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UGD 73:Sturm Vs Gower PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Bob (ranked 1201 p4p, 162 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 1548 p4p, 201 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walcott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walcott 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.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bob connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bob scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Walcott scores with a nice strike.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walcott to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob lands a big head kick that sends Walcott tumbling to the mat! Bob takes a step backwards and waves Walcott back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nice uppercut lands for Walcott. That snapped Bob's head back.
Bob lands a body shot.
Walcott throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Bob wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walcott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Walcott.
Bob moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joe Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
A big right from Bob misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bob.
Walcott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bob throws a quick counter head kick but Walcott was just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bob.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott misses the jab.
Bob throwing a counter right hand but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Bob throws a series of punches but Walcott avoids them all with ease.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Walcott throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Bob.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walcott throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Walcott connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Walcott there.
Walcott 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.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walcott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walcott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bob had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick
and Walcott counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walcott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bob walks into a stiff left hand from Walcott.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
A left lands for Bob.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott slips a jab from Bob.
Walcott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bob feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
Bob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walcott scores with a three punch combo!
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bob.
Walcott catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Walcott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bob throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Walcott checks it.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
Bob staying out of range there.
Bob was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walcott.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walcott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Bob goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walcott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Walcott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walcott to score with a decent uppercut.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Walcott scores with a jab.
Walcott throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walcott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walcott!
Bob walks into a left hand.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Walcott counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Bob lands.
Bob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.
Walcott looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
Walcott throws a low kick but Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bob might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joe Walcott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Bob.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walcott's hands.
Walcott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Walcott throws a sloppy body shot
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walcott connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bob backing away here, and Walcott unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Neal Bob has been cut.
Walcott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bob takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Bob throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob fakes the leg kick and cracks Walcott in the body.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Walcott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob slips a straight right by Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neal Bob's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walcott moves away from the strike by Bob.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walcott.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
Walcott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bobs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Walcott lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Walcott scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Walcott finds it's target.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Walcott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob is looking to counter with a body kick.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a left and a right that stings Walcott.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Walcott cracks Bob with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walcott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
Walcott digs a good hook to Bob's body.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Bob throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
Walcott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bob has time to react.
Walcott connects with a crisp jab.
Walcott misses with a low kick as Bob jumps back.
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Walcott just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bob. That snapped Walcott's head back.
Walcott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Bob.
Walcott lands a jab to the head.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Bob.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walcott digs a good body shot into Bob's ribs.
Walcott lands with an overhand left.
Walcott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walcott slips a straight right by Bob.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Bob.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walcott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bob if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Walcott lands a head shot.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Walcott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Bob.
Walcott feints and then cracks Bob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bob down.
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott scores with a nice right hand.
Joe Walcott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Second Fist (ranked 1676 p4p, 264 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 1057 p4p, 162 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fist is looking to counter punch.
Fist looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Fist is avoiding it.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fist is defending well for now.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Fist.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Fist is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Fist has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fist misses with some punches.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Fist scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fist avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Fist lands an uppercut.
Fist scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fist avoids the damage to the body.
Fist avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Fist tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Fist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fist avoids the damage to the body.
Fist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fist tries to land a leg kick but Henderson saw it coming and moves away.
Fist takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fist keeps the fight on the outside.
Fist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Henderson tries to clinch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist scores with a push kick.
Fist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Fist slips the punch.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
It looked like Fist was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fist. Fist obviously looking to wear him down.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Fist misses.
Fist keeps the fight on the outside.
Fist appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henderson 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.
Fist throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Fist saw that one coming.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Fist.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but Fist pushes him away.
Henderson throws a wild body kick that Fist sees coming a mile off.
Henderson swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Fist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson lands a jab to Fist's midsection.
Fist lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
A big left from Fist misses.
Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Fist.
Fist is looking to clinch.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Fist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Fist drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
Fist works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fist avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julius Henderson 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.
Fist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson keeps Fist at a distance using the push kick.
Fist throws a lazy head kick
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fist lands a left hand.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Fist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson moves out of range as Fist strikes.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Fist's body. Fist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson moves out of range as Fist strikes.
