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Ascension 0811 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arman Shaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaker with a nice cross.
It looks like Don Glover has been cut.
Shaker throws a shot to the body.
Glover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaker. Shaker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Glover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakers head.
Shaker jumps guard.
Shaker pulls Glover in close to prevent any damage.
Glover missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glover showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Glover has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaker keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Glover avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glover wants to control from the top but Shaker keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Glover is looking to chop away at Shaker's legs.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shaker.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Glover throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaker.
Don Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Glover does it's job there.
Glover throws a low kick, looking for Shaker's leg but Shaker calmly moves out of range.
Shaker connects with a looping right hand.
Glover seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shaker blocks a head kick by Glover.
Shaker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shaker tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glover works his way into side control.
Glover in the domination position with Shaker hanging on.
Shaker is looking to regain half guard here but Glover keeps moving and retains side control.
Glover passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shaker!
Shaker wants to hold on but Glover pushes him away.
Shaker is in a horrible position here. Glover smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Glover avoids the attempt from Shaker to control.
Glover breaks from Shaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shaker is looking to get to half guard.
Shaker is squirming around, avoiding Glover's attempts to control the action.
Shaker has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Shaker tries to hold on but Glover pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Glover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Glover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glover.
Shaker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Glover's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shaker is looking to take a break and control but Glover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Glover gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover wants to improve his position but Shaker is controlling well.
Shaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Don Glover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaker is working away from the top position though.
Glover is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shaker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shaker's back!
Glover struggling to land strikes to the head as Shaker covers up.
Glover missing with strikes.
Will Glover go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Glover keeps control of the position as Shaker tries to break free.
Shaker wants to control his opponent's hands but Glover gets his hands free.
Glover punches Shaker on the ear.
Glover tries to get the hooks in deep but Shaker pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Shaker trying to control the hands but Glover won't let him.
Glover lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Glover lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Glover lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Glover looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
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!
Glover controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover is landing with strikes. Shaker can't take much more of this.
Shaker trying to control the hands but Glover breaks the grip.
Glover lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shaker trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover tries to get the hooks in deep but Shaker pushed the leg off.
Shaker covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Shaker trying to control but not successfully.
Glover lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker trying to control the action but Glover just sinks the hooks in.
Shaker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Glover is staying active.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaker can do to turn this around?
Glover just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Glover thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover lands strikes to the head.
Glover is hanging on to Shaker's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Glover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Glover's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Glover gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shaker.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaker works Glover's body with a nice hook.
Shaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glover throws a good cross that connects.
Glover cracks Shaker with an open hand slap.
Shaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Shaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Glover throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shaker.
Glover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaker.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Glover on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Shaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover avoids the head kick by Shaker.
Glover misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaker.
Shaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glover is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glover tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shaker lands a jab to the nose.
Glover with a hook.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaker.
Nice body kick from Glover.
Shaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
Glover tries to clinch there but Shaker circles away.
Don Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaker cracks Glover with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shaker looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
Shaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glover drops his hands momentarily and Shaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Glover checks a leg kick.
Glover tries to clinch up.
Shaker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glover defends it well.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Shaker stalks Glover and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Glover's face. Glover staggers backwards, shaken.
Shaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glover as he avoids it easily.
Glover shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaker sprawls well. He's pushed Glover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shaker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glover misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaker is just out of range.
Shaker misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Shaker.
Arman Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glovers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover takes a swing at Shaker's ribcage but misses.
Shaker throws a front kick aimed at Glover's knee but Glover avoids it well.
Glover tries a low kick but Shaker avoids it.
Shaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaker lands a slapping body shot.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaker moves away.
A little jabbing left from Shaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shaker misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
Glover checks a leg kick.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Shaker saw that one coming.
Glover with a hook.
Glover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Glover works Shaker's body with a nice hook.
Glover avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaker throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is looking to clinch.
Glover clinches up with Shaker and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaker blocks a body shot from Glover.
Shaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Glover has double underhooks.
Shaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover throws a leg kick but Shaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaker manages to avoid it.
Glover lands a high kick!
Glover feints and then cracks Shaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaker down.
Glover slips under a jab from Shaker.
Shaker throws out a loose jab but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaker keeps Glover at a distance using the push kick.
Shaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glover.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Shaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Don Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arman Shaker.
I think Glover 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Glover!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Runnin with the Devil. Bung Popper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Popper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popper! But no joy.
A slow jab from Popper misses its intended target.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Page cracks a nice hook into Popper's ribs.
Page throws a combination that misses
and Popper counters with a series of strikes. Page will be more careful next time no doubt.
Popper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Page's hands.
Page misses with a low kick as Popper jumps back.
Popper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Popper.
Popper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page moves away from the strike by Popper.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Popper.
Page misses the jab.
Popper swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Popper misses with a straight left.
Popper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Page counters with a slapping leg kick.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popper.
Page throws a chopping leg kick but Popper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popper throws out the jab.
Page throws a leg kick
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bung Popper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page scores with a hook.
Page walks into a straight right hand from Popper.
