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EVO Olympics Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Vieira (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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25
215 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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182 cm
26
201 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kron Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler gets a double leg takedown into Vieira's guard.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dassler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vieira managing to control the position.
Dassler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dassler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vieira has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dassler but great work by Vieira.
Dassler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vieira's best efforts.
Dassler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vieira trying to control but Dassler is working from the bottom.
Dassler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vieira manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dassler throws a big elbow that misses.
Dassler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dassler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dassler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dassler wants to pass the guard but Vieira is keeping the position.
Dassler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vieira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vieira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vieira!
Dassler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vieira's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dassler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dassler tries to get to full guard but Vieira has control of the leg.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vieira trying to control from half guard but Dassler is working away.
Vieira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vieira trying to control the action but Dassler is working from the bottom.
Vieira is taking a breather. Dassler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dassler is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dassler wants to get back to full guard but Vieira has mounted him!
Vieira tries to control but Dassler wriggling away.
Vieira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dassler gets back to half guard.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back.
Dassler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vieira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vieira's back!
Vieira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dassler controlling well, preventing Vieira from escaping the position.
Vieira is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Dassler 's hooks.
Vieira tries to hold on but Dassler pushes him away.
Dassler jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vieira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vieira and Dassler has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dassler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vieira regains half guard, as Dassler was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Dassler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dassler enables Vieira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dassler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dassler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vieira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dassler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dassler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vieira is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira stays in close to Dassler's body and controls the position.
Dassler working for a triangle but Vieira defends it easily.
Dassler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Dassler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vieira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vieira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vieira scoring with some ground and pound.
Vieira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vieira landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dassler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vieira defends it easily.
Vieira controlling from the top position.
Dassler doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dassler wants to sweep but no luck.
Dassler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vieira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dassler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vieira is working Dassler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is looking for a triangle but Vieira pushes his legs off easily.
Vieira stopping the sweep attempt from Dassler.
Dassler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dassler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vieira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vieira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vieira defends it easily.
Dassler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vieira is aware though and is defending well.
Vieira controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dassler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dassler keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Vieira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dassler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dassler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vieira has managed to get both his arms back between Dassler's legs - danger averted.
Dassler working for a triangle but Vieira defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vieira connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kron Vieira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vieira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vieira working Dassler over with strikes.
Vieira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vieira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dassler actively working from the bottom here.
Dassler looking for a kimura from the bottom but Vieira passes into side control!
Vieira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dassler some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler is looking for a sweep.
Dassler tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vieira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Vieira with shots to the head and body - Dassler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vieira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dassler's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vieira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vieira landing strikes from the mount and Dassler is in trouble!
Vieira working the ground and pound effectively.
Vieira tries to control but Dassler wriggling away.
Kron Vieira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dassler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vieira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vieira prevents Dassler from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira content to control rather than advance.
Dassler is looking to improve his position.
Vieira wants to control but Dassler is keeping him busy.
Dassler has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Vieira escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Vieira!
Dassler is trying to get back to half guard.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dassler keeps working.
Vieira lands a few punches from side control.
Dassler is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dassler keeps working.
Dassler is trying to work for a sweep but Vieira has mounted him!
Dassler can't escape the position.
Dassler is working hard here to advance position.
Dassler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vieira controlling the position easily from mount.
Vieira looking to control but Dassler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dassler is squirming around, avoiding Vieira's attempts to control the action.
Dassler is looking to get to half guard.
Vieira with a couple of short strikes.
Dassler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dassler tries to get to full guard but Vieira has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Vieira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vieira 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Vieira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Icky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icky comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball. Kersikov has chosen ЦельРазгроl as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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174 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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176 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Icky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icky moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Ricky Icky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Icky slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Icky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Icky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Icky keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Icky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Icky. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Icky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Icky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Icky throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Icky keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Icky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icky.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Icky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
A shot to the body from Icky misses
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Icky sees coming a mile off.
Icky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Icky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kersikov swings for the body but Icky moves out of range.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Icky.
Icky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Icky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icky throws a sloppy head kick
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Icky lands a glancing blow to the side of Kersikov's head.
Icky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Icky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Icky off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Icky.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
Icky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Icky throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Icky just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Icky tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Icky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Icky was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Icky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Icky misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Icky checks a leg kick.
Icky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Icky manages to step out the way in time.
Kersikov misses with a jab to the body
and Icky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Kersikov misses the body punch
enabling Icky to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kersikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Icky throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icky manages to avoid it.
Icky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Icky throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov misses with a body punch
and Icky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Icky looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Icky's side.
Icky connects with an inside leg kick.
Icky throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Icky catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Icky dominated that round.
That's time! Icky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Icky throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Icky throws a leg kick that misses.
Ricky Icky is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Icky throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Icky swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov wants to counter the offense by Icky and move into the clinch position.
Jab, jab by Icky - just one landing.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Icky lands with a nice body punch.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Icky.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Icky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov walks into a left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Icky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Icky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Icky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Icky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Icky.
A lazy body kick from Kersikov
letting Icky counter with a right hand.
Icky with a hook.
Icky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Kersikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kersikov.
Icky throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
A shot to the body from Icky misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Icky blocks the body kick.
Icky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icky.
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Icky manages to step out the way in time.
