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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonqw Fray!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hays is fending him off so far but Fray persists. Nope, Hays circles away and we're back to standing.
Hays wants to clinch.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hays tries to clinch up but Fray circles away and keeps his distance.
Hays lands a slapping body shot.
Fray misses with a straight left.
Hays tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fray manages to circle out of the way.
Hays goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jonqw Fray has been cut.
Hays throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Fray misses.
Fray lands a nice shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hays enables Fray to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hays manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fray drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hays manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fray has Hays in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hays is looking to stand up but Fray won't let him.
Fray looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hays has picked Fray up and slammed him! Fray can't keep hold of the triangle and Hays manages to pass to side control!
Fray is looking for a sweep.
Hays working the strikes but Fray uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fray wants to control but Hays is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hays pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hays pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hays throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fray is looking for a sweep. Hays is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fray is staying active underneath Hays, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fray is looking to control Hays's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fray avoid being mounted?
Hays looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hays has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hays breaks from Fray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fray is looking to get to half guard.
Hays putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hays trying to control but Fray is having none of it.
Fray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fray is looking to improve his position.
Fray trying to control here.
Hays scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fray is controlling Hays's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fray looking for submissions off his back.
Fray tries to roll over but Hays keeps him under control.
Hays slips a nice elbow through Fray's hands, connecting with Fray's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fray taking some punishment here, with Hays in his half guard.
Hays wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fray keeps working.
Hays is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fray is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hays dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonqw Fray's cut.
That's time! Hays's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fray misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hays throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hays wants to clinch.
Fray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fray fails with the takedown.
Hays thuds his right hand into Fray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Jonqw Fray's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hays misses with a two punch combination.
Hays takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Hays.
Hays lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fray at a distance.
Hays throws a head kick but Fray moves out of range.
Micah Hays is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fray is rocked!
Fray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fray is still on wobbly legs! Can Hays finish him?
Fray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hays.
Hays finds Fray's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Fray flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hays lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Fray will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Micah Hays!
An out of breath and clearly excited Micah Hays thanked Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zadimus Delacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romulus Fietsora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Zadimus Delacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fietsora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delacroix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fietsora misses with a right hand
enabling Delacroix to counter with a crisp jab.
Fietsora connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fietsora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delacroix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fietsora.
Fietsora looks to throw the jab but Delacroix is out of range.
Delacroix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Delacroix blocks the low kick.
Delacroix is looking for a counter combo.
Fietsora swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delacroix.
Fietsora cracks the inside of Delacroix's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora throws a lazy right hand but Delacroix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delacroix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zadimus Delacroix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delacroix ducks under a wild hook from Fietsora.
A head kick misses from Fietsora.
Delacroix 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.
Delacroix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacroix swats away the attempt to clinch by Fietsora.
Delacroix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fietsora swings for the body but Delacroix moves out of range.
A combination from Delacroix does no damage.
Delacroix misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fietsora. Delacroix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delacroix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fietsora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Delacroix.
Fietsora throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delacroix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fietsora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Delacroix misses with an uppercut. Fietsora saw that one coming.
Delacroix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fietsora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fietsora throws a head kick that misses.
Fietsora rushes Delacroix and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delacroix backwards.
Delacroix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 hook to the body lands for Fietsora.
Fietsora manages to break the clinch.
Fietsora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delacroix takes one on the button.
Fietsora swings widly with a right hand
and Delacroix counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Fietsora.
Delacroix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fietsora throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delacroix counters with a left and a right that stings Fietsora.
Fietsora gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Fietsora tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Delacroix is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Fietsora buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Fietsora!! Fietsora is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Delacroix throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zadimus Delacroix!
An out of breath Zadimus Delacroix 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev comes into the arena with Fever blaring out of the sound system. Olofson has chosen A-Team as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leif Olofson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofson takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Olofson connects with a leg kick. Nikolaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Olofson throws a head kick but Nikolaev moves out of range.
We've been informed that Olofson 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.
Nikolaev shoots in and bounces Olofson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olofson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've been hearing that Nikolaev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Olofson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev distracts Olofson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Olofson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev forces his way into half guard.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nikolaev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olofson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Olofson dodges it nicely.
Olofson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nikolaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is looking to take a break and control but Olofson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Olofson tries to roll over but Nikolaev keeps him under control.
Olofson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Olofson tries to reverse the position but Nikolaev maintains control.
Nikolaev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nikolaev with shots to the head and body - Olofson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nikolaev breaks from Olofson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev trying to control but Olofson is having none of it.
Nikolaev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nikolaev wants to control the pace but Olofson is squirming around nicely.
Olofson is trying desperately to improve position.
Olofson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Olofson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Olofson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Olofson keeps moving.
