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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Tillman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Juan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman's corner calls for a 1-2. Tillman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Juan misses with a takedown
and Tillman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juan drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juan pushes down on Tillman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tillman tries to get to full guard but Juan has control of the leg.
Tillman is not content to let Juan control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan tries to pass to full mount but Tillman defends it.
Juan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tillman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tillman is trying to control but can't.
Juan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tillman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tillman is doing well to control the position and prevent Juan from advancing to side control.
Tillman wants to get back to full guard.
Tillman controlling the position well.
Juan trying to control from half guard but Tillman is working away.
Tillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tillman is looking for a sweep. Juan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tillman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tillman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juan passes Tillman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tillman is trying is best to control the position here.
Juan seems to be looking for submissions.
Juan is looking to take a break and control but Tillman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tillman defending well though.
Juan trying to pass the guard but Tillman defending well.
Juan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tillman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman is trying to maintain the position but Juan is very close to passing his half guard.
Tillman wants to improve his position but Juan is controlling well.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is defending well.
Tillman is positioning himself well to prevent Juan advancing to mount.
Juan is trying to control. Tillman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juan is thwarting Tillman's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juan looks for a takedown but Tillman sprawls well.
Juan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pat Tillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tillman.
Juan shoots in and bounces Tillman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tillman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tillman's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Juan as he checks the leg kick.
Juan moves away from the strike by Tillman.
Juan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tillman pinned against the cage. Tillman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tillman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tillman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Juan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juan moves out of range of the body kick from Tillman.
A low kick from Tillman is predictable there
and Juan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tillman really felt that one!
Tillman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juan is defended easily by Tillman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tillman is fending him off so far but Juan persists. Nope, Tillman circles away and we're back to standing.
Tillman throws a big shot that misses.
Pat Tillman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juan darts in looking for a takedown but Tillman gets double underhooks and turns Juan into the cage.
Juan with a poor takedown
and Tillman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juan tries to move into range but Tillman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juan avoids the body shot from Tillman.
Juan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Tillman.
Pat Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tillman thuds his right hand into Juan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tillman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Juan wants to control but Tillman is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman can't do much from the bottom here.
Juan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Juan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tillman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Juan's guard! Nice work there by Tillman!
Tillman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tillman looking to sit in guard and control but Juan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is keeping the position.
Juan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tillman's guard.
Juan is trying to control the action in half guard but Tillman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tillman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Juan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Juan's back!
Juan tries to roll but Tillman sticks to his back.
Tillman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tillman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tillman has the hooks in. Juan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Juan turns into Tillman and is now in his guard.
Tillman keeping full guard, as Juan tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tillman has control of Juan's left arm, preventing Juan from doing any damage.
Tillman keeping full guard, as Juan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Tillman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tillman throws a low kick, looking for Juan's leg but Juan calmly moves out of range.
Tillman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Tillman misses its intended target.
Juan tries for a takedown but Tillman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tillman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juan slips under a jab from Tillman.
Tillman misses with a straight left.
Tillman leaves Juan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan ducks right into an uppercut from Tillman.
Tillman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juan.
Tillman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juan scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tillman.
Tillman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juan on the side of the head.
Juan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Tillman misses with a straight right.
No luck for Juan with that takedown attempt.
Tillman misses with the body kick
and Juan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juan.
Tillman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Juan passes Tillman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tillman keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman is trying to get back to full guard.
Juan wants to free his trapped foot but Tillman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Juan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juan looking to ground and pound but Tillman is blocking nicely.
Tillman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tillman is trying to escape the mount.
Tillman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan is stalling here but it's allowed Tillman to get half guard.
Sean Juan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tillman is looking to control Juan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tillman avoid being mounted?
Juan moves nicely into side control.
Tillman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Juan is thwarting Tillman's attempts to control the position.
Tillman is controlling Juan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is defending well.
Tillman is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan wants to pass to mount but Tillman is defending the position.
Juan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Juan looking to ground and pound but Tillman is blocking nicely.
Juan is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tillman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tillman shrugs it off.
Juan wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Tillman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tillman is holding on to half guard well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Juan.
I think Juan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Harmonica. Edge has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Edge!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edge scores with a jab.
Edge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christian Edge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Edge does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Edge down.
Edge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edge throws a body shot but no joy.
Edge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronson.
Bronson throws a body punch but Edge moves out of range.
Edge throws a solid leg kick but Bronson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edge.
Edge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edge throws out a loose jab but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson moves forwards but Edge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edge walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson throws a good cross that connects.
Edge swings widly with a right hand
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
Edge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Bronson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab lands there for Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edge with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Edge lands with a hook. Bronson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Bronson's head coaches at Touch-butt with that dork in the park that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bronson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Edge connects with a couple of short punches.
Edge prevents Bronson from getting back to his feet.
Edge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edge stops Bronson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edge looking to pass the guard.
Edge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edge is working Bronson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bronson is rocked!
Edge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronson is keeping the position for now.
Bronson wants to stand and escape but Edge is having none of it.
Edge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson is looking to stand up but Edge isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Bronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Bronson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edge is controlling him.
Bronson seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edge takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Edge feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a decent looking hook.
Bronson moves out of range of the body kick from Edge.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edge.
Edge throws a lazy uppercut
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Bronson.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edge blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edge misses with a kick to the body.
Edge moves out of range of the body kick.
Edge throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Edge is just out of range.
Edge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
And Edge tries to counter it with a takedown but Bronson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronson thumps Edge with a low kick.
Edge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edge connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Edge will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edge tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Edge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Edge.
Edge misses with a straight right.
Edge lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
Edge works Bronson's body with a nice hook.
Bronson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edge finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronson's head.
Bronson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edge scores with a counter punch that sends Bronson to the canvas! Edge smells blood - he's punishing Bronson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bronson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Edge!
After the fight, Christian Edge 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Marsh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Fenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fenix. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Fenix throws a push kick but Marsh slaps the foot to one side.
Fenix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marsh swivels and escapes.
Fenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Fenix ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix trying to stall but Marsh improves his position.
Marsh letting Fenix take a breather here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fenix 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.
Fenix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenix is working Marsh over against the cage.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Fenix as the two fighters clinch.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Fenix controls the action.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fenix digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
Marsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Fenix.
Fenix blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Marsh controls the action.
Fenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Fenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fenix is trying to maintain a safe position but Marsh gets an underhook and turns Fenix into the cage.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Fenix avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
Marsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Fenix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fenix up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fenix misses with the head strike.
