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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James DeGale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James DeGale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - DeGale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeGale has Leuka up against the cage in a clinch.
DeGale misses with a punch on the inside.
DeGale misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeGale.
Leuka lands an elbow that stopped DeGale in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like James DeGale has been cut.
DeGale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leukas head.
Leuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leuka throws an elbow that misses.
DeGale throws a head punch that misses.
DeGale blocks an elbow strike.
DeGale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leuka is working DeGale over against the cage.
DeGale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeGale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Leuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leuka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeGale.
DeGale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeGale avoids a wild elbow strike from Leuka.
DeGale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leuka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DeGale blocks the elbow strike.
Leuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leuka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leuka lands a shot to the body.
Leuka lands a body punch.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeGale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leuka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuka keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka lands a big head kick that sends DeGale tumbling to the mat! Leuka takes a step backwards and waves DeGale back to his feet - he wants the finish!
DeGale is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt DeGale.
Oh DeGale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeGale tries to clinch but Leuka is having none of it.
Leuka throws a big counter head kick but DeGale avoids it with no problem.
Leuka closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks DeGale out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lasi Leuka!
Lasi Leuka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedrzejczyk has chosen Chase And Status - Fire In Your Eyes ft. Maverick Sabre as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneil moves away.
Jedrzejczyk takes one on the button.
Oneil lands with a good body shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws the left hand but Oneil avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Oneil.
Oneil cracks Jedrzejczyk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oneil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jedrzejczyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a head kick.
Jedrzejczyk throws a low kick but Oneil moves out of range easily.
Oneil connects with a leg kick. Jedrzejczyk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook
and Oneil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jedrzejczyk blocks the body kick.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oneil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil looks to throw a body kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oneil misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk slips a jab from Oneil.
Oneil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Oneil as he checks the leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jedrzejczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Oneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk moves away.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oneil's sensitive parts.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Jedrzejczyk as he checks the leg kick.
Oneil lands with an uppercut that bounces Jedrzejczyk off the cage and back into range.
Oneil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Oneil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk counters with a body kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses the jab.
Jedrzejczyk defending well as Oneil loads up on a big left hand.
Jedrzejczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Jedrzejczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot from downtown. Oneil moves away and avoids it.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook to the body
and Oneil counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil scores with a shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk jabs at Oneil's body.
Oneil walks into a straight right hand from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oneil swings for the body but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jedrzejczyk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oneil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jedrzejczyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jedrzejczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Oneil counters with a straight right hand.
Jedrzejczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oneil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jedrzejczyk lunges at Oneil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oneil's hand.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot from downtown. Oneil moves away and avoids it.
Oneil lands a head shot.
Oneil throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil scores with a nice strike.
Oneil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Oneil misses.
Oneil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the body shot from Oneil.
Oneil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jedrzejczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick but Oneil checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jedrzejczyk staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Oneil.
Oneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oneil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oneil pushes Jedrzejczyk away with a front kick.
Jedrzejczyk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Oneil strikes.
Jedrzejczyk shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Oneil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jedrzejczyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oneil.
Oneil throws a solid leg kick but Jedrzejczyk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Oneil will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Oneil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Jedrzejczyk misses its intended target.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a front kick but Oneil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jedrzejczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oneil.
Oneil misses with an uppercut. Jedrzejczyk saw that one coming.
Jedrzejczyk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oneil throws out the jab.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a right hand
and Oneil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oneil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jedrzejczyk throws out the jab.
Oneil throwing a counter right hand but Jedrzejczyk manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk tried to score with a low kick but Oneil checks it.
Jedrzejczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Oneil counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight left.
Oneil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a right hand
and Oneil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oneil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jedrzejczyk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Oneil throwing a counter right hand but Jedrzejczyk manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk clobbers Oneil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oneil thumps Jedrzejczyk with a low kick.
Kevin Oneil is winning the standup battle so far.
Jedrzejczyk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Oneil misses.
Jedrzejczyk lands a right hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk tries to counter with a clinch but Oneil shakes him off and moves away.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a body shot.
Oneil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oneil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedrzejczyk darts in and clinches Oneil up against the cage.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneil tries to work over Jedrzejczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jedrzejczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oneil is trying to break free.
Jedrzejczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk is working Oneil over against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Oneil misses with a body punch.
Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jedrzejczyk moves to clinch but Oneil breaks away
and Oneil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Jedrzejczyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a jab to the body.
Jedrzejczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to land a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk saw it coming and moves away.
Oneil throws a lazy right hand but Jedrzejczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oneil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oneil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk staying out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oneil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oneil throws a lazy right hand but Jedrzejczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a looping right.
Jedrzejczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oneil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jedrzejczyk jabs Oneil right on the nose. Oneil blinks but takes it well.
Jedrzejczyk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jedrzejczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk missing with a left hand there. Oneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jedrzejczyk cracks Oneil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jedrzejczyk throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil slips a straight right by Jedrzejczyk.
A counter left hand to the body from Oneil misses its target.
Jedrzejczyk blocks the body kick.
Oneil blocks the body kick.
Oneil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oneil throws a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a straight right hand.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an uppercut. Oneil saw that one coming.
Oneil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jedrzejczyk. That did some damage!
Oneil misses with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the combination.
Jedrzejczyk jabs Oneil right on the nose. Oneil blinks but takes it well.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil misses with a looping right.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to land body kicks.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jedrzejczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil digs a good hook to Jedrzejczyk's body.
Oneil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jedrzejczyk's head backwards.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight right.
Oneil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook
and Jedrzejczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oneil gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oneil.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Jedrzejczyk controls the action.
A short right from Jedrzejczyk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oneil gets through Jedrzejczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneil's elbow.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the head strike.
Oneil lands a nice shot to the body.
Oneil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oneil misses with a body punch.
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oneil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jedrzejczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook to the side of Oneil's head but Oneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oneil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oneil cracks Jedrzejczyk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oneil blocks a jab.
Oneil tries to counter by clinching up but Jedrzejczyk breaks away and moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a low kick but Oneil moves out of range easily.
Oneil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a hook. Oneil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oneil lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedrzejczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oneil.
Oneil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jedrzejczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oneil.
Oneil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneil scores with a leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Oneil.
Oneil throws a head kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oneil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Oneil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oneil misses with a straight right.
Jedrzejczyk 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.
Oneil blocks the body kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a left hand
and Oneil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oneil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Jedrzejczyk coming out on top.
Jedrzejczyk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oneil takes a step back to recover.
Oneil lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws the kick towards the body but Oneil avoids it.
Jedrzejczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oneil is out of range and Jedrzejczyk settles back down.
Oneil takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a counter right but Oneil avoids it with no problem.
Jedrzejczyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oneil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Oneil strikes.
Oneil misses with a head kick.
Oneil walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneil misses the target.
Jedrzejczyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a body shot
and Jedrzejczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.
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 Kevin Oneil.
I think Oneil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson throws a low kick, looking for Lokren's leg but Lokren calmly moves out of range.
Lokren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
Johnsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lokren throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnsson misses.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Lokren in the body.
Lokren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Johnsson.
Lokren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lokren misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Lokren throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lokren was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lokren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lokren connects with a body shot.
Johnsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Lokren cracks Johnsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Lokren jabs at Johnsson's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lokren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnsson - the referee stops the clock and Lokren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnsson. Lokren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lokren throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Lokren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnsson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Lokren moved away.
A head kick misses from Johnsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Johnsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Johnsson misses
and Johnsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Johnsson there.
A low kick from Johnsson is predictable there
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson lands the left hand.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson lands a nice hook to Lokren's body. Lokren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lokren's knee momentarily.
Johnsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnsson misses with the body kick
and Lokren counters with a right hand to the body.
Lokren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Lokren misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Johnsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnsson wants to land a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
Lokren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnsson. That one must have hurt.
Johnsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson pushes Lokren away with a front kick.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Johnsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson misses with a jab to the body
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Johnsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Johnsson misses with a body punch
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Johnsson misses.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson tries to work over Lokren's front leg with a kick but Lokren checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lokren misses its target.
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 Sairanix Lokren will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lokren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lokren is able to avoid easily.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lokren with a body shot.
