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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Flames - Colony. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fukuzawa. That did some damage!
Takano moves out of range of the strikes.
Takano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Takano takes one to the side of the head.
Takano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fukuzawa is out of range and Takano settles back down.
Takano misses with a low kick.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but Takano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fukuzawa 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 Takano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fukuzawa jabs Takano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fukuzawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fukuzawa.
Takano avoids the body shot from Fukuzawa.
Takano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukuzawa.
A little feinted left hand from Takano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takano cracks the inside of Fukuzawa's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukuzawa misses with a body kick.
Fukuzawa slips a jab and a cross from Takano.
Takano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Itagaki Fukuzawa has been cut.
Fukuzawa motions for Takano to come forward. Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takano.
Good exchange - Fukuzawa coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukuzawa lands a slapping body shot.
Fukuzawa tries to clinch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takano takes one to the chin there.
Takano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takano avoids the body shot from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa tries to move into range but Takano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fukuzawa throws a solid leg kick but Takano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fukuzawa.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Fukuzawa feints a jab promting Takano to slip. Fukuzawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuzawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fukuzawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fukuzawa misses with a wild combination.
Fukuzawa checks a low kick from Takano.
Fukuzawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fukuzawa throws a nice looking combination but Takano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa tries to bum rush Takano with a series of wild strikes but Takano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fukuzawa slips a jab from Takano.
Takano looks to land a body kick but Fukuzawa moved away.
Fukuzawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takano throws a low kick but Fukuzawa moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Fukuzawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takano misses with a straight left.
Fukuzawa misses with a few strikes there.
Fukuzawa throws a head kick but Takano moves out of range.
Takano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takano blocks a head kick by Fukuzawa.
Takano has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukuzawa.
A bit of stalling here from Takano.
Takano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fukuzawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano tries a body shot but Fukuzawa blocks it.
Takano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takano throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Takano.
Fukuzawa lands a shoulder strike.
Takano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Fukuzawa.
Takano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takano lands a really nice looking cross but Fukuzawa seems unphased.
Fukuzawa feints and then cracks Takano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takano down.
Takano throws a low kick, looking for Fukuzawa's leg but Fukuzawa calmly moves out of range.
Fukuzawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Fukuzawa finds it's way through Takano's defenses.
Fukuzawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itagaki Fukuzawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takano thumps Fukuzawa with a low kick.
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!
A swing and a miss from Takano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fukuzawa! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takano.
Fukuzawa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fukuzawa misses with a looping right.
Takano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fukuzawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fukuzawa lands with a cross.
Fukuzawa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Takano is looking to chop away at Fukuzawa's legs.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
Takano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fukuzawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fukuzawa throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano works Fukuzawa's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukuzawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Takano lands.
Fukuzawa throws a series of punches but Takano avoids them all with ease.
Fukuzawa throws a hook to the side of Takano's head but Takano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Itagaki Fukuzawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takano throws out a leg kick but Fukuzawa moves out of range and Takano only half commits.
Takano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Fukuzawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukuzawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takano.
Fukuzawa defending well as Takano loads up on a big left hand.
Fukuzawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Fukuzawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takano defending well as Fukuzawa loads up on a big left hand.
Takano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fukuzawa just manages to avoid it.
Takano misses with a low kick.
Takano tries a low kick but Fukuzawa avoids it.
Itagaki Fukuzawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takano 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.
Fukuzawa misses the shot to the body.
Takano jabs Fukuzawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takano ducks right into an uppercut from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands with a cross.
Fukuzawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukuzawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fukuzawa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukuzawa.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takano throws a counter high kick but Fukuzawa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fukuzawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fukuzawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takano can pounce on him.
Fukuzawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano throws a leg kick but Fukuzawa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fukuzawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takano has time to react.
Takano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takano throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takano throws the kick towards the body but Fukuzawa avoids it.
Fukuzawa throws a counter combo.
Fukuzawa scores with a nice head shot.
Takano slips under a jab from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukuzawa looks for the body kick but Takano saw that one coming.
Fukuzawa throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Fukuzawa cracks Takano with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takano misses the shot to the body.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano defending well as Fukuzawa loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Takano. That snapped Fukuzawa's head back.
Takano throws a leg kick which misses Fukuzawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Fukuzawa tries to avoid it.
Fukuzawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takano checks the leg kick.
Fukuzawa misses with a two punch combination.
Fukuzawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Takano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takano moves out of range as Fukuzawa strikes.
Fukuzawa lands a jab-cross combination.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Fukuzawa.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takano checks the leg kick.
Takano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takano is looking to score with low kicks.
Fukuzawa looks to land a combination but Takano avoids it well.
Takano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukuzawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fukuzawa 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 Takano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fukuzawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Takano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takano.
Takano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takano swinging wildly here.
Takano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Fukuzawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takano drops Fukuzawa with a beautiful combination! Fukuzawa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Takano is looking for the KO!
Fukuzawa is rocked!
That has opened up Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukuzawa misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuzawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Takano finish him?
Fukuzawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fukuzawa switches off momentarily and Takano cracks him with a monster right hand! Fukuzawa topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Takano dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Takano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuki Takano!
Yuki Takano tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sota Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Sota Sankari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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260 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sota Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Malone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari connects with the punch.
Sankari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malone looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sankari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sankari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malone breaks from the clinch.
Sankari moves in looking to clinch but Malone pushes him off.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Sankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malone rushes Sankari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sankari.
It looks like Frankie Malone has been cut.
Malone breaks the clinch.
Sankari throws a nice looking combination but Malone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Malone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malone.
Malone throws a head kick but Sankari moves out of range.
Sankari looks to land a body kick but Malone moved away.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
Sankari is looking to land body kicks.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Sota Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malone tries a quick counter leg kick but Sankari is wise to it.
Sankari forces Malone back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Malone to work.
Malone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Malone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malone is pushing Sankari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws an elbow but it misses.
Sankari misses with the head strike.
Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sankari, pushing him back against the cage.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Sankari.
Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sankari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone loads up on a big right hand but Sankari slips the punch.
A cross from Sankari lands.
Sankari throws a body shot but no joy.
Sankari lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Sankari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malone will feel that in the morning.
Malone throws a push kick but Sankari slaps the foot to one side.
Sankari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malone swats away the attempt to clinch by Sankari.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari avoids the head kick by Malone.
Sankari swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
Sankari moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMalone.
Sankari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malone's hands.
Sankari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sankari on the side of the head.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick
and Malone counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari misses with a few strikes there.
Malone raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sankari lands a slapping body shot.
Malone misses with a kick to the body
and Sankari counters with a body kick that stops Malone in his tracks momentarily.
Sankari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
Malone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sankari.
Malone looks to score with a jab to the body but Sankari is just out of range.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sankari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sankari tries to counter by clinching up but Malone breaks away and moves out of range.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankari can pounce on him.
Sankari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sankari wants to clinch.
Sankari moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMalone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sota Sankari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Malone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sankari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sankari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malone.
Sankari connects with the punch.
Sankari throws a body shot but no joy.
Sota Sankari is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone scoring well with a low kick there.
Sankari is looking to clinch.
Sankari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sankari tries to close the distance and clinch but Malone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sankari thumps Malone with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari 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.
Sankari misses with a kick to the body
and Malone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Malone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sankari closes the distance and clinches.
Sankari cracks Malone with a nice body shot.
Sankari prevents Malone from breaking the clinch.
Malone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sankari lands a damaging elbow.
Sankari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sankari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malone slows down the pace here.
Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malone tries to land a body kick
and Sankari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sankari.
Sota Sankari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malone breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone misses with the body kick
and Sankari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sankari scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari misses with a few strikes there.
Malone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sankari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sankari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sankari lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sankari - the referee stops the clock and Malone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sankari. Malone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch lands to the side of Malone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Malone.
Sankari looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Malone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sankari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sankari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Malone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sankari's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sankari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malone drives through and clinches with Sankari against the cage.
Malone tries to stall but Sankari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malone is trying to break free.
Malone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sankari seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Malone can turn it around.
Sankari has a couple of punches blocked by Malone.
Sankari lands a right hand.
Sankari pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone is trying to force a seperation but Sankari has the dominant position.
Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sankari connects with a body shot that sends Malone's belly button to the back.
Sankari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sankari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malone doesn't seem bothered though.
Sankari lands a head shot.
Malone misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sota Sankari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Malone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sankari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari with a hook.
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankari.
Malone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malone keeps the fight on the outside.
Malone feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Malone.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malone avoids it.
Malone needs to keep his hands up - Sankari had a free shot at his head there.
Sankari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari scores with a nice strike.
Sankari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malone counters with an outside leg kick.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
Sankari tries to clinch there but Malone circles away.
Sankari misses with a right hand
and Malone counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Malone looks at the referee who does nothing so Malone lands a crushing right that sends Sankari to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Malone!
A relieved looking Frankie Malone 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dōraku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ides Of Light - Jucifer. De Payens has chosen Rage against the machine - Bombtrack as his entrance music. Niten Dōraku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugues De Payens's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niten Dōraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dōraku manages to avoid it.
De Payens throws a body punch but Dōraku moves out of range.
De Payens moves out of range as Dōraku throws a body kick.
Good exchange - De Payens coming out on top.
Dōraku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Payens.
De Payens with the counter takedown but Dōraku avoids it easily.
De Payens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Niten Dōraku has been cut.
De Payens has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dōraku is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Payens slips under a jab.
Dōraku 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.
De Payens counters with a body kick.
Dōraku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Payens's hands.
Dōraku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Payens misses with a lunging right hand
and Dōraku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dōraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
Dōraku throws a leg kick which misses De Payens's front leg but catches the back leg as De Payens tries to avoid it.
Dōraku connects with a leg kick. De Payens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dōraku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dōraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from De Payens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Payens throws a left that rocks Dōraku and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! De Payens dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dōraku regain composure!
Dōraku is rocked!
De Payens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Payens's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dōraku manages to get to full guard.
De Payens looking to sit in guard and control but Dōraku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dōraku landing some decent shots from guard.
Dōraku is looking to work some ground and pound but De Payens has wrist control.
De Payens wants to get back to his feet but Dōraku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dōraku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dōraku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
De Payens controlling Dōraku's posture.
De Payens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dōraku is one step ahead there.
Dōraku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Payens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dōraku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Payens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Payens wants to stand and escape but Dōraku is having none of it.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dōraku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
Dōraku landing some decent shots from guard.
Dōraku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Payens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dōraku manages to get himself to full guard.
De Payens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dōraku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Payens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hugues De Payens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dōraku shoots in and bounces De Payens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Payens has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dōraku has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dōraku misses with a body punch.
Dōraku keeps control of De Payens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dōraku looking to slow down the pace here.
Dōraku working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is leaning against De Payens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dōraku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dōraku struggles to land a body shot inside as De Payens controls his hands.
De Payens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dōraku is breathing heavily.
De Payens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dōraku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De Payens.
De Payens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dōraku misses with a body punch.
De Payens misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
Dōraku throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dōraku.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dōraku working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niten Dōraku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Payens seems to be stalking Dōraku here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Dōraku drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Niten Dōraku spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the fight, Jacob. Congrats on the win. Hopefully a rematch once I improve! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carroll comes to the cage accompanied by I Disappear by Metallica. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
49 - 20 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carroll throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
And Malaya tries to counter it with a takedown but Carroll pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Malaya avoids the body shot from Carroll.
Carroll misses the shot to the body.
Malaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carroll blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Carroll misses.
Carroll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malaya misses with a low kick as Carroll jumps back.
Malaya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carroll misses with a body shot.
Carroll throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Carroll takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Carroll was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malaya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carroll. That did some damage!
Carroll tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malaya throws a lazy head kick
and Carroll counters with a straight right hand.
Malaya slips under a jab.