Fist misses with a straight left.
Fist throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Fist's ribcage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fist scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Fist.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Fist prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Fist managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Fist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fist lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Fist.
Fist misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fist avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Fist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fist tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Fist misses with a body punch.
Fist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fist.
Fist throws a head punch that misses.
Fist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fist swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fist seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henderson can turn it around.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fist is defending well for now.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fist.
Fist has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Henderson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fist blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Fist is blocking nicely.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fist or not.
Julius Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fist is working Henderson over against the cage.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Fist blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Fist fails to land.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fist misses with the head strike.
Fist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Fist.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Fist is blocking nicely.
Fist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fist.
Fist manages to break the clinch.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Fist moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
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 Second Fist will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fist throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fist misses the jab.
Fist looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Fist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fist throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Fist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Fist looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Henderson is looking to land body kicks.
Henderson throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fist - that will leave a mark!
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Henderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Fist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fist wants to land a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fist. Fist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Fist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henderson.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but Fist pushes him away.
A head kick misses from Fist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Fist and move into the clinch position.
Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Fist. That snapped Henderson's head back.
Fist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Fist counters with a stiff right hand.
Fist feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Fist moves away from the strike by Henderson.
It looked like Fist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Fist.
Fist tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Fist managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Fist lands a shot to the body.
Henderson working Fist over with knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Fist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fist blocks it with crossed arms.
Fist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fist.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fist lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson tries to work over Fist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julius Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Julius Henderson!
After winning the bout, Julius Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Second Fist had this to say: 'Ur woman didnt pay me the stud service fee she owes me...But u can have her panties back anyway....HERE!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fuller (ranked 944 p4p, 116 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (ranked 1262 p4p, 151 weight class). Chris Fuller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette misses with an uppercut.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Clavette looks to land a combination but Fuller avoids it well.
Clavette shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuller tries to sprawl out of it but Clavette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fuller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clavette crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuller - the referee stops the clock and Clavette gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuller. Clavette manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clavette decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clavette controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fuller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
My spies in Pride inform me that Clavette has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Fuller manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fuller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Clavette has Fuller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clavette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuller misses with a body punch.
Fuller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clavette is working for takedown but Fuller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clavette gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fuller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Clavette off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fuller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuller.
Fuller lunges at Clavette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clavette's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clavette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuller tries to counter by clinching up but Clavette breaks away and moves out of range.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clavette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clavette there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clavette. That did some damage!
Clavette looks to land a combination but Fuller avoids it well.
Clavette throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuller counters with an outside leg kick.
Clavette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fuller sprawls well. Fuller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clavette gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clavette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuller.
Clavette throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuller is looking to counter the offense by Clavette and move into the clinch.
Clavette looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuller is just out of range.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Clavette moves out of range easily.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller forces Clavette back against the cage and clinches.
Clavette has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fuller after a bit of a struggle.
I was talking to Fuller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clavette can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
Clavette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clavette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clavette tries to pull guard but Fuller won't allow it.
Fuller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Clavette looks winded!
A short left from Fuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller is pressed up against the cage. Clavette has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuller down to the mat. Fuller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fuller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller with a nice cross.
Fuller lands with a kick to the temple. Clavette shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fuller clinches.
Fuller is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Fuller.
Fuller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Fuller.
Clavette is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clavette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fuller is leaning against Clavette and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuller works on Clavette's body with a couple of short punches.
Fuller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fuller works on Clavette's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Clavette throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clavette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuller.
Jab from Fuller.
Clavette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller closes the distance and clinches.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Fuller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuller tries to land knees in the clinch but Clavette avoids the damage to the body.
Fuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clavette can do to turn this around?
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chris Fuller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clavette is working for takedown but Fuller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clavette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clavette looking for a takedown.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette wants a takedown but no success here.
Fuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clavette is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller lands with a light punch inside.
Fuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Fuller lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuller lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clavette.
Fuller is pressed up against the cage. Clavette has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuller down to the mat. Fuller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Clavette seems unphased.
Clavette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuller scores with a nice strike.
