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Syn 423 - Killin' It PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tights comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Gon Knock You Out!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tights throws a big shot that misses.
Tights seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pekka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tights.
Pekka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tights.
Pekka scores with a hook to the body. Tights takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tights checks the leg kick.
Tights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekka.
Pekka moves away from the strike by Tights.
Pekka misses with a wild body shot.
Pekka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tights on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekka misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tights on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pekka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tights gets a clinch.
Tights tries a body shot but Pekka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pekka fails to land.
Pekka has a couple of punches blocked by Tights.
Pekka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tights lands an elbow inside that Pekka shrugs off.
It looks like Brutaali Pekka has been cut.
Tights keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pekka's efforts to push away.
Pekka breaks from the clinch.
Pekka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tights counters with a nice body shot.
Pekka drops his hands momentarily and Tights takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tights misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pekka to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Pekka as he connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Pekka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pekka misses with a low kick as Tights jumps back.
Tights throws a shot from downtown. Pekka moves away and avoids it.
Pekka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tights counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Pekka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka scores with a nice head shot.
Pekka swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
A nice side step and Pekka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tights ducks under a wild hook from Pekka.
Pekka swings for the body but Tights moves out of range.
Tights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekka manages to avoid it.
Tights rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pekka counters with a low kick, right behind Tights 's knee.
Tights staying out of range there.
Tights moves in looking to clinch but Pekka pushes him off.
Pekka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tights takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pekka throws a lazy right hand but Tights sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pekka throws a lazy uppercut
and Pekka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tights tries to clinch up.
Pekka scores with a body shot.
Pekka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tights.
Tights tries to counter by clinching up but Pekka breaks away and moves out of range.
Tights wants to clinch up but Pekka keeps it at a distance.
Pekka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tights moves away.
Pekka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Tights. Beautiful body shot.
Tights instigates a clinch.
Tights scores a nice knee to the body.
Pekka takes an elbow to the temple.
Pekka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekka misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tights lands a damaging elbow.
Pekka swings wildly with an uppercut but Tights uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Pekka.
Tights lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pekka.
Pekka lands with a short shot to the head.
Pekka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pekka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tights makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tights lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pekka.
Pekka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pekka lands a nice hook to Tights's body. Tights takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pekka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tights rather than just go for the knockout.
Pekka throws a jab when Tights was well out of range.
Pekka cracks Tights with a good jab.
Pekka swings widly with a right hand
and Tights counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brutaali Pekka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Pekka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pekka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tights checks a leg kick.
Tights drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brutaali Pekka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pekka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tights looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pekka tried to score with a low kick but Tights checks it.
Pekka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tights lands with a right hand.
Brutaali Pekka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekka misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekka. That snapped Tights's head back.
Tights walks into a straight right hand from Pekka.
A low kick from Pekka misses
enabling Tights to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekka lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tights is looking to clinch but Pekka is avoiding it.
Pekka misses with a leg kick
letting Tights counter with a right hand.
Tights wants to clinch.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tights lands a nice shot to the body.
Pekka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tights was well out of range. Poor timing from Pekka.
Pekka throws a leg kick
and Tights holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tights throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tights misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tights lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tights.
Pekka takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pekka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tights working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tights lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pekka working hard to break the clinch.
Pekka misses with a punch to the body.
Tights lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pekka is rocked!
Tights working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pekka is still on wobbly legs! Can Tights finish him?
Tights misses with a body punch.
Tights pushes Pekka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pekka pushes Tights back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pekka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pekka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tights is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pekka is defending well for now.
Tights lands an elbow just above Pekka 's eye.
Pekka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pekka avoids the elbow strike from Tights, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights lands a knee to the body.
Pekka is breathing heavily.
Tights using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Pekka seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Tights.
Tights misses with a punch to the body.
Tights lands an elbow that stopped Pekka in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Brutaali Pekka's cut even more.
A nice left hand lands by Pekka.
Pekka throws a punch but it's blocked by Tights.
Pekka dodges an elbow strike from Tights.
Tights misses with a punch on the inside.
Pekka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tights obliges.
Tights works on Pekka's body with a couple of short punches.
Tights lands a damaging elbow.
Tights tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pekka avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Tights - that landed with a thud.
Tights lands with a right to the head.
Tights lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tights lands an elbow just above Pekka 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tights.
Tights tries to land knees in the clinch but Pekka avoids the damage to the body.
Pekka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tights lands a nice knee to the body.
Tights makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tights trying to land knees to the body.
Pimbo Tights has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tights softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tights pushes Pekka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tights lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tights.
Tights lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tights unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pekka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tights misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tights lands an elbow inside.
Tights lands a good knee to the midsection. Pekka won't want to take too many of those.
Tights tries to throw a body punch but Pekka avoids it by throwing Tights back against the cage.
A short left from Tights.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pimbo Tights dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Pekka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pekka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pekka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tights at a distance.
Pekka misses with a lunging right hand
and Tights cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Are you kidding me?! Tights ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Pekka clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pimbo Tights!
A victorious Pimbo Tights thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rockefeller's choice of entrance music: Kreator - Violent Revolution. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maake throws a hook but Rockefeller avoids it easily.
A big right from Maake misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rockefeller has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rockefeller scores with a push kick.
Rockefeller lunges at Maake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maake's hand.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Maake jabs at Rockefeller's body.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Rockefeller's head but Rockefeller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rockefeller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maake defends it well.
Rockefeller misses with a kick to the body
letting Maake counter with a right hand.
It looks like James Dean Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maake counters with a nice uppercut.
Rockefeller dodges the punch combination from Maake.
Rockefeller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller lands with an uppercut that bounces Maake off the cage and back into range.
Rockefeller checks a leg kick.
Rockefeller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rockefeller thows a leg kick but Maake checks it
and Maake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rockefeller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockefeller.
Maake just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockefeller works the jab nicely.
Maake lands with a shot to the body.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the strikes.
Maake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rockefeller slips a straight right by Maake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockefeller misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockefeller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maake.
Nice cross by Rockefeller.
