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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri Jr. gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vaziri Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaziri Jr., not yet.
Breeze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vaziri Jr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaziri Jr. looking to control.
Breeze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breeze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaziri Jr. avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breeze throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control the position.
Breeze lands a couple of elbows.
Breeze trying to control but Vaziri Jr. is working from the bottom.
Breeze postures up and lands a big shot to Vaziri Jr.'s brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze postures up and lands a big shot to Vaziri Jr.'s brow.
Breeze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. has Breeze pulled in close to control his posture.
Breeze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breeze won't allow Vaziri Jr. to sweep him here.
Breeze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaziri Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breeze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vaziri Jr.'s head.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to keep Breeze in close.
Vaziri Jr. looks winded!
Breeze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breeze connects with a couple of short punches.
Vaziri Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaziri Jr., not yet.
Breeze wants to control from the top but Vaziri Jr. keeps moving.
Breeze is in close to Vaziri Jr.'s body, working some short punches and elbows.
Breeze with a nice head shot there.
Breeze wants to control from the top but Vaziri Jr. keeps moving.
Vaziri Jr. utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breeze scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze pushes down on Vaziri Jr.'s leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vaziri Jr. taking some punishment here, with Breeze in his half guard.
Breeze is thwarting Vaziri Jr.'s attempts to control the position.
Breeze lands strikes from half guard.
Breeze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control but Breeze postures up.
Breeze lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breeze is nestled in close to Vaziri Jr., controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Breeze is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Breeze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Breeze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Breeze is nestled in close to Vaziri Jr., controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Breeze is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vaziri Jr. tries to roll over but Breeze keeps him under control.
Breeze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Breeze scores with a couple of nice shots.
Breeze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Breeze working Vaziri Jr. over with strikes.
Breeze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vaziri Jr. with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vaziri Jr. is rocked!
Breeze lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Vaziri Jr. quite badly. Vaziri Jr. pulls Breeze in close trying to recover. Breeze postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Vaziri Jr. on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Vaziri Jr. doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Breeze!
Our winner, Ben Breeze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hervoton Appi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Appi comes to the cage accompanied by 300. McCall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hervoton Appi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appi lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McCall staying out of range there.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
Appi throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Appi misses with a hook.
Appi lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
Appi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Appi.
McCall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Appi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Appi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hervoton Appi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from McCall misses.
Appi is looking to land body kicks.
McCall is looking to clinch.
Appi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Appi blocks a head kick by McCall.
Appi throwing a counter right hand but McCall manages to avoid it.
Appi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall avoids the head kick by Appi.
McCall takes a swing at Appi's ribcage but misses.
McCall misses with the combination.
Appi falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Appi misses with a looping left.
McCall misses with a body shot
and Appi counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCall's knee momentarily.
McCall lands a head kick!
Appi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Appi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Appi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Appi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Appi lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall slips a jab and a cross from Appi.
McCall throws out a counter right but Appi avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appi throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
No joy there for Appi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCall avoids the head kick by Appi.
Appi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
McCall staying out of range there.
Appi gets tackled into the cage by McCall. McCall maintains the clinch.
Appi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Appi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from McCall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Appi staying out of range there.
McCall misses with a straight right.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Appi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Appi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall staying out of range there.
Appi staying out of range there.
McCall throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
McCall misses with a double jab.
Appi avoids a kick to the body.
Appi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Appi throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
Appi misses with a straight right.
Appi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Appi.
McCall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
Appi works over McCall's head and body with a nice combination.
Appi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Appi slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Appi misses
and McCall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Appi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McCall counter with a right hand.
Appi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Appi throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
Appi misses with a looping left.
McCall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Appi to score with a decent uppercut.
McCall takes the fight into the clinch.
McCall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Appi misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCall lands with a left to the head.
McCall blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Appi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hervoton Appi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCall wants to clinch up but Appi keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Appi as he connects with a hook.
Appi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCall can do to turn this around?
McCall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall scores with a head kick.
McCall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Appi misses with a hook. McCall ducked under it nicely.
Appi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Appi cracks McCall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCall throws the kick towards the body but Appi avoids it.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Appi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
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!