Fuller has managed to clinch.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clavette has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fuller after a bit of a struggle.
Clavette tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Fuller as the two fighters clinch.
Fuller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuller digs a right hand into Clavette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clavette's gas tank.
Fuller lands a good knee to the midsection. Clavette won't want to take too many of those.
Fuller lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
A short body shot lands from Fuller as the two fighters clinch.
Fuller lands a knee to the head.
Fuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuller scores with a shot to the side of Clavette's head.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuller stops a takedown attempt from Clavette.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuller.
Nice body punch from Fuller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller avoiding damage.
Fuller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Fuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fuller looking to throw knees to the head but Clavette is blocking nicely.
Fuller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuller obliges.
Fuller has Clavette pressed against the cage.
Fuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Clavette controls the action.
Clavette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fuller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clavette is defending well for now.
Fuller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clavette avoids it.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fuller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clavette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clavette lands a takedown into guard.
Fuller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fuller is stalling here.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Clavette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuller has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clavette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clavette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clavettes head.
Clavette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clavette avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Clavette's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clavette's sensitive parts.
Fuller tests Clavette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clavette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fuller counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuller lands with a good body shot.
Fuller throws a leg kick which misses Clavette's front leg but catches the back leg as Clavette tries to avoid it.
Fuller doesn't manage to clinch there - Clavette circles away.
Fuller drives through and clinches with Clavette against the cage.
Fuller stops a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Fuller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clavette managing to block the knees to the body from Fuller.
Fuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clavette has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fuller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clavette goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fuller prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fuller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Fuller digs a right hand underneath Clavette's ribcage. Clavette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuller.
Fuller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fuller lands a left hand.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but Clavette blocks it.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fuller - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuller obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuller.
Fuller works on Clavette's body with a couple of short punches.
Clavette blocks a body shot from Fuller.
Fuller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clavette up against the cage.
Clavette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fuller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fuller.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clavette takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fuller is looking to clinch.
Chris Fuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller gets a clinch.
Clavette is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fuller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clavette is trying to pull guard but Fuller has him pressed against the cage.
Raoul Clavette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clavette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clavette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fuller is defending well.
Clavette has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fuller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clavette is trying to drag Fuller to the mat but Fuller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Clavette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Fuller.
Fuller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Clavette can't get the takedown.
Fuller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fuller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clavette's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuller misses with a knee strike.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Clavette looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Fuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuller 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Fuller!
After winning the bout, Chris Fuller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 1309 p4p, 191 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 1326 p4p, 196 weight class). Laiho comes to the cage accompanied by Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laiho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mingo avoids it really well and circles away.
Mingo misses the shot to the body.
Laiho cracks Mingo with an open hand slap.
Laiho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Mingo misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Mingo.
Mingo misses with an uppercut.
Alexi Laiho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laiho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mingo counter with a right hand.
Laiho lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mingo throws out the jab.
Laiho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mingo to the ground. Laiho is now in Mingo's guard.
Laiho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mingo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laiho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laiho postures up and lands a big shot to Mingo's brow.
Laiho looking to sit in guard and control but Mingo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laiho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mingo defends well.
Mingo is in close to Laiho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Laiho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laiho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mingo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Laiho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laiho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mingo wants to control from the top but Laiho keeps moving.
Laiho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laiho has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mingo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Laiho has tightened it up now! Mingo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexi Laiho!
Alexi Laiho took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dauntless for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 851 p4p, 132 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 362 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aires has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aires has a takedown stuffed.
Altare tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aires manages to circle out of the way.
Aires lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Aires.
Altare lands a jab.
Altare tries to clinch up.
Aires ducks under a wild hook from Altare.
Altare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Aires misses.
Aires connects with a solid leg kick.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Altare.
Altare drops his hands momentarily and Aires takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altare.
Altare lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altare looks to clinch
and Aires counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Altare.
Altare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Jab from Altare.
Aires connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Altare momentarily.
Aires digs a good hook to Altare's body.
A jab lands there for Aires.
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Aires scores with a kick to the body.
Altare wants to clinch
and Aires counters with a nice double leg into side control. Altare won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires trying to control the position but Altare is working away.