Maake ducks under a wild hook from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rockefeller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rockefeller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Maake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake defending well as Rockefeller loads up on a big left hand.
Rockefeller scores with a jab to the head.
Rockefeller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cedric Maake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockefeller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James Dean Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maake blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Maake catches Rockefeller right on the button with a cross.
Rockefeller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller scores with a hook.
Maake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rockefeller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockefeller throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Rockefeller scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockefeller scores with a decent looking hook.
Rockefeller looks to land a body kick but Maake moved away.
Rockefeller lands a jab to the nose.
Rockefeller moves away from the strike by Maake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockefeller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rockefeller tried to score with a low kick but Maake checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake tries to bum rush Rockefeller with a series of wild strikes but Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maake lands a jab to Rockefeller's midsection.
Rockefeller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maake's sensitive parts.
Maake throws a body shot but no joy.
Maake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maake. Rockefeller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockefeller lands a jab-cross combination.
Maake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rockefeller on the side of the head.
Maake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rockefeller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockefeller throws a series of punches but Maake moves out of range.
Rockefeller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maake lands a jab to the 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 Cedric Maake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good leg kick by Rockefeller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rockefeller slips a straight right by Maake.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Rockefeller moved out of range nicely.
Maake checks a leg kick.
Maake tried to counter with a leg kick but Rockefeller avoided it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rockefeller. Maake shrugs it off though.
Maake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James Dean Rockefeller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockefeller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rockefeller looks to throw the jab but Maake is out of range.
Good leg kick by Rockefeller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockefeller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rockefeller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Rockefeller does it's job there.
Rockefeller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maake manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rockefeller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maake breaks the clinch.
Rockefeller looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Rockefeller misses with a double jab
and Maake counters with a three punch combo that has Rockefeller backing up. Rockefeller nods at Maake to acknowledge the strikes.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maake counters with a straight right hand.
Rockefeller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Rockefeller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick but Maake checks it.
Maake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rockefeller counters with a leg kick.
Maake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rockefeller throws the left hand but Maake avoids the punch easily.
Rockefeller looks to clinch
enabling Maake to counter with a crisp jab.
Rockefeller clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller is leaning against Maake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Maake.
Rockefeller presses Maake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maake is trying to push Rockefeller away but Rockefeller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maake blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
A head punch on the inside from Maake fails to land.
Rockefeller blocks a body shot from Maake.
Rockefeller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockefeller has Maake pressed against the cage, preventing Maake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses
and Rockefeller counters with a nice uppercut.
Rockefeller tries to clinch up.
Rockefeller throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller lands the left hand.
That kick from Rockefeller tenderised Maake's leg. Maake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maake slips a straight right by Rockefeller.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maake, as that shot connected.
That has opened up James Dean Rockefeller's cut even more.
A punch combination from Rockefeller misses.
Rockefeller slips under a jab from Maake.
Rockefeller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rockefeller shoots for a takedown but Maake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rockefeller tried to score with a low kick but Maake checks it.
Rockefeller lands a lovely overhand right.
Maake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Rockefeller moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller cracks the inside of Maake's front leg.
Rockefeller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Maake throws a leg kick but Rockefeller checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maake, right into the meat.
Maake throws the left hand but Rockefeller avoids the punch easily.
Rockefeller wants to slow Maake down by chopping away at his legs.
Rockefeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rockefeller.
Maake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean Rockefeller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Rockefeller misses.
Maake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rockefeller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rockefeller laying and praying for a moment but Maake takes advantage and regains half guard.
Maake tries to get to full guard but Rockefeller has control of the leg.
Rockefeller is looking to stall here but Maake recovers full guard.
Maake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rockefeller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller is in close to Maake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rockefeller trying to control but Maake is working from the bottom.
Maake controls Rockefeller momentarily but Rockefeller frees himself.
Rockefeller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockefeller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rockefeller controlling from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rockefeller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rockefeller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rockefeller content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rockefeller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maake won't be happy with that.
Rockefeller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maake down.
Rockefeller controlling from side mount.
Rockefeller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockefeller controls the position.
Rockefeller is looking to take a break and control but Maake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rockefeller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockefeller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller lands some shots froms side control.
Maake wants to control but Rockefeller postures up.
Maake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rockefeller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maake struggling a bit here.
Rockefeller working the ground and pound but Maake is defending the strikes.
Rockefeller lands some shots froms side control.
Rockefeller trying to control the action but Maake is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Rockefeller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rockefeller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
James Dean Rockefeller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maake wants to control but Rockefeller postures up.
Maake is looking to reverse the position.
Rockefeller wants to control but Maake is keeping him busy.
Rockefeller working the ground and pound.
Rockefeller lands an elbow.
Maake takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockefeller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maake down.
Rockefeller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rockefeller lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dean Rockefeller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rockefeller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dean Rockefeller!
James Dean Rockefeller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Schmeiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeiser comes into a darkened arena with his song building. David vs Monsanto kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rokki Kukko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Percy Schmeiser's chin.
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171 lbs
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178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Schmeiser!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko feints and as Schmeiser raises his hands in defense, Kukko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schmeiser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schmeiser seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kukko trying to control but Schmeiser is working from the bottom.
Schmeiser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmeiser keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
Schmeiser is looking for a triangle but Kukko pushes his legs off easily.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmeiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmeiser isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kukko stacks Schmeiser on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kukko!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeiser is not content to let Kukko control the position.
Schmeiser wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Schmeiser tries to improve position but can't.
Kukko is working Schmeiser over with some ground and pound from side control.
Schmeiser is trying to get back to half guard.
Schmeiser struggling a bit here.
Schmeiser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schmeiser defending well though.
Schmeiser actively working from the bottom here.
Kukko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmeiser does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko decides to return to a standing position.
Kukko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmeiser is just out of range.
Kukko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmeiser is looking to chop away at Kukko's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kukko jumps into guard, dragging Schmeiser to the mat.
Kukko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schmeiser passes Kukko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schmeiser trying to mount his opponent but Kukko defends it.
Schmeiser is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schmeiser looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmeiser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schmeiser seems to be looking for submissions.
Kukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Schmeiser seems to be working for a kimura but Kukko defends the submission attempt.