Appi scores with a one two! McCall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCall throws a head kick but Appi moves out of range.
Appi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Appi.
Appi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCall blocks a head kick by Appi.
Appi tests McCall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Appi avoids the head kick by McCall.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Appi!
McCall tries to clinch but Appi moves out of range.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hervoton Appi is winning the standup battle so far.
Appi slips a jab from McCall.
McCall lands a front kick.
Appi throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall avoids the head kick by Appi.
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!
Appi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from McCall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
Appi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab-cross combination lands for Appi and sends McCall crashing to the mat! Appi follows him down to the mat - McCall regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
McCall is rocked!
McCall wants to get back to full guard.
McCall is still in real trouble! Can Appi finish him?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Appi content to control rather than advance.
McCall seems to have recovered his senses.
McCall works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appi wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McCall keeping full guard, as Appi tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCall tries to land a body kick
and Appi counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appi throws a combination. McCall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Appi tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Appi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCall sizes up Appi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCall misses with a combination
and Appi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Appi drops McCall with a left and a right! Oh, McCall is hurt - Appi dives into side control looking to finish!
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Appi controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hervoton Appi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Appi misses with a body shot.
Appi misses with a wild body shot.
Appi throws a chopping leg kick but McCall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Appi throws a body shot but no joy.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Appi slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
Appi looks to land a combination. McCall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Appi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCall tries a body shot but Appi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall slows down the pace here.
Appi misses with a punch on the inside.
Appi lands with a right to the head.
Appi stalling in the clinch but McCall improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Appi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Appi.
A shot in the inside from Appi.
Appi prevents a body shot from McCall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Appi throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Appi.
McCall avoiding damage as Appi throws knees to the body.
Appi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Appi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Appi blocks a body shot from McCall.
Appi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Appi tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Appi throws an elbow but misses.
Appi lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Appi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCall up against the cage.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Appi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Appi.
McCall lands an elbow just above Appi 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Appi avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Appi's brow.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Appi.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Appi avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Appi on the inside.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Appi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Appi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Appi moves forwards but McCall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Appi throws a body kick that misses
and McCall counters with a big head kick but Appi shrugs it off.
Appi moves out of range as McCall throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCall blocks a head kick by Appi.
Appi lunges at McCall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCall's hand.
Appi throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
Appi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Appi swinging wildly here.
Appi throws a big shot that misses.
Appi missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Appi catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Appi. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Appi avoids the body shot from McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Appi finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
McCall throws a leg kick but Appi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Appi swinging wildly here.
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!
Appi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCall's head.
Appi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by McCall misses
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Appi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Appi moves away and avoids it.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Appi scores with a nice right hand.
Appi lands with a right hand.
Appi misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hervoton Appi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Appi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hervoton Appi!
A less than humble Hervoton Appi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Stuffins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doc Stuffins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuffins works Milat's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Stuffins. Those never looked like landing.
Milat is looking to clinch but Stuffins is avoiding it.
Stuffins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Stuffins.
Stuffins 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.
Stuffins blocks a leg kick.
Stuffins scores with a punch to the head.
Milat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milat checks a low kick from Stuffins.
Stuffins misses with a head kick.
Milat is looking to counter the offense by Stuffins and move into the clinch.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat throws a leg kick but Stuffins checks it.
Milat throws a body shot but no joy.
Stuffins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stuffins backs up against the cage.
Stuffins throws a series of punches but Milat avoids them all with ease.
Milat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuffins needs to keep his hands up - Milat had a free shot at his head there.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuffins.
Stuffins cracks Milat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Milat lands a right hook to the body.
Stuffins misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milat misses with an elbow strike.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Stuffins blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Stuffins misses with a punch to the body.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Stuffins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stuffins working aggressively here.
Stuffins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Milat has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Stuffins on the inside.
Milat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stuffins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Stuffins.
Milat cracks Stuffins with a nice body shot.
Milat lands with a left to the head.
Milat cracks Stuffins with a nice body shot.
Stuffins working aggressively here.
Stuffins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
Stuffins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stuffins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stuffins tries to stall but Milat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stuffins trying to stall but Milat improves his position.