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Lokren knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnsson tries to work over Lokren's front leg with a kick but Lokren checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson slips a jab from Lokren.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Lokren off balance momentarily.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Johnsson cracks Lokren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lokren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lokren avoids the head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson slips a jab from Lokren.
Johnsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lokren takes a step back to recover.
Lokren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson lands with a shot to the body.
Lokren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Johnsson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lokren throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lokren.
Lokren jabs Johnsson right on the nose. Johnsson blinks but takes it well.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson looks for the body kick but Lokren saw that one coming.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lokren avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson 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 Lokren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lokren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson tests Lokren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lokren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnsson - the referee stops the clock and Lokren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnsson. Lokren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a wild body kick that Lokren sees coming a mile off.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson misses with the body kick
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson drops his hands momentarily and Lokren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lokren throws a big counter combination but Johnsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lokren slips a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Lokren.
Lokren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lokren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Lokren knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lokren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lokren will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnsson misses with a right hand
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lokren scores with a decent looking hook.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lokren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lokren.
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Johnsson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lokren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Lokren takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lokren scores with a jab.
Johnsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lokren lands with a shot to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren scores with the left hand. Johnsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lokren.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Lokren avoids it.
Nice cross by Johnsson.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
Lokren lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Lokren down.
Lokren slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lokren scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Lokren scores with a jab to the head.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lokren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Lokren moves out of range.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokren lands a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Lokren.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren staying out of range there.
Lokren throwing a counter right hand but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Lokren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson 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 Lokren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lokren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Johnsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Johnsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren 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.
Lokren misses with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a solid body kick.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Lokren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lokren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lokren.
Lokren slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Lokren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Lokren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lokren 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
A determined Sairanix Lokren didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlon Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koks comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - We right here. Hughes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: USA. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harlon Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes scores with a nice strike.
Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Koks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koks lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hughes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Koks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koks is keeping busy.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Koks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koks gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Koks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Koks.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koks backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Koks.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koks.
Koks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes is rocked!
Hughes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Koks finish him?
Koks lands a right hand.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Koks lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
Koks breaks the clinch.
Koks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Koks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hughes moves to clinch but Koks breaks away
and Koks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hughes looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Koks swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rafal Koks!
An out of breath Rafal Koks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temujin Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Judah lands a right hand.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Lee.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Judah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Daniel Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Lee.
Judah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judah misses with a body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah throws a counter high kick but Lee was just alert enough to avoid it.
Judah digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah, which made it look bad.
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judah thumps Lee with a low kick.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Lee looks to move away, Judah throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee has Judah pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Judah tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into Judah's guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Judah is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Judah delivers a nice body kick.
Judah lands a jab to the nose.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee 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.
Lee blocks a head kick by Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Judah's head.
Temujin Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Judah misses.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Judah 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee jumps guard and drags Judah to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judah's guard.
Lee postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Judah being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee cracks Judah with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Judah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Judah!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Judah tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Judah is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Judah misses.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee thuds his right hand into Judah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Judah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been told by Judah's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Judah scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Judah shakes him off and moves away.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Lee darts in and clinches Judah up against the cage.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Judah tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Judah delivers a nice body kick.
Judah connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Judah wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick as Judah jumps back.
Judah is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee checks a leg kick.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Judah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Judah!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
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 Daniel Judah.
I think Judah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah!
A relieved looking Daniel Judah 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 Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. The crowd seem to be enjoying Karelis's choice of entrance music: Sail - AwolNation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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222 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Karelis.
Karelis tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Karelis doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Karelis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White lands with a hook. Karelis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from White.
Karelis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karelis takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Karelis blocks the low kick.
White scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick there by White.
Karelis checks a leg kick.
White drives through and clinches with Karelis against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelis.
Karelis swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Karelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Karelis blocks a body shot from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelis throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kareliss head.
White misses with some punches.
Karelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karelis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
A short uppercut from White.
Karelis has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from White on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Karelis.
Karelis tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Karelis controls the action.
Karelis lands a body shot.
White misses with a body punch.
Karelis cracks White with a nice body shot.
Karelis pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White tries to keep at a distance but Karelis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karelis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelis lands a nice shot to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
Karelis tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Karelis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from White.
Karelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a left hand.
Karelis working aggressively here.
White lands a body punch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karelis obliges.