Schmeiser trying to advance position but Kukko counters by regaining guard.
Schmeiser wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving.
Kukko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Schmeiser manages to pass to side control.
Kukko kicks Schmeiser off and gets back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kukko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schmeiser throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kukko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schmeiser has closed the distance and engaged Kukko in a clinch.
Kukko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schmeiser.
Schmeiser is trying to break the clinch but Kukko is controlling him.
Kukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kukko misses with an elbow over the top.
Kukko blocking some punches.
Kukko lands with a left to the head.
Kukko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kukko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schmeiser manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kukko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kukko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Schmeiser keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeiser will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kukko passes Schmeiser's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kukko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Schmeiser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmeiser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kukko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schmeiser is looking to control Kukko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schmeiser avoid being mounted?
Schmeiser tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Schmeiser looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schmeiser works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schmeiser looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmeiser, not yet.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Schmeiser keeps moving.
Kukko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schmeiser is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schmeiser is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko pushes Schmeiser off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Schmeiser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmeiser is just out of range.
Kukko connects with the punch.
Schmeiser tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kukko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schmeiser somewhat.
Schmeiser avoids the head kick by Kukko.
Kukko moves forwards but Schmeiser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schmeiser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kukko pushes Schmeiser away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser misses with a body shot.
Kukko swings for the body but Schmeiser moves out of range.
Schmeiser moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schmeiser quickly recovers to half guard.
Kukko is trying to control. Schmeiser wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schmeiser punching from the bottom.
Kukko trying to control from half guard but Schmeiser is working away.
Schmeiser tries to roll over but Kukko keeps him under control.
Schmeiser is defending against the submission attempts here by Kukko.
Kukko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmeiser can do to turn this around?
Kukko prevents Schmeiser from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kukko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmeiser takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmeiser tries to work over Kukko's front leg with a kick but Kukko checks it.
Kukko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schmeiser just manages to avoid it.
Kukko misses with an uppercut.
Kukko throws a hook but Schmeiser avoids it easily.
Kukko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schmeiser's guard.
Schmeiser is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schmeiser is looking to advance position but Kukko won't allow it.
Kukko keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kukko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmeiser tries to free his leg and advance position but Kukko is retaining full guard.
Kukko trying to control the position.
Kukko is pulling down on Schmeiser's head to control his posture.
Schmeiser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kukko is keeping the position for now.
Schmeiser wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving.
Schmeiser might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kukko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Percy Schmeiser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schmeiser throwing strikes but missing.
Kukko trying to keep a closed guard but Schmeiser is proving a slippery customer.
Schmeiser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schmeiser prevents Kukko from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukko clinches up against the cage.
Kukko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Schmeiser keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
Kukko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schmeiser is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kukko, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schmeiser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schmeiser advances to half guard.
Schmeiser is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kukko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kukko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schmeiser won't allow Kukko to sweep him here.
Kukko has momentary wrist control but Schmeiser slips an elbow through the middle.
Kukko keeping full guard, as Schmeiser tries to pass.
Schmeiser is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko has his feet on Schmeiser's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Schmeiser dodges the punch combination from Kukko.
Schmeiser misses with a body kick.
Kukko lands with a right hand.
Kukko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schmeiser walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kukko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rokki Kukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kukko connects with a leg kick. Schmeiser looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kukko shoots in and bounces Schmeiser off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schmeiser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokki Kukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kukko 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
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209 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Stefans!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefans misses with a shot to the body
and Dias Jimenez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dias Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a wild body kick that Stefans sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Stefans.
Dias Jimenez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stefans.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook. Stefans ducked under it nicely.
Stefans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dias Jimenez can pounce on him.
Dias Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefans appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stefans avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dias Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stefans takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Stefans.
Dias Jimenez is looking to clinch but Stefans is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as Stefans blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefans's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dias Jimenez under the eye.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans tries to land a front kick but Dias Jimenez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dias Jimenez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dias Jimenez avoids the head kick by Stefans.
Dias Jimenez half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Stefans misses.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefans drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dias Jimenez checks a low kick from Stefans.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking body shot.
Dias Jimenez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dias Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez cracks the inside of Stefans's front leg.
Dias Jimenez thumps Stefans with a low kick.
Stefans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stefans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dias Jimenez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stefans's knee momentarily.
Stefans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dias Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick which misses Stefans's front leg but catches the back leg as Stefans tries to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice head shot.
Stefans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Stefans looks to score with a jab to the body but Dias Jimenez is just out of range.
Stefans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Stefans throws a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Stefans backs away, Dias Jimenez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stefans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stefans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stefans takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stefans lands a glancing blow to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
A slow jab from Dias Jimenez misses its intended target.
Stefans takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Dias Jimenez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Stefans looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans throws a sloppy head kick and Dias Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stefans takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Stefans scores with a nice strike.
Stefans jabs at Dias Jimenez's body.
Dias Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stefans at a distance.
Stefans ducks under a wild hook from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans checks a low kick from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stefans slips under a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a solid leg kick but Stefans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dias Jimenez.
Ted Stefans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias Jimenez blocks a jab.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the body
letting Stefans counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefans clobbers Dias Jimenez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans misses with a hook
and Dias Jimenez counters with a thumping low kick.
Dias Jimenez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stefans is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stefans avoids a kick to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Stefans misses.
Stefans misses the shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stefans counters with an outside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefans.
Stefans follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stefans avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dias Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefans moves away.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Stefans moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefans misses with a wild body shot.
Stefans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Stefans moves out of range.
Stefans looks to land a right hand but Dias Jimenez moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stefans scores with a jab to the head.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Stefans is out of range.
Stefans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dias Jimenez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stefans's calf.
Nice cross by Stefans.
Stefans throws a head kick that misses.
Stefans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Stefans.
Stefans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias Jimenez moves away.
Stefans throws a leg kick but Dias Jimenez moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefans. Dias Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stefans.
Dias Jimenez lands a glancing blow to the side of Stefans's head.
Dias Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dias Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Stefans moves out of range easily.
Stefans connects with a jab.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias Jimenez lands a front kick.