Marsh slowing the pace effectively.
Marsh lands a left hand.
Fenix wants the takedown. Marsh is fighting it off but Fenix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Marsh's guard against the cage.
Marsh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fenix off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Marsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fenix lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix throws out a powerful jab.
Fenix ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Fenix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Marsh gets a clinch.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Fenix tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Marsh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenix. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Marsh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
Marcus Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh with a jab.
Marsh lands a high kick!
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Fenix with that takedown attempt.
Marsh is looking to counter punch.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fenix can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Fenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix blocks the body kick.
Fenix plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fenix is breathing heavily.
Marsh clinches.
Marsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marsh digs a right hand into Fenix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fenix's gas tank.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Marsh.
Marsh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fenix.
Marsh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marsh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fenix or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Marsh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh tries to work over Fenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fenix is leaning against Marsh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Marsh.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Fenix.
Marsh lands with a light punch inside.
Marsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsh slows down the pace here.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
Fenix drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marsh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marsh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fenix up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Marsh.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
Marsh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
A short left from Marsh.
Fenix is trying to pull guard but Marsh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stan Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Fenix.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Marsh lands a body shot.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fenix takes a shot to the head.
Fenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsh tries to work over Fenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh lands a shot to the body.
Marsh lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Marsh.
Marsh pushes Fenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsh scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsh lands with a light punch inside.
Fenix is rocked!
Marsh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Marsh finish him?
Marsh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fenix with a big uppercut! Fenix tries to clinch up but Marsh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fenix to the mat! Fenix covers up and Marsh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stan Marsh!
An out of breath Stan Marsh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Aiden Preston has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire moves to clinch but Preston breaks away
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Preston tries to bum rush Doubdtfire with a series of wild strikes but Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doubdtfire misses with a wild combination.
Doubdtfire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Preston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doubdtfire lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
Doubdtfire slips under a jab from Preston.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preston just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDoubdtfire.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doubdtfire with a lazy takedown attempt
and Preston counters with a big head kick but Doubdtfire shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Doubdtfire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Preston misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire backing away here, and Preston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Preston throws a front kick aimed at Doubdtfire's knee but Doubdtfire avoids it well.
Doubdtfire forces Preston back against the cage and clinches.
Doubdtfire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Preston.
Doubdtfire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston tries to throw a body punch but Doubdtfire avoids it by throwing Preston back against the cage.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston pushes Doubdtfire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doubdtfire working aggressively here.
Doubdtfire takes an elbow to the temple.
We've been informed that Preston 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.
Preston misses with a body punch.
Doubdtfire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Doubdtfire has a couple of punches blocked by Preston.
Doubdtfire wants to stall.
Preston misses with a knee to the head.
Doubdtfire lands with a left to the head.
Doubdtfire misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston tries to throw a body punch but Doubdtfire avoids it by throwing Preston back against the cage.
Doubdtfire working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preston.
Doubdtfire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doubdtfire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doubdtfire stalling the fight.
Doubdtfire manages to break the clinch.
Doubdtfire avoids the head kick by Preston.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Preston scores with a hook.
Preston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Preston throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston blocks a head kick by Doubdtfire.
Preston throws a head kick that half lands.
Doubdtfire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Preston is able to avoid easily.
Doubdtfire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but Preston avoids it.
Doubdtfire scores with a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire lands a lovely overhand right.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Preston blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Preston.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Preston throws a poor cross that misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a left to the body.
Preston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doubdtfire moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPreston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston feints and then cracks Doubdtfire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doubdtfire down.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doubdtfire moves out of range of the body kick from Preston.
Doubdtfire blocks a head kick by Preston.
Doubdtfire lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doubdtfire misses with a wild body shot.
Doubdtfire throws a lazy body kick
and Preston counters with a left and a right that stings Doubdtfire.
A shot to the body from Preston misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Preston's head.
Preston lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick by Preston misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Preston misses.
Doubdtfire lands a high kick!
Doubdtfire throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Doubdtfire tried to score with a low kick but Preston checks it.
Preston connects with a looping right hand.
Preston scores with a nice head shot.
Doubdtfire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Jab from Preston.
Doubdtfire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doubdtfire with a jab.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Preston.
Doubdtfire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Preston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doubdtfire misses with a looping left.
Doubdtfire dodges the punch combination from Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Preston moved away.
A jab from Doubdtfire misses.
Doubdtfire backing away here, and Preston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Preston blocks a head kick by Doubdtfire.
Preston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Preston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Preston lands an overhand right.
Preston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Preston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a nice body shot.
Doubdtfire tries to work over Preston's front leg with a kick but Preston checks it.
Preston connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doubdtfire momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Preston.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doubdtfire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Preston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doubdtfire avoids the head kick by Preston.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Preston flicks out a counter leg kick but Doubdtfire steps away.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doubdtfire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doubdtfire.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doubdtfire. Preston shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Doubdtfire moves away and avoids it.
Preston misses with a hook. Doubdtfire ducked under it nicely.
Preston scores with a jab.
Preston tries to bum rush Doubdtfire with a series of wild strikes but Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doubdtfire scores with a spinning back kick!
Preston misses with a wild body shot.
Doubdtfire misses with a body punch
and Preston counters with a series of strikes. Doubdtfire will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doubdtfire lands a body shot.
Doubdtfire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doubdtfire staying out of range there.
Doubdtfire connects with a right hand. Preston shakes it off.
Preston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doubdtfire checks it well.
Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Preston throws out a counter right but Doubdtfire avoids it with no problem.
Preston throws a right hand that Doubdtfire ducks under and follows up with a left that Doubdtfire also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Preston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doubdtfire if he has to take too many more of those.
Preston scores with a three punch combo!
Preston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doubdtfire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doubdtfire lands a really nice looking cross but Preston seems unphased.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doubdtfire - that will leave a mark!
Doubdtfire blocks a jab.
Preston defending well as Doubdtfire loads up on a big left hand.
Preston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doubdtfire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Doubdtfire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Preston.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doubdtfire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Doubdtfire lands with an overhand left.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is winning the standup battle so far.
Doubdtfire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Doubdtfire jabs at Preston's body.
Preston lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doubdtfire takes a step back to recover.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice strike.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire digs a good hook to Preston's body.
Preston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doubdtfire.
Preston blocks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body punch.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Preston misses its intended target.
A big left from Doubdtfire misses.
