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POWERS 70 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beat It. Loveladdy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mikael Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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209 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loveladdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Loveladdy moved out of range nicely.
Jackson sets himself, and Loveladdy steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
Loveladdy slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Loveladdy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Loveladdy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Loveladdy moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson backing away here, and Loveladdy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loveladdy doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Loveladdy didn't see that one coming.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Loveladdy comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Jackson stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Loveladdy is on him like rabid pit bull! Jackson slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eagle Loveladdy!
Eagle Loveladdy 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's entrance music is Pregador Luo - Já Posso Suportar. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wang darts in looking for a takedown but Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Wang into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Wang takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Wang. Beautiful body shot.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Wang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aldo struggling a bit here.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wang on the ground.
Wang passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aldo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang controlling the position easily from mount.
Aldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang controlling his opponent.
Wang looking to isolate an arm here. Aldo doesn't see it coming and as Wang extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Wang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Long Wang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Warrior's Theme. A fine choice. Simon Phoenix told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
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275 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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Phoenix swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee moves to clinch but Phoenix breaks away
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Lee.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix has Lee pushed against the cage.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix is stalling here.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee has Phoenix pushed against the cage.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix slows down the pace here.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phoenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Phoenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phoenix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Cung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cung Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phoenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phoenix is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee clinches.
Lee works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Phoenix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Cung Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phoenix as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Phoenix throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Phoenix being controlled against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix is rocked!
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Phoenix.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Phoenix tries to tie him up.
Phoenix gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Lee.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
A short left from Lee.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Simon Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cung Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Lee!
Our winner, Cung Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes to the cage accompanied by Final Countdown. Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. Alex Morrow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a low kick but Morrow avoids it.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Morrow scores with a nice head shot.
Morrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Morrow saw that one coming.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Morrow moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morrow's calf.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Morrow closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrow misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Morrow improves position.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morrow tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice defenses there by Morrow.
Morrow wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Morrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrow wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Morrow misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Morrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Morrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morrow's calf.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Morrow.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Morrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson tries to clinch but Morrow moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Morrow. Beautiful body shot.
Nick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Morrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrow cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morrow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morrow. That did some damage!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Morrow is out of range.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Morrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Morrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrow tries to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
It looked like Morrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Morrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrow stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Morrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
As Johnson tries to get set, Morrow tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrow.
Morrow is looking for a counter combo.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Morrow's leg. Morrow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morrow moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrow.
Johnson letting Morrow take a breather here.
Johnson stalls.
A short body shot lands from Morrow as the two fighters clinch.
Morrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morrow to the mat. Morrow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson works over Morrow with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrow pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Morrow is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow checks a low kick from Johnson.
Morrow is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Morrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
It looked like Morrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrow throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Morrow takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Morrow avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Nick Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Morrow tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrow doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Morrow blocks the low kick.
Morrow lands a jab to the nose.
Morrow misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson is looking to slow Morrow down with leg kicks.
Johnson works Morrow's body with a nice hook.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Morrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Morrow blocks the low kick.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Morrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alex Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Morrow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Morrow misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Morrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Morrow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrow on the side of the head.
Morrow misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morrow looks to clinch
and Johnson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morrow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrow counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Morrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Morrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrow's head.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Morrow's knee but Morrow avoids it well.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morrow counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Morrow ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Morrow saw that one coming.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Morrow is out of range.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrow with a body shot.
Morrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrow as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Morrow ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Morrow moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson sizes up Morrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow checks a low kick from Johnson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morrow - that landed with a thud.
Morrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to work over Morrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrow.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Morrow moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson takes a swing at Morrow's ribcage but misses.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrow. Morrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrow throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Morrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Morrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Morrow.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Nick Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germano comes to the cage accompanied by HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper. Swanson has chosen The Devil You Know as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germano throws a big shot that misses.
Germano misses with a series of wild punches.
Germano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swanson. Germano shrugs it off though.
Swanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Germano is trying to defend but Swanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Germano is trying to maintain the position but Swanson is very close to passing his half guard.
Swanson tries to pass to full mount but Germano defends it.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson working over Germano with some ground and pound. Germano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Germano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Germano wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swanson with the ground and pound but Germano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Germano is keeping the position for now.
Germano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson postures up.
Germano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson postures up in Germano's guard and throws a big left but Germano blocks it.
Swanson won't allow Germano to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano looking to control.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson throws an elbow that misses. Germano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by Germano!
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Germano keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Germano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Germano's legs - danger averted.
Swanson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson lands a couple of elbows.
Germano keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Germano is looking to cinch up a triangle. Swanson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Germano's body to avoid the submission. Germano has instead reached around Swanson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Germano arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rui Rodrigo Germano!
Rui Rodrigo Germano retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Rui Rodrigo Germano 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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