Icky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov misses with the combination.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Icky checks it well.
Icky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Icky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Icky.
Icky throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Icky lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
Icky blocks the body kick.
Icky misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Icky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Icky misses the jab.
Kersikov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov drops his hands momentarily and Icky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Icky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Icky.
Nice straight punches there by Icky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Icky.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov throws a lazy body kick
and Icky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Icky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Icky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Icky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Icky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Icky lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Icky scores with a jab to the head.
Kersikov blocks a leg kick.
Icky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
As Kersikov looks to move away, Icky throws a big counter combo but Kersikov just gets out of the way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kersikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Icky has got the better of the exchanges.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Icky slaps the foot to one side.
Icky walks into a jab.
Icky looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Icky tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Icky tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky works over Kersikov's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Icky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Icky's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Icky counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Icky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Icky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Icky.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Icky misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Icky is predictable there
and Kersikov counters with a good, hard body kick but Icky shrugs it off.
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!
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Icky's shoulder, as Icky tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov catches Icky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icky.
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Icky.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Icky moved out of range.
Icky throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Icky throws a sloppy body shot
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Icky swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Icky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icky.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Icky throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
Icky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Icky scores with a jab.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Icky throws a body shot but no joy.
Icky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Icky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Icky throws a shot to the body.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
letting Icky counter with a right hand.
Icky looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Icky misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Icky misses with a straight left.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Icky slips the punch.
Icky misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ricky Icky did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Icky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Icky misses with a hook.
Icky backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Icky's head but Icky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Icky lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
Icky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Icky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kersikov punishes Icky's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Icky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Icky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Icky tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Icky has time to react.
Jab from Icky.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Icky cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Kersikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Icky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Icky down.
Kersikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Icky lands a high kick!
Icky wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Icky misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Kersikov wants to counter with a clinch but Icky pushes him away.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Icky throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That kick from Icky tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Icky.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Icky.
Good work by Icky as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Icky slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icky lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Icky misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kersikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Icky moves away.
Icky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
Icky lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Icky misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Icky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Icky.
Icky checks the leg kick.
As Kersikov backs away, Icky returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Icky is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Icky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Icky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Icky is just out of range.
Icky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Icky.
Kersikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Icky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rustam Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Icky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Icky.
Icky throws a head kick that Kersikov semi-blocks.
Icky throws a big shot that misses.
Icky lands with a hook. Kersikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Icky on the side of the head.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Icky counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Icky motions for Kersikov to come forward. Icky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Icky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Icky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov is pushing Icky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Icky.
Icky tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Icky manages to break the clinch.
Icky lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Icky is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Icky looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Icky connects with an inside leg kick.
Icky lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Icky punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icky punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body kick.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icky.
Kersikov slips a jab from Icky.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Icky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Icky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Icky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Icky's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Icky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Icky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Icky throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Icky sets himself, and Kersikov steps forward looking for the clinch! Icky avoids it this time.
Kersikov throws a jab when Icky was well out of range.
Icky swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Icky. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Icky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Icky connects with a single shot there.
Icky with a jab.
Icky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Kersikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Icky steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Icky lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
Rustam Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Icky misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icky throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov throws a fast counter high kick but Icky manages to duck under it in time.
Icky throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Icky steps away.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Icky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Icky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Icky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Icky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Icky!
Ricky Icky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coming Home. 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Karter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Karter. Beautiful body shot.
Keenan blocks a leg kick.
Karter throws a push kick but Keenan slaps the foot to one side.
Karter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Keenan moves his leg out of the way.
Karter misses with a two punch combination.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Chris Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan momentarily.
Karter throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Keenan cracks Karter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Keenan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keenan with a jab.
Keenan throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Karter scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Both fighters circling a little - Keenan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Karter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keenan's sensitive parts.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan takes one to the side of the head.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Karter.
Karter fails to land with a series of punches.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Karter avoids it.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karter throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan connects with a high kick.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Karter misses with a body shot.
Keenan ducks right into an uppercut from Karter.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.
Keenan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Keenan's head.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Karter misses.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karter.
Keenan swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Keenan cracks the inside of Karter's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Karter blocks the low kick.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karter is able to avoid easily.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Keenan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter misses with a leg kick.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan digs a good body shot into Karter's ribs.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter checks a low kick from Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Karter misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan thows a body kick. Karter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Keenan saw it coming and moves away.
Karter slips under a jab.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter throws a leg kick that misses.
Karter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
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!
Karter blocks the body kick.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan misses with a series of wild punches.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Karter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Karter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keenan lands a nice shot that snaps Karter's head back.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karter.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karter throws out the jab.
Keenan lands with a nice body kick.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keenan's hands.
Keenan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keenan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Keenan cracks Karter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keenan to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Karter misses.
Keenan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karter just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
Karter tries a low kick but Keenan avoids it.
Karter scores with a body shot.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a straight left.
Karter misses with a looping left.
Keenan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Karter throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Karter. That snapped Keenan's head back.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Karter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Keenan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Karter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Karter takes one on the button.
Keenan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karter throws a body kick that misses.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body. Karter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keenan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karter takes a step back to recover.
Karter is looking to chop away at Keenan's legs.
Karter scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karter lands a really nice looking cross but Keenan seems unphased.
