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EFC 46 - Unification PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Denn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Waits - Going out west.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Denn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Denn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johansson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denn shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Denn pushes him off.
Johansson stuffs the takedown.
Hugo Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Denn.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson closes the distance and pushes Denn back into the cage.
Denn jumps into guard, dragging Johansson to the mat.
Denn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Denn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denn keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johansson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denn keeping full guard, as Johansson tries to pass.
Johansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johansson is sitting in close to Denn's body. Denn has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Johansson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Johansson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Denn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). DJ Denn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karvaranteiden Kuningas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvaranteiden Kuningas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Holt's chin.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karvaranteiden Kuningas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuningas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Kuningas.
Kuningas throws a hook to the side of Holt's head but Holt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuningas throws a series of strikes that have Holt backpedaling.
Steve Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt throws a jab when Kuningas was well out of range.
Holt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Kuningas. No joy for Holt on that attempt.
Kuningas lands with a cross.
A big right from Kuningas misses.
Holt lands with a hook. Kuningas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holt lands with a right hand.
It looks like Karvaranteiden Kuningas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Kuningas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kuningas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kuningas has his foot on Holt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holt works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuningas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuningas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt landing some decent shots from guard.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuningas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuningas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuningas throws a strike but Holt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Holt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuningas's guard.
Kuningas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuningas looks gassed!
Kuningas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuningas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt works over Kuningas with some ground and pound from guard.
Holt works over Kuningas with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuningas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holt throwing strikes from guard but Kuningas blocks nicely.
Holt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holt is working Kuningas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuningas keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Kuningas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holt lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt stands up over Kuningas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holt works over Kuningas with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuningas keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holt trying to control but Kuningas is working from the bottom.
Holt preventing the sweep.
Kuningas has momentary wrist control but Holt slips an elbow through the middle.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuningas looking for a guillotine here but Holt defends easily.
Kuningas has an active guard here but Holt has managed to pass into half guard.
Holt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holt connects with a nice short shot to Kuningas's temple.
Holt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuningas's head.
Holt working over Kuningas with some ground and pound. Kuningas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kuningas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holt lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuningas looking for submissions off his back.
Kuningas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karvaranteiden Kuningas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karvaranteiden Kuningas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuningas throws a big shot that misses.
Holt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuningas pinned against the cage. Kuningas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuningas dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Holt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuningas to the mat! Kuningas manages to get full guard.
Kuningas keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Holt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kuningas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuningas wants to sweep here but Holt controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuningas working for submissions but it's allowed Holt to get to half guard.
Kuningas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holt pulls his head out easily.
Kuningas wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt misses with a low kick.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuningas has time to react.
Holt shoots in but no luck this time.
Holt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holt falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kuningas counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuningas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kuningas is working for a kimura but Holt is defending it quite comfortably.
Holt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holt.
Holt wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuningas stands and throws Holt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kuningas tries to advance to mount but Holt denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuningas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuningas tries to score with some ground and pound. Holt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Holt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kuningas's best efforts.
Kuningas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kuningas is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Holt reverses the position - he's now on top in Kuningas's guard.
Holt lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holt trying to control but Kuningas is working from the bottom.
Kuningas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Holt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuningas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Holt turns into him and now he's in Kuningas's guard.
Kuningas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holt landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Holt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karvaranteiden Kuningas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuningas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
Kuningas lands a glancing blow to the side of Holt's head.
Kuningas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holt throws out the jab.
Kuningas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holt momentarily.
Kuningas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holt.
Kuningas misses with an uppercut. Holt saw that one coming.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Holt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt dives in and grabs Kuningas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuningas pushes down on Holt's head and hops out.
Kuningas lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kuningas - just one landing.
Karvaranteiden Kuningas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuningas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kuningas!
A big right from Holt misses.
Holt misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kuningas counter with a right hand.
Kuningas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holt in his tracks.
Kuningas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holt throws out the jab.
Karvaranteiden Kuningas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Kuningas.
Kuningas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuningas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuningas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Holt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Steve Holt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuningas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuningas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuningas. That snapped Holt's head back.