Preston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Doubdtfire.
A left lands for Doubdtfire.
Preston checks the leg kick.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick as Preston jumps back.
Good leg kick by Doubdtfire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Preston does it's job there.
Doubdtfire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Preston lands a head kick. Doubdtfire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Preston moves out of range as Doubdtfire throws a body kick.
As Doubdtfire backs off Preston throws a huge counter combo but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Doubdtfire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Doubdtfire quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Doubdtfire there.
Doubdtfire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Preston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. Preston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doubdtfire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Preston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Doubdtfire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Preston blocks the low kick.
Preston throws a hook but Doubdtfire avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Preston sprawls and moves away.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Preston.
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doubdtfire is looking to slow Preston down with leg kicks.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Preston's hands.
Doubdtfire fails with a takedown attempt.
Preston scores with a head kick. Doubdtfire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Doubdtfire throws a right hand that misses
and Preston counters with a right hand to the body.
Preston misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doubdtfire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Preston won't be happy with that.
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!
Doubdtfire trying to control the position but Preston is working away.
Doubdtfire prevents Preston from escaping the position.
Doubdtfire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Preston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Preston is pushing Doubdtfire's head away, looking to escape. Doubdtfire manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Euphegen Doubdtfire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doubdtfire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire!
Post fight, Euphegen Doubdtfire took to the microphone: 'I'm coming for that belt!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Linkin Portier was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portier throws a jab when Blomsten was well out of range.
Portier throws a hook to the side of Blomsten's head but Blomsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Portier wants to slow Blomsten down by chopping away at his legs.
Blomsten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Portier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blomsten.
Portier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blomsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Portier misses with the combination.
Portier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blomsten.
Blomsten ducks right into an uppercut from Portier.
Portier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blomsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portier.
Blomsten scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portier throws a jab when Blomsten was well out of range.
Blomsten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Portier scores with a nice strike.
Blomsten loads up on a big right hand but Portier slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Portier misses the target.
Blomsten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blomsten.
It seemed like Portier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Portier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blomsten.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portier throws an off balance right hand
and Blomsten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Portier throws a hook but Blomsten avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Blomsten.
Portier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Portier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blomsten throws out the jab.
As Blomsten backs off Portier throws a huge counter combo but Blomsten manages to avoid it all.
Portier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Portier misses
and Blomsten counters with a good low kick that Portier was not able to check.
Portier misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Blomsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Portier, as that shot connected.
Blomsten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blomsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portier was well out of range. Poor timing from Blomsten.
Portier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blomsten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portier.
Portier throws a head kick but Blomsten moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten cracks Portier with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blomsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blomsten slips under a jab from Portier.
Portier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blomsten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Portier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Portier wants to land a leg kick but Blomsten is out of range.
Blomsten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portier.
A jab from Blomsten finds it's way through Portier's defenses.
Blomsten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Portier at a distance.
Blomsten tries a low kick but Portier avoids it.
Blomsten throws a lazy right hand but Portier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blomsten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Portier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blomsten.
Blomsten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Blomsten tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portier connects with a single shot there.
Portier drives through and clinches with Blomsten against the cage.
I was talking to Blomsten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten is looking to break free of the clinch but Portier has double underhooks.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
Blomsten misses with a punch to the body.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blomsten.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Blomsten.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blomsten.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blomsten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Portier throws a hook but Blomsten blocks it.
Portier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Blomsten.
Portier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Blomsten misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Portier.
Blomsten lands a leg kick that knocks Portier off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blomsten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Portier misses with a combination
enabling Blomsten to counter with a crisp jab.
Blomsten cracks Portier with a good jab.
Portier looks to land a combination but Blomsten avoids it well.
A jab from Portier misses.
Portier misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Blomsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blomsten throws a shot from downtown. Portier moves away and avoids it.
Portier throws out a powerful jab.
Portier misses with a lunging right hand
and Blomsten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Blomsten.
Blomsten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blomsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Blomsten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blomsten!
Blomsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portier was well out of range. Poor timing from Blomsten.
Portier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blomsten.
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 Arto Blomsten will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Portier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blomsten.
Blomsten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Portier blocks the low kick.
Blomsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portier.
It looked like Blomsten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Portier blocks a jab.
Portier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blomsten tried to score with a low kick but Portier checks it.
Blomsten lands a nice looking body shot.
Blomsten misses with a straight right.
Portier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Portier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blomsten lands a body shot.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Blomsten defending well as Portier loads up on a big left hand.
Portier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blomsten slips under a jab from Portier.
Blomsten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten blocks a leg kick.
Portier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blomsten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blomsten misses the shot to the body.
Blomsten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arto Blomsten is winning the standup battle so far.
Blomsten slips under a jab.
Blomsten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blomsten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blomsten lands a nice hook to Portier's body. Portier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blomsten keeps the fight on the outside.
Blomsten tries a low kick but Portier avoids it.
Portier throws out a loose jab but Blomsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Blomsten tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blomsten looks to land a right hand but Portier moved out of range.
Blomsten dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Blomsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portier moves away.
Portier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blomsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a looping overhand right but Blomsten ducks down to avoid it.
Portier lands a leg kick that knocks Blomsten off balance momentarily.
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!
Blomsten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Portier if he has to take too many more of those.
Portier cracks Blomsten with a good jab.
Blomsten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blomsten connects with a body shot that sends Portier's belly button to the back.
Blomsten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blomsten throws a solid leg kick but Portier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blomsten.
Portier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blomsten's sensitive parts.
Portier blocks the body kick.
Blomsten digs a good hook to Portier's body.
Blomsten lunges at Portier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Portier's hand.
Blomsten thumps Portier with a low kick.
Blomsten throws a series of punches but Portier avoids them all with ease.
Blomsten thumps Portier with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Portier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Portier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blomsten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blomsten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Portier stalks Blomsten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blomsten's face. Blomsten staggers backwards, shaken.
Portier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blomsten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blomsten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Portier throws a lazy uppercut
and Blomsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blomsten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Portier's sensitive parts.
Portier wants to clinch up but Blomsten keeps it at a distance.
Blomsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portier moves out of range as Blomsten throws a body kick.
Portier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blomsten digs a good hook to Portier's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blomsten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Portier unleashes a big counter combination but Blomsten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blomsten throws out a loose jab but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Portier throws a jab but it's blocked by Blomsten.
Blomsten throws a series of punches but Portier moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blomsten.
Blomsten cracks Portier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blomsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portier.