Karter misses with a looping left.
Karter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karter scores with a body shot.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Keenan.
Keenan ducks right into an uppercut from Karter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Keenan.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Karter moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karter throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Keenan thuds his right hand into Karter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karter takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
Keenan feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Karter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keenan lands a nice looking body shot.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan punishes Karter's body with a nice straight punch.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan cracks the inside of Karter's front leg.
Karter throws a wild body kick that Keenan sees coming a mile off.
Keenan moves out of range as Karter throws a body kick.
Karter looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karter misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Karter is looking to score with low kicks.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
and Karter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karter throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Karter.
Keenan throws a head kick that Karter semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Keenan saw that one coming.
Karter throws a leg kick
and Keenan counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
Keenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan lands a jab.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karter throws a leg kick but Keenan moved away.
A good leg kick by Karter.
Karter throws a right and a left that Keenan avoids nicely.
Keenan scores with a body shot.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keenan.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karter!
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Keenan finds it's way through Karter's defenses.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karter throws a low kick, looking for Keenan's leg but Keenan calmly moves out of range.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karter throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Karter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keenan's calf.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Karter works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Karter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Karter.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
Karter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
A jab from Karter does it's job there.
Keenan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karter checks it well.
Karter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chris Karter just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keenan lands an overhand right.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Karter ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Karter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Karter misses with a double jab.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karter blocks a head kick by Keenan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keenan slips a jab from Karter.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
Karter looks for the body kick but Keenan saw that one coming.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Keenan jabs Karter right on the nose. Karter blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Keenan. Those never looked like landing.
Karter scores with a hook.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karter's sensitive parts.
Karter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Karter. That snapped Keenan's head back.
Keenan lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Karter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keenan on the side of the head.
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at Karter's knee but Karter avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karter throws a low kick, looking for Keenan's leg but Keenan calmly moves out of range.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Keenan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Good exchange - Karter coming out on top.
Karter moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Karter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keenan tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Karter jabs Keenan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
Karter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. Karter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keenan lands with a kick to the temple. Karter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karter lands a head shot.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Karter throws a shot to the body.
Keenan checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Karter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karter lands a jab.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan lands a head shot.
Karter throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Karter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keenan dodges the punch combination from Karter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Karter settles back down.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karter.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan moves out of range as Karter throws a body kick.
Karter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karter misses the jab.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karter missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karter's head.
Karter scores with a jab to the body.
Karter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan thuds a left hand into Karter's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karter.
Karter misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Karter blocks the low kick.
Keenan lands a front kick.
Karter tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Karter settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karter.
Keenan clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keenan lands with a hook. Karter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan off the cage and back into range.
Keenan throws an off balance right hand
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Karter settles back down.
Karter lands with an overhand left.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Karter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karter tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Karter lands with a good body shot.
Keenan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karter under the eye.
Chris Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan throws a nice looking combination but Karter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Keenan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karter.
Karter misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
Keenan slips under a jab from Karter.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Karter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan.
Keenan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karter lands a really nice looking cross but Keenan seems unphased.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Karter misses.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan off the cage and back into range.
Karter is looking to chop away at Keenan's legs.
Karter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Keenan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keenan walks into a straight right hand from Karter.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Karter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karter misses with a looping left.
Keenan walks into a left hand.
Karter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karter throws a sloppy body shot
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keenan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter lands with a cross.
Karter lands with a hook. Keenan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Karter lands.
Keenan checks a low kick from Karter.
Karter throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
Karter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Karter moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Keenan throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Keenan.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan walks into a straight right hand from Karter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Karter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keenan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gareth Keenan!
Our winner, Gareth Keenan, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricci Morocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
213 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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30
285 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricci Morocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morocco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morocco throws a leg kick which misses OConnell's front leg but catches the back leg as OConnell tries to avoid it.
Morocco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morocco throws a sloppy head kick
and OConnell counters with a nice uppercut.
OConnell 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.
Morocco scoring well with a low kick there.
OConnell moves out of range of the body kick from Morocco.
A little jabbing left from OConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morocco lands a leg kick that knocks OConnell off balance momentarily.
OConnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morocco. Morocco obviously looking to wear him down.
OConnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morocco throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as OConnell blocks the leg kick.
Morocco throws a sloppy head kick and OConnell moves out of range easily.
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!
Morocco looks for the body kick but OConnell saw that one coming.
Morocco tries to land a body kick
and OConnell counters with a nice right hand that sends Morocco toppling to the canvas! Morocco scrambles and gets back to his feet - can OConnell finish him?!
Morocco is rocked!
It looks like Ricci Morocco has been cut.
OConnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morocco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Morocco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morocco is breathing heavily.
Morocco walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! OConnell swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul OConnell!
After the fight, Paul OConnell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Leija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leija comes to the cage accompanied by Original Nuttah. 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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Leija !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leija , right into the meat.
That kick from Leija tenderised Reznick's leg. Reznick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reznick connects with a looping right hand.
Leija throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reznick.
Leija scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reznick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leija throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leija uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reznick.
Leija looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznick misses with a low kick as Leija jumps back.
Reznick slips under a jab from Leija .
Reznick lands with an uppercut that bounces Leija off the cage and back into range.
Leija tries a head kick but it misses.