Dias Jimenez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dias Jimenez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stefans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefans controls his hands.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dias Jimenez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stefans blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez scores with a hook to the body.
Stefans is breathing heavily.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stefans misses with a knee strike.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefans controls his hands.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefans's brow.
Stefans lands a nice shot to the body.
Stefans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Dias Jimenez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Stefans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Stefans blocks it.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefans's elbow.
Stefans trying to land knees to the body.
Stefans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez gets through Stefans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dias Jimenez - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Stefans in his tracks for a moment.
Dias Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stefans can do to turn this around?
Dias Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dias Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dias Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dias Jimenez's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A shot in the inside from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Dias Jimenez.
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!
Dias Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Stefans blocks it.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefans blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Stefans.
Dias Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Stefans controls the action.
Stefans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Stefans shrugs off.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefans controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefans's brow.
Stefans digs a right hand into Dias Jimenez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dias Jimenez's gas tank.
Stefans has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stefans wants to stall.
Dias Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefans.
Stefans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stefans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stefans misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stefans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dias Jimenez slips a straight right by Stefans.
Stefans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dias Jimenez can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Dias Jimenez misses
and Stefans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dias Jimenez thinking.
Some wild striking there from Dias Jimenez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans tries to work over Dias Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Dias Jimenez checks it.
Dias Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stefans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stefans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Stefans moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez is looking to wear down Stefans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Stefans misses
and Dias Jimenez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dias Jimenez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Stefans on the inside.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Stefans blocks it.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Stefans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stefans trying to control the position but instead, Dias Jimenez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stefans into the cage.
Stefans tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefans misses with a knee strike.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Stefans avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Dias Jimenez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ted Stefans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans works on Dias Jimenez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Stefans avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Stefans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stefans has Dias Jimenez pushed against the cage.
Dias Jimenez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dias Jimenez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stefans tries a knee to the head but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefans with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stefans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans connects with a knee to the head.
Stefans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dias Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand.
Dias Jimenez misses with some punches.
Stefans struggles to land a body shot inside as Dias Jimenez controls his hands.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Dias Jimenez misses with some punches.
Stefans trying to land knees to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Dias Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stefanss head.
A knee to the head by Stefans.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dias Jimenez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stefans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dias Jimenez.
A body shot lands from Dias Jimenez.
Stefans blocks the elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.
Stefans avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefans misses with a knee strike.
Stefans working aggressively here.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Stefans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Stefans controls the action.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Stefans.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stefans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dias Jimenez 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
An out of breath Jimmy Dias Jimenez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenshenkershan Guardado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovaska kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Balls by AC/DC. Guardado has chosen 2Pac feat Outlawz World Wide Mob Figgaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Ovaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Glenshenkershan Guardado!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Guardado.
Ovaska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glenshenkershan Guardado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guardado is looking to chop away at Ovaska's legs.
Ovaska misses with a hook. Guardado ducked under it nicely.
Ovaska misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Guardado misses its intended target.
Guardado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ovaska scores with a punch to the head.
Guardado looks to throw the jab but Ovaska is out of range.
Guardado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ovaska's calf.
Guardado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ovaska has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guardado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ovaska.
Guardado misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guardado misses with a looping left.
Guardado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Guardado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guardado scores with a leg kick.
Guardado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guardado misses with a jab to the body
and Ovaska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovaska jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guardado.
Guardado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ovaska counters with a nice uppercut.
Guardado throws a nice looking combination but Ovaska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guardado is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ovaska. That's going to slow Guardado down.
Nice uppercut lands for Guardado. That snapped Ovaska's head back.
Guardado throws a low kick but Ovaska avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Ovaska checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ovaska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guardado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Guardado misses the target.
Ovaska lands with a cross.
Guardado throws a leg kick but Ovaska checks it.
Ovaska checks a low kick from Guardado.
Ovaska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Guardado blocks the low kick.
Ovaska with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guardado.
Ovaska just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guardado misses with an uppercut. Ovaska saw that one coming.
Guardado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ovaska connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guardado connects with a solid leg kick.
Guardado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ovaska looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ovaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guardado throws out the jab.
Guardado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ovaska.
Guardado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guardado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ovaska.
Ovaska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guardado.
Guardado 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.
Ovaska throws a lazy right hand but Guardado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guardado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guardado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ovaska will feel that in the morning.
Guardado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guardado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guardado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ovaska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ovaska stuns Guardado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Guardado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guardado misses with a hook.
It looked like Ovaska wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guardado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guardado throws a low kick but Ovaska moves out of range easily.
Guardado ducks right into an uppercut from Ovaska.
Guardado walks into a stiff left hand from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ovaska misses with a hook. Guardado ducked under it nicely.
Guardado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Guardado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ovaska connects with a solid leg kick.
Ovaska throws a good cross that connects.
Guardado scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Guardado misses the target.
Guardado misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ovaska counter with a right hand.
Guardado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ovaska at a distance.
Guardado lands a head kick. Ovaska smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Ovaska.
Guardado throws a right and a left that Ovaska avoids nicely.
Guardado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ovaska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ovaska connects with the punch.
Guardado thuds a left hand into Ovaska's body.
Ovaska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guardado.
Ovaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guardado manages to avoid it.
Guardado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guardado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guardado with a hook.
Guardado tries to move into range but Ovaska moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guardado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glenshenkershan Guardado will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ovaska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guardado.
Guardado tries to land a front kick but Ovaska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ovaska was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guardado checks a leg kick nicely.
Guardado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ovaska.
Guardado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guardado moves out of range as Ovaska throws a body kick.
Glenshenkershan Guardado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ovaska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guardado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ovaska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guardado connects with a body shot that sends Ovaska's belly button to the back.
Ovaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guardado moves away.
Guardado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guardado walks into a left hand.
Ovaska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guardado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska misses with an uppercut
and Guardado counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guardado.
Ovaska thuds his right hand into Guardado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ovaska stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ovaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guardado.
Guardado throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ovaska counter with a right hand.
Guardado is rocked!
Guardado connects with a solid leg kick.
Ovaska walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guardado misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Ovaska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guardado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guardado cracks the inside of Ovaska's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guardado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovaska lands a right hook to the body.