Popper throws a poor cross that misses
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Popper lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Popper's shoulder, as Popper tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Page.
Page throws a leg kick but Popper moved away.
Popper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Page. That one must have hurt.
Page scores with a head kick. Popper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Popper throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Page dips to his left and cracks Popper with an uppercut!
Popper scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Page throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Page.
Popper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Popper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
A big right from Page misses.
Page thows a body kick. Popper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Popper misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page thuds his shin into the meat of Popper's side.
Popper misses with a right hand
and Page counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Popper avoids the body shot from Page.
Page bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Page connects with a crisp jab.
Popper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Page makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Popper blocks a head kick by Page.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Page smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Page finds it's target.
Popper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Page lands.
Popper throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popper throws a series of punches but Page avoids them all with ease.
Popper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Page looks for the body kick but Popper saw that one coming.
Popper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page is looking to counter punch.
Popper takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Popper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Page.
Page blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Page.
Page is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Popper defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Popper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Popper scores with a shot to the body.
Page misses with a kick to the body
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Page 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.
Page clobbers Popper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Page tries to clinch there but Popper circles away.
Page connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Popper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popper misses with a straight right.
Popper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Page's hands.
Popper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page is looking to land body kicks.
Popper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Page throws a low kick but Popper moves out of range easily.
Popper moves out of range as Page throws a body kick.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Page misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Popper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Page.
Page takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Popper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page misses with a body kick.
Popper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Page blocks a jab.
Page staying out of range there.
Page swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Page throws a wild body kick that Popper sees coming a mile off.
Popper misses with a hook.
Page tries to land a front kick but Popper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Page counters with a quick kick to the body but Popper blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper cracks Page with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oooooh!!! Popper has knocked Page down with a huge combo! Popper steps away and waves a wobbly Page back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Page is rocked!
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Popper looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
Page missing with a left hand there. Popper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Page connects with a high kick.
Popper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Popper throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page throwing a counter right hand but Popper manages to avoid it.
Page works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Page throws the kick towards the body but Popper avoids it.
Page's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Page duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Popper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Popper staying out of range there.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Popper misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Page dips to his left and cracks Popper with an uppercut!
Popper looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Page throwing a counter right hand but Popper manages to avoid it.
Page scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popper. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page slips a straight right by Popper.
A good leg kick by Page.
Popper misses with a double jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Page.
A jab from Page misses.
Popper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Page.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page misses with a left hand
and Popper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Page coming out on top.
Popper digs a good body shot into Page's ribs.
Popper misses with a looping right.
Popper throws a one two combo.
Popper swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Popper throws a lazy uppercut
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Page. That's going to slow Popper down.
Page throws a wild body kick that Popper sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Popper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dennis Page is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Popper scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bung Popper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Page ducks under a wild hook from Popper.
Page lands with an overhand left.
Popper lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
Page blocks a jab.
Page moves away from the strike by Popper.
Page was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Popper moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
A head kick by Page misses
and Popper counters with a right hand to the body.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popper was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page misses with a hook
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popper lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Page scores with a push kick.
Popper swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Page, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper slips a straight right by Page.
Popper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Page.
Popper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Page moves away from the strike by Popper.
Popper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Page tries to land a front kick but Popper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page slips under a jab from Popper.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Popper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Popper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page counters with a one-two to the body.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popper moves away.
Popper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Popper thuds his right hand into Page's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Page throws a hook but Popper blocks it.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Popper's head backwards.
Page defending well as Popper loads up on a big left hand.
Popper misses with a body shot.
Page looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Popper misses with a wild combination.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Popper manages to circle out of the way.
Page explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Page pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Page will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper lands a jab to the head.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Popper blocks the body kick.
Popper moves out of range as Page throws a body kick.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Popper moves away and avoids it.
Popper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popper cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Page staying out of range there.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
Popper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Page throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body punch from Popper.
Page gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Popper to counter with a crisp jab.
Popper misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page cracks Popper with a good jab.
A big left from Popper misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popper lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Popper defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Popper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page throws a leg kick but Popper checks it.
Page moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Popper looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Popper. Beautiful body shot.
Page throws the left hand but Popper avoids the punch easily.
Popper checks a low kick from Page.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popper counters with a stiff right hand.
Page tries to work over Popper's front leg with a kick but Popper checks it.
Popper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bung Popper.
Well Popper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bung Popper!
A less than humble Bung Popper misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Dennis Page was interviewed post fight and said 'I am at fault for this loss because I did not think my neighborhood hedge and tree trimmer was going to be able to fight since he spent no time in the gym...just outside cutting bush's...he is amazing at that for sure but still!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glass Joe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Judah's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah lands a body punch.
Joe avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judah is keeping busy.
Joe pulls guard effortlessly.
Judah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Judah won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah wants to stand but Joe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Judah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judah has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Judah looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
Judah clinches.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Joe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judah prevents a body shot from Joe.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Joe.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Judah after a bit of a struggle.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe pulls Judah into guard.