Leija lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Leija misses
and Reznick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reznick misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reznick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Leija sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reznick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leija .
Reznick misses with a straight right.
Reznick misses with a double jab.
Leija throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Reznick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leija checks a leg kick nicely.
Leija throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reznick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leija pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Leija moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Leija has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Reznick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leija to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Leija .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leija moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Leija moves away from the strike by Reznick.
Leija misses with a looping left.
Leija with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leija throws a body punch but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leija counters with a straight right hand.
Leija walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reznick.
Jab by Leija .
Leija swings for the body but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick takes one to the side of the head.
Leija misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leija throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
Leija is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leija moves out of range of the leg kick from Reznick.
Leija avoids the body shot from Reznick.
Leija misses with a looping left.
Leija misses the shot to the body.
Reznick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leija throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reznick.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Leija does it's job there.
Reznick dodges the punch combination from Leija .
Leija avoids a kick to the body.
Leija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick lands a leg kick that knocks Leija off balance momentarily.
Leija throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Leija taking a breather.
Reznick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leija displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reznick up against the cage.
Leija displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reznick up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leija is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Leija dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reznick feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leija sprawling to the canvas! Leija rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Reznick finish him?!
It looks like Alfredo Leija has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reznick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reznick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reznick tries to clinch up.
Reznick misses with a lunging right hand
and Leija counters with a stiff right hand.
Leija moves out of range of the leg kick from Reznick.
Leija stalks Reznick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reznick's face. Reznick staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leija scores with a hook to the body. Reznick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reznick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reznick drops Leija with a beautiful combination! Leija stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reznick is looking for the KO!
Leija is rocked!
Leija tries to get into range but Reznick steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Leija ! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Reznick scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Reznick!
Trevor Reznick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr comes into the arena with Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix) blaring out of the sound system. 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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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up.
De Medici throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
De Medici scores with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
De Medici scores with a nice right hand.
Sturd Jr swings widly with a right hand
and De Medici counters with a thumping low kick.
Sturd Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr has De Medici up against the cage in a clinch.
Sturd Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Medici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that De Medici 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.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Sturd Jr.
A shot in the inside from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Medicis head.
Sturd Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturd Jr closes the distance but De Medici moves to the side
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Medici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from De Medici.
Sturd Jr clinches.
De Medici blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Medici pushes Sturd Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Medici lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
De Medici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturd Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sturd Jr misses with the head strike.
Sturd Jr has a couple of punches blocked by De Medici.
De Medici keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturd Jr.
De Medici doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Medici wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
De Medici throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturd Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but De Medici moved away.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and De Medici connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Medici has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sturd Jr.
De Medici blocks a jab.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination but De Medici avoids it well.
De Medici finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturd Jr misses the target.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr dodges the punch combination from De Medici.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Sturd Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Medici throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sturd Jr.
De Medici misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but De Medici checks it
and De Medici counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sturd Jr looks to land a right hand but De Medici moved out of range.
De Medici throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Medici.
Sturd Jr cracks the inside of De Medici's front leg.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sturd Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Medici lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch but De Medici is avoiding it.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but De Medici swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Medici slips under a jab from Sturd Jr.
De Medici works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as De Medici lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd Jr doesn't seem phased though.
De Medici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Medici.
De Medici's corner calls for a 1-2. De Medici obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sturd Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Medici to counter with a crisp jab.
De Medici throws a head kick that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Medici uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Medici throws a fast counter high kick but Sturd Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Medici connects with a body shot that sends Sturd Jr's belly button to the back.
Sturd Jr thumps De Medici with a low kick.
De Medici takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by De Medici.
Sturd Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr walks into a straight right hand from De Medici.
Illumi De Medici seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Medici checks a leg kick.
De Medici is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sturd Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
De Medici misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici checks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Medici connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
Sturd Jr rushes De Medici and presses him up against the cage.
De Medici lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Medici.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from De Medici.
Sturd Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sturd Jr 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.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Medici, right into the meat.
De Medici moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Medici! But no joy.
De Medici scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Medici.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but De Medici slaps the foot to one side.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Medici moves out of range of the body kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturd Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturd Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but De Medici avoids them all with ease.
De Medici connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow De Medici down.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of De Medici's head but De Medici sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Medici's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sturd Jr forces De Medici back against the cage and clinches.
De Medici scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Medici lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sturd Jr or not.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd Jr fails to land.
De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturd Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Medici paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Medici throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Good work by De Medici as he checks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sturd Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and clinches.
De Medici's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
De Medici throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks De Medici off balance momentarily.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised De Medici's leg. De Medici is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Medici throws a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but De Medici moves out of range easily.
De Medici steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sturd Jr. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Sturd Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that misses
and De Medici counters with a big head kick but Sturd Jr shrugs it off.
De Medici looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Medici clobbers Sturd Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd Jr 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.
Sturd Jr tries to land a leg kick but De Medici saw it coming and moves away.
De Medici scores with a decent looking hook.
De Medici throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
De Medici takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Medici throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Medici is out of range.
De Medici tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sturd Jr on the side of the head.
De Medici throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr catches De Medici with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr has closed the distance and engaged De Medici in a clinch.
