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EVO 241: Connemara vs Camacho PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nada (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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Perälä throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nada shoots in and drives through. Perälä sprawls well.
Perälä jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nada looks to land a combination. Perälä sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Nada throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perälä scores with a punch to the head.
Nada looks to land a right hand but Perälä moved out of range.
Perälä decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä wants to take a breather but Nada is having none of it.
Perälä controlling the action here.
Perälä trying to pass the guard but Nada defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perälä pushes down on Nada's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perälä wants to control but Nada is keeping him busy.
Perälä takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Perälä is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nada felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Perälä passes to side control.
Nada is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä trying to control the position but Nada is working away.
Nada looking for a sweep but Perälä has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Perälä can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nada is looking to escape.
Nada is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Perälä controlling from the full mount.
Nada is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nada is squirming around, avoiding Perälä's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nada tries to clinch up but Perälä circles away and keeps his distance.
Perälä throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perälä uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nada has time to react.
Perälä throws a wild body kick that Nada sees coming a mile off.
Nada swings for the body but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perälä cracks the inside of Nada's front leg.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä cracks Nada with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Perälä as Nada shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Perälä there.
Nada is rocked!
Nada missing with a left hand there. Perälä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nada is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nada.
Nada seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perälä regains half guard.
Perälä wants to improve his position but Nada is controlling well.
Nada thows a huge punch but Perälä dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä trying to control from the bottom.
Nada working Perälä over with strikes.
Nada lands strikes from half guard.
Perälä gets back to full guard.
Nada passes Perälä's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perälä knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nada drops an elbow to the side of Perälä's head.
Nada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perälä does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perälä is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nada wants to pass to mount but Perälä is defending the position.
Perälä is trying to get back to full guard.
Perälä moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perälä trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Perälä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perälä has momentary wrist control but Nada slips an elbow through the middle.
Nada works over Perälä with some ground and pound from guard.
Perälä managing to control the position.
Perälä working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nada.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Perälä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perälä keeping full guard, as Nada tries to pass.
Perälä controls Nada momentarily but Nada frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nada passes Perälä's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nada tries to pass to full mount but Perälä defends it.
Perälä is refusing to be controlled, as Nada sits in half guard.
Nada moves nicely into side control.
Perälä is not content to let Nada control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perälä tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nada dives in and scores a takedown into Perälä's guard.
Perälä preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perälä is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nada throws an elbow that misses. Perälä uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nada's guard. Nice move by Perälä!
Perälä trying to control but Nada is working from the bottom.
Nada keeping full guard, as Perälä tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nada wants to sweep here but Perälä controlling him for the moment.
Perälä trying to control the position from guard on top but Nada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perälä is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Nada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perälä defends well.
Perälä trying to control but Nada is working from the bottom.
Perälä stopping the sweep attempt from Nada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä advances to half guard.
Nada works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perälä trying to control the position from guard on top but Nada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perälä trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perälä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taisto Perälä is winning the standup battle so far.
Perälä tries to move into range but Nada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nada throws a lazy right hand but Perälä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perälä walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perälä staying out of range there.
Perälä fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nada just manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Nada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perälä doesn't seem phased though.
Perälä connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada 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.
Perälä throws a push kick but Nada slaps the foot to one side.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nada dives in for a single leg takedown but Perälä sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perälä scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Perälä wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nada misses with a hook
and Perälä counters with a stiff right hand.
Perälä shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nada as he jumps to the side.
Nada is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nada throws a series of punches but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Perälä.
That kick from Perälä tenderised Nada's leg. Nada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perälä dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nada. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Nada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Taisto Perälä did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nada shoots for a double leg takedown but Perälä sprawls well. He's pushed Nada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nada misses with a looping left.
Nada missing with a left hand there. Perälä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perälä checks it well.
Nada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nada misses with a right hand
and Perälä counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perälä.
Nada closes the distance and clinches.
Perälä is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nada is keeping busy.
Nada misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perälä managing to block the knees to the body from Nada.
Perälä misses with a punch on the inside.
Perälä lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perälä goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nada is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perälä as Nada tries to tie him up.
Nada prevents a body shot from Perälä.
Perälä escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nada lands a right hook to the body.
Perälä stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nada loads up on a big right hand but Perälä slips the punch.
Nada throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Nada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perälä is out of range.
Nada avoids the head kick by Perälä.
A little jabbing left from Nada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nada scores with a body shot.
Perälä stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nada.
Frank Nada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perälä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä throws a shot to the body.
Perälä thuds his right hand into Nada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perälä uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nada.
Perälä scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nada checks a leg kick.
Perälä fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nada checks it well.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nada moves into the clinch.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perälä as Nada tries to tie him up.
Perälä misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä gets through Nada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nada misses with a punch on the inside.
Nada looking for a takedown.
A short right from Perälä.
A head punch on the inside from Perälä fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä misses with a body punch.
Perälä lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nada backwards.
I was talking to Perälä's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nada blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nada.
Nada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nada has a couple of punches blocked by Perälä.
Perälä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Perälä.
Perälä jumps guard but Nada turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nada tries to stall but Perälä uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nada throws a punch but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä digs a right hand into Nada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nada's gas tank.
Perälä scores with a shoulder strike.
Perälä struggles to land a body shot inside as Nada controls his hands.
Perälä is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taisto Perälä has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Nada.
Perälä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nada throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nada is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perälä drops Nada with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nada looks back up at him and smiles so Perälä waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perälä avoids the body shot from Nada.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Nada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nada tries to land a front kick but Perälä steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä had his way with Frank Nada in that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nada lands with a good body shot.
Perälä throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Nada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nada dives in for a single leg takedown but Perälä sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nada misses with a takedown
and Perälä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
Perälä throws an overhand right that drops Nada like a sack of potatoes! Perälä dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Perälä!
Taisto Perälä retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Taisto Perälä thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osgar Ragnvaldr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupolski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osgar Ragnvaldr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski lunges at Ragnvaldr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnvaldr's hand.
Ragnvaldr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tupolski's sensitive parts.
Tupolski connects with a looping right hand.
Tupolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Tupolski misses.
Ragnvaldr throws a hook but Tupolski blocks it.
We've been told by Ragnvaldr's head coaches at Devils Den New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnvaldr throws a leg kick but Tupolski moved away.
Ragnvaldr gets the takedown into side control.
Tupolski prevents Ragnvaldr from improving position.
Ragnvaldr is looking to take a break and control but Tupolski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tupolski is avoiding damage well.
Ragnvaldr throwing strikes but Tupolski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnvaldr is trying to work for a sweep but Tupolski has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr tries to reverse the position but Tupolski maintains control.
Ragnvaldr regains half guard.
Tupolski is thwarting Ragnvaldr's attempts to control the position.
Tupolski moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ragnvaldr.
Ragnvaldr tries to buck Tupolski off but Tupolski is having none of it.
Tupolski working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tupolski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ragnvaldr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnvaldr.
Ragnvaldr lands a head shot.
Tupolski throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnvaldr moves out of range easily.
Ragnvaldr connects with a jab.
Tupolski delivers a nice body kick.
Ragnvaldr misses with a low kick.