Guardado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ovaska cracks Guardado with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Guardado looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ovaska finish him?
It looks like Glenshenkershan Guardado has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska cracks Guardado with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Guardado looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ovaska finish him?
Guardado is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovaska finish him?
Guardado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guardado seems to have recovered his senses.
Ovaska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ovaska tries to work over Guardado's front leg with a kick but Guardado checks it.
Ovaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guardado manages to avoid it.
Guardado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guardado connects with a high kick.
Ovaska listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guardado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Guardado misses
and Ovaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ovaska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guardado 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.
Ovaska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guardado jabs Ovaska right on the nose. Ovaska blinks but takes it well.
Ovaska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guardado's calf.
A jab from Ovaska finds it's way through Guardado's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guardado thuds his right hand into Ovaska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guardado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guardado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guardado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ovaska looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ovaska checks a leg kick nicely.
Ovaska loads up on a big right hand but Guardado slips the punch.
Guardado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guardado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guardado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guardado misses with a low kick.
Ovaska's corner calls for a 1-2. Ovaska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ovaska motions for Guardado to come forward. Ovaska throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ovaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guardado.
Ovaska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guardado is breathing heavily.
Ovaska throws a body punch but Guardado moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guardado looks to throw a body kick
and Ovaska counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska with a jab.
Good exchange - Ovaska coming out on top.
Ovaska misses with a wild combination.
Guardado flicks out a counter leg kick but Ovaska steps away.
Ovaska scores with a hook to the body. Guardado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ovaska throws a leg kick
and Guardado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ovaska's knee momentarily.
Ovaska misses with a wild combination.
Guardado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovaska moves out of range of the body kick.
Guardado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ovaska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ovaska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ovaska lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimo Ovaska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glenshenkershan Guardado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ovaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guardado.
Guardado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ovaska's calf.
Ovaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Guardado is just out of range.
Guardado feints a counter leg kick.
Ovaska misses with a low kick.
Ovaska takes a swing at Guardado's ribcage but misses.
Ovaska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ovaska throws the left hand but Guardado avoids the punch easily.
Guardado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ovaska throws a front kick aimed at Guardado's knee but Guardado avoids it well.
Guardado throws a right hand that misses
and Ovaska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ovaska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guardado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ovaska.
Guardado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guardado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guardado clobbers Ovaska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska blocks a low kick nicely.
Ovaska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guardado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ovaska will feel that in the morning.
Ovaska thuds his right hand into Guardado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guardado misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ovaska was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guardado.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guardado.
Guardado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovaska was well out of range. Poor timing from Guardado.
Guardado misses with a lunging right hand
and Ovaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ovaska.
Guardado tried to score with a low kick but Ovaska checks it.
Guardado throws a hook but Ovaska blocks it.
Ovaska defending well as Guardado loads up on a big left hand.
Guardado lands a right hook to the body.
Guardado looks to throw the jab but Ovaska is out of range.
Guardado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovaska was well out of range. Poor timing from Guardado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ovaska throws a poor cross that misses
and Guardado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovaska scores with a punch to the head.
Guardado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guardado wants to slow Ovaska down by chopping away at his legs.
Ovaska throwing a counter right hand but Guardado manages to avoid it.
Guardado moves out of range as Ovaska strikes.
Ovaska missing with a left hand there. Guardado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guardado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guardado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovaska.
Ovaska avoids the body shot from Guardado.
Ovaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guardado.
Ovaska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guardado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Ovaska blocks the leg kick.
Ovaska misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska lands a glancing blow to the side of Guardado's head.
Guardado catches Ovaska with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ovaska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guardado connects with an inside leg kick.
Guardado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ovaska scores with a jab to the body.
Ovaska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Guardado tries to land a leg kick but Ovaska saw it coming and moves away.
Ovaska blocks a leg kick.
Ovaska works Guardado's body with a nice hook.
Ovaska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ovaska checks a low kick from Guardado.
Guardado thuds a left hand into Ovaska's body.
Ovaska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guardado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guardado throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guardado works the jab nicely.
Guardado throws a head kick that misses.
Ovaska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ovaska looks for the body kick but Guardado saw that one coming.
Ovaska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ovaska lands a jab to the nose.
Guardado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ovaska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ovaska looks to throw the jab but Guardado is out of range.
Guardado feints a counter leg kick.
Guardado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guardado throws a right hand that misses
and Ovaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guardado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guardado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ovaska throws an overhand right that lands on Guardado's shoulder, as Guardado tries to avoid the shot.
Ovaska scores with a sloppy right hand. Guardado should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kimo Ovaska.
Well Ovaska 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kimo Ovaska!
After winning the bout, Kimo Ovaska thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kawajiri under the eye.
Kawajiri darts in and clinches Linhares up against the cage.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Kawajiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawajiri lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Linhares lands a shot to the body.
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
Kawajiri works on Linhares's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.
Linhares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawajiri is trying to stall.
Linhares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawajiri avoids the elbow strike from Linhares, against the cage.
Kawajiri pushes Linhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawajiri tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Linhares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawajiri is struggling to control the position.
Linhares lands a body punch.
Kawajiri leaning his opponent against the cage.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares gets control of Kawajiri's arms and successfully pulls guard. Linhares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Linhares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kawajiri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri preventing the sweep.
Kawajiri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kawajiri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linhares is keeping the position for now.
Linhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawajiri showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kawajiri wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares walks into a stiff left hand from Kawajiri.
Linhares misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Kawajiri sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawajiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Linhares's head coaches at RNC Sport Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kawajiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kawajiri.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawajiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linhares at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawajiri moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Kawajiri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kawajiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Linhares tries to work over Kawajiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kawajiri as the two fighters clinch.
Kawajiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linhares.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the cage.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linhares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Linhares tries for a takedown but Kawajiri circles away easily
and Kawajiri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.
Kawajiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Kawajiri didn't see that one coming.
Kawajiri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crunch! Linhares slams his shin into Kawajiri's torso.
Kawajiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kawajiri slips a jab from Linhares.
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares misses with the body kick
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kawajiri to score with a decent uppercut.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawajiri clinches.