Aires throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aires working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aires tries to score with some ground and pound. Altare controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires in side control, throwing shots but Altare defends.
Altare is looking for a sweep.
Aires lands a nice forearm strike.
Aires misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aires in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aires working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Altare is avoiding damage well.
Aires scoring with punches from side control.
Aires scoring with punches and elbows.
Aires landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Aires seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires wants to control for a moment but Altare uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Altare slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Altare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aires.
Aires is working Altare over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Aires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
Altare 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.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Altare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aires postures up in Altare's guard and throws a big left but Altare blocks it.
Aires throws a strike but Altare rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aires trying to control the position.
Aires working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Altare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Altare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Altare avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Altare's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aires connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Altare takes the fight into the clinch.
Aires lands with a short shot to the head.
Aires misses with a short punch on the inside.
Altare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altare prevents a body shot from Aires.
Aires misses with a punch on the inside.
Altare presses Aires against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Altare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altare misses with the combination.
Altare connects with a right hand. Aires shakes it off.
It looks like Bruno Aires has been cut.
Aires tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aires appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aires doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Altare throws a hook but Aires avoids it easily.
Altare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Altare clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aires.
Aires goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Altare.
Altare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aires is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aires throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Aires looking for a takedown.
Altare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires manages to break the clinch.
Altare connects with a jab.
Altare rushes Aires and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Altare blocks a body shot from Aires.
Aires breaks the clinch.
Altare fails in his attempt to clinch.
Altare wants to clinch up but Aires keeps it at a distance.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Altare tries to clinch but Aires moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Altare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Altare tries to clinch but Aires is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Altare.
Aires throws a good cross that connects.
Altare is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Altare.
John Altare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Altare moves in looking to clinch but Aires pushes him off.
Altare tries to close the distance and clinch but Aires swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aires getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Altare lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Altare misses the shot to the body.
Altare throws a big shot that misses.
Altare misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Altare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John Altare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Altare closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aires counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Altare looks to clinch
and Aires counters with a nice uppercut.
Altare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Altare.
Altare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Altare throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aires counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Altare avoids a kick to the body.
Altare doesn't manage to clinch there - Aires circles away.
Aires lands with a cross.
Altare is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Altare dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Altare looks to clinch
and Aires connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Altare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aires gets the takedown into side control.
Aires postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aires wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Altare, who protects the arm well.
Aires staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Altare rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aires's guard! Nice work there by Altare!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aires has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Altare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Altare stopping the sweep attempt from Aires.
Aires working for submissions but it's allowed Altare to get to half guard.
Altare trying to control the action but Aires is working from the bottom.
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.
Aires wants to control but Altare is keeping busy.
Aires wants to get back to full guard.
Aires has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Altare is working away from the top position though.
Aires keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Altare stalling away here and it's allowed Aires to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires working a defensive guard here.
Aires pulls Altare in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Altare got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aires has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Altare has managed to get both his arms back between Aires's legs - danger averted.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab from Altare.
Altare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aires's hands.
Altare tries to clinch but Aires moves away
letting Aires counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Altare pushes Aires up against the cage in a clinch.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
Aires tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John Altare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Altare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aires's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
Aires keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Altare throws a lazy right hand but Aires sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Altare misses the body punch
enabling Aires to counter with a crisp jab.
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 John Altare.
I think Altare 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Altare!
John Altare really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gallagher (ranked 480 p4p, 59 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 579 p4p, 72 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by The Vindictives - Stupid Song. Philip Gallagher 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shango is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Shango wants to counter the offense by Gallagher and move into the clinch position.
Shango has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gallagher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shango takes one on the button.
Shango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gallagher. Gallagher obviously looking to wear him down.
Shango checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gallagher. That's going to slow Shango down.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shango drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gallagher defends it well.
Gallagher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shango under the eye.
That kick from Gallagher tenderised Shango's leg. Shango is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shango was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Shango tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Shango decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gallagher's guard.
Gallagher has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shango off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Shango is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by Gallagher.
Good exchange - Gallagher coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throws a hook but Shango avoids it easily.