Kuningas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kuningas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuningas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuningas lands a slapping body shot.
Kuningas scores with a jab.
Kuningas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuningas lands a jab to Holt's midsection.
Kuningas sizes up Holt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuningas lands a right hook to the body.
Kuningas misses with a wild combination.
Steve Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuningas scores with a sloppy right hand. Holt should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuningas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuningas loads up on a big right hand but Holt slips the punch.
Kuningas staying out of range there.
Holt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuningas lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Holt.
A left lands for Kuningas.
Holt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuningas counters with a right hand to the body.
Holt drops his hands momentarily and Kuningas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuningas scores with a three punch combo!
Kuningas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Kuningas lands with a cross.
Holt tries to move into range but Kuningas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries to land a leg kick but Kuningas saw it coming and moves away.
Kuningas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holt's head backwards.
Kuningas dips to his left and cracks Holt with an uppercut!
Kuningas scores with a jab.
Kuningas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kuningas lands a jab to Holt's midsection.
Holt misses with a looping right.
Kuningas lands with a right hand.
Holt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuningas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuningas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuningas punishes Holt's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuningas scores with a jab.
Kuningas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karvaranteiden Kuningas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuningas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karvaranteiden Kuningas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Turcotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Late's choice of entrance music: No Easy Way Out . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perko Late!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Late defends it nicely.
Late scores with a body shot.
Late throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Late misses with a hook. Turcotte ducked under it nicely.
Late lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turcotte takes a step back to recover.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
Turcotte moves out of range of the body kick.
Late misses with a takedown attempt
and Turcotte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Late looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turcotte is one step ahead there.
Turcotte postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Late is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Turcotte, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Late trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Late tries to free his leg and advance position but Turcotte is retaining full guard.
Late works over Turcotte with some ground and pound from guard.
Late in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Late lands a couple of elbows.
Late lying in Turcotte's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Turcotte decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Late taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Turcotte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari has chosen Finlandia - Hymn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tero Sankari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremiah Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Sankari!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks a low kick from Sankari.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sankari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sankari swinging wildly here.
Sankari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sankari throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Sankari throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Sankari lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Sankari takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jeremiah Johnson has been cut.
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!
Sankari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sankari scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sankari walks into a jab.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankari.
Sankari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
Sankari drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sankari is looking for the KO!
Johnson is rocked!
Sankari throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sankari wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sankari throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tero Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari scores with a head kick.
Jeremiah Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Sankari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sankari pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sankari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sankari throws a body kick that misses.
Sankari throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Sankari only half commits.
Sankari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sankari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari motions for Johnson to come forward. Sankari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Sankari in a clinch.
Sankari has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sankari manages to break the clinch.
Sankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Sankari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sankari looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Sankari tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Sankari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sankari with a hook.
Jeremiah Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sankari tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sankari misses with a few strikes there.
Sankari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari swinging wildly here.
Sankari throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson cracks Sankari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson tests Sankari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Sankari lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sankari tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankari scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Sankari misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Sankari throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sankari thinking.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Sankari's front leg but catches the back leg as Sankari tries to avoid it.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to Sankari's midsection.
Sankari misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Sankari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sankari. Sankari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sankari throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson tests Sankari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sankari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Sankari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sankari tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sankari throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankari can pounce on him.
Sankari lands a high kick!
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Sankari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sankari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Sankari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sankari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sankari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sankari is breathing heavily.
Sankari looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Sankari shakes it off.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Sankari misses with a looping left.
Sankari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sankari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sankari.
Sankari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sankari avoids nicely.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sankari throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Sankari only half commits.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Sankari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sankari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson moves out of range as Sankari throws a body kick.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Sankari also avoids with ease.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is working Sankari over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tero Sankari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sankari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sankari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson clinches up with Sankari and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson cracks Sankari with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari 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.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson jabs Sankari right on the nose. Sankari blinks but takes it well.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Sankari backing up. Sankari nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Sankari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sankari backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Sankari tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Sankari with an uppercut!
Sankari tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Sankari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson feints and then cracks Sankari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sankari down.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Sankari in a clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sankari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeremiah Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Sankari 's knee.