Good body shot from Milat.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Stuffins blocks it.
Milat lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuffins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuffins tries to break the clinch but Milat is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat blocks an uppercut.
Milat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stuffins avoids the elbow strike from Milat, against the cage.
Milat prevents a body shot from Stuffins.
Stuffins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat lands an elbow inside that Stuffins shrugs off.
Stuffins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stuffins breaks from the clinch.
Milat tries to clinch but Stuffins moves out of range.
Milat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stuffins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Stuffins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Milat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stuffins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Milat.
Milat connects with a right hand. Stuffins shakes it off.
Stuffins is rocked!
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stuffins is still on wobbly legs! Can Milat finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuffins throws a punch but it's blocked by Milat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milat.
Stuffins seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Milat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stuffins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stuffins prevents a body shot from Milat.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat scores a nice knee to the body.
Stuffins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Stuffins as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milat lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Milat.
Stuffins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuffins blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Milat checks the leg kick.
Milat is looking to clinch but Stuffins is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milat.
Stuffins misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Milat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Milat avoids a kick to the body.
Stuffins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milat.
Milat is looking to counter the offense by Stuffins and move into the clinch.
Milat tries to close the distance and clinch but Stuffins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milat digs a good body shot into Stuffins's ribs.
Stuffins scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milat swings for the body but Stuffins moves out of range.
Stuffins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stuffins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stuffins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stuffins can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuffins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stuffins misses with an uppercut.
Stuffins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stuffins.
Milat has Stuffins up against the cage in a clinch.
Milat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Milat.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuffins avoids it.
Milat landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Milat obliges.
Stuffins throws a head punch that misses.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuffins dodges an elbow strike from Milat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat misses with a knee strike.
Milat lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milat.
Stuffins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milat thows a leg kick but Stuffins checks it
enabling Stuffins to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Stuffins moves out of range as Milat throws a body kick.
Stuffins blocks a jab.
Milat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Milat scores with a nice strike.
Stuffins looks to land a combination but Milat avoids it well.
A big right from Stuffins misses.
Milat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuffins was well out of range. Poor timing from Milat.
It seemed like Stuffins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stuffins misses with a looping left.
Good work by Stuffins as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stuffins takes a shot to the head.
Stuffins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stuffins is trying to maintain a safe position but Milat gets an underhook and turns Stuffins into the cage.
Milat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuffins working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Stuffins - that landed with a thud.
Stuffins lands a shoulder strike.
Milat landing knees to the body.
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stuffins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stuffins can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Milat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Milat lands an elbow inside.
Milat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stuffins blocks it with crossed arms.
Stuffins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stuffins tries to break the clinch but Milat is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stuffins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stuffins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Stuffins moves out of range easily.
Stuffins cracks Milat with an open hand slap.
Milat cracks the inside of Stuffins's front leg.
Milat is looking to clinch.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on Stuffins's shoulder, as Stuffins tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Milat.
Milat closes the distance but Stuffins moves to the side
and Stuffins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuffins tries to score with a low kick but Milat moves his leg out of the way.
Milat connects with a leg kick. Stuffins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Milat misses with a combination
and Stuffins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick
and Stuffins counters with a nice body kick.
Milat slips under a jab from Stuffins.
Milat seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stuffins misses with a wild body shot.
Stuffins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milat keeps control of Stuffins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stuffins is pushing Milat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milat gets through Stuffins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milat prevents a body shot from Stuffins.
Stuffins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuffins misses with a punch to the body.
Ivan Milat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Stuffins swings wildly with an uppercut but Milat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuffins misses with some punches.
Milat blocks an uppercut.
Milat lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuffins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stuffins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.
A knee to the head by Milat.
Stuffins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Milat blocking some punches.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat is working Stuffins over against the cage.
Milat lands with a right to the head.
Milat lands an elbow inside that Stuffins shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milat.
Milat pushes Stuffins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Milat.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stuffins throws a head punch that misses.
Milat pushes Stuffins against the cage. Milat is working some dirty boxing. Milat pushes off with a quick right hook! Stuffins goes down! Stuffins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Milat moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
After winning the bout, Ivan Milat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peter Smith enters the cage!