Linhares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linhares.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Linhares pushes Kawajiri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Linhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Linhares - that landed with a thud.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Linhares blocking some punches.
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!
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Linhares.
Luis Carlos Linhares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Linhares pushes Kawajiri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Linhares.
A short left from Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Linhares.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawajiri blocking some punches.
Linhares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawajiri lands a shot to the body.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linhares.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Linhares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawajiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri lands with a left to the head.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.
Linhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawajiri can do to turn this around?
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares lands with a light punch inside.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri prevents a body shot from Linhares.
Kawajiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares has a couple of punches blocked by Kawajiri.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Kawajiri presses Linhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linhares working aggressively here.
Kawajiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.
Kawajiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawajiri.
Good body shot from Kawajiri.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Linhares on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kawajiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kawajiri tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Kawajiri tries to stall but Linhares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kawajiri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawajiri is leaning against Linhares and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linhares's elbow.
Kawajiri stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
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 Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Linhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linhares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawajiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Kawajiri.
Linhares lands an uppercut.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawajiri's elbow.
Kawajiri has Linhares pushed against the cage.
Linhares scores with a shot to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawajiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Linhares misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linhares's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares scores with a shot to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Kawajiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the cage.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares wants to break free but Kawajiri has control.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
Come on Kawajiri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Linhares manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri digs a right hand into Linhares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Linhares's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linhares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri stalling the fight.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri effectively controlling the action here.
Linhares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawajiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawajiri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Kawajiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linhares's elbow.
Kawajiri lands a left hand.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri stalling the fight.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the cage.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Kawajiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri stalling against the cage.
Linhares lands a right hand.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linhares or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kawajiri on the inside.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike.
Kawajiri lands a body shot.
Kawajiri lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawajiri is working Linhares over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linhares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Well Linhares 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
Luis Carlos Linhares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corbin Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range as Dong Hyuk throws a body kick.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy works Dong Hyuk's body with a nice hook.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong Hyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Murphy's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murphy lands a jab.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've been informed that Dong Hyuk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Dong Hyuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong Hyuk throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murphy throws a jab when Dong Hyuk was well out of range.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Dong Hyuk lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dong Hyuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong Hyuk tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Dong Hyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong Hyuk lands a head kick!
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dong Hyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dong Hyuk moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy defending well as Dong Hyuk loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
Murphy takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong Hyuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Dong Hyuk settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong Hyuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dong Hyuks head.
Dong Hyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong Hyuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dong Hyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab from Murphy.
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!
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.
Dong Hyuk throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Dong Hyuk clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy clobbers Dong Hyuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dong Hyuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong Hyuk slips a jab from Murphy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong Hyuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Dong Hyuk cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Dong Hyuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk lands with a good body shot.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Dong Hyuk is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dong Hyuk misses.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dong Hyuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Dong Hyuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Dong Hyuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong Hyuk needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Dong Hyuk's defenses.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Dong Hyuk had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dong Hyuk.
Murphy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy digs a good body shot into Dong Hyuk's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body kick.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Murphy throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong Hyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Dong Hyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Dong Hyuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dong Hyuk is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy swings for the body but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Dong Hyuk defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong Hyuk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dong Hyuk dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Dong Hyuk throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong Hyuk punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
letting Dong Hyuk counter with a right hand.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dong Hyuk under the eye.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dong Hyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Dong Hyuk tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong Hyuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body kick.
Murphy takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dong Hyuk walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dong Hyuk. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Dong Hyuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Dong Hyuk's head back.
Dong Hyuk lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Dong Hyuk moves into the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dong Hyuk is defending well for now.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk slows down the pace here.
Murphy is leaning against Dong Hyuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Dong Hyuk controls the action.
Dong Hyuk decides to pull guard.
Dong Hyuk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy passes Dong Hyuk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dong Hyuk wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dong Hyuk keeps working.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Dong Hyuk is defending well.
Dong Hyuk wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Dong Hyuk is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Dong Hyuk is pressing down on Murphy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dong Hyuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy won't allow Dong Hyuk to sweep him here.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dong Hyuk's guard.
Dong Hyuk is trying to control but can't.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Dong Hyuk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murphy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dong Hyuk!
Dong Hyuk tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Dong Hyuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy controlling the pace for now.
Dong Hyuk is trying to escape the mount.
Dong Hyuk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dong Hyuk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Dong Hyuk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corbin Murphy clearly takes that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy moves out of range as Dong Hyuk strikes.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dong Hyuk tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Dong Hyuk drops back down to his feet.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A short right from Dong Hyuk on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong Hyuk's elbow.
Dong Hyuk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dong Hyuk taking a breather.
Dong Hyuk continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dong Hyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dong Hyuk slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corbin Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dong Hyuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dong Hyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong Hyuk prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Dong Hyuk is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Dong Hyuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dong Hyuk is stalling here.
Dong Hyuk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Corbin Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shin Dong Hyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong Hyuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murphy walks away with a smile on his face. Dong Hyuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Dong Hyuk lands with a cross.
Dong Hyuk is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Dong Hyuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy slips under a jab from Dong Hyuk.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Dong Hyuk throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Murphy cracks Dong Hyuk with a good jab.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Dong Hyuk.
Murphy misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Murphy.
Dong Hyuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corbin Murphy had his way with Shin Dong Hyuk in that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dong Hyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Dong Hyuk.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Dong Hyuk keeps it at a distance.
Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Dong Hyuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong Hyuk scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Dong Hyuk misses.
Dong Hyuk works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Dong Hyuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong Hyuk 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk with the counter takedown but Murphy avoids it easily.
Dong Hyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook. Dong Hyuk ducked under it nicely.
Murphy moves forwards but Dong Hyuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dong Hyuk misses the jab.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Dong Hyuk's shoulder, as Dong Hyuk tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Dong Hyuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Dong Hyuk wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy misses the jab.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Dong Hyuk's head but Dong Hyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a head shot.
Dong Hyuk lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Dong Hyuk lands a high kick!