Judah tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Judah defends easily.
Judah sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Judah tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judah stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Judah misses.
Joe is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Judah.
Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah clinches with his opponent.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Judah being controlled against the cage.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
Judah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Judah.
Joe is pushing Judah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe blocks a body shot from Judah.
Judah pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah working Joe over with knees to the body.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah prevents a body shot from Joe.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Judah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Judah can turn it around.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe misses with some punches.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe tries to pull guard but Judah holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joe working aggressively here.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Joe lands a body punch.
Joe tries to pull guard but Judah holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Joe won't want to take too many of those.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
A short right from Judah on the inside.
Joe misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Judah darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joe drags the fight down to the ground.
Judah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judah's guard.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judah wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Judah's brow.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Judah is retaining full guard.
Joe being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Judah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.
Judah moves into the clinch.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Joe.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Joe is rocked!
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Joe.
Joe trying to stall but Judah improves his position.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Joe.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands a nice elbow.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Judah smiles and moves away.
Judah thumps Joe with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joe at a distance.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Judah clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Judah.
Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Judah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt - Judah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Judah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Judah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsurugi comes to the cage accompanied by The Rising Sun. Harrison Yates has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Mitsurugi moved out of range.
Yates throws a right hand that Mitsurugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitsurugi also avoids with ease.
Mitsurugi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yates throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mitsurugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
Mitsurugi avoids the head kick by Yates.
Mitsurugi throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Mitsurugi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yates misses with a hook.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitsurugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 head kick misses from Yates.
We've been informed that Yates 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.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitsurugi defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Yates swinging wildly here.
It looked like Mitsurugi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yates.
Mitsurugi closes the distance and clinches.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mitsurugi blocking some punches.
Yates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitsurugi's defenses.
Mitsurugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Mitsurugi's ribcage.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitsurugi misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
Yates lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.
Mitsurugi lands with a light punch inside.
Mitsurugi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitsurugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Mitsurugi.
Yates misses with a knee to the head.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitsurugi breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitsurugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Mitsurugi looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Mitsurugi misses with a low kick.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitsurugi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitsurugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yates closes the distance and pushes Mitsurugi back into the cage.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi lands a right hand.
Mitsurugi cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Mitsurugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitsurugi throws a head punch that misses.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Mitsurugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
Mitsurugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitsurugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yates looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mitsurugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mitsurugi lands with a light punch inside.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitsurugi lands a right hand.
Yates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitsurugi blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsurugi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
It looked like Mitsurugi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shinsuke Mitsurugi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitsurugi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yates checks it well.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Mitsurugi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitsurugi on the side of the head.
Mitsurugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mitsurugi is looking to clinch.
Yates scores with a head kick. Mitsurugi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mitsurugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates slips under a jab from Mitsurugi.
Yates keeps Mitsurugi at a distance using the push kick.
Mitsurugi moves away from the strike by Yates.
Mitsurugi dodges the punch combination from Yates.
Mitsurugi is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Mitsurugi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mitsurugi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mitsurugi tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Mitsurugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yates lands an overhand right.
Yates tries a low kick but Mitsurugi avoids it.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yates tests Mitsurugi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mitsurugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitsurugi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Mitsurugi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates moves away from the strike by Mitsurugi.
Yates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yates lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yates cracks Mitsurugi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yates moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Yates.
Mitsurugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Mitsurugi's shoulder, as Mitsurugi tries to avoid the shot.
Mitsurugi lands with a straight right. Yates didn't see that one coming.
Yates throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Mitsurugi is looking to counter punch.
Mitsurugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yates lunges at Mitsurugi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitsurugi's hand.
Mitsurugi misses with a straight left.
Yates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Mitsurugi ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitsurugi tried to counter with a leg kick but Yates avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Mitsurugi clobbers Yates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yates is rocked!
Mitsurugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitsurugi throws a wild body kick that Yates sees coming a mile off.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitsurugi tries a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Mitsurugi misses.
Mitsurugi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYates.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitsurugi misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
Mitsurugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Mitsurugi moves out of range easily.
Mitsurugi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Mitsurugi moves out of range easily.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Mitsurugi moves away and avoids it.
Mitsurugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitsurugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yates has time to react.
Mitsurugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Mitsurugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
Mitsurugi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitsurugi finish him?
Mitsurugi moves out of range of the leg kick from Yates.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi cracks Yates with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Yates falls to his knees and Mitsurugi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
Shinsuke Mitsurugi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn has chosen Pantera-5 Minutes Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Einar Magn enters the cage!
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218 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arrol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arrol's corner calls for a 1-2. Arrol obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arrol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magn 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.
Magn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arrol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arrol looks to land a left hand but Magn moved out of range nicely.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Magn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arrol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magn scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magn closes the distance and clinches.
Arrol scores with a hook to the body.
Magn misses with a body punch.
Arrol lands with a light punch inside.
Arrol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magn's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Magn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arrol backing away here, and Magn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Magn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Magn as he checks the leg kick.
Arrol moves out of range of the strikes.