Portier lands a glancing blow to the side of Blomsten's head.
Portier moves out of range as Blomsten strikes.
Portier wants to counter the offense by Blomsten and move into the clinch position.
Blomsten lands a slapping body shot.
Blomsten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Portier.
Portier throws a hook but Blomsten avoids it easily.
Blomsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portier throws a shot from downtown. Blomsten moves away and avoids it.
Blomsten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blomsten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blomsten slips a straight right by Portier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blomsten needs to keep his hands up - Portier had a free shot at his head there.
Portier swinging wildly here.
Portier throws a combination that misses
and Blomsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blomsten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Portier in his tracks.
Blomsten slips a straight right by Portier.
Blomsten throwing a counter right hand but Portier manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Portier misses with a low kick.
Blomsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Portier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Portier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blomsten. Portier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blomsten throws an overhand right that lands on Portier's shoulder, as Portier tries to avoid the shot.
Portier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blomsten tried to counter with a leg kick but Portier avoided it.
Portier throws the left hand but Blomsten avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Portier misses its intended target.
Portier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Portier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Blomsten.
Portier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Blomsten misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten drops his hands momentarily and Portier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Blomsten.
Blomsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portier can do to turn this around?
Good work by Blomsten as he checks the leg kick.
Portier throws a nice looking combination but Blomsten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blomsten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blomsten blocks a leg kick.
Blomsten scores with a decent looking hook.
Portier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Portier tried to score with a low kick but Blomsten checks it.
Blomsten misses with a kick to the body.
Portier walks into a left hand.
Blomsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blomsten misses with a wild combination.
Portier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arto Blomsten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier swings widly with a right hand
and Blomsten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Portier throws a leg kick but Blomsten moved away.
Portier tries to clinch up but Blomsten circles away and keeps his distance.
Portier looks to throw the jab but Blomsten is out of range.
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!
Blomsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Portier slips a jab from Blomsten.
Blomsten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blomsten misses with an uppercut.
Blomsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blomsten.
Blomsten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Blomsten scores with the left hand. Portier knows he should have avoided that one.
Blomsten throws a good cross that connects.
Blomsten slips a jab from Portier.
Portier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blomsten.
Blomsten moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Portier misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten takes a swing at Portier's ribcage but misses.
Blomsten loads up on a big right hand but Portier slips the punch.
Portier feints a counter leg kick.
Portier misses with a two punch combination.
Blomsten scores with a hook.
Blomsten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blomsten.
Blomsten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Portier can pounce on him.
Blomsten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Blomsten. That snapped Portier's head back.
Portier tries to clinch up.
Blomsten throws a jab when Portier was well out of range.
Blomsten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Portier.
Portier misses with a looping right.
Portier throws a hook to the side of Blomsten's head but Blomsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blomsten lands with a good body shot.
Blomsten throws a body kick that misses.
As Blomsten backs off Portier throws a huge counter combo but Blomsten manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linkin Portier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Portier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blomsten.
Blomsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Blomsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Blomsten blocking some punches.
Blomsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blomsten blocking some punches.
Portier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Portier misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Blomsten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blomsten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Blomsten!
Arto Blomsten 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karimov's entrance music is ACDC - Hells Bells. A fine choice. Hallava has chosen Nightcall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karimov tried to counter with a leg kick but Hallava avoided it.
Hallava swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hallava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallava digs a good hook to Karimov's body.
Hallava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karimov.
Hallava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karimov misses with a low kick.
Hallava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karimov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hallava avoids it.
Julle Hallava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallava misses with a hook. Karimov ducked under it nicely.
Karimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hallava throws a looping overhand right but Karimov ducks down to avoid it.
Hallava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karimov thuds a left hand into Hallava's body.
Karimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallava manages to avoid it.
Hallava throws a body shot but no joy.
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Hallava, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karimov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallava stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
Hallava throws a good cross that connects.
Karimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallava doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karimov throws a hook but Hallava avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karimov.
Hallava is looking to clinch.
Hallava shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karimov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallava was well out of range. Poor timing from Karimov.
Hallava misses with a head kick.
Hallava misses the shot to the body.
Hallava misses with a looping right.
Karimov is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallava takes a shot to the body 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!
Hallava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karimov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hallava misses.
Hallava throws a series of punches but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov lands with a straight right. Hallava didn't see that one coming.
Karimov walks into a stiff left hand from Hallava.
Hallava throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
Hallava instigates a clinch.
Karimov trying to land knees to the body.
Karimov blocking some punches.
Hallava avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Karimov lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Karimov - that landed with a thud.
Hallava looks winded!
Karimov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karimov obliges.
Hallava managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hallava takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karimov.
Karimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hallava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karimov tries a body shot but Hallava blocks it.
A body shot lands from Karimov.
Karimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallava avoids the damage to the body.
Hallava dodges an elbow strike from Karimov.
Hallava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallava is defending well for now.
Karimov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hallava managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Karimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallava avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karimov tries to work over Hallava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karimov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hallava takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov cracks the inside of Hallava's front leg.
Hallava throws a looping overhand right but Karimov ducks down to avoid it.
Karimov needs to keep his hands up - Hallava had a free shot at his head there.
Hallava lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
Hallava throws a hook but Karimov blocks it.
Hallava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karimov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karimov is looking to wear down Hallava with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallava.
Hallava misses with a straight right.
Hallava looks to land a left hand but Karimov moved out of range nicely.
Karimov throws a body shot but no joy.
Karimov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hallava swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karimov counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dasha Karimov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hallava lands with a nice body punch.
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Karimov misses the target.
Karimov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hallava throws a lazy right hand but Karimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karimov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hallava takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hallava closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karimov counters with a good, hard body kick but Hallava shrugs it off.
Karimov throws a hook but Hallava blocks it.
Karimov throws a looping overhand right but Hallava ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallava gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hallava jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karimov walks away with a smile on his face. Hallava gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hallava swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karimov slips a straight right by Hallava.
Karimov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallava can do to turn this around?
Karimov ducks under a wild hook from Hallava.
Karimov tried to counter with a leg kick but Hallava avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava misses with an uppercut. Karimov saw that one coming.
Karimov connects with the punch.
Hallava has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karimov.
Karimov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hallava ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallava checks the leg kick.
Karimov moves out of range as Hallava strikes.
Karimov lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Hallava.
Karimov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallava throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallava misses the target.