Sankari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson tests Sankari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Sankari in his tracks momentarily.
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sankari scoring well with a low kick there.
Sankari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Sankari throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Sankari connects with a high kick.
Sankari throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Sankari backs away looking to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Good leg kick by Sankari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sankari throws a lazy body kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Sankari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Sankari's body. Sankari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Sankari misses with a leg kick.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sankari's calf.
A head kick by Sankari misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Sankari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson with a jab.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Sankari misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sankari.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sankari on the side of the head.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankari drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson clinches up with Sankari and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sankari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Sankari.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
Johnson clinches up with Sankari and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Sankari is blocking nicely.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson prevents Sankari from breaking the clinch.
Sankari keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sankari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sankari's head.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sankari. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Sankari lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sankari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Sankari thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sankari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankari, right into the meat.
Sankari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Sankari.
Johnson clinches up with Sankari and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sankaris head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sankari throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Sankari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sankari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Sankari shrugs it off.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sankari.
Sankari delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Sankari throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Sankari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sankari looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sankari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Sankari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Sankari is looking to land body kicks.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Sankari in the body.
Sankari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sankari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sankari walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stumpy Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Stumpy Rutherford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ty Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stumpy Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutherford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rutherford has gone for a leg lock! Angle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rutherford's guard.
Rutherford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Angle postures up and lands a big shot to Rutherford's brow.
Angle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Angle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Angle trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutherford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rutherford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Angle wants to pass the guard but Rutherford is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Angle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Angle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Angle pushing down on Rutherford's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Angle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rutherford has managed to free his arm - good work.
Angle controlling the pace.
Rutherford looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutherford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rutherford looks gassed!
Angle is trying for a kimura here. Rutherford looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Angle wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ty Angle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Heavier than metal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Shaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Shaw trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Shaw being controlled here momentarily.
Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaw stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
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.
Penn wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy.
Shaw is looking for a kimura here.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Penn is working away.
Penn won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw stops Penn from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Shaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Shaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Sam Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Shaw misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaw's head.
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 Sam Shaw 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.
A jab from Shaw finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Shaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Shaw is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shaw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shaw thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Penn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Shaw controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Shaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shaw with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shaw moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Penn has worked his arm free - good work by Penn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shaw's best efforts.
Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaw.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shaw is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Shaw tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Shaw is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shaw dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Sam Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Shaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shaw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shaw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shaw tries to advance to mount but can't.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Shaw takes a little break here. Penn wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penn!
Shaw is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shaw's legs.
Shaw is trying to improve his position.
Shaw is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaw tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaw is looking to get to half guard.
Penn manages to capitalize on a mistake by Shaw to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw trying to control but not successfully.
Shaw tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shaw clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Shaw on that attempt.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Shaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Jab by Penn.
Shaw scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shaw wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw laying and praying for a moment but Penn takes advantage and regains half guard.
Penn is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Shaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Penn moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shaw passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Shaw moves to take his opponent's back.
Shaw working for a choke but Penn is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shaw looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Penn is controlling Shaw 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Shaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but BJ Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Sam Shaw has been cut.
Shaw missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Good standup being displayed there by Shaw as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Shaw misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Shaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a jab.
Shaw is rocked!
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Shaw walks into a left hand.
Shaw misses with a jab to the body
and Shaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Shaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shaw.
Shaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Penn is trying to defend but Shaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shaw has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shaw tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Shaw throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shaw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shaw sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sam Shaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shaw is looking to work his way around to Penn's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Shaw moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Penn has worked his arm free - good work by Penn!
Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sam Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Shaw drags him back down.
Shaw moves into full mount!
Shaw thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaw 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Shaw!
Sam Shaw is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sotiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Sotiar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Grey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sotiar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey throws a nice looking combination but Sotiar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grey moves into the clinch.
Grey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sotiar.
A left hand lands to the body for Grey.
Grey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotiar's elbow.
Grey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Grey has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Grey landing strikes from the mount and Sotiar is in trouble!
Sotiar is trying to escape the mount.
Grey working the ground and pound effectively.