Dong Hyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Dong Hyuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong Hyuk scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Dong Hyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dong Hyuk. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Dong Hyuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dong Hyuk misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk with a nice cross.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong Hyuk misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Dong Hyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dong Hyuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy misses with a hook. Dong Hyuk ducked under it nicely.
Dong Hyuk gets a takedown into half guard.
Dong Hyuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shin Dong Hyuk.
I think Dong Hyuk 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tree Knee Dad comes to the cage accompanied by Not Falling by Mudvayne. Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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25
145 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tree Knee Dad is defended easily by Matus.
Matus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
Matus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matus wants it to stay on the feet.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a stiff right hand.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Matus with a good jab.
We've been hearing reports that Tree Knee Dad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tree Knee Dad throws an off balance right hand
and Matus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a nice head shot.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
That kick from Tree Knee Dad tenderised Matus's leg. Matus is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Matus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Tree Knee Dad with an uppercut!
Tree Knee Dad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matus swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venum Tree Knee Dad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Tree Knee Dad misses the target.
Matus lands with a good body shot.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus moves away from the strike by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Tree Knee Dad backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tree Knee Dad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matus scrambles back to his feet.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good body shot into Matus's ribs.
Tree Knee Dad lands a head shot.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree Knee Dad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tree Knee Dad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tree Knee Dad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in for a takedown but Matus shows good takedown defense.
Matus motions for Tree Knee Dad to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Matus. No joy for Tree Knee Dad on that attempt.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the leg kick from Matus.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a body shot that sends Matus's belly button to the back.
Good work by Tree Knee Dad as he checks the leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tree Knee Dad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Venum Tree Knee Dad has been cut.
Tree Knee Dad lands with an uppercut that bounces Matus off the cage and back into range.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tree Knee Dad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Matus throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tree Knee Dad blocks the low kick.
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
And Matus responds with a good body kick, but Tree Knee Dad manages to step out the way in time.
Tree Knee Dad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control from half guard but Matus is working away.
Matus is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tree Knee Dad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tree Knee Dad wants to advance to full mount but Matus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tree Knee Dad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tree Knee Dad working the strikes but Matus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Tree Knee Dad connects with a nice short shot to Matus's temple.
Tree Knee Dad working over Matus with some ground and pound. Matus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matus works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Matus is working from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad pushes down on Matus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but Matus defending well.
Matus is trying to maintain the position but Tree Knee Dad is very close to passing his half guard.
Matus won't allow Tree Knee Dad to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Venum Tree Knee Dad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tree Knee Dad takes one to the side of the head.
Tree Knee Dad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
Matus throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Tree Knee Dad blocks the leg kick.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
Matus throws a head kick that misses.
Matus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matus slips under a jab.
Matus tries a quick counter leg kick but Tree Knee Dad is wise to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Matus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tree Knee Dad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad blocks a head kick by Matus.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus wants to slow Tree Knee Dad down by chopping away at his legs.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the leg kick from Matus.
Tree Knee Dad attempts a counter takedown but Matus avoids it well and moves away.
Venum Tree Knee Dad is winning the standup battle so far.
Matus scores with a nice right hand.
Tree Knee Dad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matus swivels and escapes.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Matus tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's front leg with a kick but Tree Knee Dad checks it.
Tree Knee Dad gets a double leg takedown into Matus's guard.
Matus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matus is keeping the position for now.
Matus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Venum Tree Knee Dad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus is trying to control the position but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Matus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matus wants to sweep here but Tree Knee Dad controlling him for the moment.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Matus is keeping the position.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control from the top but Matus keeps moving.
Matus looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Tree Knee Dad slips the punch.
Matus swinging wildly here.
Matus is looking to chop away at Tree Knee Dad's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands with an overhand left.
Tree Knee Dad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tree Knee Dad misses with an uppercut.
Matus throws out a counter right but Tree Knee Dad avoids it with no problem.
Matus misses with a hook to the body
enabling Tree Knee Dad to counter with a crisp jab.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Matus throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Matus as he connects with a hook.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to counter punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matus throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tree Knee Dad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tree Knee Dad throws a poor cross that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree Knee Dad. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus misses with a double jab.
Tree Knee Dad avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Venum Tree Knee Dad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tree Knee Dad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Tree Knee Dad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tree Knee Dad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Tree Knee Dad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tree Knee Dad throws a sloppy body shot
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Tree Knee Dad misses the target.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to clinch but Matus is avoiding it.
Matus throws out a counter right but Tree Knee Dad avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Matus misses.
Tree Knee Dad catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matus blocks a jab.
Matus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tree Knee Dad stuns Matus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus avoids a kick to the body.
Tree Knee Dad lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tree Knee Dad misses the target.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Matus keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Matus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Matus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tree Knee Dad stopping the sweep attempt from Matus.
Tree Knee Dad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tree Knee Dad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matus has his hands on Tree Knee Dad's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tree Knee Dad throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Tree Knee Dad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matus can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatus.
Tree Knee Dad slips a straight right by Matus.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tree Knee Dad lands a jab to the head.
Tree Knee Dad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matus moves away from the strike by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a punch to the head.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad sizes up Matus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matus lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Matus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tree Knee Dad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Matus lands with a straight right. Tree Knee Dad didn't see that one coming.
Matus lands the left hand.
Matus lands a slapping body shot.
Tree Knee Dad lands with an overhand left.
Matus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tree Knee Dad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Matus replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tree Knee Dad blocks it well.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot to the body.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Tree Knee Dad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tree Knee Dad trying to mount his opponent but Matus defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Venum Tree Knee Dad'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.
Tree Knee Dad misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Matus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tree Knee Dad. That snapped Matus's head back.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tree Knee Dad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matus cracks a nice hook into Tree Knee Dad's ribs.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Matus moves away from the strike by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad tried to score with a low kick but Matus checks it.
Tree Knee Dad moves into range and clinches up with Matus.
Tree Knee Dad has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matus is trying to keep an underhook but Tree Knee Dad manages to get the takedown 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!
Matus gets back to full guard.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Matus is working from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Tree Knee Dad stopping the sweep attempt from Matus.
Tree Knee Dad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Matus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Matus keeping full guard, as Tree Knee Dad tries to pass.