Ragnvaldr slips a jab from Tupolski.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnvaldr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupolski throws a big shot that misses.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski misses with an uppercut. Ragnvaldr saw that one coming.
Ragnvaldr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tupolski is just out of range.
Tupolski lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnvaldr throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ragnvaldr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ragnvaldr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ragnvaldr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tupolski for as long as he can get away with.
Ragnvaldr trying to control but Tupolski is working from the bottom.
Tupolski wants to stand up but Ragnvaldr is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupolski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tupolski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ragnvaldr presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ragnvaldr fails to pull guard.
Tupolski misses with some punches.
Ragnvaldr trying to stall but Tupolski improves his position.
Ragnvaldr misses with a punch to the body.
Tupolski blocking some punches.
Ragnvaldr breaks the clinch.
Ragnvaldr avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Tupolski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnvaldr's hands.
Tupolski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ragnvaldr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnvaldr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katurian Tupolski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Tupolski as he checks the leg kick.
Tupolski swings for the body but Ragnvaldr moves out of range.
Ragnvaldr feinted with a counter takedown.
Tupolski throws a leg kick that misses.
Tupolski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnvaldr moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnvaldr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tupolski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ragnvaldr controls the position.
Ragnvaldr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ragnvaldr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tupolski keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnvaldr controls the position.
Tupolski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ragnvaldr continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ragnvaldr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tupolski sneaks out the side door and pushes Ragnvaldr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ragnvaldr with a jab.
Tupolski misses with a head kick.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupolski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tupolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnvaldr is just out of range.
Good work by Ragnvaldr as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnvaldr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupolski sprawls and moves away.
Tupolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupolski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnvaldr throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Tupolski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnvaldr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tupolski. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tupolski swings for the body but Ragnvaldr moves out of range.
Ragnvaldr misses with a low kick.
Ragnvaldr motions for Tupolski to come forward. Ragnvaldr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Ragnvaldr misses.
Tupolski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnvaldr moves out of range as Tupolski throws a body kick.
Ragnvaldr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnvaldr walks into a left hand.
Tupolski misses with a hook. Ragnvaldr ducked under it nicely.
Ragnvaldr attempts a counter takedown but Tupolski avoids it well and moves away.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnvaldr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tupolski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnvaldr. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnvaldr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tupolski misses with a looping right.
Ragnvaldr walks into a left hand.
Tupolski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tupolski loads up on a big right hand but Ragnvaldr slips the punch.
Tupolski lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski is looking to land body kicks.
Tupolski moves out of range as Ragnvaldr throws a body kick.
Ragnvaldr ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
Tupolski throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnvaldr lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Ragnvaldr slams his shin into Tupolski's torso.
Tupolski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tupolski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tupolski lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnvaldr off balance momentarily.
Tupolski blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnvaldr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Katurian Tupolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnvaldr.
Ragnvaldr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tupolski.
Ragnvaldr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnvaldr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tupolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnvaldr is looking to chop away at Tupolski's legs.
Ragnvaldr lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnvaldr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnvaldr tries to land a leg kick but Tupolski saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tupolski.
Ragnvaldr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ragnvaldr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tupolski walks into a jab.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnvaldr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
Ragnvaldr throws a chopping leg kick but Tupolski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tupolski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tupolski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tupolski lands a jab to Ragnvaldr's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tupolski, right into the meat.
Ragnvaldr cracks Tupolski with a good jab.
Tupolski checks a low kick from Ragnvaldr.
Tupolski with a nice cross.
Ragnvaldr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tupolski misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katurian Tupolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tupolski pushes Ragnvaldr away with a front kick.
Tupolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnvaldr fails to land the takedown.
A lazy left from Tupolski finds it's target.
Ragnvaldr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnvaldr lands with a straight right. Tupolski didn't see that one coming.
Ragnvaldr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tupolski circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ragnvaldr is defended easily by Tupolski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osgar Ragnvaldr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupolski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Ragnvaldr - just one landing.
Tupolski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnvaldr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnvaldr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tupolski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnvaldr's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnvaldr misses the target.
Ragnvaldr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tupolski throws a head kick that misses
and Ragnvaldr counters with a takedown into side control.
Tupolski throws Ragnvaldr to one side and escapes!
Tupolski throws a hook but Ragnvaldr avoids it easily.
Ragnvaldr feinted with a counter takedown.
Tupolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnvaldr.
Ragnvaldr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupolski sprawls and moves away.
Tupolski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnvaldr moves out of range of the body kick from Tupolski.
Ragnvaldr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnvaldr looking to pass the guard.
Ragnvaldr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tupolski dives on top into guard.
Ragnvaldr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tupolski uses it to pass to side control.
Osgar Ragnvaldr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katurian Tupolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ragnvaldr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ragnvaldr tries to get to full guard but Tupolski has control of the leg.
Ragnvaldr trying to control from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ragnvaldr.
Katurian Tupolski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tupolski is aware though and is defending well.
Ragnvaldr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnvaldr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tupolski escapes and throws Ragnvaldr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ragnvaldr is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ragnvaldr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ragnvaldr actively working from the bottom here.
Ragnvaldr is trying to maintain the position but Tupolski is very close to passing his half guard.
Ragnvaldr actively working from the bottom here.
Ragnvaldr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tupolski gets to his feet - Ragnvaldr follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katurian Tupolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tupolski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katurian Tupolski!
Katurian Tupolski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein comes to the cage accompanied by Bring It On. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, JD Wildstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildstein throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Wildstein checks a low kick from Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
As Gold backs away, Wildstein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Wildstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wildstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wildstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wildstein checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Wildstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold misses with a hook
and Wildstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold scores with a kick to the body.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Wildstein ducks down to avoid it.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wildstein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wildstein tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Gold does it's job there.
Wildstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wildstein is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gold looks for the body kick but Wildstein saw that one coming.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wildstein misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a one-two to the body.
Gold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wildstein 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.
Gold misses with the combination.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Wildstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wildstein wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wildstein misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a left and a right that stings Wildstein.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wildstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wildstein lands with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wildstein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gold has time to react.
Wildstein throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Wildstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wildstein.
Wildstein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wildstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Wildstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wildstein throws out the jab.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wildstein throws a big shot that misses.
Wildstein is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wildstein moves into range and clinches up with Gold.
Wildstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold working aggressively here.
Wildstein can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Wildstein trying to stall but Gold improves his position.
Wildstein has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Wildstein has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Wildstein has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold looking to slow down the pace here.
Wildstein tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Wildstein back against the cage.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Wildstein.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wildstein.
Gold taking a breather.
Wildstein gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wildstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wildstein misses with some punches.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gold as Wildstein tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a body shot from Wildstein.
Wildstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Gold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wildstein to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wildstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Gold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wildstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold slips under a jab from Wildstein.
Wildstein dodges the punch combination from Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gold connects with the punch.
Gold throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold dominated that round.
That's time! Wildstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Wildstein down.
Gold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wildstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wildstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wildstein walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wildstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Wildstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wildstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Wildstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold scores with a shot to the body.
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Wildstein.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold defending well as Wildstein loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wildstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.
Gold walks into a stiff left hand from Wildstein.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wildstein misses with a hook
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Wildstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wildstein slips a straight right by Gold.
Wildstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wildstein.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wildstein looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gold connects with a right hand. Wildstein shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wildstein throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wildstein is looking to counter the offense by Gold and move into the clinch.
Wildstein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Wildstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wildstein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wildstein misses the shot to the body.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wildstein counters with a leg kick.
Wildstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wildstein slips under a jab.
Wildstein misses with a looping right.
Jab by Gold.
Wildstein cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wildstein looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Wildstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wildstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wildstein misses.
Wildstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Wildstein lunges at Gold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gold's hand.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wildstein.
A lazy body kick from Gold
and Wildstein counters with a right hand to the body.
Wildstein moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Wildstein looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Wildstein connects with a looping right hand.
Wildstein looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Gold throws out a counter right but Wildstein avoids it with no problem.
Wildstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Wildstein counters with a straight right hand.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Wildstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wildstein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Wildstein from controlling successfully.
Wildstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wildstein puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wildstein stalling.
Gold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wildstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Wildstein.
Gold tests Wildstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Gold.
Wildstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold 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.
Wildstein misses with an uppercut.
Wildstein misses with a straight left.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wildstein.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wildstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Gold throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wildstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold throws a jab when Wildstein was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Gold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein misses with an uppercut. Gold saw that one coming.
Wildstein throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Wildstein blocks a jab.
Wildstein tries to land a leg kick but Gold saw it coming and moves away.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold throws a right hand that Wildstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Wildstein also avoids with ease.
Wildstein lands a jab to the nose.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Wildstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wildstein lands with an overhand left.
Wildstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold lands a head kick. Wildstein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wildstein, as that shot connected.
Gold throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wildstein lands with a hook. Gold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Wildstein.
Wildstein walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick but Wildstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wildstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold tries to bum rush Wildstein with a series of wild strikes but Wildstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gold moves out of range as Wildstein strikes.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wildstein moves away.
Gold throws the left hand but Wildstein avoids the punch easily.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Wildstein tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gold manages to circle out of the way.
Wildstein throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wildstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wildstein thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gold if he has to take too many more of those.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Gold stuns Wildstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gold throws a series of punches but Wildstein avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for Wildstein's leg but Wildstein calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a right and a left that Wildstein avoids nicely.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Wildstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Wildstein moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Wildstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold tries to bum rush Wildstein with a series of wild strikes but Wildstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wildstein throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold throws a big counter head kick but Wildstein avoids it with no problem.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wildstein.
Wildstein looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Wildstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wildstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Wildstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wildstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein checks a leg kick.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wildstein counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gold.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wildstein avoids the head kick by Gold.
Wildstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Wildstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Wildstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold 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.
Wildstein throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Gold looks to move away, Wildstein throws a big counter combo but Gold just gets out of the way.
Gold cracks Wildstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wildstein takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
A relieved looking Liquid Gold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
57 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gushiken! But no joy.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gushiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gushiken slips a jab from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gushiken's legs.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gushiken.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gushiken's head.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gushiken misses with a two punch combination.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gushiken lands a nice looking body shot.
Gushiken misses with the combination.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gushiken! But no joy.
Nice shot by Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gushiken misses with a hook.
Gushiken lands with a nice body punch.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gushiken misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gushiken down.
Gushiken connects with a jab.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Gushiken moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Gushiken misses.
Jab, jab by Gushiken - just one landing.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Gushiken catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gushiken.
Gushiken swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva thumps Gushiken with a low kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gushiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gushiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken misses the jab.
As Gushiken backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gushiken off the cage and back into range.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gushiken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gushiken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Gushiken lands with a cross.
Silva is rocked!
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Gushiken is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gushiken throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gushiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Gushiken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gushiken moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Gushiken counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is working Gushiken over against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a body punch.
Gushiken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Gushiken.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Gushiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gushiken blocks it with crossed arms.
Gushiken lands a body shot.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Gushiken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gushiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with some punches.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gushiken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gushiken avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Gushiken stalling.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gushiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Gushiken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gushiken checks the leg kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
As Gushiken looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Gushiken just gets out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Gushiken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gushiken checks a low kick from Silva.
Gushiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy body kick from Silva
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gushiken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Gushiken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Gushiken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a shot to the body.
Gushiken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Gushiken's defenses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gushiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken checks a low kick from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gushiken off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Gushiken's head but Gushiken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Gushiken had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gushiken blocks a leg kick.
Silva wants to slow Gushiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gushiken jabs at Silva's body.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gushiken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gushiken.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gushiken avoids it.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Gushiken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Gushiken counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gushiken scores with a jab.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Gushiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Gushiken misses its intended target.
Gushiken misses with a wild combination.
Gushiken blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Gushiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gushiken drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Silva tries to work over Gushiken's front leg with a kick but Gushiken checks it.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gushiken's leg but Gushiken calmly moves out of range.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Gushiken counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Gushiken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Gushiken was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Gushiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gushiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Gushiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gushiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Gushiken throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gushiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva 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.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gushiken is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Gushiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gushiken with a jab.
A left lands for Gushiken.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gushiken.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gushiken takes one to the chin there.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva tries a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Gushiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Gushiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gushiken cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Gushiken moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gushiken misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Gushiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gushiken cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.
Silva looks for the body kick but Gushiken saw that one coming.
Silva scores with a head kick. Gushiken tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva wants to slow Gushiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Gushiken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gushiken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gushiken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gushiken 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
An out of breath Yoko Gushiken 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bary Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyatt 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.
Allen tries to land a body kick
and Hyatt counters with a leg kick.
Hyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyatt takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Hyatt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyatt slips under a jab from Allen.
It seemed like Hyatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyatt.
Hyatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyatt staying out of range there.
Hyatt looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hyatt checks a low kick from Allen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyatt throws out the jab.
Hyatt throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with a straight left.
Hyatt moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Hyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hyatt cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyatt misses with a hook
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Hyatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hyatt throws a body kick that misses.
Hyatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyatt looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Hyatt lands with a good body shot.
Hyatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyatt ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Hyatt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hyatt's guard.
Hyatt has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Allen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Hyatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hyatt is defending well.
Hyatt tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Hyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt lands a body shot.
Hyatt working aggressively here.
Hyatt pushes Allen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Hyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Hyatt misses with some punches.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Hyatt avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Hyatt controls the action.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyatt's elbow.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Hyatt controls the action.
Hyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Hyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hyatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Hyatt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hyatt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hyatt lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Hyatt missing with knees to the body.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyatt controls his hands.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hyatts head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hyatt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyatt slips a jab from Allen.
Hyatt throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Hyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyatt blocks a jab.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyatt scores with a punch to the head.
Hyatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a good low kick that Hyatt was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen forces Hyatt back against the cage and clinches.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt 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.
Hyatt lands a right hook to the body.
Allen thows a leg kick but Hyatt checks it
and Hyatt counters with a solid body kick.
Hyatt misses with a takedown attempt - Allen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyatt, as that shot connected.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Hyatt lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyatt throws out the jab.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Allen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Hyatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
Hyatt loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Hyatt misses with a hook.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Allen works Hyatt's body with a nice hook.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen avoids the head kick by Hyatt.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyatt takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen throws a lazy body kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Hyatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyatt.
Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyatt.
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyatt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hyatt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen misses the jab.
Hyatt misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Hyatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
Hyatt misses with a straight left.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Hyatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Hyatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
Allen misses with a low kick as Hyatt jumps back.
Hyatt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hyatt lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.
Hyatt takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Hyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyatt throws a good cross that connects.
Hyatt scores with a leg kick.
Hyatt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Hyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Hyatt working aggressively here.
Hyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Hyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hyatt has Allen pressed against the cage.
Hyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Hyatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Hyatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Hyatt.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen gets through Hyatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyatt. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Allen.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Hyatt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
Hyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a left hand
enabling Hyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Allen misses
and Hyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyatt scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hyatt finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Hyatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hyatt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen is looking to clinch but Hyatt is avoiding it.
Hyatt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hyatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hyatt scores with a hook.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyatt works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Hyatt throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen takes one to the side of the head.
Hyatt feints a jab promting Allen to slip. Hyatt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Allen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
Allen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hyatt is fending him off so far but Allen persists. Nope, Hyatt circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyatt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Bary Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Hyatt misses with the body kick
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyatt avoids a kick to the body.
Hyatt moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Hyatt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hyatt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Hyatt - just one landing.
Hyatt scores with a punch to the head.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Hyatt throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen misses with a leg kick
enabling Hyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyatt throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyatt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Allen throws a hook but Hyatt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hyatt tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen fails to land the takedown.
Hyatt closes the distance and clinches.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Hyatt avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Hyatt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bary Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyatt scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hyatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Hyatt misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Hyatt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyatt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Hyatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Hyatt lands the left hand.
Hyatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jimmy Hyatt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hyatt walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Hyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hyatt works the jab nicely.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Hyatt checks a leg kick.
Hyatt blocks a jab.
Hyatt scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyatt 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hyatt!
Jimmy Hyatt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Boyd McGuire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Spector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire forces Spector back against the cage and clinches.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Spector controls his hands.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spector walks away with a smile on his face. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Spector's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spector is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Spector off the cage and back into range.
Spector throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
Spector throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Spector is out of range.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spector's calf.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spector connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Spector takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
McGuire catches Spector with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire rushes Spector and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd McGuire.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
Spector lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Spector.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Spector.
Spector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Spector misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Spector.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Spector.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spector struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector lands an uppercut.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spector's elbow.
Spector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from McGuire.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spector works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spector lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Spector.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spector.
Spector cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spector.
Nice body punch from Spector - that landed with a thud.
Spector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spector blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
Spector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Spector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire pulls guard effortlessly.
McGuire 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.
McGuire looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spector passes into side control.
Spector decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Spector has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spector and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spector.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Spector.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spector.
Spector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Spector gets tackled into the cage by McGuire. McGuire maintains the clinch.
Spector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Spector.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spector blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. Spector looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spector looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spector scores with a jab.
McGuire takes a swing at Spector's ribcage but misses.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Spector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spector rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spector checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
Spector lands with a good body shot.
Spector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spector moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
A counter left hand to the body from Spector misses its target.
McGuire lands a jab to Spector's midsection.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Spector steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Spector there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spector throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spector tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spector getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
Spector takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Spector.
McGuire throws a body punch but Spector moves out of range.
Spector fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spector avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spector is able to avoid easily.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spector. Spector obviously looking to wear him down.
Spector throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Spector slams his shin into McGuire's torso.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Spector moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Spector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Spector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lands a jab to Spector's midsection.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spector takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Spector misses with a body shot.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spector tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Spector.
Spector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Spector there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire defending well as Spector loads up on a big left hand.
Spector throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spector, right into the meat.
McGuire cracks Spector with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire throws the left hand but Spector avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Spector counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire lands a two punch combo.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spector scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Spector counters with a good low kick that McGuire was not able to check.
McGuire digs a good hook to Spector's body.
McGuire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spector misses with some punches.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Spector avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spector tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire tries to work over Spector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marc Spector has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Spector scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short body shot lands from Spector as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Spector.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Spector lands a slapping body shot.
McGuire throws a body punch but Spector moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spector.
McGuire throws a push kick but Spector slaps the foot to one side.
Spector throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire lands with a nice combination. Spector backs away looking to recover.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
Spector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Spector finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spector cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
McGuire misses with a body shot
and Spector counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spector looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spector misses with a leg kick.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spector is out of range.
Spector moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
McGuire jabs Spector to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spector scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyd McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spector.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Spector.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spector lands with a short shot to the head.
Spector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spector's elbow.
Spector is working McGuire over against the cage.
Spector misses with the head strike.
Spector lands an uppercut.
Spector misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spector gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spector tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Spector back against the cage.
Spector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spector.
Spector avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuire throws a low kick but Spector moves out of range easily.
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 Marc Spector.
I think Spector has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marc Spector!
A relieved looking Marc Spector thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Stay Down. This should be fireworks!
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Camatta throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Camatta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camatta thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Camatta's corner calls for a 1-2. Camatta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Camatta misses with an uppercut.
Alvado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camatta throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Camatta throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Camatta.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Camatta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado throws a hook but Camatta avoids it easily.
Camatta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camatta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camatta lunges at Alvado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvado's hand.
Alvado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camatta throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta shoots in but Alvado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camatta.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Camatta moves away and avoids it.
Alvado throws a right hand that Camatta ducks under and follows up with a left that Camatta also avoids with ease.
Alvado throws a jab when Camatta was well out of range.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Alvado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Camatta settles back down.
Camatta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Camatta cracks Alvado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvado throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado dips to his left and cracks Camatta with an uppercut!
It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
Camatta just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camatta.
Camatta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado scores with a nice strike.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camatta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camatta throws a head kick that Alvado semi-blocks.
Camatta misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camatta throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Camatta.
Camatta misses with a combination
and Alvado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvado.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camatta's elbow.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado won't allow it.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Camatta blocking some punches.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado blocking some punches.
Camatta throws a head punch that misses.
Camatta misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camatta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camatta jumps guard but Alvado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camatta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camatta taking a breather.
Alvado cracks Camatta with a nice body shot.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Camatta.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camattas head.
Camatta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alvado seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Camatta can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Camatta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camatta.
Alvado lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camatta thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvado.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Camatta.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camattas head.
Camatta prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Camatta drags the fight down to the ground.
Camatta working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alvado has passed into half guard!
Camatta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvado pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Camatta is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta wants to control but Alvado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Camatta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvado is thwarting Camatta's attempts to control the position.
Alvado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Alvado's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camatta tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvado, as that shot connected.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta moves into the clinch.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camatta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Camatta swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado holds him up against the cage and eventually Camatta drops back down to his feet.
Camatta lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camatta manages to break the clinch.
Camatta scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado connects with an inside leg kick.
Camatta moves out of range of the strikes.
Camatta takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Camatta swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvado.
Camatta misses with a straight left.
Camatta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvado connects with a looping right hand.
Camatta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta throws a head kick that Alvado semi-blocks.