Hallava throws a sloppy head kick and Karimov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov throws a sloppy head kick and Hallava moves out of range easily.
Karimov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karimov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karimov throws a body kick that misses.
Karimov scoring well with a low kick there.
Karimov lands a lovely overhand right.
Hallava listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karimov scores with a nice right hand.
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
It looks like Karimov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hallava on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karimov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hallava takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karimov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hallava throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Karimov as he connects with a hook.
Karimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karimov. That's going to slow Hallava down.
Karimov loads up on a big right hand but Hallava slips the punch.
Hallava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karimov.
Hallava throws a big shot that misses.
Hallava misses with an uppercut.
Karimov slips under a jab from Hallava.
Karimov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hallava.
Hallava ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
Karimov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hallava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallava.
Dasha Karimov is winning the standup battle so far.
Karimov thuds his right hand into Hallava's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hallava pushes Karimov up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karimov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallava is defending well for now.
Karimov trying to land knees to the body.
Karimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallava throws a head kick that misses.
Hallava loads up on a big right hand but Karimov slips the punch.
Karimov throws a body shot but no joy.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallava.
Hallava takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dasha Karimov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karimov looks for the body kick but Hallava saw that one coming.
Karimov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karimov throws a head kick that misses.
Hallava takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
Karimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallava.
Hallava loads up on a big right hand but Karimov slips the punch.
Hallava takes a swing at Karimov's ribcage but misses.
Karimov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov misses with a low kick.
Hallava throws a head kick but Karimov moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Karimov.
Karimov misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallava is just out of range.
Hallava is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karimov.
Karimov keeps Hallava at a distance using the push kick.
Karimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallava.
Karimov misses the shot to the body.
Karimov lands a leg kick that knocks Hallava off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Karimov.
Decent striking displayed by Karimov there.
Hallava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karimov moves away.
Hallava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallava.
Hallava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karimov.
Karimov misses the shot to the body.
Hallava is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hallava just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallava misses with a left hand
and Karimov counters with a good, hard body kick but Hallava shrugs it off.
Dasha Karimov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava ducks right into an uppercut from Karimov.
Karimov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karimov blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karimov. That's going to slow Hallava down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Hallava misses.
Karimov throws a wild body kick that Hallava sees coming a mile off.
Julle Hallava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hallava misses the shot to the body.
Karimov avoids the body shot from Hallava.
Hallava misses with a body shot.
Hallava misses with a head kick.
Karimov slips a jab from Hallava.
Karimov scores with a jab. Hallava acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hallava throws a lazy right hand but Karimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallava.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Karimov misses.
Hallava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallava misses the jab.
Hallava misses with a head kick.
Hallava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karimov connects with the punch.
Hallava throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
Karimov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karimov counters with a body kick that stops Hallava in his tracks momentarily.
A shot to the body from Hallava misses
and Karimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Karimov.
Hallava throws an off balance right hand
and Karimov counters with a straight right hand.
Karimov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallava wants to counter the offense by Karimov and move into the clinch position.
Hallava throws a body punch but Karimov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallava drives through and clinches with Karimov against the cage.
Hallava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallava has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hallava throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallava lands an elbow inside that Karimov shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karimov blocking some punches.
Karimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Hallava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Karimov.
Karimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallava avoids the damage to the body.
Hallava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov blocks the elbow strike.
Hallava goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karimov trying to land knees to the body.
Karimov tries to work over Hallava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hallava struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Hallava misses with an elbow strike.
Karimov tries a body shot but Hallava blocks it.
Hallava creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dasha Karimov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karimov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dasha Karimov!
Dasha Karimov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bullet Proof System logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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40
253 lbs
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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
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Heisman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cinder Smaug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smaug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heisman clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smaug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smaug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Smaug misses with the head strike.
Heisman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisman's elbow.
Heisman breaks the clinch.
Heisman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smaug takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisman lands a nice looking body kick.
Heisman moves into the clinch.
Heisman trying to control the position but instead, Smaug has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heisman into the cage.
Heisman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smaug up against the cage.
Heisman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman's corner calls for a 1-2. Heisman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smaug, right into the meat.
Heisman looks to land a body kick but Smaug moved away.
Heisman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heisman misses with a body shot.
Heisman checks a leg kick.
Heisman cracks the inside of Smaug's front leg.
Heisman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smaug moves away from the strike by Heisman.
Heisman misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heisman checks a leg kick.
Heisman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heisman closes the distance and pushes Smaug back into the cage.
Heisman working Smaug over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Smaug.
Heisman misses with a punch on the inside.
Smaug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisman tries to land knees in the clinch but Smaug avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisman.
Smaug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisman's elbow.
Heisman swings wildly with an uppercut but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Smaug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heisman throws a head punch that misses.
Heisman tries to circle away but Smaug has him pinned against the cage.
Smaug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heisman misses with a body punch.
Smaug lands an uppercut.
Heisman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heisman lands a right hand.
Heisman has a couple of punches blocked by Smaug.
Heisman tries a body shot but Smaug blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smaug.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisman.
Smaug lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisman.
Heisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman is looking to clinch but Smaug is avoiding it.
Smaug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heisman's sensitive parts.
Smaug fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heisman digs a good body shot into Smaug's ribs.
Smaug digs a good body shot into Heisman's ribs.
Heisman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Heisman is looking to clinch.
Heisman checks a leg kick nicely.
Smaug scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smaug looks to land a left hand but Heisman moved out of range nicely.
Smaug tries to keep at a distance but Heisman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smaug.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
A short left from Heisman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisman working aggressively here.
Heisman trying to land knees to the body.
Smaug can't find room to land a body shot as Heisman controls the action.
Heisman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heisman has a couple of punches blocked by Smaug.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heisman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smaug sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heisman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smaug finds it's way round the side to connect with Heisman's head.
Heisman connects with an inside leg kick.
Smaug is looking to clinch.
Heisman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heisman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heisman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smaug.
Nice shot by Heisman.
Heisman moves into range and clinches up with Smaug.
Heisman throws a punch but it's blocked by Smaug.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Heisman avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smaug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smaug working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heisman.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Heisman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Heisman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cinder Smaug's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smaug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smaug misses with an uppercut.
Heisman tries to clinch there but Smaug circles away.
Smaug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smaug throws a leg kick but Heisman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heisman throwing a counter right hand but Smaug manages to avoid it.
Heisman throws the left hand but Smaug avoids the punch easily.
Smaug pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heisman is out of range and Smaug settles back down.