Nikolaev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev won't allow Olofson to get back to his feet.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Olofson keeps moving.
Olofson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nikolaev manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofson is sitting in close to Nikolaev's body. Nikolaev has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Olofson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Olofson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nikolaev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Volya Nikolaev!
Volya Nikolaev opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Leif Olofson spoke after the fight, saying 'At least I have a pair of blue socks'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurtz comes to the cage accompanied by Adagio For Strings. The crowd seem to be enjoying Branco's choice of entrance music: Stranglehold. Mack Branco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco throws a low kick but Kurtz moves out of range easily.
Branco scores with a hook.
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurtz throws out the jab.
Kurtz lands the left hand.
Kurtz connects with a single shot there.
Kurtz moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
It looked like Kurtz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Branco.
Branco throws a lazy head kick
and Kurtz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurtz scores with a leg kick.
Branco looks to land a right hand but Kurtz moved out of range.
Branco misses with an uppercut
and Kurtz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Branco throws a leg kick but Kurtz moved away.
Kurtz throws a leg kick but Branco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Branco throws a front kick that sends Kurtz stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtz thumps Branco with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtz.
Kurtz lands with a hook. Branco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Branco.
Kurtz loads up on a big right hand but Branco slips the punch.
Kurtz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Branco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kurtz - the referee stops the clock and Branco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kurtz. Branco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Branco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Branco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Branco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurtz.
Kurtz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kurtz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Branco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco throws an overhand right that lands on Kurtz's shoulder, as Kurtz tries to avoid the shot.
Kurtz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kurtz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Branco walks into a left hand.
Walter Kurtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurtz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Branco gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kurtz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Branco moves away from the strike by Kurtz.
Kurtz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurtz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kurtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter Kurtz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Branco looks to land a left hand but Kurtz moved out of range nicely.
It appears Kurtz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Branco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kurtz.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Branco was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurtz.
Branco only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kurtz thuds his shin into the meat of Branco's side.
Kurtz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurtz punishes Branco's body with a nice straight punch.
Branco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A cross from Kurtz lands.
Branco wants to clinch up but Kurtz keeps it at a distance.
It looks like Kurtz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kurtz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurtz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Branco.
Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurtz is just out of range.
Branco throws a chopping leg kick but Kurtz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Branco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurtz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Branco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kurtz connects with a body shot that sends Branco's belly button to the back.
Kurtz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Branco on the side of the head.
Branco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurtz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Branco changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Branco throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurtz walks into a left hand.
It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
Kurtz blocks a low kick nicely.
Branco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kurtz counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Branco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kurtz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Branco misses.
Kurtz throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
Branco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kurtz. Branco shrugs it off though.
Kurtz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Branco can do to turn this around?
Branco throws a body punch but Kurtz moves out of range.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Branco shoots in but Kurtz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Kurtz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branco! But no joy.
Kurtz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Branco's head.
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
Branco defending well as Kurtz loads up on a big left hand.
Branco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz tries a low kick but Branco avoids it.
Branco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Branco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurtz can pounce on him.
Branco is looking to land body kicks.
Kurtz throws a shot to the body.
Kurtz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurtz lands a really nice looking cross but Branco seems unphased.
Branco misses with a leg kick.
Branco defending well as Kurtz loads up on a big left hand.
Kurtz takes a swing at Branco's ribcage but misses.
Kurtz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurtz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurtz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Branco misses with a looping left.
As Branco backs away, Kurtz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kurtz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Branco.
Kurtz pushes Branco away with a front kick.
Branco lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurtz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Branco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kurtz has got the better of the exchanges.
Kurtz thuds his right hand into Branco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walter Kurtz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurtz lands a jab to the nose.
Kurtz jabs at Branco's body.
Branco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kurtz lands a nice looking body kick.
Kurtz misses the body punch
and Kurtz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Branco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Branco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurtz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Branco scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kurtz lands a front kick.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurtz.
Branco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kurtz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Branco misses with a right hand
and Kurtz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurtz.
Branco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kurtz.
Branco takes one to the side of the head.
Kurtz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Branco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Kurtz.
Kurtz slips a jab from Branco.
Branco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Branco scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurtz is fending him off so far but Branco persists. Nope, Kurtz circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Kurtz there.
Kurtz delivers a nice body kick.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Branco throws the left hand but Kurtz avoids the punch easily.
Kurtz connects with a leg kick. Branco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kurtz throws a shot to the body.
Kurtz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurtz blocks the body kick.
Kurtz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Branco. Branco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kurtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
Kurtz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Branco moves forwards but Kurtz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Branco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurtz throws a looping overhand right but Branco ducks down to avoid it.
Kurtz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Branco.
Branco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Branco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kurtz counters with a leg kick.