De Medici has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici manages to break the clinch.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Medici chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
De Medici takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Medici lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturd Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook to the body. De Medici takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Medici checks it well.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a front kick aimed at De Medici's knee but De Medici avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sturd Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
De Medici swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Medici staying out of range there.
De Medici scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Medici lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but De Medici sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Medici.
De Medici throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturd Jr lands a jab to the head.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
De Medici connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Medici loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Medici throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr defending well as De Medici loads up on a big left hand.
De Medici circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Medici fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but De Medici sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Medici circles away quickly and effectively.
De Medici misses with a leg kick
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Medici.
De Medici defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Medici throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but De Medici avoids it.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Medici throws a wild body kick that Sturd Jr sees coming a mile off.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Medici checks a leg kick.
And De Medici responds with a good body kick, but Sturd Jr manages to step out the way in time.
A big right from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but De Medici moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Illumi De Medici just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as De Medici throws a body kick.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice combination. De Medici backs away looking to recover.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Medici.
Sturd Jr throws a looping overhand right but De Medici ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Medici backs up against the cage.
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
De Medici throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but De Medici is having none of it.
De Medici 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Medici works Sturd Jr's body with a nice hook.
De Medici shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sturd Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but De Medici avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from De Medici on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Medici throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but De Medici takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from De Medici.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Medici.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Medici lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Medici scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Medici misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturd Jr lands a left hand.
De Medici misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but De Medici won't allow it.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sturd Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Medici paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Medici replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sturd Jr blocks it well.
Sturd Jr tries to land a body kick
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr throws a combination that misses
and De Medici counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Medici walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Medici chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
Sturd Jr misses with a combination
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
De Medici throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Medici takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturd Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturd Jr misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici lands with a nice body kick.
Sturd Jr pushes De Medici up against the cage in a clinch.
De Medici lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sturd Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Jason Sturd Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Medici misses with a punch to the body.
De Medici tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Medici lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a head punch that misses.
De Medici blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Medici lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sturd Jr lands a shoulder strike.
De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Sturd Jr misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Medici manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr backing away here, and De Medici unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Medici misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr counters with a good low kick that De Medici was not able to check.
De Medici lands a right hook to the body.
Sturd Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Medici.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
De Medici gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Medici throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sturd Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Medici eats them both and turns towards Sturd Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and De Medici connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Medici does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Medici stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Medici checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Medici looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturd Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Medici.
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!
De Medici throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into De Medici's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Medici feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturd Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Medici throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sturd Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but De Medici moved out of range nicely.
De Medici connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but De Medici is just out of range.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr throws out a loose jab but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturd Jr momentarily.
De Medici uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Medici is out of range.
De Medici has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sturd Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands with a right hand.
De Medici swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by De Medici.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
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!
De Medici takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
De Medici bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook.
De Medici gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from De Medici.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks De Medici off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab from De Medici.
Sturd Jr throws the left hand but De Medici avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd Jr thumps De Medici with a low kick.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but De Medici sees it coming and moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on De Medici's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from De Medici.
De Medici throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturd Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Medici uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd Jr, right into the meat.
De Medici looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Medici blocks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr walks into a left hand.
Sturd Jr lands an overhand right.
Sturd Jr rushes De Medici and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as De Medici blocks the low kick.
De Medici swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Medici throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
De Medici scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Medici jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a left hand
and De Medici counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Medici. De Medici obviously looking to wear him down.
De Medici throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sturd Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Medici avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from De Medici on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a leg kick.
Jason Sturd Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturd Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Medici has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
After winning the bout, Jason Sturd Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Illumi De Medici spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah fucking hell man.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of Seven Seas. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kobashi thinking.
Kobashi 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.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kobashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
Baba cracks Kobashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
Kobashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kobashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kobashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba connects with a nice looking jab.
Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Kobashi off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kobashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Baba moves out of range easily.
Kobashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kobashi momentarily.
A jab from Kobashi finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Kobashi.
Kobashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba connects with a right hand. Kobashi shakes it off.
Kobashi slips a jab and a cross from Baba.
It looked like Kobashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kobashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Baba does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba's corner calls for a 1-2. Baba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kobashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kobashi.
Baba throws a right and a left that Kobashi avoids nicely.
Kobashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kobashi checks a leg kick.
Kobashi scores with a shot to the body.
Baba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kobashi misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Baba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kobashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a series of punches but Kobashi avoids them all with ease.
Baba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kobashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Kobashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baba rushes Kobashi and presses him up against the cage.
Kobashi lands with a left to the head.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobashi is looking to control Baba's arms but Baba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kobashi has his back to the cage.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Kobashi controls the action.
Kobashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baba can't break the clinch.
Kobashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a head kick.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
Baba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kobashi moves away from the strike by Baba.
Baba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kobashi misses
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Kobashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kobashi. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Kobashi misses
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Baba misses with a hook
and Kobashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Kobashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sinbad Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Baba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinbad Baba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kobashi misses with a shot to the body
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
Kobashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baba avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick
and Baba counters with a thumping low kick.
Kobashi misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinbad Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobashi misses with a looping left.
Baba tries a quick counter leg kick but Kobashi is wise to it.
Kobashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
Nice shot by Kobashi.
Baba tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
Baba just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKobashi.
Kobashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baba counters with a good low kick that Kobashi was not able to check.