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31
144 lbs
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30
148 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hong!
Smith tries to move to mount but Hong blocks the move with his legs.
Hong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Hong is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hong is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
Hong manages to get back to half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Hong won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is nestled in close to Hong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Hong is working away.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Hong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Hong has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hong under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Hong, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antoni Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hong is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Hong circles away and we're back to standing.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith tries for a takedown but Hong circles away easily
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hong.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hong scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong working away.
Hong is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hong trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hong is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hong counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Hong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Smith avoids it.
Hong tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Smith throws out a counter right but Hong avoids it with no problem.
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong lands a two punch combo.
Hong lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Hong takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong closes the distance looking for a takedown. Smith stuffs it but Hong still has hold of him. Hong picks Smith up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Hong slams Smith to the floor and that's really hurt Smith - he doesn't know where he is! Hong throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Hong!
Antoni Hong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Peter Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Full respect to my opponent, hope the fans still want to see me fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Shaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Scotty Doesn't Know. Esteban Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esteban Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Shaam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Shaam tries to get set, Scott tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaam manages to avoid the attempt.
Kane Shaam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaam 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.
Scott slips a straight right by Shaam.
Shaam misses with a hook.
Shaam lands a head kick!
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Shaam counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Shaam misses
and Scott counters by clinching up.
Shaam is struggling to control the position.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Shaam.
Shaam throws a sloppy body shot
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Scott misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Shaam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shaam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaam was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Scott wants to land a leg kick but Shaam is out of range.
Scott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shaam slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaam.
A slow jab from Shaam misses its intended target.
Shaam checks the leg kick.
Shaam loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.
Shaam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Shaam's shoulder, as Shaam tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaam manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott tries to counter by clinching up but Shaam breaks away and moves out of range.
Shaam throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throws a jab when Shaam was well out of range.
Shaam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Scott misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Shaam.
Shaam scores with a jab to the head.
Shaam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaam.
Shaam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaam throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Shaam moved out of range.
Shaam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaam.
Scott is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shaam.
Scott lands a head shot.
That kick from Shaam tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shaam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Shaam just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Shaam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaam moves away.
Shaam shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
Shaam misses with a low kick as Scott jumps back.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaam scores with a hook.
Scott walks into a straight right hand from Shaam.
Scott cracks Shaam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shaam lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shaam misses with a wild body shot.
As Shaam tries to get set, Scott tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaam manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Scott misses.
Shaam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scott is fending him off so far but Shaam persists. Nope, Scott circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott is looking to counter the offense by Shaam and move into the clinch.
Esteban Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Shaam throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Shaam tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott is looking to counter the offense by Shaam and move into the clinch.
Shaam throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Shaam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaam moves away.
Shaam works Scott's body with a nice hook.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Shaam catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Shaam.
Shaam missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaam manages to avoid it.
Shaam lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Shaam tries to land a front kick but Scott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.
Shaam scores with a punch to the head.
Scott throws a sloppy body shot
and Shaam counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaam looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Shaam throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Shaam explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shaam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaam throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Shaam throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Shaam lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scott takes a swing at Shaam's ribcage but misses.
Shaam appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaam.
A big right from Shaam misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands the left hand.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Shaam counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaam slips under a jab from Scott.
A punch combination from Shaam misses.
Kane Shaam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott connects with a body shot that sends Shaam's belly button to the back.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Shaam saw that one coming.
Scott walks into a left hand.
Shaam scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Shaam misses.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shaam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scott cracks Shaam with an open hand slap.
Scott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaam misses with a body kick.
As Shaam looks to move away, Scott throws a big counter combo but Shaam just gets out of the way.
Shaam shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scott as he jumps to the side.
Shaam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaam ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaam misses with a hook.
Shaam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shaam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott moves away from the strike by Shaam.
Shaam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaam looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shaam lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott moves out of range as Shaam throws a body kick.
Scott misses with a hook.
Shaam avoids the body shot from Scott.
A countering left hand to the body from Shaam misses.
A big right from Scott misses.
Shaam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaam.