Arrol jabs Magn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arrol misses with a hook.
Magn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arrol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magn misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Magn tries a quick counter leg kick but Arrol is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Arrol.
Magn 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.
Magn lands a jab to Arrol's midsection.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Magn tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Arrol there.
A big right from Magn misses.
Magn misses with a leg kick
and Arrol counters with a nice leg kick.
Magn takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Magn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arrol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arrol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn tries to clinch there but Arrol circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magn.
Arrol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Arrol to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Magn misses.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arrol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Magn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arrol.
Magn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Arrol sets himself, and Magn steps forward looking for the clinch! Arrol avoids it this time.
Arrol connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol throws a low kick but Magn avoids it.
Arrol pushes Magn away with a front kick.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
As Magn backs away, Arrol returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
Magn jabs at Arrol's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn works the jab nicely.
Arrol connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Magn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magn delivers a nice body kick.
Magn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Magn lands a nice hook to Arrol's body. Arrol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magn is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
Magn thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magn thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Magn avoids the body shot from Arrol.
A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses.
Magn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Magn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
Nice body kick there by Magn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magn throws a body punch but Arrol moves out of range.
Magn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magn throws a leg kick which misses Arrol's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrol tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magn blocks a head kick by Arrol.
Arrol misses with a hook. Magn ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn cracks the inside of Arrol's front leg.
Magn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Magn thumps Arrol with a low kick.
Magn tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrol misses with a leg kick.
Magn staying out of range there.
Arrol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magn digs a good hook to Arrol's body.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Magn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Magn looks to land a body kick but Arrol moved away.
Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
A big left from Arrol misses.
Magn tries to counter with a clinch but Arrol shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arrol, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magn is out of range.
Magn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Magn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magn looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.
Magn misses with a looping left.
Arrol slips a straight right by Magn.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Magn misses with a straight left.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Arrol lands an overhand right.
Magn looks to throw the jab but Arrol is out of range.
Magn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arrol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Magn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid body kick from Magn.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arrol throws a jab when Magn was well out of range.
Magn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magn throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arrol.
Magn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
William Arrol is winning the standup battle so far.
Magn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrol's sensitive parts.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Magn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Arrol throws a leg kick
and Magn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Arrol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magn throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol walks into a left hand.
Magn is looking to clinch.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magn.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Magn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Arrol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Einar Magn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Magn scores with a body shot.
Magn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrol throws a lazy right hand but Magn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Magn misses.
Magn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Magn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol tries to land a leg kick but Magn saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Magn tries to counter with a clinch but Arrol shakes him off and moves away.
Magn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Magn tries to bum rush Arrol with a series of wild strikes but Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arrol wants to clinch up but Magn keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arrol walks into a left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Arrol.
Arrol tries a body shot but Magn blocks it.
Magn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arrol's elbow.
Arrol tries to work over Magn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Arrol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magn pushes off an throws an elbow but Arrol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Magn throws a punch but it's blocked by Arrol.
Arrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magn works on Arrol's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn tries to circle away but Arrol has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Magn.
Magn manages to break the clinch.
Arrol throws a nice head kick!
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magn's calf.
Arrol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magn misses with a left hand
and Arrol counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol clobbers Magn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Arrol is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Arrol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol closes the distance but Magn moves to the side
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magn moves forwards but Arrol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arrol cracks Magn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magn checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Magn.
It looks like William Arrol has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magn's elbow.
Arrol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
Magn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrol. That's going to slow Magn down.
Arrol dips to his left and cracks Magn with an uppercut!
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magn cracks Arrol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arrol, as that shot connected.
Magn tries to clinch but Arrol is having none of it.
Arrol avoids the head kick by Magn.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Arrol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arrol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Arrol!
William Arrol 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Kenway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonga doesn't seem bothered though.
Tonga has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Tonga lands a shoulder strike.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Tonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway lands with a short shot to the head.
Tonga working aggressively here.
Kenway tries a body shot but Tonga blocks it.
Tonga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kenway.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga lands a nice uppercut.
Tonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tonga fails to land.
Tonga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kenway.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Tonga blocks an uppercut.
Kenway has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tonga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kenway can turn it around.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Tonga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tonga.
Kenway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Tonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonga lands with a short shot to the head.
Tonga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Tonga.
Kenway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenway or not.
Tonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Kenway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Tonga misses with some punches.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga misses with the head strike.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga prevents a body shot from Kenway.
Tonga throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Tonga.
Kenway lands a body shot.
Tonga misses with the head strike.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tonga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonga lands a left hand.
Tonga blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Tonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Tonga misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongas head.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga blocks an uppercut.
Come on Kenway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tonga lands a shot to the body.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tonga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Tonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonga misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Tonga blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Kenway scores with a shot to the side of Tonga's head.
Tonga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Tonga throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Tonga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kenway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Kenway does it's job there.
Kenway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonga sizes up Kenway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
Tonga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tonga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tonga slips a straight right by Kenway.
Kenway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Tonga.
Kenway is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tonga.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenway.