Heisman checks a low kick from Smaug.
Smaug lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Heisman slips under a jab.
Smaug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Smaug 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smaug misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Smaug backs away, Heisman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Smaug misses.
Heisman tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smaug lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heisman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heisman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heisman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heisman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heisman has closed the distance and engaged Smaug in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smaug.
Heisman lands with a right to the head.
Heisman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisman.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisman tries to stall but Smaug uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
Heisman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smaug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heisman manages to break the clinch.
Heisman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smaug circles away quickly and effectively.
Smaug cracks Heisman with a good jab.
Smaug scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heisman doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smaug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smaug misses with a shot to the body
and Heisman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smaug goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smaug moves into the clinch successfully.
Heisman breaks from the clinch.
Smaug throws an overhand right that lands on Heisman's shoulder, as Heisman tries to avoid the shot.
Heisman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smaug cracks Heisman with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smaug darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smaug fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heisman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heisman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heisman instigates a clinch.
Heisman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smaug.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Heisman avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
TJ Heisman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smaug prevents a body shot from Heisman.
Heisman breaks the clinch.
Heisman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heisman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Smaug - just one landing.
Heisman is rocked!
Smaug moves away from the strike by Heisman.
TJ Heisman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug drops Heisman with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Heisman! Smaug dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cinder Smaug!
A relieved looking Cinder Smaug thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Penaali has chosen Immortal Technique - Obnoxius as his entrance music. Arvo Penaali acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penaali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Penaali defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
Rain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rain as he jumps to the side.
Rain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penaali throws a right hand that Rain ducks under and follows up with a left that Rain also avoids with ease.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penaali manages to avoid it.
Penaali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penaali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Penaali defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Penaali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain slaps away a takedown attempt from Penaali, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penaali.
Rain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain looks to land a combination. Penaali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Penaali checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rain.
Rain tries to move into range but Penaali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rain instigates a clinch.
Rain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penaali or not.
Penaali has hold of one of Rain's legs. Rain is fighting the takedown attempt but Penaali gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Penaali stands and throws Rain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain tries to bench press Penaali off him but Penaali keeps the position.
Rain is trying to control Penaali's posture but Penaali avoids it.
Rain is looking for a sweep.
Penaali working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penaali wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rain regains half guard.
Penaali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rain keeps working.
Penaali takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penaali prevents Rain from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penaali manages to get himself to full guard.
Penaali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penaali has momentary wrist control but Rain slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali trying to keep a closed guard but Rain is proving a slippery customer.
Penaali is looking for a triangle but Rain pushes his legs off easily.
Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penaali looks winded!
Rain content to stall in guard here.
Penaali can't keep his opponent in guard - Rain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rain wants to control but Penaali is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penaali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain cracks Penaali with a good jab.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rain scores with a leg kick.
Penaali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penaali moves away from the strike by Rain.
Rain thumps Penaali with a low kick.
Penaali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Rain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penaali.
Penaali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Penaali throws a right and a left that Rain avoids nicely.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Penaali counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penaali is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penaali trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Rain looking for a guillotine here but Penaali defends easily.
Rain trying to control the position here.
Rain working for a triangle but Penaali defends it easily.
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.
Rain is controlling Penaali's posture.
Penaali stopping the sweep attempt from Rain.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rain is on top in guard.
Penaali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rain.
Rain trying to control but Penaali is working from the bottom.
Penaali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Penaali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain cracks Penaali with a solid left hand.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Penaali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain with a nice head shot there.
Rain trying to control but Penaali is working from the bottom.
Rain is working Penaali over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rain wants to control from the top but Penaali keeps moving.
Rain is in close to Penaali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penaali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penaali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penaali tests Rain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain misses with a looping left.
Rain scores with a nice strike.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Penaali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Rain lands.
Rain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penaali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penaali fails with a takedown attempt.
Penaali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penaali swats away the attempt to clinch by Rain.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Penaali.
Rain tries to clinch there but Penaali circles away.
Penaali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain drops his hands momentarily and Penaali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Titan Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Penaali misses with a few strikes there.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penaali.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a leg kick which misses Penaali's front leg but catches the back leg as Penaali tries to avoid it.
Rain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Penaali changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penaali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away.
Rain cracks the inside of Penaali's front leg.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penaali can do to turn this around?
Penaali misses with an uppercut.
Penaali takes one to the chin there.
Rain scores with a jab to the head.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penaali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rain throws a hook but Penaali avoids it easily.
Penaali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain is looking to clinch.
Penaali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Penaali moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Penaali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain clinches with his opponent.
Rain pushes Penaali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penaali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rain gets underhooks to prevent Penaali's takedown attempt.
Titan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Rain swings wildly with an uppercut but Penaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penaali wants a takedown.
Rain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Rain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penaali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rain.
Rain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penaali.
Rain lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penaali takes a shot to the head.
Penaali manages to pull guard.
Penaali looking for a guillotine here but Rain defends easily.
Rain landing with the ground and pound.
Rain content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penaali is able to avoid easily.
Rain clinches.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rain as the two fighters clinch.
Rain tries to work over Penaali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
Rain misses with some punches.
Rain prevents Penaali from breaking the clinch.
Rain has a couple of punches blocked by Penaali.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penaali.
Rain tries to throw a body punch but Penaali avoids it by throwing Rain back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain digs a right hand underneath Penaali's ribcage. Penaali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penaali is trying to pull guard but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Penaali is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rain lands a nice uppercut.
Penaali wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rain.
Penaali manages to break the clinch.
Penaali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Rain clinches up against the cage.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Penaali controls the action.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penaali wants to take the fight to the mat but Rain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Penaali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Titan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Rain tries a body shot but Penaali blocks it.
Penaali wants to take the fight to the mat but Rain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Rain.
Penaali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penaali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penaali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain lands a right hand.
Rain lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penaali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penaali jumps guard but Rain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Penaali is looking for a takedown.
Rain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penaali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rain after a bit of a struggle.
Rain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penaali blocks an uppercut.
Rain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
Penaali blocks a body shot from Rain.
Titan Rain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penaali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rain smiles and moves away.
Rain instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain stops a takedown attempt from Penaali.
Rain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
Rain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penaali goes for a takedown attempt but Rain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rain clobbers Penaali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penaali is rocked!
Rain forces Penaali back against the cage and clinches.
Penaali is still on wobbly legs! Can Rain finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
Penaali seems to have recovered his senses.