Sotiar tries to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey prevents Sotiar from getting the reversal.
Grey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sotiar is desperately trying to improve his position but Grey has a good base and remains in mount.
Grey with the ground and pound from mount.
Sotiar is desperately trying to improve his position but Grey has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sotiar taking shots to the head.
Sotiar is rocked!
It looks like Mark Sotiar has been cut.
Grey unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sotiar wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Grey celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Grey!
Wilson Grey is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane . LaVey has chosen Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaVey cracks Sackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Sackett catches LaVey right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Lucas LaVey has been cut.
Sackett thuds a left hand into LaVey's body.
A jab from Sackett misses.
LaVey checks a leg kick.
LaVey looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
LaVey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
LaVey slips under a jab.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
LaVey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
A nice leg kick lands there from LaVey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
LaVey dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
LaVey tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett digs a good hook to LaVey's body.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of LaVey's head but LaVey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaVey misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett thuds his right hand into LaVey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaVey was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
LaVey tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett throws the left hand but LaVey avoids the punch easily.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
LaVey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but LaVey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands a two punch combo.
LaVey blocks a head kick by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett tries to land a body kick
and LaVey counters with a leg kick.
LaVey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
A head kick by LaVey misses
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett throws a body punch but LaVey moves out of range.
LaVey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaVey working hard to break the clinch.
LaVey tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
LaVey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaVey is trying to break free.
LaVey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LaVey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sackett prevents LaVey from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. LaVey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaVey manages to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
LaVey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett misses with a jab to the body
and LaVey counters with a left to the body.
LaVey checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on LaVey's shoulder, as LaVey tries to avoid the shot.
LaVey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
LaVey swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
LaVey is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from LaVey misses.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from LaVey 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
LaVey throws a body kick that misses.
LaVey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
LaVey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Orlando Sackett has been cut.
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Orlando Sackett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
LaVey throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaVey thinking.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaVey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LaVey throws a head kick that half lands.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Sackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and LaVey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Sackett stalks LaVey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into LaVey's face. LaVey staggers backwards, shaken.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaVey.
Sackett avoids the head kick by LaVey.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
letting LaVey counter with a right hand.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LaVey.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaVey is breathing heavily.
LaVey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sackett.
LaVey is rocked!
Sackett cracks LaVey with a left hook right on the temple and LaVey goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Sackett lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully LaVey is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orlando Sackett!
Orlando Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan KO has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan KO!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KO getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from KO.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao is looking to slow KO down with leg kicks.
Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao stops KO from standing up.
Pacquiao wants to control from the top but KO keeps moving.
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. KO is keeping the position for now.
KO is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but KO is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao won't allow KO to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
KO throws a good cross that connects.
KO tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
KO lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. KO manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
KO wants to stand up but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. KO is keeping the position for now.
KO wriggles free and stands up.
Pacquiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
KO moves into the clinch.
KO lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to KO's body. KO takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
KO is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of KO's front leg.
KO avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KO wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pacquiao manages to pass to side control.
KO is trying to stand back up but Pacquiao is controlling him
Pacquiao is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, KO has managed to free his arm - good work.
KO looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pacquiao is looking to advance position but KO won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to take a breather but KO is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO wants to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
KO paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao throws a head kick but KO moves out of range.
KO waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
KO is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Pacquiao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. KO darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling KO to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
KO lands with a shot to the body.
KO lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice takedown defense from KO. No joy for Pacquiao on that attempt.
KO scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
KO closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
KO misses with a punch on the inside.
KO is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
KO doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
KO scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KO gets in close and instigates a clinch.
KO throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
KO wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
KO wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
KO uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
KO bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pacquiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
KO lands a head shot.
Pacquiao scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of KO's head.
KO fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KO connects with a looping right hand.
KO looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
KO slips under a jab.
KO throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao throws and low kick but KO moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but KO takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
Pacquiao shoots in but KO avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and KO counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao looks to land a body kick but KO moved away.
KO moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down KO rather than just go for the knockout.
KO lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by KO.