Kenway throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tonga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tonga as Kenway tries to tie him up.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonga controls his hands.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway tries to work over Tonga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonga.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tonga.
Tonga lands with a short shot to the head.
Tonga misses with a punch to the body.
Tonga blocking some punches.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenway controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tonga.
Kenway scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenway.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenway.
Kenway lands a body shot.
Tonga takes a shot to the head.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenway.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway works on Tonga's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonga lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Tonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonga blocks a body shot from Kenway.
A bit of stalling here from Kenway.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Tonga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenway controls his hands.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tonga takes a shot to the head.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenway moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Tonga throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenway throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonga.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonga misses the target.
A slow jab from Tonga misses its intended target.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Tonga digs a good body shot into Kenway's ribs.
Tonga lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway avoids the head kick by Tonga.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenway! But no joy.
Kenway tries to clinch but Tonga is having none of it.
Tonga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonga throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonga.
Tonga throws a shot from downtown. Kenway moves away and avoids it.
Tonga throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a body shot
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kenway throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonga throws a head kick but Kenway moves out of range.
Tonga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kenway defends well and Tonga ends up having to push Kenway into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tries to land a front kick but Tonga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Tonga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Tonga throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway wants to counter with a clinch but Tonga pushes him away.
Tonga moves out of range of the body kick.
Kenway takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tonga connects with the punch.
Kukulcan Tonga is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenway scores with a nice head shot.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tonga scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga with a poor takedown
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway throws the kick towards the body but Tonga avoids it.
Tonga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenway wants to clinch.
Tonga misses with a jab to the body
and Kenway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tonga cracks Kenway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tonga throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenway counters with a solid body kick.
Tonga lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenway off the cage and back into range.
Tonga throws a big shot that misses.
Tonga tries for a takedown but Kenway circles away easily
and Kenway counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kukulcan Tonga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenway is able to avoid easily.
Kenway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
A little feinted left hand from Tonga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonga scores with a jab. Kenway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenway lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tonga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Tonga throws a head kick that half lands.
Kenway misses with a hook.
Tonga looks to land a combination but Kenway avoids it well.
Kenway throws a hook to the side of Tonga's head but Tonga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Kenway tries to land a body kick
letting Tonga counter with a right hand.
Tonga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kukulcan Tonga.
I think Tonga 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kukulcan Tonga!
After the fight, Kukulcan Tonga was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De Villefort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
De Villefort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
De Villefort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montana as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Montana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Montana misses with an uppercut
and De Villefort counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Antonio Montana has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana throws the kick towards the body but De Villefort avoids it.
De Villefort swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Villefort slips under a jab from Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana wants to slow De Villefort down by chopping away at his legs.
De Villefort with a jab.
Montana cracks De Villefort with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
De Villefort lands a slapping body shot.
De Villefort blocks a jab.
It looked like De Villefort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montana misses with a kick to the body
enabling De Villefort to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana is looking to clinch but De Villefort is avoiding it.
De Villefort was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands an overhand right.
De Villefort avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana misses the jab.
De Villefort seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Montana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Villefort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Villefort scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort rushes Montana and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Montana lands a body punch.
De Villefort gets control of Montana's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Villefort will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Montana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Villefort is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Villefort has his foot on Montana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montana works his way back into a safe position though.
Montana controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Villefort is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montana is aware though and is defending well.
De Villefort working for a triangle but Montana defends it easily.
Montana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana is posturing up here but De Villefort has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Montana tries to roll out but it's too tight and Montana has to tap! Slick submission there by De Villefort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerard De Villefort!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerard De Villefort thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuchar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 21 Savage - No Heart. Ajax has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Marco Ajax 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax misses with a double jab
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Kuchar.
A big left from Kuchar misses.
Kuchar throws a hook but Ajax avoids it easily.
Kuchar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuchar blocks a head kick by Ajax.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ajax or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuchar, which made it look bad.
Kuchar throws a low kick but Ajax moves out of range easily.
Kuchar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ajax.
Kuchar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ajax 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 Kuchar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuchar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajax throws a right hand that misses
and Kuchar counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuchar misses the jab.
Kuchar throws a low kick but Ajax moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuchar's head backwards.
Ajax throws a wild body kick that Kuchar sees coming a mile off.
Kuchar moves out of range of the leg kick from Ajax.
Ajax has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ajax tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuchar walks into a left hand.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
Ajax let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuchar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajax.
Kuchar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuchar misses with a straight left.
Ajax with a hook.
Ajax throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Kuchar.
Kuchar with a hook.
Kuchar lands a head shot.
Ajax's corner calls for a 1-2. Ajax obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ajax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ajax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuchar.
Ajax paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Kuchar throws a low kick but Ajax avoids it.
Kuchar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuchar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuchar misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax throws a hook but Kuchar blocks it.
It looked like Kuchar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuchar checks the leg kick.
Ajax misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kuchar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuchar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ajax's head backwards.
Ajax will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ajax scoring well with a low kick there.