Rain swings wildly with an uppercut but Penaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penaali tries for a takedown but Rain manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rain tries to work over Penaali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Rain.
Rain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penaali is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penaali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penaali or not.
I was talking to Rain's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rain pushes Penaali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rain misses with a body punch.
Penaali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penaali wants a takedown but no success here.
Rain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain had his way with Arvo Penaali in that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rain punishes Penaali's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rain pushes Penaali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rain lands a body shot.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain pushes Penaali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penaali can't get the takedown.
Rain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain pushes Penaali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penaali is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Penaali tries to pull guard but Rain won't allow it.
Rain lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rain.
Rain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penaalis head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rain throws a punch but it's blocked by Penaali.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
Rain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penaali's elbow.
Rain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penaali's efforts to push away.
Rain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rain working aggressively here.
Rain tries to throw a body punch but Penaali avoids it by throwing Rain back against the cage.
Rain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penaalis head.
Penaali tries to score a body lock takedown but Rain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Titan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Rain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rain tries a body shot but Penaali blocks it.
Rain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penaali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali can't get the takedown.
A short body shot lands from Rain as the two fighters clinch.
Rain tries to work over Penaali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rain.
Penaali is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rain has a couple of punches blocked by Penaali.
Rain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penaali.
Rain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rain.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Penaali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rain after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rain stops a takedown attempt from Penaali.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rain.
Rain scores with a shot to the side of Penaali's head.
Rain lands a big right hand that drops Penaali! The killer instinct kicks in and Rain finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titan Rain!
Titan Rain was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Ludacris - Get Back. A fine choice. Quaid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Total Recall. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
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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
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Quaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quaid cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones defending well as Quaid loads up on a big left hand.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Quaid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Quaid has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Quaid controls his hands.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Quaid controls the action.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quaid is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Quaid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Quaid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Quaid fails to land.
Quaid digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Quaid avoids the damage to the body.
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quaid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quaid takes a shot to the head.
Quaid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Quaid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Quaid gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quaid is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has Quaid pulled in close to control his posture.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones has his hands on Quaid's head, controlling the position.
Quaid is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quaid is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid chips away with some ground and pound.
Quaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is wriggling around but Quaid manages to pass to half guard.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jones has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones trying to control but Quaid postures up.
Quaid with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Quaid prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones seems keen to control Quaid's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Quaid lands with a cross.
Jones slips a jab from Quaid.
As Quaid backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Some wild striking there from Quaid.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaid.
Quaid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Quaid misses.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Quaid working aggressively here.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quaid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quaid backwards.
Quaid dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Quaid.
Quaid lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Quaid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quaid.
Quaid avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Quaid controls the action.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Quaid throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quaid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaid.
Quaid dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Quaid managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Quaid misses with some punches.
Quaid is looking for a takedown.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Quaid.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Quaid blocks an uppercut.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Quaid shrugs it off though.
Quaid connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A big right from Jones misses.
Quaid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Quaid misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Quaid should have avoided that one.
Jones tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Quaid.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to work over Quaid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries a body shot but Quaid blocks it.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Quaid is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Quaid wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Quaid blocks an uppercut.
Quaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones tries a body shot but Quaid blocks it.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Quaid dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Quaid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quaid is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Quaid wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Quaid avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Quaid is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quaid throws a head punch that misses.
Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Quaid controls his hands.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quaid.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quaid backwards.
Quaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with the left hand. Quaid knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Quaid.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quaid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Quaid moves his leg out of the way.
Quaid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Quaid saw it coming and moves away.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quaid can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Quaid.
Quaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quaid throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Quaid misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Quaid jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones moves away from the strike by Quaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid misses with a straight left.
Quaid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jack Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quaid avoids the body shot from Jones.
Quaid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quaid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quaid misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Quaid ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones misses with a combination
and Quaid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Quaid misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Quaid blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Quaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
A short uppercut from Quaid.
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Quaid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quaid blocks an elbow strike.
Quaid manages to break the clinch.
Quaid shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Quaid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones scores with a jab. Quaid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones throws a push kick but Quaid slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Quaid finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jack Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Quaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Quaid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Quaid off the cage and back into range.
Quaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Quaid throws a body shot but no joy.
Quaid ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Quaid throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Jones!
Post fight, an emotional Jack Jones said 'Ho-ho-ho! Season's beatings! Ho-ho-ho!'.
Douglas Quaid spoke after the fight, saying 'That one was from Santa!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tree Knee Dad comes to the cage accompanied by Not Falling by Mudvayne. Kantaro Hoshino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36 - 11 - 0 |
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151 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping right.
Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Tree Knee Dad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tree Knee Dad lands a leg kick that knocks Hoshino off balance momentarily.
Hoshino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tree Knee Dad at a distance.
Tree Knee Dad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoshino swivels and escapes.
Hoshino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tree Knee Dads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a series of strikes. Hoshino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tree Knee Dad closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshino, looking for a takedown. Tree Knee Dad pushes Hoshino against the cage but Hoshino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoshino.
Tree Knee Dad misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tree Knee Dad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshino.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoshino is leaning against Tree Knee Dad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Hoshino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad breaks from the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Tree Knee Dad's body. Tree Knee Dad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino throws out a counter right but Tree Knee Dad avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tree Knee Dad works the jab nicely.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Tree Knee Dad ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino tests Tree Knee Dad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoshino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Tree Knee Dad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree Knee Dad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tree Knee Dad rather than just go for the knockout.
Tree Knee Dad looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
Hoshino tries to counter with a clinch but Tree Knee Dad shakes him off and moves away.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tree Knee Dad.
A big right from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a loose jab but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino instigates a clinch.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoshino avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
Hoshino blocks an elbow strike from Tree Knee Dad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino is trying to maintain a safe position but Tree Knee Dad gets an underhook and turns Hoshino into the cage.
Hoshino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoshino trying to control the position but instead, Tree Knee Dad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoshino into the cage.
Hoshino tries to stall but Tree Knee Dad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoshino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tree Knee Dad prevents a body shot from Hoshino.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tree Knee Dad as Hoshino tries to tie him up.
Tree Knee Dad can't find room to land a body shot as Hoshino controls the action.
Hoshino dodges an elbow strike from Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tree Knee Dad's elbow.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a shot to the side of Hoshino's head.
Tree Knee Dad tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tree Knee Dad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hoshino can turn it around.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshino controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoshino.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tree Knee Dad's elbow.