Karelis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Karelis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karelis lands a body shot.
Karelis prevents a body shot from White.
Karelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelis tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws the kick towards the body but Karelis avoids it.
Karelis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White defends well and Karelis ends up having to push White into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karelis with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelis gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karelis tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Karelis.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Karelis fails to land.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelis has picked White up - he's going for a ride! Karelis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Karelis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is looking to control Karelis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kostas Karelis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karelis throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Karelis.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White throws a hook but Karelis blocks it.
Kostas Karelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White walks into a jab.
Karelis cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White has managed to clinch.
White cracks Karelis with a nice body shot.
White manages to break the clinch.
White scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands with an overhand left.
White bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karelis throws an off balance right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White connects with a leg kick. Karelis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White tests Karelis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelis with a jab.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Karelis throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Karelis throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Karelis wants to clinch.
Karelis misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelis tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karelis lands with a shot to the body.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White swings for the body but Karelis moves out of range.
Karelis scores with a head kick.
Karelis takes the fight into the clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelis.
Karelis misses with some punches.
Karelis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karelis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Karelis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karelis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karelis pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelis lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karelis.
Karelis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karelis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Karelis has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karelis pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a body punch.
Karelis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karelis lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Karelis fails to land.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karelis is looking to clinch.
White misses with a looping left.
Karelis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelis clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
Kostas Karelis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelis controls his hands.
Karelis lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelis.
Karelis misses with a punch to the body.
Karelis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with some punches.
Karelis blocking some punches.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Karelis as the two fighters clinch.
Karelis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelis.
Karelis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelis pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White pushes Karelis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karelis looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Karelis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kostas Karelis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karelis blocks a leg kick.
Karelis tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White scores with a jab.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karelis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
White thuds his right hand into Karelis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karelis scores with a head kick.
Karelis drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
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!
Karelis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karelis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karelis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelis's elbow.
Karelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White manages to break the clinch.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz White is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis misses with a head kick.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karelis.
Karelis lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends White sprawling to the canvas. Karelis follows him down, looking for the kill. Can White hang on?
White is rocked!
Karelis drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karelis wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karelis controlling the action here.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White is concentrating on defense, preventing Karelis from advancing position.
Karelis slows the pace down in half guard.
White is doing well to control the position and prevent Karelis from advancing to side control.
Cruz White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelis not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is pressing down on Karelis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Karelis throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And White counters with a quick kick to the body but Karelis blocks it.
White moves out of range as Karelis strikes.
Karelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karelis instigates a clinch.
Karelis gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelis blocking some punches.
Karelis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karelis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelis throws a head punch that misses.
Karelis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from White.
Karelis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Karelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Karelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Karelis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelis.
White working aggressively here.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karelis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kostas Karelis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karelis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Karelis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karelis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Karelis!
Cruz White was interviewed post fight and said 'Rematch?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aegukka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kim Jong Un has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Jong Un!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jong Un's head.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Jong Un moved out of range nicely.
Jong Un appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andersson thows a leg kick but Jong Un checks it
enabling Jong Un to counter with a crisp jab.
Jong Un throws a jab when Andersson was well out of range.
Jong Un uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jong Un digs a good body shot into Andersson's ribs.
Jong Un throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jong Un throws out the jab.
Andersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jong Un.
Andersson takes a swing at Jong Un's ribcage but misses.
Jong Un throws out a counter right but Andersson avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andersson throws out a loose jab but Jong Un uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jong Un cracks Andersson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jong Un swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jong Un's knee momentarily.
Jong Un slips a straight right by Andersson.
Andersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jong Un throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Jong Un walks into a left hand.
Andersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un connects with a body shot that sends Andersson's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jong Un lands a head shot.
Andersson stuns Jong Un with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andersson lands with a nice body kick.
Andersson throws a leg kick
and Jong Un counters with an outside leg kick.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Un is just out of range.
Jong Un fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Jong Un moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Andersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jong Un is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson.
Andersson throws a jab when Jong Un was well out of range.
Jong Un tries to counter with a clinch but Andersson shakes him off and moves away.
Jong Un uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Jong Un lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Andersson out cold! Andersson is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kim Jong Un!