Alvado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camatta counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Camatta avoids it.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Camatta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
Camatta fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvado blocks the leg kick.
Camatta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta moves out of range of the body kick.
Camatta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Alvado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta'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.
Alvado takes one on the button.
Antonio Camatta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camatta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camatta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Alvado. No joy for Camatta on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado tries to clinch but Camatta is having none of it.
Camatta with the counter takedown but Alvado avoids it easily.
Camatta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camatta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado throws a head kick but Camatta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado jabs Camatta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Antonio Camatta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alvado to keep the fight standing.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
Camatta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camatta.
Alvado digs a right hand into Camatta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camatta's gas tank.
Camatta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Alvado scores with a shot to the side of Camatta's head.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado pushes Camatta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta misses with a punch on the inside.
Camatta prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
Camatta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Alvado - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Camatta controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but Alvado turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camatta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camatta is trying to drag Alvado to the mat but Alvado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alvado tries a body shot but Camatta blocks it.
Camatta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Pablo Alvado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Camatta misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but Alvado has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Alvado.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alvado to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camatta.
Camatta is trying to pull guard but Alvado turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado works on Camatta's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Camatta blocking some punches.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camatta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Alvado clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Camatta.
Alvado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alvado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camatta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Camatta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Camatta punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camatta throws a lazy body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Camatta off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Camatta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camatta can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Camatta as he connects with a hook.
Camatta clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado doesn't manage to clinch there - Camatta circles away.
Camatta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camatta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camatta.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Camatta manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Camatta.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvado.
Camatta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camatta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Camatta tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A lazy left from Alvado finds it's target.
That has opened up Antonio Camatta's cut even more.
Camatta misses with a body shot.
Alvado is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Camatta.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
Camatta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Camatta's calf.
Alvado avoids the head kick by Camatta.
Camatta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado drops Camatta with a beautiful combination! Camatta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvado is looking for the KO!
Camatta is rocked!
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!
Camatta looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Camatta is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Camatta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvado closes the distance and pushes Camatta back into the cage.
Camatta blocks an uppercut.
Camatta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvado lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camatta.
Camatta tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Camatta tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvado shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvado has him pressed against the cage.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Camatta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Alvado won't allow it.
Camatta pulls guard.
Alvado sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvado passes into half guard.
Camatta trying to control but Alvado postures up.
Camatta trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta tries to hold on but Alvado pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camatta can't escape the position.
Alvado controlling the position easily from mount.
Camatta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alvado controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Alvado had his way with Antonio Camatta in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Camatta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camatta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado tries to counter by clinching up but Camatta breaks away and moves out of range.
Camatta throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Camatta cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Camatta is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Camatta throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Donk. Camatta catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.
Alvado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camatta misses with a low kick.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Alvado. No joy for Camatta on that attempt.
Alvado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camatta can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Camatta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvado. That's going to slow Camatta down.
Camatta feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Camatta goes for a double leg but Alvado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvado continues to drive forward.
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Camatta if he has to take too many more of those.
Alvado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camatta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camatta.
Camatta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado throws the left hand but Camatta avoids the punch easily.
Camatta throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Camatta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Camatta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Alvado lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado has closed the distance and engaged Camatta in a clinch.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camatta has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Camatta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camatta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Camatta.
Camatta can't get the takedown.
Camatta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camatta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Camatta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Alvado as the two fighters clinch.
Camatta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Camatta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Camatta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Camatta jumps into guard, dragging Alvado to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camatta working a defensive guard here.
Alvado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alvado wants to pass to mount but Camatta is defending the position.
Antonio Camatta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado uses his free foot to push down on Camatta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Camatta.
Camatta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Camatta wants to improve his position but Alvado is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camatta punching from the bottom.
Pablo Alvado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camatta punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Alvado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvado 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves out of range as Jalovaara strikes.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Jalovaara's leg. Jalovaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt throws a hook but Jalovaara avoids it easily.
Jalovaara throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Jalovaara avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Jalovaara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jalovaara 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.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalovaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Jalovaara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Jalovaara scores with a nice body kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalovaara throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jalovaara just manages to avoid it.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Jalovaara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws a head kick but Jalovaara moves out of range.
Jalovaara unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jalovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jalovaara is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Jalovaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt tries to sprawl but Jalovaara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jalovaara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hunt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalovaara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hunt because Jalovaara loaded up on that one.
Hunt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jalovaara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jalovaara lands a big elbow.
Jalovaara has hold of Hunt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hunt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jalovaara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jalovaara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara raining down shots from the mount!
Jalovaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Jalovaara breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jalovaara looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Jalovaara looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Jalovaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jalovaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jalovaara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound.
Hunt tries to hold on but Jalovaara pushes him away.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound effectively.
Jalovaara punching from mount but Hunt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jalovaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jalovaara throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jalovaara lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hunt trying to control the position but Jalovaara manages to sink in the hooks.
Hunt avoids the strikes from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara misses with an elbow to the head.
Jalovaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jalovaara gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalovaara punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalovaara lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hunt hold on?!
Hunt covering up well under a series of strikes from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hunt hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Jalovaara.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalovaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalovaara misses with a straight left.
Jalovaara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jalovaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
Jalovaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Jalovaara finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jalovaara throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jalovaara on the side of the head.
Jalovaara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jalovaara misses with a straight right.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook. Jalovaara ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Jalovaara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Jalovaara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hunt throws a push kick but Jalovaara slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalovaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jalovaara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up
and Jalovaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jalovaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jalovaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jalovaara.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Jalovaara slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Jalovaara connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Jalovaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalovaara shoots in and drives through. Hunt sprawls well.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.
Jalovaara ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Jalovaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalovaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Hunt catches Jalovaara right on the button with a cross.
Jalovaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jalovaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Jalovaara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jalovaara is defended easily by Hunt.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Jalovaara counters with a straight right hand.
Jalovaara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hunt to the ground. Jalovaara is now in Hunt's guard.
Jalovaara with a nice head shot there.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Jalovaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Jalovaara throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalovaara manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Jalovaara.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Jalovaara throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
As Jalovaara backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jalovaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Jalovaara misses with a wild combination.
Jalovaara blocks a leg kick.
Jalovaara throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Jalovaara takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jalovaara.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jalovaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Jalovaara moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Jalovaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jalovaara throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Jalovaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jalovaara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
Jalovaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Jalovaara.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jalovaara's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalovaara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
A combination from Jalovaara does no damage.
Jalovaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Jalovaara connects with a jab.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Jalovaara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Jalovaara scoring well with a low kick there.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Jalovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalovaara misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jalovaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws a body punch but Jalovaara moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalovaara looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Jalovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Jalovaara moved out of range nicely.
And Jalovaara tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Jalovaara seems unphased.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jalovaara looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
Hunt throws a low kick but Jalovaara moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt sizes up Jalovaara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jalovaara misses with a hook
and Jalovaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Jalovaara's body.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Jalovaara checks it
and Jalovaara counters with a left to the body.
Jalovaara misses with a body kick.
Jalovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Jalovaara tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt cracks Jalovaara with an open hand slap.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Jalovaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jalovaara misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt cracks Jalovaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jalovaara scores with a nice head shot.