Scott seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scott cracks the inside of Shaam's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott throws a right hand that Shaam ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaam also avoids with ease.
Shaam scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shaam thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters by moving into the clinch.
Shaam effectively controlling the action here.
Shaam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Shaam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shaam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shaam misses with a left hand
and Scott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaam.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaam slips under a jab.
Shaam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shaam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shaam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scott seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shaam scores with a jab to the body.
Shaam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaam in his tracks.
Scott blocks a head kick by Shaam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaam.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Shaam.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaam was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Shaam throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab from Shaam.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Shaam moved out of range.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Shaam throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott throws a low kick but Shaam moves out of range easily.
Shaam throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott avoids the head kick by Shaam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Shaam.
Scott moves out of range as Shaam throws a body kick.
Shaam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaam scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Shaam off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Shaam's shoulder, as Shaam tries to avoid the shot.
Scott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shaam misses with a wild body shot.
Shaam throws a lazy uppercut
and Scott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaam misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaam breaks from the clinch.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Shaam moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Shaam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaam.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaam.
Shaam throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Shaam with a jab.
Esteban Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Shaam.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Shaam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shaam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shaam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Shaam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shaam.
Shaam throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaam.
Shaam avoids the body shot from Scott.
Shaam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Scott is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Shaam throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Shaam misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Shaam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaam 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Shaam!
An out of breath Kane Shaam thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Arrol 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Arrol scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arrol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arrol.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arrol cracks Murphy with a good jab.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrol.
Arrol throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arrol under the eye.
Murphy checks a low kick from Arrol.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Murphy works Arrol's body with a nice hook.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Arrol.
Murphy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Arrol finish him?
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Arrol rattles Murphy with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Murphy tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Arrol dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Murphy stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Arrol!
William Arrol gave a mention to Lion Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (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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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Aires.
A big left from Kroblur misses.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kroblur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aires throws out a leg kick but Kroblur moves out of range and Aires only half commits.
Aires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aires looks to throw the jab but Kroblur is out of range.
Aires looks for the body kick but Kroblur saw that one coming.
Kroblur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Aires finds it's way through Kroblur's defenses.
Aires looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kroblur slips under a jab.
Kroblur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kroblur wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur loads up on a big right hand but Aires slips the punch.
Aires misses with a looping right.
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
Kroblur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kroblur connects with a solid leg kick.
Kroblur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aires connects with a leg kick. Kroblur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kroblur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kroblur throws a wild body kick that Aires sees coming a mile off.
Aires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kroblur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kroblur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kroblur lands with a nice body punch.
Kroblur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Aires blocks a jab.
Aires works Kroblur's body with a nice hook.
Aires loads up on a big right hand but Kroblur slips the punch.
Aires throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aires misses the target.
Aires throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruno Aires is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kroblur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aires, pushing him back against the cage.
Kroblur prevents Aires from breaking the clinch.
Kroblur tries to stall but Aires uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kroblur lands with a right to the head.
Kroblur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kroblur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kroblur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Aires.
Kroblur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aires breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Aires misses.
Kroblur lands a front kick.
Kroblur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kroblur looks to land a body kick but Aires moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kroblur.
Aires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kroblur.
Aires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kroblur's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aires scores with a nice head shot.
Kroblur misses with a looping left.
Kroblur scores with a jab to the body.
Kroblur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aires cracks Kroblur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kroblur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
Kroblur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Aires.
Aires swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aires lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kroblur closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aires's guard.
Aires looking to control.
Kroblur advances to half guard.
Aires has hold of Kroblur's hands but Kroblur slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kroblur wants to take a breather but Aires is having none of it.
Aires gets full guard.
Kroblur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur looking to sit in guard and control but Aires gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aires's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Kroblur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kroblur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aires is aware though and is defending well.
Aires is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kroblur wants to control the position but Aires says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kroblur felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aires throwing shots but Kroblur is blocking nicely.
Kroblur trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kroblur gets back to full guard.
Aires landing with the ground and pound.
Aires working some strikes from top position.
Aires postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires distracts Kroblur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kroblur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aires's guard.