An out of breath Kim Jong Un thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Benvenuti slips the punch.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benvenuti cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benvenuti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benvenuti throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Bob misses.
Benvenuti staying out of range there.
Benvenuti throws a body kick that misses
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bob misses with a kick to the body
and Benvenuti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bob there.
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti lands with a slapping head kick.
Bob slips under a jab from Benvenuti.
Bob throws a jab when Benvenuti was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Benvenuti saw that one coming.
Bob tries to work over Benvenuti's front leg with a kick but Benvenuti checks it.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benvenuti manages to avoid it.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benvenuti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benvenuti is looking to counter the offense by Bob and move into the clinch.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benvenuti is looking to counter the offense by Bob and move into the clinch.
Benvenuti throws a big shot that misses.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benvenuti tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Bob.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benvenuti. That's going to slow Bob down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Benvenuti lands a front kick.
Benvenuti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benvenuti drops his hands momentarily and Bob takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Benvenuti.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benvenuti!
Benvenuti takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob counters with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benvenuti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Benvenuti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob 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.
Benvenuti lands with an uppercut that bounces Bob off the cage and back into range.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Benvenuti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Bob.
Bob misses with the combination.
Benvenuti is looking to counter punch.
Benvenuti lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob cracks the inside of Benvenuti's front leg.
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!
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
Bob swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benvenuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters by moving into the clinch.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benvenuti tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Benvenuti back against the cage.
Benvenuti scores with a shoulder strike.
Benvenuti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Massimo Benvenuti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Benvenuti clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses with a body shot
and Benvenuti counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
Benvenuti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bob blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with some punches.
Bob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benvenuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benvenuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Bob has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benvenuti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bob can turn it around.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
Bob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
Bob appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benvenuti lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from Benvenuti.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benvenuti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bob back to the cage. Benvenuti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benvenuti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob throws a head kick but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob throws a monster overhand right that drops Benvenuti! Bob follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neal Bob!
Neal Bob gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Massimo Benvenuti had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordi Joestar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joestar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand Proud. Marco Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordi Joestar's chin.
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25
273 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordi Joestar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joestar. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jordi Joestar has been cut.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Joestar saw that one coming.
Joestar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Joestar lands a leg kick that knocks Ferreira off balance momentarily.
Ferreira swings for the body but Joestar moves out of range.
Joestar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Donk. Joestar catches Ferreira right on the button with a cross.
Joestar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joestar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferreira has time to react.
Joestar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joestar.
Ferreira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joestar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joestar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Ferreira does no damage.
Joestar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ferreira just manages to avoid it.
Joestar connects with a leg kick. Ferreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joestar. That one must have hurt.
Ferreira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joestar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joestar lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Marco Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira scores with a punch to the head.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joestar throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
Joestar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferreira follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joestar's hands.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Joestar's shoulder, as Joestar tries to avoid the shot.
Joestar tries to clinch up
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joestar throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Joestar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferreira moves out of range as Joestar strikes.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joestar.
Joestar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Joestar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joestar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joestar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick from Joestar.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joestar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
Joestar lands with a cross.
Joestar scores with a kick to the body.
Joestar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joestar lands a head kick. Ferreira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joestar throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Joestar tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jordi Joestar's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Joestar misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferreira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joestar. That one must have hurt.
Joestar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Joestar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Joestar lands a nice looking body kick.
Ferreira looks winded!
Joestar lands a big head kick that sends Ferreira tumbling to the mat! Joestar takes a step backwards and waves Ferreira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferreira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joestar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Joestar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joestar jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordi Joestar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joestar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joestar moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Joestar throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordi Joestar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joestar lands a head shot.
Joestar tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joestar moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joestar.
Joestar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Joestar fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar drops Ferreira onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ferreira is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ferreira is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joestar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Joestar finish him?
Ferreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Joestar has double underhooks.
Joestar blocks an uppercut.
Joestar has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira.
Joestar dips a shoulder and cracks Ferreira with a mighty uppercut! Ferreira falls back against the cage and Joestar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ferreira is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Joestar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordi Joestar!
Jordi Joestar retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jordi Joestar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Marco Ferreira spoke after the fight, saying 'Fucks sake.'.
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