Malaya is looking to land body kicks.
Carroll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Carroll tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Carroll. Beautiful body shot.
Malaya tried to score with a low kick but Carroll checks it.
Malaya gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carroll counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Malaya finds it's way through Carroll's defenses.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Carroll moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malaya 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 Carroll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carroll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carroll went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Malaya tries to land a body kick
and Carroll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malaya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carroll. Malaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carroll misses the shot to the body.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Carroll moves out of range easily.
Malaya misses with an uppercut.
Malaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carroll.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carroll 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.
Malaya misses the shot to the body.
Malaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carroll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carroll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Carroll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Carroll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carroll throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Carroll lands with a right hand.
Malaya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carroll is out of range and Malaya settles back down.
Carroll looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Carroll lands with an overhand left.
Carroll moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Malaya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carroll.
Some bone on bone action there as Malaya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malaya.
A cross from Malaya lands.
Malaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carroll.
Carroll checks a low kick from Malaya.
Carroll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaya.
Malaya throws an overhand right that lands on Carroll's shoulder, as Carroll tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carroll throws a leg kick that misses.
Malaya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Carroll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Carroll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carroll throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carroll. Malaya shrugs it off though.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Carroll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malaya.
Carroll misses with a few strikes there.
Carroll throws a nice looking combination but Malaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carroll avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malaya throws a low kick but Carroll avoids it.
That kick from Carroll tenderised Malaya's leg. Malaya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carroll cracks Malaya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carroll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Malaya misses.
Malaya cracks the inside of Carroll's front leg.
Malaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carroll throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Carroll.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malaya. That's going to slow Carroll down.
Malaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malaya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Carroll.
Jab, jab by Malaya - just one landing.
A slow jab from Carroll misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Carroll. Beautiful body shot.
Carroll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Carroll blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Carroll - just one landing.
Carroll lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carroll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaya.
Carroll half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carroll checks a leg kick nicely.
Carroll is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carroll tries a low kick but Malaya avoids it.
Malaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carroll's sensitive parts.
Carroll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Andy Carroll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carroll blocks the body kick.
Andy Carroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carroll swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
Carroll throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaya is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Malaya catches Carroll right on the button with a cross.
Malaya lands with a kick to the temple. Carroll shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malaya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carroll lands a lovely overhand right.
Carroll's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carroll duly obliges.
Malaya is rocked!
Malaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Carroll slips a straight right by Malaya.
Carroll's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carroll scrambles back to his feet.
Malaya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malaya connects with a body shot that sends Carroll's belly button to the back.
Malaya misses with a low kick as Carroll jumps back.
Carroll dips to his left and cracks Malaya with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya wants to land a leg kick but Carroll is out of range.
Carroll looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
Malaya misses with a head kick.
Carroll lands a right hook to the body.
Malaya misses with a leg kick
and Carroll counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malaya is breathing heavily.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaya throws the left hand but Carroll avoids the punch easily.
Malaya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carroll looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carroll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Malaya.
Carroll looks to land a left hand but Malaya moved out of range nicely.
Carroll scores with a jab to the head.
Malaya cracks Carroll with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carroll misses with a two punch combination.
Carroll is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malaya.
Malaya misses with a leg kick
and Carroll makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malaya really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll scores with a shot to the body.
Carroll looks to throw the jab but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carroll just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, jab by Malaya - just one landing.
Carroll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Carroll scores with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Carroll.
Carroll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Malaya is predictable there
and Carroll counters with a nice leg kick.
Malaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malaya lands with a slapping head kick.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Carroll is out of range.
Carroll lands with a cross.
Malaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malaya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carroll misses with a wild body shot.
Malaya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carroll throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaya swings widly with a right hand
and Carroll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malaya throws a head kick but Carroll moves out of range.
It looked like Carroll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carroll with a jab.
Carroll lands with a nice body punch.
Malaya 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.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carroll lands a nice shot to the body.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Carroll moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carroll.
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 cross by Carroll.
Carroll cracks Malaya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malaya misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya moves out of range of the body kick.
Carroll moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMalaya.
Carroll swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Malaya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carroll moves out of range of the body kick from Malaya.
Carroll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
Carroll takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malaya avoids the body shot from Carroll.
Malaya misses with a hook. Carroll ducked under it nicely.
Malaya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malaya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malaya tests Carroll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaya throws the kick towards the body but Carroll avoids it.
Carroll takes one on the button.
Carroll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carroll on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malaya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malaya lands the left hand.
Malaya 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 second round but I would say that Andy Carroll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
That's time! Carroll's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Carroll.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Carroll is out of range.
Carroll lands a right hook to the body.
Malaya throws a poor cross that misses
and Carroll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carroll lands the left hand.
Carroll drops Malaya with a beautiful combination! Malaya stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carroll is looking for the KO!
Malaya is still on wobbly legs! Can Carroll finish him?
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!
Malaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carroll scores with a counter punch that sends Malaya to the canvas! Carroll smells blood - he's punishing Malaya with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Malaya has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Carroll!
In his post fight interview, Andy Carroll started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coco Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Allen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen connects with a jab.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coco Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
Cobb gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Allen counters with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Cobb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Allen throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Allen misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cobb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cobb - that will leave a mark!
Allen throws a leg kick but Cobb sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coco Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen scores with the left hand. Cobb knows he should have avoided that one.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Cobb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Cobb 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.
Cobb cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Cobb throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Cobb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cobb lands a high kick!
Cobb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb scores with a head kick.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobb can pounce on him.
Allen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cobb if he has to take too many more of those.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Cobb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
Allen pushes Cobb away with a front kick.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobb slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Cobb saw it coming and moves away.
Cobb tried to counter with a leg kick but Allen avoided it.
Allen looks for the body kick but Cobb saw that one coming.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobb counters with a leg kick.
Cobb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Cobb slips a straight right by Allen.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobb.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Allen works the jab nicely.
Cobb cracks the inside of Allen's front leg.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Allen feints a counter leg kick.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb 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.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Cobb avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Allen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cobb has got the better of the exchanges.