Kurtz thuds a left hand into Branco's body.
Kurtz cracks a nice hook into Branco's ribs.
Branco misses with a takedown
and Kurtz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurtz connects with a body shot that sends Branco's belly button to the back.
Kurtz checks a low kick from Branco.
Branco throws a hook but Kurtz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco misses with a wild body shot.
Branco throws the left hand but Kurtz avoids the punch easily.
Kurtz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Kurtz misses.
Branco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kurtz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurtz throws a wild body kick that Branco sees coming a mile off.
Kurtz throws a wild body kick that Branco sees coming a mile off.
Branco throws a looping overhand right but Kurtz ducks down to avoid it.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kurtz pinned against the cage. Kurtz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Branco throws a low kick, looking for Kurtz's leg but Kurtz calmly moves out of range.
Branco throws the kick towards the body but Kurtz avoids it.
Kurtz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurtz cracks Branco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurtz.
Kurtz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Branco manages to avoid it.
Kurtz throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
Branco throws a hook to the side of Kurtz's head but Kurtz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Kurtz misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurtz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurtz thuds a left hand into Branco's body.
Kurtz throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco flicks out a counter leg kick but Kurtz steps away.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurtz tests Branco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurtz throws a one two combo.
Kurtz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurtz connects with a crisp jab.
Kurtz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kurtz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtz jabs Branco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurtz connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurtz lands a head shot.
Branco misses with a kick to the body
and Kurtz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco misses the jab.
It looked like Kurtz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurtz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurtz punishes Branco's body with a nice straight punch.
Branco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurtz to score with a decent uppercut.
Branco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurtz.
Branco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurtz avoids the head kick by Branco.
Kurtz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kurtz scores with a leg kick.
Branco looks to throw the jab but Kurtz is out of range.
A slow jab from Branco misses its intended target.
Kurtz misses with a body kick.
Branco throws a hook to the side of Kurtz's head but Kurtz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Branco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurtz.
Kurtz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurtz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Branco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurtz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Branco on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurtz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurtz.
Branco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
Kurtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
Kurtz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kurtz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Branco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Kurtz - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Branco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurtz doesn't seem phased though.
Branco moves out of range of the body kick.
Branco misses with an uppercut
and Kurtz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Branco thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
Kurtz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Branco's hands.
Kurtz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Kurtz.
A swing and a miss from Branco.
Branco misses with a looping right.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
Kurtz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kurtz jabs Branco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurtz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurtz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Branco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a body punch but Kurtz moves out of range.
Kurtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Branco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Branco avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Branco delivers a nice body kick.
Kurtz scores with a shot to the body.
Branco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurtz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Branco. Beautiful body shot.
Kurtz throws a right hand that misses
and Branco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kurtz - that will leave a mark!
Branco lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Branco swings for the body but Kurtz moves out of range.
Branco misses with a leg kick
and Kurtz counters with a good low kick that Branco was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Branco slips under a jab from Kurtz.
Branco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Kurtz.
Kurtz throws a lazy uppercut
and Branco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Branco misses with a straight left.
Branco throws an off balance right hand
and Kurtz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kurtz but Kurtz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz had his way with Mack Branco in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurtz slips under a jab.
Kurtz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kurtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurtz lands a head kick!
Kurtz throws a body punch but Branco moves out of range.
Branco thinks about the counter body kick.
Kurtz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kurtz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Branco can pounce on him.
Branco misses with a kick to the body.
Kurtz thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz wants to slow Branco down by chopping away at his legs.
Kurtz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Branco avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Branco connects with a leg kick. Kurtz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a push kick but Kurtz slaps the foot to one side.
Kurtz scores with a decent looking hook.
Branco throws a jab when Kurtz was well out of range.
Kurtz connects with a leg kick. Branco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Branco moves out of range as Kurtz throws a body kick.
Kurtz lands a really nice looking cross but Branco seems unphased.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Kurtz.
Kurtz lands with a nice combination. Branco backs away looking to recover.
Kurtz looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.
Kurtz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Branco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Branco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mack Branco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Branco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurtz at a distance.
Kurtz cracks the inside of Branco's front leg.
Branco lands a body shot.
Branco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Branco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurtz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branco missing with a left hand there. Kurtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kurtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
Branco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kurtz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurtz is just out of range.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Kurtz misses with a looping left.
Kurtz lands a jab to the nose.
Kurtz throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Branco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurtz scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurtz.
Kurtz thuds his right hand into Branco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Branco misses.
Kurtz avoids the body shot from Branco.
Kurtz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kurtz misses.
Branco loads up on a big right hand but Kurtz slips the punch.
Branco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kurtz looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
Kurtz throws a leg kick
enabling Branco to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurtz fakes the leg kick and cracks Branco in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurtz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kurtz swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
Kurtz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurtz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Branco under the eye.