Ajax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuchar throwing a counter right hand but Ajax manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuchar sprawls well. Kuchar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ajax gets slowly back to his feet.
It looks like Kuchar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuchar misses the target.
Ajax gets a double leg takedown into Kuchar's guard.
Kuchar has control of Ajax's left arm, preventing Ajax from doing any damage.
Ajax throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuchar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ajax wants to pass the guard but Kuchar is keeping the position.
Ajax loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ajax is stalling in the full guard.
Ajax landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax won't allow Kuchar to sweep him here.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuchar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ajax tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuchar is retaining full guard.
Ajax throws an elbow that misses. Kuchar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ajax's guard. Nice move by Kuchar!
Ajax looking for a guillotine here but Kuchar defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuchar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Ajax will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Ajax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ajax.
Marco Ajax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ajax throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ajax is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuchar.
Ajax misses with a leg kick
and Kuchar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ajax misses with an uppercut. Kuchar saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Ajax.
Ajax lands with a good body shot.
Kuchar cracks Ajax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuchar dodges the punch combination from Ajax.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajax lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuchar moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Ajax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajax is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ajax takes one on the button.
Kuchar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ajax cracks Kuchar with an open hand slap.
Ajax fails with a takedown attempt.
Ajax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuchar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuchar misses with a hook. Ajax ducked under it nicely.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Kuchar misses with a straight right.
Ajax shoots for a takedown but Kuchar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kuchar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ajax throws out a loose jab but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuchar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ajax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajax tests Kuchar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Ajax.
Ajax misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuchar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ajax has time to react.
Kuchar lunges at Ajax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ajax's hand.
Ajax lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ajax lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ajax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuchar momentarily.
Ajax is looking to chop away at Kuchar's legs.
Ajax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuchar to the mat! Kuchar manages to get full guard.
Kuchar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ajax is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuchar is trying to control the position but Ajax postures up.
Kuchar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ajax is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar seems keen to control Ajax's posture.
Kuchar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ajax trying to move into half guard but instead Kuchar has managed to sweep!
Kuchar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kuchar wants to stand but Ajax is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ajax keeping moving, preventing Kuchar from controlling successfully.
Ajax looking for a sweep. Not yet Ajax, not yet.
Kuchar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ajax has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuchar has managed to get both his arms back between Ajax's legs - danger averted.
Kuchar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Ajax will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ajax throws a body kick that misses.
Kuchar lands a jab to the head.
Ajax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ajax motions for Kuchar to come forward. Ajax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ajax defending well as Kuchar loads up on a big left hand.
Ajax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ajax throws a leg kick
and Kuchar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuchar throws a head kick that misses.
Ajax looks to land a left hand but Kuchar moved out of range nicely.
Ajax slips under a jab from Kuchar.
Ajax throws a lazy right hand but Kuchar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuchar throws a nice looking combination but Ajax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ajax ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ajax, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuchar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ajax under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuchar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuchar defending well as Ajax loads up on a big left hand.
Kuchar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ajax misses with a body shot.
Ajax lands a really nice looking cross but Kuchar seems unphased.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Ajax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ajax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ajax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuchar counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuchar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuchar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ajax throws a hook to the side of Kuchar's head but Kuchar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuchar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Ajax.
Ajax looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuchar is just out of range.
Kuchar is looking to counter punch.
Matt Kuchar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuchar thuds his right hand into Ajax's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuchar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ajax blocks a jab.
Ajax punishes Kuchar's body with a nice straight punch.
Ajax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ajax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuchar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuchar throws out a powerful jab.
Kuchar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but Ajax moved away.
Kuchar lands with a good body shot.
Kuchar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ajax takes a swing at Kuchar's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Kuchar misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ajax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuchar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuchar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ajax. Ajax obviously looking to wear him down.
Ajax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but Ajax checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ajax.
Ajax lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ajax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ajax on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Marco Ajax has been cut.
Ajax lands with a nice body kick.
Ajax misses with a hook.
Ajax cracks Kuchar with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is looking to slow Kuchar down with leg kicks.
Kuchar misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Ajax.
Kuchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuchar moves away from the strike by Ajax.
Kuchar blocks a head kick by Ajax.
Kuchar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kuchar throws a big shot that misses.
Ajax appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ajax makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuchar trying to keep a closed guard but Ajax is proving a slippery customer.
Ajax landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Kuchar keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Ajax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ajax has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ajax!
Marco Ajax spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pako Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laine's choice of entrance music: Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. Pako Laine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Crane misses with a double jab
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Laine scores with a four punch combination!
Laine pushes Crane up against the cage in a clinch.
Crane tries to break free but Laine pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.
Crane breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine moves out of range as Crane strikes.
Crane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Laine with a hook.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Crane lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pako Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine works Crane's body with a nice hook.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
Crane tries to keep at a distance but Laine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crane tries to circle away but Laine has him pinned against the cage.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Crane blocks with his arms.
Laine fails to pull guard.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Laine pushes Crane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Crane throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Crane walks into a stiff left hand from Laine.