Shango is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gallagher throws a hook but Shango avoids it easily.
Shango changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gallagher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shango counters with a single leg into guard. Gallagher didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shango keeping moving, preventing Gallagher from controlling successfully.
Shango working for a triangle but Gallagher defends it easily.
Gallagher trying to control but Shango is working from the bottom.
Shango wants to sweep but no luck.
Shango is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango has a closed guard, preventing Gallagher from standing up.
Gallagher won't allow Shango to sweep him here.
Shango trying to control the position here.
Shango looking for a guillotine here but Gallagher defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gallagher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shango keeping full guard, as Gallagher tries to pass.
Gallagher stopping the sweep attempt from Shango.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shango has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Gallagher's head coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Shango tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gallagher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallagher swings for the body but Shango moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a front kick aimed at Shango's knee but Shango avoids it well.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallagher sets himself, and Shango steps forward looking for the clinch! Gallagher avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Shango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shango doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Shango moves out of range of the strikes.
Shango tries to counter with a clinch but Gallagher shakes him off and moves away.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shango steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gallagher.
Philip Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Shango moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Shango tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gallagher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Shango drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gallagher defends it well.
Shango takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Shango steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shango tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gallagher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shango can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Gallagher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gallagher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gallagher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Gallagher catches Shango right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher is looking to slow Shango down with leg kicks.
Gallagher thows a leg kick but Shango checks it
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control.
Gallagher explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher thows a leg kick but Shango checks it
and Shango counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shango.
Shango pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gallagher is keeping the position for now.
Gallagher is trying to keep Shango in close.
Shango with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shango engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shango postures up.
Shango wants to pass the guard but Gallagher is keeping the position.
Shango keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallagher throws a leg kick which misses Shango's front leg but catches the back leg as Shango tries to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a hook but Shango avoids it easily.
Gallagher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shango takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Shango sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shango steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gallagher.
Philip Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shango keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallagher.
Shango with the counter takedown but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Gallagher throws a hook but Shango blocks it.
Gallagher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Philip Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango checks the leg kick.
Shango tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
And Shango tries to counter it with a takedown but Gallagher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a leg kick
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gallagher!
Shango has control of an arm but Gallagher manages to advance to Shango's back!
Gallagher not allowing Shango to control his hands.
Gallagher controlling well, preventing Shango from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gallagher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Shango tries to roll but Gallagher sticks to his back.
Gallagher gets his hands free as Shango looks to control.
Gallagher tries to get the hooks in deep but Shango pushed the leg off.
Shango is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shango breaks Gallagher's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Papa Shango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher can't keep his opponent in guard - Shango advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shango seems to be working for a kimura but Gallagher defends the submission attempt.
Shango working over Gallagher with some ground and pound. Gallagher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gallagher wants to control but Shango is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shango not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gallagher is defending against the submission attempts here by Shango.
Shango is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is holding on to half guard well.
Gallagher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shango is working away from the top position though.
Shango trying to control the action but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Shango wants to free his trapped foot but Gallagher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gallagher trying to control but Shango postures up.
Papa Shango has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gallagher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gallagher working a defensive guard here.
Shango tries to free his leg and advance position but Gallagher is retaining full guard.
Shango pushes down on Gallagher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shango prevents Gallagher from standing back up.
Shango is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gallagher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shango.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Philip Gallagher.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gallagher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gallagher!
Philip Gallagher took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 321 p4p, 48 weight class) and Veikko Pilvi (ranked 302 p4p, 43 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pilvi's choice of entrance music: Faded. On his way into the cage it seems that Troy Hooper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Troy Hooper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper walks into a jab.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Pilvi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Hooper.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a body punch but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper throws a body punch but Pilvi moves out of range.
Pilvi throws out a counter right but Hooper avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Hooper has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Pilvi 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.
Pilvi with a nice cross.
Pilvi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pilvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pilvi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilvi can pounce on him.
A jab from Pilvi misses.
Pilvi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooper throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pilvi avoids it.
Pilvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Pilvi lands with a hook. Hooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pilvi needs to keep his hands up - Hooper had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pilvi in his tracks.
Hooper connects with a nice looking jab.