Kroblur stands up over Aires, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aires looking for a guillotine here but Kroblur defends easily.
Aires controls Kroblur momentarily but Kroblur frees himself.
Aires keeping moving, preventing Kroblur from controlling successfully.
Aires working for a triangle but Kroblur defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kroblur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aires works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kroblur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aires trying to control the position.
Kroblur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aires looking for a sweep. Not yet Aires, not yet.
Kroblur content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aires's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kroblur closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kroblur is thwarting Aires's attempts to control the position.
Aires tries to get to full guard but Kroblur has control of the leg.
Aires taking some punishment here, with Kroblur in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur working over Aires with some ground and pound. Aires looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aires wants to improve his position but Kroblur is controlling well.
Aires looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur thows a huge punch but Aires dodges it nicely.
Kroblur drops an elbow to the side of Aires's head.
Aires trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kroblur manages to pass to mount!
Aires doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Aires is looking to improve his position but Kroblur isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aires working to try and regain half guard.
Aires is working hard here to advance position.
Kroblur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kroblur scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aires?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur prevents Aires from getting the reversal.
Kroblur avoids the attempt from Aires to control.
Kroblur is landing with some decent strikes but Aires is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kroblur with good strikes from the mount here!
Kroblur is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aires can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aires working to try and regain half guard.
Kroblur looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Aires that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur prevents Aires from getting the reversal.
Aires tries to hold on but Kroblur pushes him away.
Aires can't escape the position.
Aires tries to hold on but Kroblur postures up.
Aires sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kroblur works his way into full mount!
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!
Aires sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur passes into side control, despite Aires's attempt to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kroblur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kroblur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung has chosen Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank as his entrance music. Sungwon Jung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martti Molski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung stuffs the takedown attempt from Molski. Molski gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Jung.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molski scores with a shoulder strike.
Molski misses with the head strike.
Molski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jung - that landed with a thud.
Jung blocks a body shot from Molski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Molski to work.
Molski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jung lands a body shot.
Jung blocks a body shot from Molski.
Jung lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molski lands a left hand.
A short left from Jung.
I was talking to Molski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jung misses with a body punch.
Molski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung blocks a body shot from Molski.
Molski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molski can't find room to land a body shot as Jung controls the action.
Molski tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molski struggles to land a body shot inside as Jung controls his hands.
Molski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molski working aggressively here.
Jung lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Molski misses with some punches.
Jung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molski throws a head punch that misses.
Jung blocks an uppercut.
Jung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molski.
Molski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jung.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jung.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molski.
Jung lands a shot to the body.
Jung tries to work over Molski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Jung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Molski.
Jung lands a shoulder strike.
Molski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Molski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molski breaks from the clinch.
Jung lands a really nice looking cross but Molski seems unphased.
Molski swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Molski is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Molski.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.
Jung tries a head kick but it misses.
Molski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Molski slips a jab from Jung.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Molski. That did some damage!
Molski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jung defends well and Molski ends up having to push Jung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martti Molski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molski closes the distance and clinches up with Jung, looking for a takedown. Molski pushes Jung against the cage but Jung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jung closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung.
Jung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molski's elbow.
Molski lands a nice shot to the body.
Jung takes a shot to the head.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Molski misses with a punch on the inside.
Molski tries to throw a body punch but Jung avoids it by throwing Molski back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
Molski stalls.
A right hand to the body from Molski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molski.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Molski uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung blocks an uppercut.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molski has a couple of punches blocked by Jung.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Molski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Molski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molski.
Good body shot from Molski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molski prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Jung blocks an uppercut.
Jung can't find room to land a body shot as Molski controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sungwon Jung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Molski's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Molski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Molski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jung controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molski keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jung has his hands on Molski's head, controlling the position.
Molski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Molski from controlling successfully.
Jung looking for a sweep. Not yet Jung, not yet.
Jung has his hands on Molski's head, controlling the position.
Jung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung controlling the position.
Molski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jung managing to control the position.
Molski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Molski is fighting to break Jung's control of his arms but Jung is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jung wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molski trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jung lands a really nice looking cross but Molski seems unphased.