Kurtz misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Kurtz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurtz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Kurtz!
After winning the bout, Walter Kurtz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Edge Of The Blade. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws a combination that misses
enabling Sayonara to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sayonara sprawls and moves away.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayonara counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Sayonara counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramos misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sayonara to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Sayonara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara scores with a jab to the body.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sayonara defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayonara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Sayonara.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayonara manages to avoid it.
Ramos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sayonara was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Sayonara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sayonara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramos is in close to Sayonara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sayonara trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Sayonara is looking for a triangle but Ramos pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sayonara pulls Ramos in close to prevent any damage.
Sayonara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sayonara looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ramos is defending well. Sayonara quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ramos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sayonara celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jiri Sayonara!
A victorious Jiri Sayonara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burpha throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Burpha only half commits.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Burpha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a hook but Burpha avoids it easily.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burpha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Burpha seems unphased.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Burpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burpha misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Burpha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Burpha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burpha swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burpha lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha walks into a left hand.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burpha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burpha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burpha's calf.
Burpha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett with a jab.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Sackett.
Burpha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
A jab from Sackett finds it's way through Burpha's defenses.
Burpha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burpha on the side of the head.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of Burpha's side.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burpha under the eye.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burpha replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sackett blocks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to slow Burpha down with leg kicks.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Burpha's front leg but catches the back leg as Burpha tries to avoid it.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Burpha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Burpha saw that one coming.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Burpha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sackett feints and then cracks Burpha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burpha down.
Burpha throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of Burpha's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Burpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Burpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha slips a jab from Sackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burpha lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Burpha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett 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.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Burpha moved away.
Burpha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burpha misses with a wild body shot.
Burpha throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Burpha moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
A little jabbing left from Burpha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burpha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burpha looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Burpha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sackett has got the better of the exchanges.
Good standup being displayed there by Burpha as he connects with a hook.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burpha can do to turn this around?
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burpha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burpha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burpha moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett tries to work over Burpha's front leg with a kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Sackett 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.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burpha takes a step back to recover.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Burpha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Burpha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Burpha.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Burpha counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Burpha avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Burpha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Burpha's torso.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burpha cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burpha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burpha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Burpha catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Burpha thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett tries to land a body kick
and Burpha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burpha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Burpha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
and Burpha counters with a stiff right hand.
Burpha misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Burpha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burpha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burpha misses with a leg kick.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Burpha avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a leg kick.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Sackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Burpha.
Good leg kick by Burpha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Burpha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burpha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Burpha's leg. Burpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Burpha misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha misses the shot to the body.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burpha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Burpha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Burpha's head back.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Burpha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Burpha counters with a leg kick.
Burpha lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into range.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Burpha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha 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.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Burpha sees coming a mile off.
Burpha flicks out a counter leg kick but Sackett steps away.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a body kick.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Burpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burpha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Burpha didn't see that one coming.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Burpha sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burpha! But no joy.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burpha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Burpha moved away.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a good jab.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Burpha scores with a spinning back kick!
Burpha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett misses with a hook
and Burpha counters with a body kick that stops Sackett in his tracks momentarily.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Burpha.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burpha.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burpha throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Burpha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Burpha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Sackett misses its target.
Burpha throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burpha's head.
Burpha loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Burpha. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mordecai Sackett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Burpha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burpha checks a leg kick.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Burpha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Burpha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burpha throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burpha.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett scores with a push kick.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Burpha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burpha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burpha swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
It looked like Sackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burpha.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burpha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha moves out of range of the strikes.
Burpha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Burpha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burpha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burpha misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Sackett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Burpha.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Burpha blocks it.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burpha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Burpha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Burpha slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burpha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Burpha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burpha in his tracks.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Burpha throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett had his way with Bapu Burpha in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Burpha.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burpha counters with a solid body kick.
Burpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws the left hand but Burpha avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Burpha misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Burpha saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Burpha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burpha fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett jabs Burpha right on the nose. Burpha blinks but takes it well.
Sackett stuns Burpha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Burpha looks to throw a body kick
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
Burpha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Burpha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackett digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Bapu Burpha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Burpha moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
And Burpha responds with a good body kick, but Sackett manages to step out the way in time.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Burpha misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burpha takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burpha.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Burpha tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Burpha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Burpha's head.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burpha! But no joy.
Sackett throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burpha lands a jab to the nose.
Burpha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Sackett throws a hook but Burpha avoids it easily.
Sackett punishes Burpha's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Burpha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett is the new lightweight champion!
Mordecai Sackett decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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