Kobashi scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kobashi misses.
Kobashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Kobashi slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Baba.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobashi has time to react.
Baba scoring well with a low kick there.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi throws a head kick that half lands.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. Baba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baba scores with a jab.
Baba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kobashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kobashi scrambles back to his feet.
Baba closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Baba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baba is rocked!
Baba working hard to break the clinch.
Baba is still on wobbly legs! Can Kobashi finish him?
Kobashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Baba misses
and Kobashi counters with a huge left! Baba is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kobashi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Baba from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kobashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenta Kobashi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bashorov's choice of entrance music: Hangar 18. Karim Bashorov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
185 lbs
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194 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashorov.
Bashorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Orion's head.
Orion throws a right hand that misses
and Bashorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bashorov misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Bashorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Orion's head.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bashorov throws a lazy uppercut
and Orion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bashorov thinking.
Orion throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Bashorov.
Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Bashorov digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Orion slips a jab from Bashorov.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Orion looks for the body kick but Bashorov saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashorov misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov lands a slapping body shot.
Bashorov misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Orion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Bashorov swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Orion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bashorov is out of range.
Jab from Orion.
A clash of legs there as Bashorov blocks the low kick.
Bashorov lands a jab to Orion's midsection.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Orion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bashorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Bashorov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
Orion throws an off balance right hand
letting Bashorov counter with a right hand.
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!
Orion misses the jab.
Bashorov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Bashorov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orion swings for the body but Bashorov moves out of range.
Bashorov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bashorov 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.
Orion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bashorov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karim Bashorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Orion tries to sprawl out of it but Bashorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orion blocks a jab.
Orion throws a leg kick that misses.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov lands with a cross.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Bashorov moves out of range of the body kick.
Bashorov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bashorov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bashorov lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Orion manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov digs a right hand into Orion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orion's gas tank.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bashorov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bashorov blocks an uppercut.
Bashorov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Bashorov lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bashorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bashorov letting Orion take a breather here.
Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Orion misses.
Bashorov feints the counter takedown.
Bashorov lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashorov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orion defends well and Bashorov ends up having to push Orion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Orion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Orion slips under a jab.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bashorov counters with a straight right hand.
Bashorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashorov staying out of range there.
Cole Orion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Bashorov.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
Bashorov lands with a nice body punch.
Bashorov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orion defends well and Bashorov ends up having to push Orion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Bashorov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion throws out a leg kick but Bashorov moves out of range and Orion only half commits.
Bashorov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karim Bashorov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bashorov throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion is looking to counter punch.
Orion throws a body punch but Bashorov moves out of range.
Bashorov throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bashorov is out of range and Orion settles back down.
Bashorov staying out of range there.
Bashorov catches Orion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov punishes Orion's body with a nice straight punch.
Orion slips under a jab.
Bashorov cracks Orion with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion blocks a jab.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Karim Bashorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Bashorov checks it.
Orion moves in looking to clinch but Bashorov pushes him off.
Bashorov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion lands with a right hand.
Bashorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashorov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Orion's half guard.
Orion keeping hold of Bashorov's head, controlling as best he can.
Bashorov lands with a punch from half guard.
Bashorov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orion is looking to control Bashorov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orion avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov trying to mount his opponent but Orion defends it.
Orion is not content to let Bashorov control the position.
Bashorov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orion's head.
Bashorov stalling.
Bashorov is trying to control. Orion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bashorov wants to pass the guard but Orion is defending well.
Orion gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throwing strikes from guard but Orion blocks nicely.
Karim Bashorov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orion managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bashorov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Bashorov from controlling successfully.
Orion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bashorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orion is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bashorov lands a lovely overhand right.
Orion misses with a body punch
and Bashorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bashorov scores with a decent looking hook.
Orion moves forwards but Bashorov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bashorov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bashorov stalks Orion and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orion's face. Orion staggers backwards, shaken.
Bashorov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bashorov dives in for a single leg takedown but Orion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Orion misses the target.
Bashorov throws a nice looking combination but Orion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orion moves out of range as Bashorov strikes.
Bashorov takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
Bashorov cracks Orion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bashorov ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bashorov misses with a hook.
Bashorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Bashorov lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Bashorov coming out on top.
Orion looks for the body kick but Bashorov saw that one coming.
Bashorov misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Orion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bashorov just manages to avoid it.
Orion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashorov throws out the jab.
Bashorov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bashorov with the counter takedown but Orion avoids it easily.
Bashorov thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bashorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bashorov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Orion misses the target.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
Bashorov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bashorov scores with the left hand. Orion knows he should have avoided that one.
Orion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Orion misses with a hook to the body
and Bashorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bashorov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bashorov! But no joy.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashorov.
Orion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orion throws a looping overhand right but Bashorov ducks down to avoid it.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orion is trying to defend but Bashorov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bashorov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Orion to regain full guard.
Bashorov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashorov passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov is working for a kimura but Orion is defending it quite comfortably.
Bashorov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Bashorov there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion pushes Bashorov off looking to stand but Bashorov dives back in and keeps control.
Orion manages to get to full guard.
Orion working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov with a nice head shot there.
Orion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orion working a defensive guard here.