Molski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Molski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jung tries to avoid it but Molski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jung to the ground. Jung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jung with the counter takedown but Molski avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Molski is defended easily by Jung.
Molski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jung as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martti Molski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sungwon Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung throws a head kick that Molski semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Molski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jung tries to clinch but Molski is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Molski blocks the low kick.
Donk. Jung catches Molski right on the button with a cross.
Molski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jung as he avoids it easily.
Jung is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jung tries to clinch up but Molski circles away and keeps his distance.
Molski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Molski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jung tries to avoid it but Molski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jung to the ground. Jung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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!
Jung scores with a takedown into Molski's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jung showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jung tries to free his leg and advance position but Molski is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sungwon Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Molski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jung to score with a decent uppercut.
Jung scores with a head kick. Molski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jung looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jung throws a big elbow that misses.
Molski keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Molski working a defensive guard here.
Molski looking for a guillotine here but Jung defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molski is trying to control the position but Jung postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molski looking to control but Jung passes into half guard.
Molski is staying active underneath Jung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Molski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Molski can't keep his opponent in guard - Jung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Molski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jung prevents Molski from improving his position.
Jung lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molski is trying to control but can't.
Jung not doing much here.
Jung thows a huge punch but Molski dodges it nicely.
Molski is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Molski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jung trying to control but Molski is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Jung misses with a straight right.
Molski has a takedown stuffed.
Jung clinches with his opponent.
Jung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Jung.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molski.
A head punch on the inside from Molski fails to land.
Molski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung takes a shot to the head.
Martti Molski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Molski on the inside.
Molski misses with some punches.
Jung has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Molski gets through Jung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung gets through Molski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Molski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jung's elbow.
Molski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molski blocks a body shot from Jung.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molski.
Jung blocking some punches.
Molski tries to throw a body punch but Jung avoids it by throwing Molski back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Molski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jung.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jung.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Molski misses with a punch on the inside.
Sungwon Jung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sungwon Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sungwon Jung!
Post fight, Sungwon Jung took to the microphone: 'Tank you, tank you for coming.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes into the arena with Way of The Ninja blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crane as he avoids it easily.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick from Monteban.
Crane misses with a lunging right hand
and Monteban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monteban misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteban.
Monteban is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Monteban scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monteban moves away from the strike by Crane.
Monteban scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crane doesn't seem bothered though.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Crane cracks a nice hook into Monteban's ribs.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monteban walks into a straight right hand from Crane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monteban.
An attempted straight right counter from Crane misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monteban 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 Crane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Monteban throws a big shot that misses.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane is looking to wear down Monteban with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crane lands a nice shot to the body.
Monteban misses with a body shot
and Crane counters with a straight right hand.
Crane with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monteban, as that shot connected.
Crane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monteban looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Monteban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteban. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteban misses with a wild body shot.
Crane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban misses with a body shot.
A big left from Crane misses.
The fighters circling - Monteban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monteban misses with an uppercut.
Crane throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Monteban slips under a jab from Crane.
Monteban takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monteban.
Monteban gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crane, as that shot connected.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Crane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monteban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monteban throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Crane takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
Monteban doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monteban throws a low kick but Crane avoids it.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monteban follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Monteban is predictable there
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montebans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monteban dives in and grabs Crane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crane pushes down on Monteban's head and hops out.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Monteban blocks a jab.
Crane jabs at Monteban's body.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws an off balance right hand
and Monteban counters with a straight right hand.
Monteban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Monteban connects with a leg kick. Crane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Monteban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monteban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane misses with a hook
and Monteban counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Monteban misses.
Monteban misses with an uppercut.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Crane throws a poor cross that misses
and Monteban moves into the clinch.
Monteban pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteban looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crane passes into half guard.
Monteban is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monteban.
Crane drops his hands momentarily and Monteban takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Monteban misses with a looping left.
Monteban tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Monteban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Crane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Monteban's head backwards.
Crunch! Monteban slams his shin into Crane's torso.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Monteban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monteban thuds a left hand into Crane's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteban.