Ivan KO seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - KO coming out on top.
KO cracks Pacquiao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but KO moves out of range.
KO moves into the clinch successfully.
KO swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KO misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pacquiao. That's going to slow KO down.
KO gets in close and instigates a clinch.
KO misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
KO lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on KO's face as he tries to break the clinch.
KO lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
KO is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
KO swings away with an uppercut that misses.
KO throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
KO ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
KO is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
KO looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
KO is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao fails to land the takedown.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
KO misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
KO doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. KO darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
KO scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacquiao should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
KO scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and KO counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by KO there.
KO tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by KO.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a push kick but KO slaps the foot to one side.
KO tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KO fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
KO throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for KO.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
KO bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pacquiao scores with a kick to the body.
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 Ivan KO will probably get the nod.
That's time! KO's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pacquiao shoots for a double leg takedown but KO sprawls well. He's pushed Pacquiao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
KO lands a jab.
KO is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacquiao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by KO.
Pacquiao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
KO uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown but KO shows good takedown defense.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from KO does it's job there.
KO scores with the left hand. Pacquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KO checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
KO displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
KO lands with a nice combination. Pacquiao backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
A jab lands there for KO.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivan KO is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pacquiao, right into the meat.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacquiao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
KO uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacquiao has time to react.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
KO throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Pacquiao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
KO blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that KO avoids nicely.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
KO tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
KO tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
KO fails with an attempt to clinch.
KO misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice takedown defense from KO. No joy for Pacquiao on that attempt.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
and KO connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
KO tries to clinch
and Pacquiao 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!
KO pushes Pacquiao off looking to stand but Pacquiao dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao tries to pass the half guard into mount. KO knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
KO kicks off Pacquiao and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a swing at KO's ribcage but misses.
KO takes a shot right to the bread basket.
KO blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
A bone on bone clash there as KO blocks the leg kick.
KO closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice kick to the body.
KO wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pacquiao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao shoots in for a double leg but KO sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
KO closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a nice leg kick.
KO throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
KO tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and KO counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pacquiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. KO darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
KO moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by KO.
KO has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao has KO pressed against the cage, preventing KO from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
KO tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite KO's efforts to push away.
KO has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Manny Pacquiao just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
KO closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
KO is trying to break free.
KO throws a head punch that misses.
KO lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pacquiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite KO's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on KO's face as he tries to break the clinch.
KO lands with a short head shot on the inside.
KO manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao tries a low kick but KO avoids it.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by KO.
Good leg kick by Pacquiao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but KO avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
and KO makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and KO moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao closes this distance looking for a takedown but KO circles away.
Pacquiao is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pacquiao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? KO is fending him off so far but Pacquiao persists. Nope, KO circles away and we're back to standing.
KO throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
KO cracks Pacquiao with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from KO lands.
Pacquiao ducks right into an uppercut from KO.
KO tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
KO fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by KO.
KO gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KO swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but KO is controlling the position.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KO looks to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick.
Pacquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says KO as he avoids it easily.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
KO tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao is trying hard to land a takedown here. KO sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
KO connects with a nice looking jab.
KO leaves Pacquiao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pacquiao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
KO tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away
and Pacquiao counters with a low kick, right behind KO 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
KO fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao is looking to control KO's arms but KO gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Pacquiao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
KO doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacquiao prevents KO from breaking the clinch.
KO misses with a punch on the inside.
KO is trying to force a seperation but Pacquiao has the dominant position.
KO throws a head punch that misses.
KO working aggressively here.
KO wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
KO really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
KO is trying to force a seperation but Pacquiao has the dominant position.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
KO lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
KO is trying to force a seperation but Pacquiao has the dominant position.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
KO throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for KO.
Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A good leg kick by Pacquiao.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pacquiao is defended easily by KO.
Ivan KO is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
KO tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
KO throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
KO clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
KO swings away with an uppercut that misses.
KO throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
KO has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but KO has the dominant position.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but KO keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
KO doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KO misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan KO had his way with Manny Pacquiao in that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pacquiao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
KO takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pacquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
KO missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao throws a head kick but KO moves out of range.