Allen misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cobb throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Allen throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Cobb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Cobb lands a head kick!
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Allen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cobb 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.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen tries a quick counter leg kick but Cobb is wise to it.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Cobb moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Cobb checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Cobb.
Allen avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen slips a jab from Cobb.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Allen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobb's waist but Cobb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allen off to one side.
Cobb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Allen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cobb 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.
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a leg kick but Cobb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Allen is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cobb is out of range.
Cobb throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Cobb is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Allen down.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Allen moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Allen checks it
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab by Allen.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobb. Cobb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
It seemed like Allen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cobb will feel that in the morning.
Cobb scores with a head kick.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cobb's head backwards.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cobb tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen jabs Cobb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allen thows a leg kick but Cobb checks it
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Coco Cobb will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cobb takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Cobb slips under a jab from Allen.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Cobb moves his leg out of the way.
Cobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cobb. Cobb obviously looking to wear him down.
Cobb checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Cobb misses.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.
Cobb throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen avoids the head kick by Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Cobb wants to land a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
Allen cracks the inside of Cobb's front leg.
Allen slips a jab from Cobb.
Cobb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobb 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 Allen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Cobb down.
Jab from Allen.
Gracie Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Allen misses the jab.
Cobb works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen lunges at Cobb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cobb's hand.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobb. Cobb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab, jab by Cobb - just one landing.
Cobb checks a leg kick.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Cobb blocks the low kick.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen misses with a body punch
and Cobb counters with an inside leg kick.
Cobb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Allen looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cobb.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick.
Cobb slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Allen lands a jab.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cobb is rocked!
Cobb swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Coco Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Allen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Cobb counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
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!
An inside leg kick from Cobb misses.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Cobb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Allen misses with a straight left.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Allen backs away, Cobb returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Cobb thows a body kick. Allen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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 Coco Cobb.
Well Cobb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Gracie Allen had this to say: 'After two months waiting i get fight like this. Hopefully next fight is opposite, higher ranked opp and fight early. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Great American Nightmare. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker lands a really nice looking cross but Stern seems unphased.
Shaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaker lands with a shot to the body.
Shaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Shaker slips a jab from Stern.
Stern takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stern is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stern lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaker off the cage and back into range.
Stern is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaker scores with a leg kick.
Stern checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stern slips under a jab from Shaker.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Shaker's shoulder, as Shaker tries to avoid the shot.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaker throws out the jab.
Shaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaker misses with a kick to the body
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stern works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern swings widly with a right hand
and Shaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stern moves out of range as Shaker strikes.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shaker tries to score with a low kick but Stern moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Shaker misses.
Shaker connects with a looping right hand.
Shaker lands a head shot.
Good exchange - Stern coming out on top.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Shaker moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Shaker misses its target.
Shaker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stern has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaker moves to clinch but Stern breaks away
and Stern cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shaker throws a low kick, looking for Stern's leg but Stern calmly moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shaker.
Shaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stern sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Shaker misses.
Stern blocks a leg kick.
Shaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Stern sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stern misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shaker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stern misses with a hook.
Arman Shaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Shaker blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaker.
Stern moves out of range of the body kick from Shaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stern is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaker 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 Stern has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stern and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shaker counters with a two punch combo.
Shaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stern back to the cage. Shaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shaker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shaker takes one to the side of the head.
Stern shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaker sprawls well. Shaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stern gets slowly back to his feet.
Arman Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Stern.
Shaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stern.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stern.
Shaker throws a lazy right hand but Stern sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Shaker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lunges at Shaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaker's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaker misses with a low kick as Stern jumps back.
Stern is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shaker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shaker tries a low kick but Stern avoids it.
Shaker lands with a straight right. Stern didn't see that one coming.
No luck for Stern with that takedown attempt.
Shaker attempts a counter takedown but Stern avoids it well and moves away.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaker.
Shaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck for Stern with that takedown attempt.
Shaker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stern throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stern preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stern misses with a left hand
and Shaker counters with a thumping low kick.
Shaker defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Stern lands a jab to the head.
Arman Shaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stern was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaker.
Shaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stern checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stern checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shaker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stern gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stern holds on and takes a little breather.
Shaker controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker wants to control from the top but Stern keeps moving.
Stern looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaker is one step ahead there.
Stern looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaker is looking to stand up but Stern won't let him.
Shaker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stern looking to control.
Stern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shaker wants to get up but he can't break Stern's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stern pulls Shaker in close to his closed guard and prevents Shaker from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Stern keeping full guard, as Shaker tries to pass.
Stern looking to control but Shaker passes into half guard.
Stern moves into full guard.
Shaker trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Shaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stern swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shaker wants to control from the top but Stern keeps moving.
Stern utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Shaker from controlling successfully.
Shaker throwing strikes but missing.
Stern looking for a sweep. Not yet Stern, not yet.
Shaker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stern looking for a sweep. Not yet Stern, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stern controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stern swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaker.
Shaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaker throws a lazy right hand but Stern sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stern keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shaker tries to land a leg kick but Stern saw it coming and moves away.
Shaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Shaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stern lands with a right hand.
Shaker gets caught napping as Stern dives in and scores a takedown. Shaker manages to retain guard.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaker's head backwards.
Shaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.
Shaker slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Shaker is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stern scores with a leg kick.
Shaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Shaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shaker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stern's half guard.
Shaker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stern does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shaker drops an elbow to the side of Stern's head.
Stern is looking to control Shaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stern avoid being mounted?
Stern regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is trying to hold Shaker in close to prevent damage but Shaker has managed to pass into half guard.
Shaker is thwarting Stern's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shaker in particular looking to stall.
Shaker wants to pass the guard but Stern is defending well.
Well, if Shaker 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.
Stern is trying to get back to full guard.
Stern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaker is working away from the top position though.
Shaker is looking to take a break and control but Stern is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shaker wants to pass the guard but Stern is defending well.
