes but missing.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Judd postures up in Drago's guard and throws a big left but Drago blocks it.
Judd cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
Judd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Judd trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Ice Drago will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Judd misses with a low kick.
Judd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Judd tried to score with a low kick but Drago checks it.
Drago slips a straight right by Judd.
Ice Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drago.
Drago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judd to score with a decent uppercut.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago looks to land a body kick but Judd moved away.
Judd throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago walks into a stiff left hand from Judd.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judd misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Judd throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago cracks the inside of Judd's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago tried to score with a low kick but Judd checks it.
Judd feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago slips a jab from Judd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drago checks a leg kick.
Judd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judd.
And Judd tries to counter it with a takedown but Drago pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Judd 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.
Judd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drago avoids the body shot from Judd.
Judd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Judd lands a glancing blow to the side of Drago's head.
Judd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Judd tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Judd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drago is out of range and Judd settles back down.
Drago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judd.
Drago darts in and clinches Judd up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Judd.
Judd working aggressively here.
A short right from Judd.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Judd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judd tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Drago fails to land.
Judd misses with the head strike.
Judd is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Judd lands with a light punch inside.
Drago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Judd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Judd.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judd's elbow.
Judd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drago tries to work over Judd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Judd controls his hands.
Judd swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
Judd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd misses with some punches.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago pushes off an throws an elbow but Judd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ice Drago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judd misses with some punches.
Judd misses with a punch to the body.
Judd lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Drago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago scores with a leg kick.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Judd.
Judd checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Judd - the referee stops the clock and Drago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Judd. Drago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Drago throws a low kick but Judd moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Judd misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judd.
Judd throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Judd lands a nice uppercut.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Judd controls his hands.
Judd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judd throws an elbow that misses.
Judd throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eugene Judd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drago throws a body punch but Judd moves out of range.
Judd lands with a shot to the body.
Drago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judd missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judd throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drago.
Judd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judd.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Judd thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a chopping leg kick but Judd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Judd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drago is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Judd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judd misses with a knee to the head.
Judd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Judd avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Judd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drago blocking some punches.
Judd lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Judd's ribcage. Judd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Judd.
Drago scores with a shot to the side of Judd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Judd.
Drago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Judd.
Judd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
Judd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judd is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Judd 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.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago slips a straight right by Judd.
Judd motions for Drago to come forward. Judd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judd.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judd.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Judd.
Drago instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago sizes up Judd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judd takes one on the button.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago blocks a head kick by Judd.
Drago cracks Judd with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Drago as he checks the leg kick.
Drago fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judd.
Drago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drago checks a leg kick.
Judd checks the leg kick.
Drago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drago lands a leg kick that knocks Judd off balance momentarily.
Drago tries to land a leg kick but Judd saw it coming and moves away.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drago tried to score with a low kick but Judd checks it.
Judd connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drago.
Judd drops his hands momentarily and Drago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ice Drago did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Good exchange - Judd coming out on top.
Judd scores with a jab.
Judd throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Judd. Judd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drago cracks Judd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drago cracks Judd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Judd connects with a solid leg kick.
Judd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judd avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago blocks a jab.
Judd looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Drago misses its target.
Judd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judd. That did some damage!
Judd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd scoring well with a low kick there.
Judd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drago can pounce on him.
Judd tries to work over Drago's front leg with a kick but Drago checks it.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drago lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Judd sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Judd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drago wants to slow Judd down by chopping away at his legs.
Drago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judd.
Judd is looking to land body kicks.
Drago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judd in his tracks.
Drago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judd.
Drago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago throws a big counter combination but Judd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drago connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judd.
Drago lands a slapping body shot.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Judd throws a leg kick that misses.
Judd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judd walks into a stiff left hand from Drago.
Judd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Drago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Judd.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Judd scores with a shot to the body.
Drago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drago. That's going to slow Judd down.
A big left from Judd misses.
Judd just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrago.
Judd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Judd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Judd throws a body shot but no joy.
Judd throws a low kick but Drago avoids it.
A jab lands there for Drago.
Judd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Judd throws a body shot but no joy.
Judd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Drago.
Drago avoids the body shot from Judd.
Drago is looking to counter with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judd flicks out a counter leg kick but Drago steps away.
Drago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Judd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Judd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drago.
Drago lands a leg kick that knocks Judd off balance momentarily.
Judd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago cracks the inside of Judd's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Drago misses.
Judd scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Drago had his way with Eugene Judd in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Judd digs a good hook to Drago's body.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judd moves out of range as Drago strikes.
Judd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drago is out of range and Judd settles back down.
Drago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drago is rocked!
Judd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judd lands a jab to the head.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago looks to land a left hand but Judd moved out of range nicely.
Drago misses the jab.
Judd throws a body kick that misses.
Judd fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is looking to land body kicks.
Judd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drago.
Judd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judd blocking some punches.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Judd lands a body shot.
Drago lands a right hand.
Judd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Judd misses.
Judd shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Judd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eugene Judd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd scores with a body shot.
Judd misses with a wild body shot.
Drago misses with a leg kick.
Judd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drago has one foot on Judd's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Judd is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Judd avoids a kick to the body.
Drago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judd's calf.
A clash of legs there as Drago blocks the low kick.
Judd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Judd counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago's corner calls for a 1-2. Drago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judd 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.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judd.
Judd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drago.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Judd is defended easily by Drago.
Ice Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Judd.
Drago lands a glancing blow to the side of Judd's head.
Judd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Judd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a two punch combo.
Drago 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.
Judd cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Judd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judd tries a head kick but it misses.
Judd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drago is looking to counter with head kicks.
Judd motions for Drago to come forward. Judd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judd shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drago finds it's way round the side to connect with Judd's head.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Judd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judd ducks right into an uppercut from Drago.
Ice Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judd jabs at Drago's body.
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 Ice Drago.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ice Drago!
An out of breath Ice Drago thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Eugene Judd spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess I fucked up huh. Much respect to vesa! Go make us proud and kill someone from ams fc. Ill be waiting for you.'.
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