Bashorov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bashorov is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Bashorov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Bashorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bashorov slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Bashorov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orion tries to avoid it but Bashorov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orion to the ground. Orion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Orion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orion connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orion with a jab.
Bashorov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt
and Orion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashorov thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
Orion throws a jab when Bashorov was well out of range.
Good work by Bashorov as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Bashorov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Bashorov finds it's target.
Bashorov cracks Orion with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bashorov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orion.
Orion misses with a right hand
enabling Bashorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bashorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Orion lunges at Bashorov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bashorov's hand.
Bashorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion throws a lazy uppercut
and Bashorov counters with a three punch combo that has Orion backing up. Orion nods at Bashorov to acknowledge the strikes.
Bashorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orion circles away.
Orion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashorov lands a nice looking body shot.
Bashorov ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
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!
Orion looks to throw the jab but Bashorov is out of range.
Orion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bashorov misses the jab.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bashorov walks into a left hand.
Orion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from Orion.
Some bone on bone action there as Bashorov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Bashorov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Orion misses
and Bashorov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bashorov misses with a hook to the body
and Orion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bashorov jabs at Orion's body.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Bashorov checks it.
Bashorov slips a jab from Orion.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bashorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov missing with a left hand there. Orion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orion misses with a kick to the body.
Orion dodges the punch combination from Bashorov.
Orion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Orion cracks Bashorov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orion misses with a body shot
and Bashorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bashorov scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Orion.
Bashorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bashorov. That snapped Orion's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a wild combination.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orion walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashorov moves away.
Bashorov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bashorov.
Bashorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashorov throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Bashorov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karim Bashorov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Orion's shoulder, as Orion tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Orion there.
Bashorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orion walks into a jab.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Bashorov blocks the low kick.
A solid body kick from Orion.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Bashorov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orion in his tracks.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orion sprawls well. Orion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bashorov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov jabs Orion right on the nose. Orion blinks but takes it well.
Bashorov slips a jab from Orion.
Orion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Orion moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bashorov moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bashorov! But no joy.
Bashorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orion keeps Bashorov at a distance using the push kick.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands with an uppercut that bounces Bashorov off the cage and back into range.
Bashorov slips under a jab.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Orion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Orion misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bashorov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orion misses with a hook.
Bashorov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orion.
Orion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashorov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Orion defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Bashorov avoids it.
Bashorov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Bashorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bashorov throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bashorov looks to throw the jab but Orion is out of range.
Bashorov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bashorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Bashorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Orion misses
and Bashorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orion clobbers Bashorov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bashorov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bashorov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Orion misses.
Bashorov looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Orion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karim Bashorov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashorov manages to avoid it.
Orion throws a body kick that misses
and Bashorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from Orion.
Nice straight punches there by Bashorov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bashorov.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion appears to be looking for a big counter.
Orion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bashorov. That did some damage!
Bashorov catches Orion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orion missing with a left hand there. Bashorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashorov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bashorov blocks the body kick.
Bashorov lands a nice shot that snaps Orion's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karim Bashorov.
Well Bashorov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Bashorov!
Karim Bashorov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Arunas Samusiovas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arunas Samusiovas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 lbs
27 - 7 - 1 |
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186 lbs
22 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford lands a front kick.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Samusiovas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Samusiovas lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a shot to the body.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Samusiovas.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samusiovas walks into a straight right hand from Rutherford.
Samusiovas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas throws a big counter combination but Rutherford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutherford cracks Samusiovas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutherford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Samusiovas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range and Samusiovas settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas tried to score with a low kick but Rutherford checks it.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Rutherford moves into range and clinches up with Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks an elbow strike from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutherford keeps control of Samusiovas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samusiovas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Samusiovas lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford avoiding damage as Samusiovas throws knees to the body.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Rutherford tries to work over Samusiovas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Samusiovas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Samusiovas lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
Samusiovas stalling.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samusiovas pushes Rutherford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to work over Samusiovas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samusiovas manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford wants to clinch up but Samusiovas keeps it at a distance.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutherford 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.
Samusiovas tried to counter with a leg kick but Rutherford avoided it.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samusiovas throws a big shot that misses.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Rutherford
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samusiovas swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
And Rutherford responds with a good body kick, but Samusiovas manages to step out the way in time.
Samusiovas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutherford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutherford scores with a nice right hand.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samusiovas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rutherford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range.
Rutherford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutherford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Samusiovas ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford pushes Samusiovas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutherford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutherford lands a jab to Samusiovas's midsection.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samusiovas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Samusiovas blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Samusiovas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samusiovas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutherford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samusiovas's hands.
Samusiovas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutherford lands with a shot to the body.
Samusiovas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Samusiovas counters with a nice body kick.
Samusiovas misses with a double jab
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Samusiovas lands a front kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rutherford in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with the left hand. Samusiovas knows he should have avoided that one.
Samusiovas is rocked!
Samusiovas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a jab to Samusiovas's midsection.
A head kick by Rutherford misses
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Samusiovas.
Jab by Rutherford.
Rutherford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Samusiovas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samusiovas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samusiovas seems to have got his legs back now.
Samusiovas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samusiovas misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Samusiovas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Samusiovas lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutherford swings for the body but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Rutherford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samusiovas throws a wild body kick that Rutherford sees coming a mile off.