A jab from KO finds it's way through Pacquiao's defenses.
KO smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
KO defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
KO tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away
and Pacquiao counters with a single leg into guard. KO didn't expect that.
KO pushes Pacquiao off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
KO wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for KO. That snapped Pacquiao's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KO closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a thumping low kick.
Pacquiao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from KO finds it's way round the side to connect with Pacquiao's head.
KO misses with a wild body shot.
KO wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick.
Pacquiao is looking to land body kicks.
KO waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but KO sees it coming and checks it nicely.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
KO drives through and clinches with Pacquiao against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KO has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
KO lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
KO manages to break the clinch.
KO wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from KO.
Pacquiao closes this distance looking for a takedown but KO circles away.
KO connects with a single shot there.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
KO takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
KO lands a lovely overhand right.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick which misses KO's front leg but catches the back leg as KO tries to avoid it.
Pacquiao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from KO.
KO tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KO wants to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with an inside leg kick.
KO tries to clinch
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
KO tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from KO misses the target.
Pacquiao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting KO counter with a right hand.
KO closes the distance and lands a one-two.
KO will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
KO cracks Pacquiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
KO tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
KO tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KO connects with the punch.
KO takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
KO dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
KO connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
KO misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
KO closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a nice low kick that buckles KO's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at KO to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ivan KO retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason The Diamond!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdellaoui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Diamond. The Diamond obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Abdellaoui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Diamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdellaoui misses with a straight right.
The Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Diamond swings for the body but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdellaoui throws a hook but The Diamond avoids it easily.
No joy there for The Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Diamond thumps Abdellaoui with a low kick.
The Diamond throws a wild body kick that Abdellaoui sees coming a mile off.
The Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdellaoui moves in looking to clinch but The Diamond pushes him off.
The Diamond scores with the left hand. Abdellaoui knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdellaoui misses with the combination.
Abdellaoui works The Diamond's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
Abdellaoui moves in looking to clinch but The Diamond pushes him off.
The Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Jason The Diamond has been cut.
The Diamond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Diamond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Diamond counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdellaoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdellaoui throws a shot from downtown. The Diamond moves away and avoids it.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a nice leg kick.
The Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdellaoui.
The Diamond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdellaoui's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. The Diamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdellaoui wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdellaoui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdellaoui blocks a jab.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Diamond cracks the inside of Abdellaoui's front leg.
The Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but The Diamond moves away
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui throws a hook to the side of The Diamond's head but The Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdellaoui punishes The Diamond's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdellaoui moves away from the strike by The Diamond.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
The Diamond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Abdellaoui ducks under a wild hook from The Diamond.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
The Diamond lands a jab to Abdellaoui's midsection.
Abdellaoui throws a lazy right hand but The Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Diamond counters with a good low kick that Abdellaoui was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
The Diamond misses with a wild combination.
The Diamond throws a head kick but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Diamond.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Diamond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Diamond lands a head kick!
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a big head kick but Abdellaoui shrugs it off.
Abdellaoui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Diamond tests Abdellaoui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Diamond with a jab.
The Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
The Diamond misses with a hook.
The Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Diamond counters with a nice body kick.
Abdellaoui closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui throws a combination that misses
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
The Diamond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Diamond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdellaoui looks to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Jason The Diamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdellaoui misses the target.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot
and The Diamond counters with a low kick, right behind Abdellaoui 's knee.
The Diamond looks to land a right hand but Abdellaoui moved out of range.
The Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Diamond slips under a jab from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and The Diamond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Diamond drops his hands momentarily and Abdellaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Diamond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond sizes up Abdellaoui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
Abdellaoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Diamond.
The Diamond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Abdellaoui misses its intended target.
Abdellaoui closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Abdellaoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Diamond misses with a body shot.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdellaoui swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdellaoui moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdellaoui wants to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Abdellaoui looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdellaoui works over The Diamond's head and body with a nice combination.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Abdellaoui moves out of range easily.
Abdellaoui misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a one-two to the body.