Howard Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stern with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stern is trying to control but can't.
Shaker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stern kicks off Shaker and gets to his feet.
Stern goes for a double leg but Shaker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaker continues to drive forward.
Shaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaker connects with a leg kick. Stern looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shaker misses with a low kick as Stern jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaker.
Shaker throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.
Shaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stern can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaker misses with a leg kick.
Shaker tried to score with a low kick but Stern checks it.
Stern throws a good cross that connects.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stern.
Shaker fakes the leg kick and cracks Stern in the body.
Arman Shaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaker.
Shaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stern connects with a right hand. Shaker shakes it off.
Stern blocks a leg kick.
Stern misses with a double jab
and Shaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker thuds a left hand into Stern's body.
Stern checks a leg kick.
Shaker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stern is trying to defend but Shaker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Shaker controlling the action here.
Shaker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shaker is working hard here to advance position.
Shaker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Arman Shaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stern keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Shaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Shaker!
A relieved looking Arman Shaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Howard Stern had this to say: 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Markovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jimmy Cornett - Rollin 81. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn dips to his left and cracks Markovic with an uppercut!
Taphorn slips under a jab.
Markovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taphorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Markovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taphorn misses with a looping right.
Taphorn moves into range and clinches up with Markovic.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taphorn's efforts to push away.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Taphorn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Markovic.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markovic.
Taphorn is trying to break free.
Taphorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Markovic controls his hands.
Taphorn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Markovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn takes a shot to the head.
Markovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
Taphorn gets through Markovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn working hard to break the clinch.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Come on Taphorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Markovic or not.
Taphorn lands a body shot.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn working hard to break the clinch.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Markovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is trying to stall.
Markovic has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taphorn tries to work over Markovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taphorn is trying to break the clinch but Markovic has him pressed against the cage.
Markovic gets through Taphorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn looking to stall.
Taphorn tries to work over Markovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markovic lands a left hand.
Taphorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Markovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taphorn.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Markovic controls the action.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic working aggressively here.
Taphorn stalling in the clinch but Markovic improves position.
Markovic wants to stall.
Taphorn can't break the clinch.
Markovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markovic misses with a punch 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!
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Markovic tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Markovic.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, jab by Taphorn - just one landing.
Taphorn throws a combination that misses
and Markovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taphorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Taphorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
That kick from Markovic tenderised Taphorn's leg. Taphorn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taphorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Markovic's head but Markovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws the left hand but Markovic avoids the punch easily.
Taphorn misses with a leg kick.
Markovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Taphorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Markovic lands a jab to Taphorn's midsection.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic blocks a leg kick.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Markovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taphorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Markovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Taphorn.
Markovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taphorn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taphorn missing with a left hand there. Markovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Taphorn moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Taphorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Markovic.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Markovic but Markovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Markovic coming out on top.
Markovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Markovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taphorn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic cracks a nice hook into Taphorn's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taphorn.
Taphorn wants to clinch up but Markovic keeps it at a distance.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Taphorn in the body.
Taphorn lands a jab to the nose.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Taphorn saw that one coming.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Taphorn is looking for the big counter here.
Taphorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Taphorn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taphorn throws a big shot that misses.
Zoran Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Markovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Markovic lands a nice hook to Taphorn's body. Taphorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taphorn tries to clinch but Markovic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taphorn checks a leg kick nicely.
Taphorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic misses the body punch
and Taphorn counters with a left and a right that stings Markovic.
Markovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taphorn.
Markovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taphorn's head backwards.
Markovic wants to slow Taphorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Taphorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Taphorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Markovic coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Markovic!
Markovic checks a low kick from Taphorn.
It looked like Markovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taphorn.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Markovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Taphorn.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taphorn. That did some damage!
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taphorn.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic looks to land a body kick but Taphorn moved away.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
Taphorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Taphorn.
A chopping leg kick lands by Markovic.
Taphorn wants to land a leg kick but Markovic is out of range.
Taphorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markovic's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic throws a wild body kick that Taphorn sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Markovic misses.
Taphorn scores with a nice right hand.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
Taphorn 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.
Zoran Markovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Markovic is looking to chop away at Taphorn's legs.
Taphorn throws out a counter right but Markovic avoids it with no problem.
Taphorn blocks a jab.
Taphorn throws a chopping leg kick but Markovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic throws a lazy right hand but Taphorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic is looking to wear down Taphorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Taphorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taphorn flicks out a counter leg kick but Markovic steps away.
Taphorn misses with an uppercut. Markovic saw that one coming.
Markovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Markovic throws a push kick but Taphorn slaps the foot to one side.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Taphorn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn missing with a left hand there. Markovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Taphorn.
Markovic throws a leg kick
and Taphorn counters with a nice leg kick.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Markovic swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Markovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taphorn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markovic throws a low kick but Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Markovic scores with a jab to the head.
Taphorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Taphorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taphorn's hands.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic thuds his shin into the meat of Taphorn's side.
Markovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Markovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taphorn trying to control but Markovic is working from the bottom.
Taphorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Markovic pushes Taphorn off and gets back to his feet.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
Markovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Markovic throws a shot from downtown. Taphorn moves away and avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Markovic 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 Taphorn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taphorn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Markovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taphorn tries to land a leg kick but Markovic saw it coming and moves away.
Taphorn cracks Markovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Markovic sizes up Taphorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taphorn misses
and Taphorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taphorn tries a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Taphorn walks into a stiff left hand from Markovic.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taphorn!
A leg kick checked by Taphorn.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Taphorn tries to land a leg kick but Markovic saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Taphorn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Markovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taphorn scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Taphorn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Taphorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Markovic is out of range.
Taphorn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Markovic under the eye.
Taphorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taphorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taphorn throws a leg kick but Markovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Markovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taphorn can do to turn this around?
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Markovic misses.
Taphorn throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic is looking to slow Taphorn down with leg kicks.
Markovic blocks the body kick.
Markovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Taphorn throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
Taphorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taphorn throws a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a right hand
and Markovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Taphorn misses its intended target.
Markovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
Taphorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markovic throws out the jab.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Taphorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Taphorn.
Taphorn moves away from the strike by Markovic.
Markovic lands a front kick.
Taphorn slips a straight right by Markovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taphorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taphorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Markovic.
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taphorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taphorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markovic is looking to counter punch.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Markovic stuns Taphorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taphorn moves away.
That kick from Taphorn tenderised Markovic's leg. Markovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taphorn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taphorn wants to take a breather but Markovic is having none of it.
Markovic moves into full guard.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Markovic keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markovic has one foot on Taphorn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Taphorn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Markovic in his tracks.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Taphorn avoids it.
It seemed like Taphorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taphorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Taphorn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taphorn.
Taphorn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markovic misses with a leg kick.
Markovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taphorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Markovic - that will leave a mark!
Taphorn throws a body kick that misses.
Taphorn needs to keep his hands up - Markovic had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taphorn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taphorn checks a leg kick.
Markovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Taphorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taphorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taphorn cracks Markovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taphorn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taphorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Taphorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taphorn misses with a wild body shot.
Taphorn lands with a right hand.
Markovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Taphorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taphorn takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Markovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Taphorn shrugs it off.
Markovic lands with a straight right. Taphorn didn't see that one coming.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Taphorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Markovic's head but Markovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Markovic tenderised Taphorn's leg. Taphorn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taphorn ducks right into an uppercut from Markovic.
Markovic staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Markovic misses the target.
Jab, jab by Markovic - just one landing.
Markovic swings widly with a right hand
letting Taphorn counter with a right hand.
Taphorn misses with a hook.
Taphorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Markovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic had his way with Peter Taphorn in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taphorn. Markovic shrugs it off though.
Taphorn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Markovic to the ground. Taphorn is now in Markovic's guard.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Markovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taphorn manages to get himself to full guard.
Markovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Markovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Markovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Markovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Markovic's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Markovic keeps moving.
Markovic is trying to control the position but Taphorn postures up.
Markovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zoran Markovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taphorn postures up and lands a big shot to Markovic's brow.
Taphorn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Markovic dives on top into guard.
Markovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taphorn working for a triangle but Markovic defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Markovic misses with a hook
and Taphorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Taphorn throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
Taphorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taphorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taphorn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Markovic swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws the kick towards the body but Markovic avoids it.
Taphorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Markovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Markovic cracks the inside of Taphorn's front leg.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Markovic.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick and Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
Taphorn throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Markovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Markovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taphorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic feints and then cracks Taphorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taphorn down.
Markovic takes a swing at Taphorn's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taphorn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Markovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Taphorn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taphorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taphorn misses with a looping left.
Markovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markovic thows a body kick. Taphorn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses.
Zoran Markovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taphorn throws out the jab.
Taphorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taphorn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Markovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markovic 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Markovic!
Zoran Markovic is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Zoran Markovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Ichabod Crane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Iron Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up.
Crane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iron Tyson works the jab nicely.
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Crane lands a jab.
Iron Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crane misses with a hook. Iron Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Crane connects with the punch.
Crane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch.
Crane catches Iron Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Crane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crane works Iron Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Crane throws a sloppy body shot
and Crane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crane is looking to wear down Iron Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Crane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron Tyson lands with a straight right. Crane didn't see that one coming.
Crane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iron Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Crane walks into a jab.
Iron Tyson dives in and grabs Crane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crane pushes down on Iron Tyson's head and hops out.
Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane tries to clinch
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Crane misses.
Iron Tyson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Iron Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Crane scores with a body shot.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Crane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Danga de danga de dang - Crane scores with a four punch combination!
Crane lands a nice shot that snaps Iron Tyson's head back.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crane throws a right hand that Iron Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Iron Tyson also avoids with ease.
Crane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Crane is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane connects with a body shot.
Oh Crane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crane seems to have got his legs back now.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Iron Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Iron Tyson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crane digs a good body shot into Iron Tyson's ribs.
Crane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Iron Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Crane slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Iron Tyson eats them both and turns towards Crane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Iron Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crane, pushing him back against the cage.
Iron Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Crane cracks Iron Tyson with a nice body shot.
Our sources have told us that Crane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Crane strikes.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
An attempted straight right counter from Crane misses the target.
Crane misses with a body punch
and Iron Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Crane appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson forces Crane back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron Tyson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Iron Tyson's shoulder, as Iron Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Iron Tyson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crane.
Iron Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Iron Tyson slips the punch.
Crane's corner calls for a 1-2. Crane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Iron Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iron Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Crane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iron Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson cracks Crane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane misses with a series of wild punches.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Iron Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Iron Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iron Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Crane lands.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron Tyson throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Crane misses
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Iron Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Iron Tyson fails to land.
Crane can't find room to land a body shot as Iron Tyson controls the action.
A body shot lands from Crane.
Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron Tyson digs a right hand underneath Crane's ribcage. Crane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson prevents Crane from breaking the clinch.
Iron Tyson is leaning against Crane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iron Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crane misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crane can't break the clinch.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Iron Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Crane should have avoided that one.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane scores with a decent looking hook.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crane's corner calls for a 1-2. Crane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson pushes Crane up against the cage in a clinch.
Iron Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cranes head.
Crane blocking some punches.
Crane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane cracks a nice hook into Iron Tyson's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Iron Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Crane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Crane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane jabs Iron Tyson right on the nose. Iron Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Crane defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Crane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Crane scores with the left hand. Iron Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Crane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron Tyson circles away.
Iron Tyson throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Iron Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crane swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Crane lands with a straight right. Iron Tyson didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crane slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
It looked like Crane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch.
Iron Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iron Tyson moves to clinch but Crane breaks away
and Crane counters with a stiff right hand.
Iron Tyson misses with a right hand
and Crane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson sizes up Crane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iron Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Crane lands a body shot.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane cracks Iron Tyson with an open hand slap.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Iron Tyson has time to react.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iron Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crane circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crane digs a good hook to Iron Tyson's body.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Crane scores with a nice right hand.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iron Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson 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.