Crane moves out of range as Monteban throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Monteban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane lands with a good body shot.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane jabs Monteban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monteban attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monteban takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monteban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane throws a poor cross that misses
and Monteban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Monteban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monteban takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crane lands a really nice looking cross but Monteban seems unphased.
Monteban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Monteban misses.
A big right from Monteban misses.
Monteban slips a straight right by Crane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane lands a jab to the nose.
Monteban lands an overhand right.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteban can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane connects with a body shot that sends Monteban's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Monteban.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crane slips under a jab.
Monteban scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crane in his tracks.
Crane avoids the body shot from Monteban.
Monteban lands a front kick.
A shot to the liver by Crane. Beautiful body shot.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monteban takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane blocks a jab.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane misses with a shot to the body
and Monteban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban tried to score with a low kick but Crane checks it.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteban staying out of range there.
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Monteban's head.
Monteban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monteban keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crane tries to move into range but Monteban moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monteban shoots in but no luck this time.
Monteban tries a low kick but Crane avoids it.
A left lands for Crane.
Crane misses with a looping left.
Crane looks to throw the jab but Monteban is out of range.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monteban throws out the jab.
Monteban scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crane doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Crane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monteban lands a nice hook to Crane's body. Crane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Monteban's shoulder, as Monteban tries to avoid the shot.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monteban just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane looks to throw the jab but Monteban is out of range.
Monteban let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Monteban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane moves away from the strike by Monteban.
Monteban tries to land a front kick but Crane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crane lands a nice looking body shot.
Crane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monteban let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crane connects with a body shot that sends Monteban's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Crane.
Crane misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crane blocks a jab.
Monteban closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Monteban.
Crane checks a low kick from Monteban.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Crane misses with an uppercut
and Monteban counters with a good low kick that Crane was not able to check.
Monteban lands with a shot to the body.
Monteban looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crane!
Crane throws Monteban to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteban moves away.
Crane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crane takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
Monteban throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Monteban slips under a jab from Crane.
It seemed like Monteban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monteban blocks a jab.
Monteban throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monteban misses with an uppercut
and Crane counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crane.
Monteban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Monteban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monteban.
Crane blocks a leg kick.
Crane throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban tries to counter with a clinch but Crane shakes him off and moves away.
Monteban blocks a jab.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Ricardo Monteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monteban dives in and grabs Crane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crane pushes down on Monteban's head and hops out.
Crane throwing a counter right hand but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Monteban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane jabs Monteban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monteban tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Monteban.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
Monteban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monteban tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crane is able to avoid easily.
Crane cracks Monteban with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monteban defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Monteban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane throwing a counter right hand but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane avoids the body shot from Monteban.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Crane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Crane lands with a hook. Monteban tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monteban connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crane scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
The fighters circling - Monteban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monteban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Monteban throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monteban throws a leg kick
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crane lands an overhand right.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monteban.
Monteban cracks Crane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monteban misses with a left hand
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crane takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
During a confident post fight interview, Ichabod Crane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valentinovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentinovich lands a nice hook to Ruden's body. Ruden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Ruden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentinovich connects with a body shot.
Ruden has his takedown stuffed
and Valentinovich counters with a body kick.
Valentinovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruden on the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
Valentinovich punishes Ruden's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentinovich avoids the head kick by Ruden.
We've been informed that Ruden has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ruden misses with a leg kick.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Ruden moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joe Ruden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentinovich. That snapped Ruden's head back.
Ruden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ruden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden misses the shot to the body.
Valentinovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruden throws a head kick that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentinovich jabs Ruden right on the nose. Ruden blinks but takes it well.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentinovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruden should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Joe Ruden's cut even more.
Ruden tries to move into range but Valentinovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruden is rocked!
Valentinovich cracks the inside of Ruden's front leg.
Ruden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruden looks to throw the jab but Valentinovich is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruden swings widly with a right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentinovich scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruden throws a head kick that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruden thinking.
Ruden looks winded!
Valentinovich throws a monster overhand right that drops Ruden! Valentinovich follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Valentinovich!
Sergej Valentinovich retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Sergej Valentinovich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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