Jalovaara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Jalovaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jalovaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jalovaara will feel that in the morning.
Jalovaara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jalovaara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jalovaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Jalovaara.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Jalovaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to sprawl but Jalovaara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jalovaara lands strikes from half guard.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hunt to regain full guard.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jalovaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Jalovaara chips away with some ground and pound.
Jalovaara working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jalovaara passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jalovaara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Jalovaara connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Jalovaara is trying to work for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt trying to control here.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Jaska Jalovaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalovaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jalovaara throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Jalovaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jalovaara works the jab nicely.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Jalovaara staying out of range there.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalovaara missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalovaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara slips under a jab from Hunt.
Jalovaara with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt wants to slow Jalovaara down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jalovaara.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jalovaara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jalovaara. That did some damage!
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
Hunt swings for the body but Jalovaara moves out of range.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jalovaara's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Jalovaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Jalovaara tries to avoid it.
Jalovaara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalovaara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalovaara. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Jalovaara's ribs.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Jalovaara moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalovaara throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt slips a straight right by Jalovaara.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jalovaara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jalovaara throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jalovaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Jalovaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jalovaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt thows a body kick. Jalovaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slow jab from Jalovaara misses its intended target.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Hunt.
Nice defenses there by Jalovaara.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jalovaara is rocked!
Jalovaara is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Hunt cracks Jalovaara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hunt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jalovaara to stand back up!
Jalovaara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt pounces like a tiger and cracks Jalovaara with a vicious hook! Jalovaara is down but not out! Hunt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Frazier blocks the leg kick.
Frazier is looking for the big counter here.
Frazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowdrie 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.
Frazier connects with a single shot there.
Frazier swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Frazier has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bowdrie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowdrie throws a shot to the body.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Bowdrie throwing a counter right hand but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bowdrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Frazier looks to land a body kick but Bowdrie moved away.
Bowdrie is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frazier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowdrie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frazier if he has to take too many more of those.
Frazier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
No joy there for Frazier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowdrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Frazier takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Bowdrie looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowdrie. Bowdrie obviously looking to wear him down.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Bowdrie's shoulder, as Bowdrie tries to avoid the shot.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frazier scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Bowdrie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the body kick.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Frazier misses with a straight left.
Bowdrie throws a body kick that misses.
Frazier lands with a cross.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Frazier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bowdrie eats them both and turns towards Frazier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Frazier connects with the punch.
Frazier connects with an inside leg kick.
Frazier with a jab.
Frazier swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Bowdrie misses with a head kick.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick from Bowdrie.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick from Bowdrie.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Frazier.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Frazier connects with a right hand. Bowdrie shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowdrie checks the leg kick.
Bowdrie looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frazier.
Bowdrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frazier throws a lazy body kick
and Bowdrie counters with a thumping low kick.
Frazier throws the kick towards the body but Bowdrie avoids it.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Bowdrie's body.
Bowdrie is looking to wear down Frazier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowdrie misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Bowdrie backs off Frazier throws a huge counter combo but Bowdrie manages to avoid it all.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Bowdrie moves away and avoids it.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Frazier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Bowdrie.
Frazier misses with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bowdrie has time to react.
Bowdrie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bowdrie throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier scores with a hook.
Bowdrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It appears Bowdrie was looking to counter with a kick there.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Bowdrie saw that one coming.
Bowdrie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Frazier lands a jab to the head.
Frazier throws a body kick that misses.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier throws a front kick that sends Bowdrie stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier connects with a body shot.
Frazier checks the leg kick.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowdrie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frazier misses with the body kick
and Bowdrie counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Bowdrie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frazier.
Frazier throws a right and a left that Bowdrie avoids nicely.
Bowdrie thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bowdrie lands a really nice looking cross but Frazier seems unphased.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick which misses Frazier's front leg but catches the back leg as Frazier tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frazier.
Frazier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bowdrie looks to land a right hand but Frazier moved out of range.
Bowdrie fakes the leg kick and cracks Frazier in the body.
Frazier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowdrie throws a push kick but Frazier slaps the foot to one side.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe Frazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frazier throws out a leg kick but Bowdrie moves out of range and Frazier only half commits.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Frazier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowdrie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the leg kick from Frazier.
Bowdrie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Bowdrie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowdrie cracks a nice hook into Frazier's ribs.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Bowdrie scores with a push kick.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Bowdrie blocks the body kick.
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bowdrie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie scores with a leg kick.
Bowdrie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Bowdrie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bowdrie moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
Frazier scores with a one two! Bowdrie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowdrie tries to land a leg kick but Frazier saw it coming and moves away.
Frazier blocks the body kick.
A jab from Bowdrie misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws out a powerful jab.
Bowdrie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frazier.
Bowdrie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That kick from Bowdrie tenderised Frazier's leg. Frazier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frazier tries a low kick but Bowdrie avoids it.
A head kick by Frazier misses
and Bowdrie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frazier tries to bum rush Bowdrie with a series of wild strikes but Bowdrie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Frazier takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Frazier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowdrie scores with a leg kick.
Bowdrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Bowdrie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Frazier as he checks the leg kick.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Bowdrie avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a really nice looking cross but Bowdrie seems unphased.
Frazier jabs at Bowdrie's body.
Bowdrie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Bowdrie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bowdrie takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Frazier checks a leg kick.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bowdrie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frazier will feel that in the morning.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Bowdrie moved away.
Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Bowdrie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frazier looks to throw the jab but Bowdrie is out of range.
Bowdrie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowdrie blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a nice hook to Frazier's body. Frazier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Nice cross by Frazier.
Bowdrie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frazier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bowdrie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frazier checks a leg kick.
Frazier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowdrie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowdrie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Bowdrie lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.
Bowdrie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frazier is able to avoid easily.
Frazier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowdrie checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bowdrie takes a step back to recover.
Bowdrie takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Frazier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowdrie thumps Frazier with a low kick.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Bowdrie moves out of range.
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 Chick Bowdrie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Frazier.
Frazier misses with a shot to the body
and Bowdrie counters with a stiff right hand.
Frazier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowdrie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowdrie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowdrie.
Bowdrie jabs Frazier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier misses with a low kick as Bowdrie jumps back.
Frazier ducks right into an uppercut from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier scores with a shot to the body.
Bowdrie slips a jab from Frazier.
Bowdrie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowdrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowdrie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Bowdrie's head.
Frazier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowdrie scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a hook
letting Bowdrie counter with a right hand.
You can see that Frazier has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bowdrie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Bowdrie moves away and avoids it.
Frazier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie misses the shot to the body.
Frazier tries to bum rush Bowdrie with a series of wild strikes but Bowdrie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
Bowdrie scores with a nice strike.
Frazier throws a jab when Bowdrie was well out of range.
Bowdrie misses with an uppercut.
Frazier sizes up Bowdrie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frazier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowdrie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bowdrie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frazier's sensitive parts.
Bowdrie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frazier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowdrie.
Frazier throws a leg kick which misses Bowdrie's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowdrie tries to avoid it.
Bowdrie lands a slapping body shot.
Bowdrie throws a chopping leg kick but Frazier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Bowdrie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowdrie.