Samusiovas slips under a jab from Rutherford.
A little feinted left hand from Samusiovas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutherford defending well as Samusiovas loads up on a big left hand.
Samusiovas moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Samusiovas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
No joy there for Rutherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samusiovas.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutherford.
Samusiovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Samusiovas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Rutherford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Samusiovas.
Rutherford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rutherford throws a push kick but Samusiovas slaps the foot to one side.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samusiovas misses with a head kick.
Samusiovas with a jab.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Samusiovas looks to land a right hand but Rutherford moved out of range.
It seemed like Rutherford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutherford throws a hook to the side of Samusiovas's head but Samusiovas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford pushes Samusiovas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
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!
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Arunas Samusiovas's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Samusiovas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Samusiovas struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Samusiovas is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutherford has double underhooks.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Samusiovas avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Samusiovas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Samusiovas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samusiovas breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samusiovas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rutherford blocks a leg kick.
Samusiovas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy left from Samusiovas finds it's target.
Rutherford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rutherford.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford flicks out a counter leg kick but Samusiovas steps away.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutherford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Samusiovas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutherford.
Samusiovas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samusiovas throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford wants to counter with a clinch but Samusiovas pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford throws a jab but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samusiovas. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samusiovas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Samusiovas misses its target.
Samusiovas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a really nice looking cross but Samusiovas seems unphased.
Rutherford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samusiovas is able to avoid easily.
Samusiovas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Samusiovas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas connects with a body shot.
Rutherford blocks the body kick.
A jab from Samusiovas misses.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Samusiovas digs a good body shot into Rutherford's ribs.
Rutherford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samusiovas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Rutherford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samusiovas.
Samusiovas connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Samusiovas is predictable there
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Samusiovas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samusiovas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutherford throws a nice looking combination but Samusiovas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Rutherford swings for the body but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutherford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Samusiovas slips under a jab from Rutherford.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford keeps Samusiovas at a distance using the push kick.
Samusiovas throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Samusiovas only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Samusiovas moved out of range nicely.
Samusiovas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutherford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutherford throws a low kick, looking for Samusiovas's leg but Samusiovas calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rutherford. Beautiful body shot.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Samusiovas saw that one coming.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the head.
Samusiovas blocks a jab.
Rutherford takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Samusiovas finds it's target.
Rutherford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samusiovas throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Samusiovas. That's going to slow Rutherford down.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samusiovas with a hook.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
A clash of legs there as Samusiovas blocks the low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Samusiovas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Samusiovas.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutherford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Samusiovas looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samusiovas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford thumps Samusiovas with a low kick.
Rutherford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford prevents Samusiovas from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Steven Rutherford just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Samusiovas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutherford is able to avoid easily.
Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Samusiovas moved away.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Samusiovas throws a quick counter head kick but Rutherford was just out of range.
Samusiovas throws the kick towards the body but Rutherford avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas cracks Rutherford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Samusiovas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutherford misses with a straight right.
Rutherford tried to score with a low kick but Samusiovas checks it.
Samusiovas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutherford moves out of range as Samusiovas strikes.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Samusiovas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rutherford takes a step back to recover.
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Samusiovas misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford scores with a nice strike.
Samusiovas fakes the leg kick and cracks Rutherford in the body.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Samusiovas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutherford on the side of the head.
Samusiovas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samusiovas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutherford. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Samusiovas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford misses with a hook
and Samusiovas counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samusiovas defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand.
As Rutherford backs away, Samusiovas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutherford throws a push kick but Samusiovas slaps the foot to one side.
Samusiovas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Samusiovas defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford wants to counter with a clinch but Samusiovas pushes him away.
Samusiovas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samusiovas tried to score with a low kick but Rutherford checks it.
Rutherford throws a hook but Samusiovas blocks it.
Samusiovas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutherford can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Samusiovas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
Samusiovas lands a body shot.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Rutherford avoids a kick to the body.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samusiovas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samusiovas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutherford cracks Samusiovas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutherford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body kick there by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Samusiovas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
It seemed like Rutherford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutherford tests Samusiovas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutherford throws a wild body kick that Samusiovas sees coming a mile off.
Rutherford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Samusiovas back to the cage. Rutherford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Samusiovas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Samusiovas moves out of range easily.
Samusiovas throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Samusiovas misses.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samusiovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Samusiovas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samusiovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutherford can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford 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.
Samusiovas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Rutherford misses.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutherford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samusiovas on the side of the head.
Samusiovas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samusiovas is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.
Samusiovas misses with a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samusiovas ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Samusiovas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range and Samusiovas settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Samusiovas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford blocks the body kick.
Rutherford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutherford, as that shot connected.
Samusiovas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rutherford to score with a decent uppercut.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Samusiovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samusiovas.
Good shot there by Rutherford.
Rutherford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutherford duly obliges.
Samusiovas is looking to slow Rutherford down with leg kicks.
Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Samusiovas thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Samusiovas. That snapped Rutherford's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arunas Samusiovas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Rutherford finds it's target.
Rutherford throws a good cross that connects.
Rutherford tries to clinch up.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
Samusiovas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Rutherford drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Samusiovas right on the button. Samusiovas goes down! Rutherford follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rutherford gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Rutherford!
A relieved looking Steven Rutherford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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