A punch lands to the side of Iron Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crane takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Iron Tyson! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crane throws a right hand that misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crane misses with the combination.
Iron Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crane's hands.
Iron Tyson drops Crane with a naaaaasty hook - Crane is in real trouble here! Iron Tyson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson! Shogun Iron Tyson retains his featherweight title!
Shogun Iron Tyson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You just got your ass beat boy.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda comes into the arena with Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying St Lazarus's choice of entrance music: No Worries. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
St Lazarus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from St Lazarus misses
and Chiarmanda counters with an outside leg kick.
St Lazarus thumps Chiarmanda with a low kick.
St Lazarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chiarmanda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick that knocks Chiarmanda off balance momentarily.
St Lazarus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Lazarus loads up on a big right hand but Chiarmanda slips the punch.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
St Lazarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiarmanda. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chiarmanda lands a slapping body shot.
Chiarmanda slaps away a takedown attempt from St Lazarus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chiarmanda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a jab when Chiarmanda was well out of range.
It looked like Chiarmanda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St Lazarus walks into a jab.
St Lazarus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus with the counter takedown but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda throws a hook but St Lazarus blocks it.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chiarmanda 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 St Lazarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Lazarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Lazarus throws a shot from downtown. Chiarmanda moves away and avoids it.
St Lazarus's coach down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on St Lazarus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Lazarus.
St Lazarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Lazarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiarmanda circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda scores with a sloppy right hand. St Lazarus should have avoided that one.
Chiarmanda scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Lazarus in his tracks.
St Lazarus connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Chiarmanda as St Lazarus shoots in.
St Lazarus slips under a jab.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick that misses.
St Lazarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Lazarus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chiarmanda finds it's way round the side to connect with St Lazarus's head.
Chiarmanda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Lazarus blocks a low kick nicely.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown attempt - Chiarmanda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda needs to keep his hands up - St Lazarus had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Chiarmanda misses its intended target.
St Lazarus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chiarmanda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chiarmanda throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chiarmanda thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Lazarus. St Lazarus obviously looking to wear him down.
St Lazarus's corner calls for a 1-2. St Lazarus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chiarmanda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Lazarus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from St Lazarus misses.
Chiarmanda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chiarmanda throws out the jab.
St Lazarus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a jab to the body but St Lazarus is just out of range.
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 Ossilus Chiarmanda will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Lazarus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a sloppy head kick and St Lazarus moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chiarmanda defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. St Lazarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chiarmanda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chiarmanda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chiarmanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Lazarus swings for the body but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Lazarus, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Chiarmanda as he checks the leg kick.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Chiarmanda strikes.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
An attempted straight right counter from Chiarmanda misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands with an overhand left.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Lazarus is looking to score with low kicks.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chiarmanda clinches up with St Lazarus and pushes him back against the cage.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chiarmanda looking to slow down the pace here.
St Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Chiarmanda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda throws a punch but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
Chiarmanda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus scores with a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Chiarmanda.
A hook to the body from St Lazarus.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
A body shot lands from Chiarmanda.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch on the inside.
St Lazarus lands with a right to the head.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda stalling in the clinch.
Chiarmanda pushes St Lazarus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chiarmanda misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Lazarus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Lazarus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chiarmanda's hands.
Chiarmanda throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus thuds a left hand into Chiarmanda's body.
Nice body punch from St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus jabs at Chiarmanda's body.
St Lazarus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus misses the body punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lazarus throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Chiarmanda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chiarmanda thumps St Lazarus with a low kick.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiarmanda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Lazarus throws a lazy right hand but Chiarmanda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chiarmanda's sensitive parts.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - St Lazarus circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. St Lazarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! St Lazarus slams his shin into Chiarmanda's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Lazarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Lazarus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chiarmanda walks into a stiff left hand from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Lazarus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
St Lazarus digs a good hook to Chiarmanda's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lazarus. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Lazarus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Lazarus throws a lazy head kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
St Lazarus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chiarmanda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Lazarus tries a low kick but Chiarmanda avoids it.
Chiarmanda throwing a counter right hand but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus motions for Chiarmanda to come forward. St Lazarus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus throws a front kick aimed at Chiarmanda's knee but Chiarmanda avoids it well.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chiarmanda 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 cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiarmanda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Chiarmanda lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Lazarus doesn't seem phased though.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Lazarus misses the body punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a three punch combo that has St Lazarus backing up. St Lazarus nods at Chiarmanda to acknowledge the strikes.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiarmanda is just out of range.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot that snaps Chiarmanda's head back.
Good exchange - St Lazarus coming out on top.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
And Chiarmanda counters with a quick kick to the body but St Lazarus blocks it.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda backing away here, and St Lazarus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
St Lazarus misses with a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a head kick. That will keep St Lazarus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Chiarmanda lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Lazarus doesn't seem phased though.
Chiarmanda tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Chiarmanda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus tries to land a leg kick but Chiarmanda saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from St Lazarus misses.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
Chiarmanda is looking to counter punch.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the body kick from St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chiarmanda throws a wild body kick that St Lazarus sees coming a mile off.
St Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chiarmanda rather than just go for the knockout.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
St Lazarus connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiarmanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Chiarmanda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chiarmanda loads up on a big right hand but St Lazarus slips the punch.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Lazarus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kirk St Lazarus just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chiarmanda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the strikes.
Chiarmanda sets himself, and St Lazarus steps forward looking for the clinch! Chiarmanda avoids it this time.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Lazarus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
Chiarmanda misses with a two punch combination.
Chiarmanda lands a head kick!
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chiarmanda.
St Lazarus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda punishes St Lazarus's body with a nice straight punch.
St Lazarus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Lazarus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Lazarus throws a right hand that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chiarmanda throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chiarmanda cracks St Lazarus with an open hand slap.
Chiarmanda throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Chiarmanda throws a right hand that misses
and St Lazarus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda checks it.
Jab from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chiarmanda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda lands a nice looking body shot.
Chiarmanda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Lazarus doesn't seem bothered though.
St Lazarus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Lazarus connects with a looping right hand.