Hoshino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tree Knee Dad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tree Knee Dad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino avoiding damage.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoshino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tree Knee Dad - that landed with a thud.
Tree Knee Dad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venum Tree Knee Dad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshino tries to stall but Tree Knee Dad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Tree Knee Dad attempts a counter takedown but Hoshino avoids it well and moves away.
Hoshino lands with a shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree Knee Dad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tree Knee Dad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoshino smiles and moves away.
Tree Knee Dad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Tree Knee Dad is out of range.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tree Knee Dad trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree Knee Dad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoshino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Tree Knee Dad back against the cage.
Tree Knee Dad blocks a body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoshino.
Tree Knee Dad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tree Knee Dad pulls Hoshino into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tree Knee Dad is working hard here to advance position.
Tree Knee Dad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hoshino trying to control but Tree Knee Dad is working from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoshino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tree Knee Dad keeping moving, preventing Hoshino from controlling successfully.
Hoshino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tree Knee Dad wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hoshino puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tree Knee Dad tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hoshino has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hoshino tries to control but Tree Knee Dad wriggling away.
Tree Knee Dad is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at School Of Hard Knocks, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tree Knee Dad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoshino looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is trying desperately to improve position.
Tree Knee Dad wants to hold on but Hoshino pushes him away.
Hoshino looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tree Knee Dad is working to get back to half guard.
Hoshino wants to control the pace but Tree Knee Dad is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Venum Tree Knee Dad will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tree Knee Dad avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino lands with a good body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshino as Tree Knee Dad shoots in.
A countering left hand to the body from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight left.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot from downtown. Hoshino moves away and avoids it.
Hoshino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Tree Knee Dad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hoshino manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tree Knee Dad keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tree Knee Dad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a short shot to the head.
Tree Knee Dad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hoshino to keep the fight standing.
Tree Knee Dad tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Tree Knee Dad back against the cage.
Tree Knee Dad is working for takedown but Hoshino is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venum Tree Knee Dad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoshino works on Tree Knee Dad's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Hoshino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Tree Knee Dad controls the action.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tree Knee Dad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Tree Knee Dad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoshino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino takes a swing at Tree Knee Dad's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tree Knee Dad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tree Knee Dad takes one to the chin there.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad moves away.
Hoshino 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.
Tree Knee Dad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoshino on the side of the head.
Hoshino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tree Knee Dad can pounce on him.
Tree Knee Dad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook to the body
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tree Knee Dad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoshino wants to clinch up but Tree Knee Dad keeps it at a distance.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Tree Knee Dad. Those never looked like landing.
Tree Knee Dad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoshino on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tree Knee Dad is just out of range.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body shot but no joy.
Tree Knee Dad throws a series of punches but Hoshino moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino lands a nice looking body shot.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino works Tree Knee Dad's body with a nice hook.
Hoshino slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws a right hand that Hoshino ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoshino also avoids with ease.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Hoshino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tree Knee Dad goes for a double leg but Hoshino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoshino continues to drive forward.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino tries to clinch
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Tree Knee Dad's body. Tree Knee Dad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tree Knee Dad shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoshino tries to sprawl out of it but Tree Knee Dad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoshino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tree Knee Dad throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Hoshino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino thuds a left hand into Tree Knee Dad's body.
Tree Knee Dad misses with the combination.
Hoshino tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kantaro Hoshino just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Tree Knee Dad's belly button to the back.
Hoshino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a low kick.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Tree Knee Dad slips the punch.
Tree Knee Dad lands a lovely overhand right.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Hoshino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad throws a chopping leg kick but Hoshino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoshino wants to counter with a clinch but Tree Knee Dad pushes him away.
Hoshino cracks a nice hook into Tree Knee Dad's ribs.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a low kick.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Tree Knee Dad saw that one coming.
Tree Knee Dad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tree Knee Dad slips a straight right by Hoshino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino punishes Tree Knee Dad's body with a nice straight punch.
Tree Knee Dad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Tree Knee Dad misses.
A combination from Hoshino does no damage.
Tree Knee Dad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Tree Knee Dad moved out of range.
Tree Knee Dad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Hoshino regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tree Knee Dad's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hoshino is looking to control Tree Knee Dad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoshino avoid being mounted?
Tree Knee Dad is keen to just control but Hoshino is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoshino defending well though.
Kantaro Hoshino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoshino manages to get to full guard.
Hoshino has Tree Knee Dad pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoshino looking to control.
Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoshino is keeping the position for now.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control from the top but Hoshino keeps moving.
Hoshino trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoshino's head.
Tree Knee Dad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoshino's head.
Tree Knee Dad tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoshino is retaining full guard.
Hoshino trying to keep a closed guard but Tree Knee Dad is proving a slippery customer.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tree Knee Dad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tree Knee Dad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control from the top but Hoshino keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoshino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Tree Knee Dad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hoshino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tree Knee Dad showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tree Knee Dad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoshino is looking to escape.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control from half guard but Hoshino is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is thwarting Hoshino's attempts to control the position.
Tree Knee Dad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hoshino is concentrating on defense, preventing Tree Knee Dad from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad seems to be looking for submissions.
Hoshino is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoshino is defending against the submission attempts here by Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoshino.
Tree Knee Dad advances to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoshino defends it well.
Tree Knee Dad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoshino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoshino is controlling Tree Knee Dad's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hoshino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tree Knee Dad.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tree Knee Dad in particular looking to stall.
Hoshino is refusing to be controlled, as Tree Knee Dad sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hoshino wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hoshino takes a swing at Tree Knee Dad's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoshino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tree Knee Dad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Hoshino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a three punch combo!
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tree Knee Dad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venum Tree Knee Dad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kantaro Hoshino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoshino on the side of the head.
Hoshino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tree Knee Dad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tree Knee Dad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to counter punch.
Hoshino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tree Knee Dad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Tree Knee Dad. Those never looked like landing.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tree Knee Dad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tree Knee Dad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
Hoshino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Tree Knee Dad throws a big shot that misses.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a crisp jab.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a few strikes there.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Hoshino cracks Tree Knee Dad with an open hand slap.
Hoshino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Venum Tree Knee Dad.
I think Hoshino 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino is the new featherweight champion!
Kantaro Hoshino made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
Venum Tree Knee Dad spoke after the fight, saying '@#%&$*&^#$%!#$^&%$#'.
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