Abdellaoui loads up on a big right hand but The Diamond slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Diamond.
The Diamond slips a jab from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdellaoui.
Donk. The Diamond catches Abdellaoui right on the button with a cross.
The Diamond scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Diamond 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 Abdellaoui has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abdellaoui and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
The Diamond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdellaoui on the side of the head.
The Diamond cracks Abdellaoui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Diamond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Abdellaoui backpedaling.
The Diamond slips a jab from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdellaoui backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
The Diamond scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdellaoui lands with a right hand.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Diamond slips a straight right by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Diamond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdellaoui misses with an uppercut.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond lands a two punch combo.
Abdellaoui is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Diamond's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abdellaoui gets a clinch.
Abdellaoui is looking to break free of the clinch but The Diamond has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abdellaoui - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Diamond tries to break the clinch but Abdellaoui is controlling the position.
The Diamond lands with a right to the head.
The Diamond has Abdellaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Abdellaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui tries to stall but The Diamond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Abdellaoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Diamond scores with a jab. Abdellaoui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Diamond tests Abdellaoui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Diamond lands a jab.
The Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Abdellaoui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abdellaoui throws a lazy right hand but The Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond misses with a body shot
and Abdellaoui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui slows down the pace here.
Abdellaoui is looking to control The Diamond's arms but The Diamond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdellaoui has his back to the cage.
The Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Abdellaoui has him pressed against the cage.
The Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
The Diamond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdellaoui has The Diamond pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui is trying to stall.
Abdellaoui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick.
Abdellaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Diamond manages to avoid it.
Abdellaoui swings for the body but The Diamond moves out of range.
The Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdellaoui throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Diamond scores with a hook to the body. Abdellaoui takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Diamond moves out of range as Abdellaoui strikes.
Abdellaoui takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdellaoui lands with a hook. The Diamond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abdellaoui misses with a looping right.
The Diamond connects with a high kick.
Abdellaoui avoids the head kick by The Diamond.
Abdellaoui looks to land a right hand but The Diamond moved out of range.
The Diamond throws a wild body kick that Abdellaoui sees coming a mile off.
The Diamond feints and then cracks Abdellaoui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdellaoui down.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond slips under a jab from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Diamond misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Diamond.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdellaoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for The Diamond.
The Diamond swinging wildly here.
The Diamond misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui looks to land a combination. The Diamond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdellaoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch up
and The Diamond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
The Diamond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Diamond.
The Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdellaoui counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui throws a combination that misses
and The Diamond counters with a body kick that stops Abdellaoui in his tracks momentarily.
Abdellaoui misses the body punch
and The Diamond counters with a series of strikes. Abdellaoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Abdellaoui catches The Diamond right on the button with a cross.
The Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Diamond throws a head kick but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
The Diamond throws a good cross that connects.
Abdellaoui lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Jason The Diamond's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Diamond cracks Abdellaoui with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abdellaoui misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Diamond misses with a body punch
and Abdellaoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdellaoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab to the body
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
The Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdellaoui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui throws a sloppy body shot
and The Diamond counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdellaoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot.
The Diamond dips to his left and cracks Abdellaoui with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Diamond counters with an inside leg kick.
The Diamond dodges the punch combination from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdellaoui throws out the jab.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond throws a series of punches but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Abdellaoui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abdellaoui misses with a combination
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdellaoui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a head kick.
Abdellaoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Diamond.
The Diamond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abdellaoui moves forwards but The Diamond connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
Abdellaoui closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a double jab
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abdellaoui closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond counters with a series of strikes. Abdellaoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
The Diamond misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdellaoui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Diamond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdellaoui throws the left hand but The Diamond avoids the punch easily.
Abdellaoui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Diamond counters with a low kick, right behind Abdellaoui 's knee.
The Diamond throws a head kick that misses
and Abdellaoui counters with a nice uppercut.
The Diamond moves forwards but Abdellaoui connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Diamond is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Abdellaoui throws a looping overhand right but The Diamond ducks down to avoid it.
Farid Abdellaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason The Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason The Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Diamond 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason The Diamond! Jason The Diamond retains his welterweight title!
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