St Lazarus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Chiarmanda's ribcage but misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
Chiarmanda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Lazarus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Lazarus lands a nice hook to Chiarmanda's body. Chiarmanda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chiarmanda looks to land a right hand but St Lazarus moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a looping overhand right but St Lazarus ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Chiarmanda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chiarmanda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chiarmanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Lazarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chiarmanda.
And St Lazarus tries to counter it with a takedown but Chiarmanda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chiarmanda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut. St Lazarus saw that one coming.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
St Lazarus lands a nice hook to Chiarmanda's body. Chiarmanda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Lazarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot
and Chiarmanda counters with a right hand to the body.
Chiarmanda moves forwards but St Lazarus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiarmanda defending well as St Lazarus loads up on a big left hand.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy body shot
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Chiarmanda's ribcage but misses.
Chiarmanda lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
St Lazarus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Lazarus misses with a hook. Chiarmanda ducked under it nicely.
Chiarmanda tried to counter with a leg kick but St Lazarus avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St Lazarus connects with a body shot that sends Chiarmanda's belly button to the back.
A bone on bone clash there as Chiarmanda blocks the leg kick.
Chiarmanda slaps away a takedown attempt from St Lazarus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Lazarus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda scores with a body shot.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the body
and St Lazarus counters with a leg kick.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda blocks a head kick by St Lazarus.
Chiarmanda thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus tries a low kick but Chiarmanda avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Lazarus counters with a right hand to the body.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but St Lazarus moves out of range.
St Lazarus misses with a straight right.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Chiarmanda loads up on a big right hand but St Lazarus slips the punch.
Chiarmanda misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Lazarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chiarmanda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Lazarus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Lazarus lands a slapping body shot.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda thows a body kick. St Lazarus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
St Lazarus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiarmanda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chiarmanda takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Lazarus catches Chiarmanda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Lazarus tries a low kick but Chiarmanda avoids it.
St Lazarus connects with the punch.
Chiarmanda throws the left hand but St Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda looks to land a combination but St Lazarus avoids it well.
St Lazarus slips under a jab.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a jab to the body but St Lazarus is just out of range.
A left and a right from St Lazarus both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chiarmanda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Lazarus jabs Chiarmanda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chiarmanda misses with a straight right.
St Lazarus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Lazarus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Lazarus circles away quickly and effectively.
St Lazarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
St Lazarus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
St Lazarus scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chiarmanda is able to avoid easily.
St Lazarus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chiarmanda's hands.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Lazarus misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a left to the body.
St Lazarus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St Lazarus digs a good hook to Chiarmanda's body.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus misses the jab.
St Lazarus slips a jab and a cross from Chiarmanda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk St Lazarus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Lazarus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Kirk St Lazarus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Blocka. Jung has chosen Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Jung.
Clones Jr tries to clinch up.
Jung lands with an uppercut that bounces Clones Jr off the cage and back into range.
Jung jabs Clones Jr right on the nose. Clones Jr blinks but takes it well.
Crunch! Jung slams his shin into Clones Jr's torso.
Jung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jung misses with a body kick.
Clones Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
Clones Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
Jung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clones Jr.
A left lands for Clones Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung cracks Clones Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jung wants to free his trapped foot but Clones Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jung is looking to take a break and control but Clones Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jung is working away from the top position though.
Clones Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jung is pressing down on Clones Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clones Jr is holding on for now.
Jung is trying to control. Clones Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jung prevents Clones Jr from improving his position.
Jung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jung scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jung looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Clones Jr is pressing down on Jung's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jung wants to control from the top but Clones Jr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Clones Jr wants to pass the guard but Jung is keeping the position.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Clones Jr from controlling successfully.
Jung wants to sweep here but Clones Jr controlling him for the moment.
Jung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clones Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Clones Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung looking to sit in guard and control but Clones Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jung trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clones Jr is one step ahead there.
Clones Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jung holds on and takes a little breather.
Jung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jung keeps trying to improve his position.
Jung is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clones Jr is looking to advance position but Jung has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jung lands a nice shot to the head.
Clones Jr is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Breakdown Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Jung cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jung landing shots from mount.
Jung scoring with strikes but Clones Jr is staying in there.
Jung raining down shots from the mount!
Clones Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jung landing punches.
Jung avoids the attempt from Clones Jr to control.
Clones Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Clones Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jung won't allow Clones Jr to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sungwon Jung dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jung takes one to the chin there.
Clones Jr moves in looking to clinch but Jung pushes him off.
Jung shoots in but no luck this time.
Clones Jr looks to throw the jab but Jung is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Clones Jr misses the target.
Jung lands with a straight right. Clones Jr didn't see that one coming.
Jung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clones Jr in his tracks.
Jung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jung shoots in looking for a takedown but Clones Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clones Jr moves away from the strike by Jung.
Jung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung lands a jab.
Jung looks to land a right hand but Clones Jr moved out of range.
Clones Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clones Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
Clones Jr lands with a hook. Jung tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Sungwon Jung has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung looks to land a combination. Clones Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Clones Jr.
Sungwon Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clones Jr throws a jab when Jung was well out of range.
Jung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clones Jr tries to avoid it but Jung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clones Jr to the ground. Clones Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Clones Jr misses the target.
Don Clones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sungwon Jung.
Jung manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Clones Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Clones Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Clones Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jung passes into half guard.
Clones Jr gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clones Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clones Jr is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clones Jr defending well though.
Clones Jr tries to roll over but Jung keeps him under control.
Clones Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Clones Jr is keeping the position.
Clones Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Clones Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung postures up.
Clones Jr keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Clones Jr keeping full guard, as Jung tries to pass.
Jung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung distracts Clones Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clones Jr keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Jung is stalling in the full guard.
Clones Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jung defends well.
Clones Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Jung is proving a slippery customer.
Clones Jr keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Jung looking to improve position, pressing down on Clones Jr's thigh with his hand. Clones Jr seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Jung paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Jung's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Clones Jr picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don Clones Jr!
Don Clones Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Sungwon Jung stepped up to the mic, saying 'I dunno, I'll be better next time. These bad decisions are hurting me.'.
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