Crane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laine connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Crane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine fails with the takedown
and Crane counters with a nice body shot.
Crane is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Laine's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Laine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with Crane's head.
Laine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Crane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crane throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pako Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Crane misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crane dips to his left and cracks Laine with an uppercut!
Laine looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Laine. That snapped Crane's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laine tries a low kick but Crane avoids it.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Crane takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crane takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Crane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Crane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crane's head.
Laine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crane but Crane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Crane.
Crane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crane circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine pushes Crane up against the cage in a clinch.
Crane blocks a body shot from Laine.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Laine avoids the damage to the body.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Laine has Crane pressed against the cage, preventing Crane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crane tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine slips under a jab from Crane.
Laine lands a nice hook to Crane's body. Crane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crane throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Crane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine shapes to counter with a head kick.
Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laine tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Laine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laine lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crane scrambles back to his feet.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
Crane slips under a jab.
Crane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine scores with a decent looking hook.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Crane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crane.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Laine.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laine momentarily.
Laine lands a head kick. Crane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Danga de danga de dang - Laine scores with a four punch combination!
A big right from Crane misses.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Crane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crane avoids a kick to the body.
Crane moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Crane swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Crane as Laine shoots in.
Laine is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Crane as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Laine misses
enabling Crane to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine avoids the body shot from Crane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a two punch combination.
Crane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pako Laine.
Crane jabs Laine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
Crane throws an off balance right hand
and Laine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine shapes to counter with a head kick.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Laine avoids the body shot from Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Crane finds it's way through Laine's defenses.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laine.
Laine tries to clinch
and Crane counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Crane ducks down to avoid it.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Crane misses.
Crane blocks a head kick by Laine.
An attempted straight right counter from Crane misses the target.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane is looking for a counter combo.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Laine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Laine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crane is able to avoid easily.
Laine looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
Crane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Crane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Crane slips a straight right by Laine.
Crane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Crane blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Laine.
Crane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crane slips a jab from Laine.
Laine misses with the combination.
Laine jabs Crane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pako Laine.
Well Laine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pako Laine!
Pako Laine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haades comes into the arena with Accept - Head Over Heels blaring out of the sound system. Justice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haades checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Haades swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Justice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haades.
Justice throws a head kick but Haades moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haades misses the target.
A low kick from Haades is predictable there
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haades works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haades. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haades closes the distance and clinches.
Haades blocks an uppercut.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Haades.
Haades presses Justice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Justice is leaning against Haades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Justice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Justice blocking some punches.
Haades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Haades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Justice.
Haades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haades's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haades will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haades finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
Justice throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Haades misses the target.
Justice connects with a right hand. Haades shakes it off.
Justice tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Haades throws a right hand that misses
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Haades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haades misses with a hook.
Justice lands the left hand.
Haades cracks Justice with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to work over Haades's front leg with a kick but Haades checks it.
Haades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice slips a straight right by Haades.
Haades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice with a hook.
Justice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justice has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Haades lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haades throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Justice throws out a counter right but Haades avoids it with no problem.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Justice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haades quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haades misses with a straight left.
Justice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haades throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice wants to slow Haades down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice thumps Haades with a low kick.
Haades avoids the head kick by Justice.
Justice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haades motions for Justice to come forward. Haades throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Justice tries a quick counter leg kick but Haades is wise to it.
Haades blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justice doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Haades bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haades lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haades blocks the body kick.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Haades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
And Justice responds with a good body kick, but Haades manages to step out the way in time.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haades is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haades moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Haades.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades misses with a left hand
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice connects with a jab.
Haades takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haades looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice throws a front kick aimed at Haades's knee but Haades avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Haades on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haades doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Haades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justice raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick
and Haades makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haades scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haades.
Justice darts in and clinches Haades up against the cage.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Haades.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice misses with an elbow strike.
Justice landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Justice lands a damaging elbow.
Justice misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Justice will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Haades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice misses with the body kick
and Haades holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haades swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Haades.
A head punch on the inside from Haades fails to land.
Haades pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haades.
Justice connects with a high kick.
Haades moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Haades throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haadess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haades tries to clinch but Justice moves away
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Haades lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haades throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice counters with a leg kick.
Haades throws a right hand that misses
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice gets tackled into the cage by Haades. Haades maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haades.
Justice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haades swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haades misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haades misses with some punches.
Haades swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haades misses with a punch on the inside.
Haades swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haades.
Haades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haades tries to break the clinch but Justice is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades misses with a punch on the inside.
Haades lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice misses with an elbow strike.
Haades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but Haades avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Haades is working Justice over against the cage.
Hannes Haades has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haades avoiding damage as Justice throws knees to the body.
Justice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Haades misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haades managing to block the knees to the body from Justice.
Haades lands a nice uppercut.
Haades blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Haades fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haades.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Justice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Haades.
Justice lands with a short shot to the head.
Justice working aggressively here.
Haades scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Haades on the inside.