Bowdrie stuns Frazier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bowdrie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Bowdrie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bowdrie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Frazier looks to throw the jab but Bowdrie is out of range.
Frazier lands with a kick to the ribs.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a solid leg kick but Frazier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowdrie.
Good leg kick by Bowdrie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frazier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frazier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bowdrie. Bowdrie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bowdrie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frazier moves out of range as Bowdrie throws a body kick.
Frazier lands a front kick.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowdrie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bowdrie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Frazier - the referee stops the clock and Bowdrie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Frazier. Bowdrie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bowdrie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Bowdrie's body. Bowdrie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, jab by Frazier - just one landing.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bowdrie on the side of the head.
That's four 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!
Nice straight punches there by Frazier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frazier.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowdrie's head.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Bowdrie moved out of range nicely.
Bowdrie is looking to land body kicks.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie thows a body kick. Frazier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bowdrie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frazier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bowdrie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frazier misses with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie misses the body punch
and Frazier counters with a stiff right hand.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowdrie was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frazier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bowdrie - the referee stops the clock and Frazier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bowdrie. Frazier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chick Bowdrie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Bowdrie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowdrie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowdrie takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Bowdrie.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frazier. That did some damage!
Frazier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frazier. That's going to slow Bowdrie down.
Bowdrie thumps Frazier with a low kick.
Bowdrie looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier unleashes a big counter combination but Bowdrie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Frazier throws the left hand but Bowdrie avoids the punch easily.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Frazier thuds his shin into the meat of Bowdrie's side.
Frazier checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a nice head kick!
Frazier thuds his shin into the meat of Bowdrie's side.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bowdrie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowdrie tries to move into range but Frazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bowdrie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frazier with a nice cross.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier scores with a kick to the body.
Frazier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Frazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowdrie misses with a head kick.
Bowdrie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Bowdrie.
Frazier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bowdrie is out of range and Frazier settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Frazier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frazier lands with a right hand.
Frazier blocks a low kick nicely.
Bowdrie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Bowdrie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frazier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frazier misses with a straight left.
Bowdrie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bowdrie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowdrie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Frazier blocks the leg kick.
Bowdrie blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a sloppy body shot
and Bowdrie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowdrie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie cracks a nice hook into Frazier's ribs.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Bowdrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier feints a counter leg kick.
Bowdrie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frazier.
Bowdrie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bowdrie throws the kick towards the body but Frazier avoids it.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frazier in his tracks.
Bowdrie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frazier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowdrie throws a front kick aimed at Frazier's knee but Frazier avoids it well.
Frazier lands a right hook to the body.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frazier throws the left hand but Bowdrie avoids the punch easily.
Frazier walks into a jab.
Frazier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Frazier.
Bowdrie throws a head kick but Frazier moves out of range.
Bowdrie lands a right hook to the body.
Frazier wants to slow Bowdrie down by chopping away at his legs.
Frazier cracks a nice hook into Bowdrie's ribs.
A combination from Bowdrie does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Frazier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier is looking to land body kicks.
Bowdrie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Frazier.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the body kick from Frazier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Joe Frazier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier misses with a double jab.
Bowdrie is looking to slow Frazier down with leg kicks.
Frazier scores with a shot to the body.
Bowdrie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frazier.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Bowdrie.
Frazier scores with a nice body kick.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowdrie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frazier slips under a jab from Bowdrie.
Frazier throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frazier feints and then cracks Bowdrie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowdrie down.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Bowdrie slips the punch.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Frazier takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowdrie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frazier misses with the body kick
and Bowdrie counters with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Frazier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bowdrie connects with a body shot.
Frazier tries to work over Bowdrie's front leg with a kick but Bowdrie checks it.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowdrie.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowdrie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowdrie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frazier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Frazier backs away, Bowdrie returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Frazier checks it.
Frazier tests Bowdrie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier throws a leg kick but Bowdrie moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowdrie. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowdrie wants to slow Frazier down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. Bowdrie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frazier is able to avoid easily.
Frazier throws a hook to the side of Bowdrie's head but Bowdrie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frazier throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Frazier looks to land a body kick but Bowdrie moved away.
Bowdrie looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowdrie's sensitive parts.
Bowdrie throws a lazy body kick
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Bowdrie defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot.
Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowdrie's hands.
Frazier lands a body shot.
Bowdrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowdrie lands a nice shot to the body.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frazier scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bowdrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowdrie.
Frazier misses with a straight left.
Frazier throws a front kick that sends Bowdrie stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowdrie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frazier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Frazier throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie scores with the left hand. Frazier knows he should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frazier.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowdrie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowdrie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Frazier works the jab nicely.
Bowdrie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Frazier checks it.
Bowdrie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Frazier sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Frazier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frazier 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Frazier!
In his post fight interview, Joe Frazier gave a big smile as he said 'I am losing skills sooo fast man.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connemara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Connemara wants it to stay on the feet.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camacho with a hook.
Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Connemara.
Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Connemara tries a head kick but it misses.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Connemara throws out a leg kick but Camacho moves out of range and Connemara only half commits.
Connemara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Camacho misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Connemara avoids nicely.
Connemara moves out of range as Camacho throws a body kick.
Camacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara misses with a straight left.
Connemara misses with the body kick
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Connemara tries to work over Camacho's front leg with a kick but Camacho checks it.
Connemara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Connemara 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.
Connemara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara throws a hook but Camacho blocks it.
Connemara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connemara throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camacho throws a leg kick but Connemara checks it.
As Camacho backs away, Connemara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Camacho.
Camacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Connemara circles away.
Camacho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Connemara checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Connemara misses the target.
Connemara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camacho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camacho.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Connemara wants to land a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connemara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camacho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Connemara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Camacho.
Jameson Connemara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Camacho.
Connemara misses with a leg kick.
Connemara dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Connemara scores with a punch to the head.
Camacho misses with the combination.
Connemara tried to counter with a leg kick but Camacho avoided it.
Connemara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jameson Connemara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but Connemara shows good takedown defense.
Connemara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Connemara looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connemara. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries for a takedown but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Camacho scores with a jab. Connemara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camacho.
Camacho scores with a punch to the head.
Jameson Connemara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Connemara misses with an uppercut.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Connemara counters with a nice body kick.
Connemara misses with a hook
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Connemara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Connemara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Connemara throws a body kick that misses.
Camacho flicks out a counter leg kick but Connemara steps away.
Connemara throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Camacho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Connemara wants to land a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Connemara is looking to chop away at Camacho's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho works Connemara's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho gets tackled into the cage by Connemara. Connemara maintains the clinch.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho tries to work over Connemara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connemara lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Connemara misses with the head strike.
Camacho slowing the pace effectively.
Camacho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Connemara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho is trying to trip Connemara. He has hold of a leg but Connemara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Camacho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Camacho throwing strikes from guard but Connemara blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho throwing strikes from guard but Connemara blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Camacho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Connemara slips under a jab.
Connemara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Connemara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connemara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Connemara tries to land a leg kick but Camacho saw it coming and moves away.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Connemara sizes up Camacho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camacho works the jab nicely.
Connemara misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Connemara will feel that in the morning.