Matus keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matus walks into a jab.
Matus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matus throws a combination that misses
and Matus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tree Knee Dad just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Matus avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Tree Knee Dad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus counters with a body kick.
Matus tries to keep at a distance but Tree Knee Dad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad pushes off an throws an elbow but Matus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tree Knee Dad pushes Matus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tree Knee Dad moves in looking to clinch but Matus pushes him off.
Tree Knee Dad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Tree Knee Dad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Tree Knee Dad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Matus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tree Knee Dad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tree Knee Dad manages to move to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Matus wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is having none of it.
Matus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tree Knee Dad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Tree Knee Dad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad had his way with Don Juan Matus in that round.
The cut man is working on Venum Tree Knee Dad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body kick.
Tree Knee Dad sets himself, and Matus steps forward looking for the clinch! Tree Knee Dad avoids it this time.
Matus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matus slips under a jab.
Matus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matus throws a jab when Tree Knee Dad was well out of range.
Matus throws a leg kick that misses.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matus avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Matus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tree Knee Dad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a good body shot.
Matus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tree Knee Dad if he has to take too many more of those.
Tree Knee Dad thuds a left hand into Matus's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus lands a nice hook to Tree Knee Dad's body. Tree Knee Dad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tree Knee Dad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tree Knee Dad connects with the punch.
Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matus checks a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a good body shot.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tree Knee Dad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Matus misses.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to counter punch.
Tree Knee Dad clobbers Matus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tree Knee Dad gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus gets back to half guard.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus trying to control here.
Matus is not content to let Tree Knee Dad control the position.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Matus is trying to control the position but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matus keeping full guard, as Tree Knee Dad tries to pass.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to work some ground and pound but Matus has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus pulls Tree Knee Dad in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tree Knee Dad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Venum Tree Knee Dad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Matus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tree Knee Dad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matus wants to clinch but Tree Knee Dad slips to the side
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a body shot.
Matus throws a body punch but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matus connects with an inside leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus tries to move into range but Tree Knee Dad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matus scores with a spinning back kick!
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tree Knee Dad manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Venum Tree Knee Dad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tree Knee Dad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad!
During a confident post fight interview, Venum Tree Knee Dad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Fehu - Wardruna. Wayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lil Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabian Hoi's chin.
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142 lbs
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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
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Hoi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.
Wayne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoi if he has to take too many more of those.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoi misses with a looping left.
Wayne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Wayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Hoi misses.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoi.
Hoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Hoi counters with an inside leg kick.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoi throws out the jab.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
It looked like Hoi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoi backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoi connects with a right hand. Wayne shakes it off.
Hoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Hoi is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Oh Hoi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
Hoi seems to have got his legs back now.
A right-left combo lands from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoi misses the shot to the body.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
Hoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Hoi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wayne swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne throws out a powerful jab.
Wayne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hoi throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Hoi - just one landing.
Wayne cracks Hoi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a body shot
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne catches Hoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wayne!
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Hoi moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Hoi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Hoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
A jab from Hoi misses.
Wayne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne moves forwards but Hoi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Wayne there.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Wayne.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Hoi down.
Hoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wayne pushes Hoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Hoi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoi shrugs it off.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoi off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Hoi's body.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Hoi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne drops Hoi with a naaaaasty hook - Hoi is in real trouble here! Wayne dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Lil Wayne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Fabian Hoi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Logic was respected.Hats of to the beast!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's entrance music is I Won't Back Down. A fine choice. 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Turpin's side.
Turpin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns gets a clinch.
Turpin is working Burns over against the cage.
Burns lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Burns.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turpin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpin.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Turpin controls the action.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns letting Turpin take a breather here.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Burns.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns tries to work over Turpin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin has Burns pressed against the cage.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Turpin misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Turpin.
Turpin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turpin works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Turpin blocking some punches.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Turpin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turpin's elbow.
Burns blocking some punches.
Turpin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turpin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Turpin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turpin avoids it.
Turpin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns prevents a body shot from Turpin.
Turpin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns working aggressively here.
Turpin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turpin's elbow.
Turpin works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Turpin controls the action.
Turpin landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns prevents a body shot from Turpin.
Turpin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns.
Turpin scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Turpin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turpin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpin.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turpin or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Turpin looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns has Turpin pressed against the cage, preventing Turpin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns prevents a body shot from Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a head punch that misses.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turpin.
Burns keeps control of Turpin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turpin avoids it.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Burns.
Turpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
Turpin lands a shoulder strike.
Turpin misses with a punch on the inside.
Turpin looking to stall.
Turpin lands a shot to the body.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turpin breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randolph Turpin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin'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.
Turpin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turpin moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Turpin.
Turpin slips under a jab.
Turpin slips under a jab.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Turpin counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Turpin. Beautiful body shot.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turpin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin scores with a kick to the body.
Randolph Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Turpin scores with a push kick.
Turpin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Turpin off balance momentarily.
Turpin throws a combination that misses
and Burns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back.
Turpin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Turpin clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turpin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turpin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns's hands.
Turpin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burns takes a step back to recover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Turpin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Turpin misses with a few strikes there.
Turpin checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Turpin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Burns.
Turpin tries a quick counter leg kick but Burns is wise to it.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turpin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turpin, as that shot connected.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Turpin saw that one coming.
Turpin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burns will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turpin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice cross by Turpin.
Burns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turpin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burns eats them both and turns towards Turpin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Turpin ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns defending well as Turpin loads up on a big left hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Turpin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burns scores with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Turpin
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Turpin fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Turpin lands.
Turpin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Turpin as he connects with a hook.
Burns avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Randolph Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turpin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turpin.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin scores with a nice body kick.
Turpin blocks a leg kick.
Burns misses with a kick to the body
and Turpin counters with a crisp one two that drops Burns! Turpin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burns to his feet! Burns is in big trouble!
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Turpin checks it.
Turpin lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Turpin drops Burns with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Burns looks back up at him and smiles so Turpin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Burns is rocked!
Turpin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Burns to the canvas! Burns doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Turpin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randolph Turpin!
In his post fight interview, Randolph Turpin gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for taking the fight. Brave Man.'.
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