Haades misses with the head strike.
Justice lands an uppercut.
Haades pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haades ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
Haades lands with a hook. Justice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haades cracks the inside of Justice'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!
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haades lands a really nice looking cross but Justice seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Haades blocks the leg kick.
Haades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haades.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Haades's leg but Haades calmly moves out of range.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Haades moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Haades. Beautiful body shot.
Haades works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haades misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Justice misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Haades as he connects with a hook.
Haades misses with a straight left.
Justice slips under a jab.
Haades misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice lunges at Haades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haades's hand.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haades throws a low kick, looking for Justice's leg but Justice calmly moves out of range.
Justice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Justice closes the distance and pushes Haades back into the cage.
Haades misses with the head strike.
Haades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haades tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Haades working aggressively here.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice throws a one two combo.
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haades tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Justice manages to circle out of the way.
Justice misses with a head kick.
As Justice tries to get set, Haades tries to push him back and clinch up but Justice manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades lands a front kick.
Haades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justice blocks a head kick by Haades.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haades closes the distance but Justice moves to the side
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Haades moved out of range.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haades.
Haades is looking to counter punch.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haades scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haades throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Haades.
And Haades counters with a quick kick to the body but Justice blocks it.
Justice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haades's calf.
Haades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haades.
Justice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haades's hands.
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justice, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haades throws a big shot that misses.
Haades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Haades misses.
Justice was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haades takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Haades's front leg but catches the back leg as Haades tries to avoid it.
Haades 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.
Justice misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Haades misses its target.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Haades.
Justice tries to bum rush Haades with a series of wild strikes but Haades uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Haades misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Haades avoids the body shot from Justice.
Haades tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice throws a head kick but Haades moves out of range.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haades goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Haades misses.
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haades lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haades moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Haades cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Haades looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haades lands with a shot to the body.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haades takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Haades as he connects with a hook.
Haades scores with a shot to the body.
Haades throws a leg kick but Justice checks it.
Haades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice lands with a nice combination. Haades backs away looking to recover.
Justice slips under a jab from Haades.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haades tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Haades.
Haades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Haades has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Haades misses with a body punch.
Haades tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Haades back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Johnny Justice just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Justice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haades. Haades circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haades.
Justice clinches up against the cage.
Justice working aggressively here.
Haades misses with the head strike.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haades.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but Haades avoids the damage to the body.
Haades lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haades.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short body shot lands from Haades as the two fighters clinch.
Haades softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haades misses with some punches.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades blocking some punches.
Justice lands a nice uppercut.
Haades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Haades.
Justice takes one on the button.
Haades swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Haades holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Justice blocking some punches.
Justice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haades backwards.
Haades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haades scores with a jab to the head.
Haades throws a push kick but Justice slaps the foot to one side.
Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
Haades blocks an elbow strike from Justice.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haades misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haades blocks an elbow strike.
Justice prevents a body shot from Haades.
A right hook to the body lands for Justice.
Haades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haades.
Haades blocking some punches.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Haades blocks an uppercut.
Justice missing with knees to the body.
Justice takes a shot to the head.
Justice gets through Haades's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Haades uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice working aggressively here.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haades breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Justice there.
Haades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Justice lands a really nice looking cross but Haades seems unphased.
Haades takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Haades lands an overhand right.
Justice connects with the punch.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Haades saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haades.
Justice throws out a powerful jab.
Haades lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice tries to work over Haades's front leg with a kick but Haades checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Haades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Haades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haades.
Haades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Haades.
Haades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Haades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haades misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justice! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Haades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice 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.
Nice defenses there by Haades.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hannes Haades will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Justice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Justice moves out of range as Haades throws a body kick.
Haades throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Haades misses with a kick to the body.
Haades throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice misses with a hook
and Haades makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Justice really felt that one!
Haades throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Haades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice blocks a jab.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
Justice misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Justice throws a right and a left that Haades avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Haades misses.
Justice avoids the head kick by Haades.
Haades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Haades takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haades scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Justice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haades.
Haades misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justice slips a jab from Haades.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haades 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 Justice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Haades was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haades lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haades.
Nice body kick there by Haades.
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 telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Haades is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Justice staying out of range there.
Haades throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice cracks Haades with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice feints and then cracks Haades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haades down.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haades tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice throws a fast counter high kick but Haades manages to duck under it in time.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haades blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Haades ducks down to avoid it.
Haades throws out a powerful jab.
Haades misses with a straight left.
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.
Justice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justice throws a hook but Haades blocks it.
Haades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Haades pushes Justice away with a front kick.
Haades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Haades settles back down.
Haades lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haades tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Justice counters with a two punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Haades checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Haades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haades staying out of range there.
Haades feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haades takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Justice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haades is able to avoid easily.
Haades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Haades.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Haades's shoulder, as Haades tries to avoid the shot.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haades darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Haades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Haades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haades 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.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Justice.
I think Justice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Hannes Haades retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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