Connemara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connemara throws a hook but Camacho blocks it.
Connemara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connemara throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Connemara throws a poor cross that misses
and Camacho counters with an inside leg kick.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connemara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.
Jab by Camacho.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Connemara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Camacho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Connemara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camacho can pounce on him.
Camacho misses with a lunging right hand
and Connemara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Connemara connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connemara.
Connemara lands a jab to the nose.
Connemara throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connemara throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho throws a front kick aimed at Connemara's knee but Connemara avoids it well.
Camacho scores with a jab to the head.
Camacho throws a chopping leg kick but Connemara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connemara cracks the inside of Camacho's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camacho.
Connemara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jameson Connemara is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Connemara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
A low kick from Connemara misses
and Camacho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Connemara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camacho.
Connemara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camacho finds it's way round the side to connect with Connemara's head.
The fighters circling - Connemara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho scores with a jab. Connemara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Camacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Connemara finds it's way through Camacho's defenses.
Connemara scores with a nice strike.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
A big left from Camacho misses.
Connemara misses with an uppercut.
Connemara takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
Camacho throws an off balance right hand
and Connemara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Connemara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connemara misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connemara.
Nice shot lands for Connemara.
Connemara lands a nice looking body shot.
Connemara connects with a looping right hand.
Connemara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Connemara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a slapping body shot.
Connemara feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Connemara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Camacho blocks the low kick.
Connemara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Connemara misses with a kick to the body.
Camacho jabs at Connemara's body.
Nice shot lands for Connemara.
Camacho stuns Connemara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connemara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Connemara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Connemara.
Jab by Camacho.
Connemara throws a right hand that misses
and Camacho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Camacho.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Connemara controls his hands.
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 Jameson Connemara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camacho throws a nice looking combination but Connemara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Connemara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Connemara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camacho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Connemara momentarily.
Connemara lands with a hook. Camacho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Camacho throws a hook but Connemara blocks it.
Connemara throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Camacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camacho scores with a jab. Connemara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Camacho tries to score with a low kick but Connemara moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho connects with a body shot that sends Connemara's belly button to the back.
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara connects with a leg kick. Camacho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camacho throws a body punch but Connemara moves out of range.
Connemara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connemara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Connemara misses with a straight right.
Connemara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connemara throws a leg kick which misses Camacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Camacho tries to avoid it.
Connemara throws a leg kick
and Camacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connemara throws a body kick that misses.
Connemara with a hook.
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Connemara.
Camacho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho looks for a takedown but Connemara sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connemara.
Camacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho throws a body kick that misses.
Connemara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Connemara.
Connemara misses with a body kick.
Connemara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Camacho stalks Connemara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connemara's face. Connemara staggers backwards, shaken.
Camacho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Connemara throws a front kick aimed at Camacho's knee but Camacho avoids it well.
A cross from Connemara lands.
Connemara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Connemara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camacho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camacho is out of range and Connemara settles back down.
Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Connemara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camacho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connemara checks it well.
Camacho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connemara slips under a jab from Camacho.
Connemara lands with a kick to the temple. Camacho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Connemara. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connemara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Camacho.
Connemara stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camacho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Connemara.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses.
Connemara scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Connemara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camacho throws a wild body kick that Connemara sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Connemara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camacho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connemara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connemara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Camacho cracks Connemara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Connemara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camacho throws a body punch but Connemara moves out of range.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Connemara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Connemara.
Camacho 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connemara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camacho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jameson Connemara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camacho throws a leg kick but Connemara checks it.
Camacho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Connemara.
Connemara swings widly with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connemara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Camacho.
Camacho fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connemara.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Connemara darts in and clinches Camacho up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connemara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connemara.
Camacho digs a right hand underneath Connemara's ribcage. Connemara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Connemara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Connemara misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connemara misses with the head strike.
Connemara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Connemara controls the action.
Connemara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connemara tries to score with a low kick but Camacho moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Camacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camacho lands a really nice looking cross but Connemara seems unphased.
Connemara lands a slapping body shot.
Camacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connemara scores with a head kick.
Camacho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Connemara's sensitive parts.
Connemara looks for the body kick but Camacho saw that one coming.
Connemara avoids the body shot from Camacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camacho looks to throw the jab but Connemara is out of range.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Connemara misses with a looping left.
Camacho avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Connemara 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 Camacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Connemara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Connemara fakes the leg kick and cracks Camacho in the body.
Connemara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Connemara lands the left hand.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Connemara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connemara blocks a jab.
Connemara misses with a body shot.
Camacho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Connemara with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Connemara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camacho. That did some damage!
Connemara scores with a leg kick.
Camacho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Connemara avoids them all with ease.
Camacho with a jab.
Connemara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Connemara misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Camacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connemara.
Camacho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Connemara defends it well.
Connemara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Camacho.
Connemara slips under a jab from Camacho.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Connemara's body. Connemara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connemara.
Camacho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connemara throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Connemara misses with an uppercut
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connemara misses the shot to the body.
Connemara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Connemara misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Connemara connects with a solid leg kick.
Camacho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Connemara on the side of the head.
Connemara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connemara lands a jab to the head.
Camacho connects with a high kick.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho thuds his right hand into Connemara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camacho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hector Camacho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Connemara looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Connemara throws a body shot but no joy.
Connemara connects with the punch.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Connemara counters with a good low kick that Camacho was not able to check.
Camacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connemara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camacho scrambles back to his feet.
Connemara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Connemara. That's going to slow Camacho down.
Connemara moves out of range as Camacho throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Connemara counters with a head kick.
Camacho throws the left hand but Connemara avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Camacho catches Connemara right on the button with a cross.
Connemara motions for Camacho to come forward. Connemara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho throws a hook but Connemara blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara throws a wild body kick that Camacho sees coming a mile off.
Connemara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Connemara's head backwards.
Connemara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick.
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camacho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Connemara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connemara throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connemara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Connemara misses the shot to the body.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Camacho checks it.
Camacho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Connemara defends it well.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Connemara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camacho on the side of the head.
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!
Connemara slips a straight right by Camacho.
Connemara lands a jab.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Connemara's calf.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Connemara.
Connemara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camacho's head backwards.
Camacho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camacho cracks Connemara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Connemara lands a head kick. Camacho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara moves into the clinch successfully.
Connemara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Connemara leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Connemara.
A short right from Connemara on the inside.
Connemara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camacho.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Connemara controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connemara thows a leg kick but Camacho checks it
and Camacho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Connemara thinking.
Camacho looks to land a body kick but Connemara moved away.
Connemara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Connemara dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara throws a right hand that Camacho ducks under and follows up with a left that Camacho also avoids with ease.
Camacho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Connemara connects with a right hand. Camacho shakes it off.
Connemara lands a slapping body shot.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Connemara's body. Connemara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho tries to keep at a distance but Connemara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Connemara trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Connemara into the cage.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connemara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Camacho breaks from the clinch.
Connemara lands with a hook. Camacho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Connemara loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jameson Connemara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connemara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameson Connemara!
A very excited looking Jameson Connemara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Hector Camacho had this to say: 'Congrats Dakin, 35 and still going strong, hopefully we do it again before you retire.'.
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