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooper tries to land a leg kick but Pilvi saw it coming and moves away.
Hooper instigates a clinch.
Hooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pilvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pilvi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Pilvi misses with a body punch.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Pilvi has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilvi.
Pilvi breaks the clinch.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pilvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pilvi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pilvi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pilvi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Pilvi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooper darts in and clinches Pilvi up against the cage.
Hooper lands a left hand.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Pilvi.
Pilvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pilvi tries to circle away but Hooper has him pinned against the cage.
Pilvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pilvi misses with a body punch.
Pilvi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilvi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Pilvi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pilvi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pilvi throws out the jab.
Hooper scores with a nice head shot.
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Pilvi counters with a straight right hand.
Hooper takes a swing at Pilvi's ribcage but misses.
Pilvi misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Pilvi misses.
Hooper avoids the body shot from Pilvi.
Pilvi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooper misses with a body punch
and Pilvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pilvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
Pilvi throws a lazy right hand but Hooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pilvi loads up on a big right hand but Hooper slips the punch.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hooper throws a hook but Pilvi avoids it easily.
Pilvi looks to land a combination but Hooper avoids it well.
Hooper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Pilvi misses.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses.
Pilvi stuns Hooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pilvi with a hook.
Hooper throws a shot to the body.
Pilvi misses the jab.
Pilvi misses with a hook.
Hooper misses with a lunging right hand
and Pilvi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pilvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Pilvi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hooper misses with a hook. Pilvi ducked under it nicely.
Pilvi missing with a left hand there. Hooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hooper misses with a shot to the body
and Pilvi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pilvi misses with a looping left.
Pilvi blocks a head kick by Hooper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Pilvi.
A jab from Pilvi does it's job there.
Hooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veikko Pilvi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pilvi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hooper drives through and clinches with Pilvi against the cage.
Pilvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pilvi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Pilvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Pilvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Hooper tries to work over Pilvi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pilvi breaks from the clinch.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilvi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooper throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Pilvi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooper moves out of range as Pilvi strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pilvi scores with a jab. Hooper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Pilvi misses its intended target.
Hooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pilvi at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pilvi misses the target.
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!
Hooper tries a low kick but Pilvi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Pilvi lands a slapping body shot.
Pilvi throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper misses with a looping left.
Pilvi looks to land a left hand but Hooper moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a leg kick that misses.
Hooper throws the left hand but Pilvi avoids the punch easily.
Pilvi throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pilvi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper throws a body punch but Pilvi moves out of range.
Pilvi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Hooper misses.
Hooper throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Pilvi misses its intended target.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice cross by Pilvi.
Pilvi loads up on a big right hand but Hooper slips the punch.
Pilvi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Pilvi.
Hooper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pilvi misses with a low kick.
Pilvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pilvi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hooper.
Pilvi misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Hooper there.
Hooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pilvi.
Pilvi lands a right hook to the body.
Hooper misses the jab.
Pilvi throws a hook but Hooper blocks it.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pilvi wants to land a leg kick but Hooper is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.
Hooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a hook to the side of Hooper's head but Hooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pilvi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hooper's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Pilvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooper staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Pilvi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pilvi.
Hooper throws a shot from downtown. Pilvi moves away and avoids it.
Pilvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
As Hooper backs off Pilvi throws a huge counter combo but Hooper manages to avoid it all.
Hooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pilvi's calf.
Hooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pilvi.
Pilvi misses with an uppercut.
Hooper closes the distance and pushes Pilvi back into the cage.
Pilvi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
Good body shot from Hooper.
Pilvi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a low kick, looking for Hooper's leg but Hooper calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilvi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hooper.
Hooper misses with a hook to the body
and Pilvi counters with a low kick, right behind Hooper 's knee.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Hooper throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
Hooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pilvi's head backwards.
Pilvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pilvi is able to avoid easily.
Hooper lands a head shot.
Pilvi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hooper backs up against the cage.
Hooper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hooper works the jab nicely.
Pilvi throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Veikko Pilvi 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!
Pilvi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hooper's head backwards.
Pilvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Pilvi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hooper doesn't seem phased though.
Hooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Hooper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pilvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Pilvi looks to land a left hand but Hooper moved out of range nicely.
Pilvi scores with a punch to the head.
Hooper lands a jab to Pilvi's midsection.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Pilvi misses the target.
Pilvi tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
Pilvi punishes Hooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Pilvi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooper.
Pilvi cracks Hooper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper lands a jab to Pilvi's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Pilvi looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper sizes up Pilvi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hooper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pilvi misses with a straight left.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
Hooper throws a body punch but Pilvi moves out of range.
Pilvi avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Hooper throws the left hand but Pilvi avoids the punch easily.
Pilvi avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Pilvi throws a right hand that Hooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooper also avoids with ease.
Hooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pilvi looks to land a combination but Hooper avoids it well.
Pilvi lands a nice hook to Hooper's body. Hooper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pilvi.
Pilvi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Troy Hooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pilvi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooper is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hooper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pilvi throws a poor cross that misses
and Hooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Hooper misses.
Hooper wants to land a leg kick but Pilvi is out of range.
Pilvi tried to score with a low kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
Hooper digs a good hook to Pilvi's body.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Pilvi with a jab.
Pilvi misses with a looping right.
Hooper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pilvi sprawls and moves away.
Hooper throws a hook but Pilvi blocks it.
Hooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooper takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Pilvi misses its intended target.
Hooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi feints a jab promting Hooper to slip. Pilvi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hooper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pilvi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooper.
Hooper throws a jab when Pilvi was well out of range.
Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pilvi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pilvi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Pilvi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper cracks Pilvi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hooper lands a nice hook to Pilvi's body. Pilvi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pilvi throws a leg kick that misses.
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pilvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pilvi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper tries to clinch but Pilvi moves out of range.
Hooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pilvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Pilvi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pilvi throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Pilvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Pilvi throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pilvi.
Pilvi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pilvi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pilvi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pilvi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pilvi lands with a shot to the body.
Hooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pilvi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veikko Pilvi.
I've got Pilvi 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Pilvi!
In his post fight interview, Veikko Pilvi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 142 p4p, 20 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 113 p4p, 17 weight class). Hanak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man lands with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Hanak.
Man 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.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanak's calf.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanak lands an overhand right.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak scores with a spinning back kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man misses with a body kick.
Hanak is looking to land body kicks.
Hanak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanak moves away.
Man lands with a cross.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Hanak tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Hanak looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Hanak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man jabs at Hanak's body.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man thumps Hanak with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hanak.
Hanak lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Man catches Hanak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanak tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanak throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man breaks the clinch.
Hanak throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanak.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
Hanak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hanak's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Hanak.
Hanak throws a body kick that misses.
Hanak checks a leg kick.
It looked like Hanak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man tries a low kick but Hanak avoids it.
Hanak tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hanak tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man feints a counter leg kick.
Hanak blocks a leg kick.
Hanak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Hanak.
Man motions for Hanak to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanak connects with the punch.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Hanak's leg but Hanak calmly moves out of range.
Hanak moves out of range of the strikes.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts.
Hanak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man motions for Hanak to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanak missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanak throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man misses the jab.
A big right from Hanak misses.
Hanak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanak sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Man scores with a nice strike.
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!
Hanak checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but Hanak avoids it.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanak walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Hanak.
Fook Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hanak looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Hanak. Hanak maintains the clinch.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fook Man will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Hanak.
Man tries to get to full guard but Hanak has control of the leg.
Man gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man has momentary wrist control but Hanak slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanak trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanak.
Hanak is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hanak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Hanak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hanak trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hanak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanak is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Hanak stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Man is looking to stand up but Hanak won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanak keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man won't allow Hanak to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man wants to stand and escape but Hanak is having none of it.
Hanak stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man 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.
Hanak distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position.
Hanak tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Hanak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hanak lands a couple of digs.
Hanak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Hanak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man works Hanak's body with a nice hook.
Hanak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanak walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man misses with a looping right.
Hanak throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man misses with a hook.
Hanak is looking to counter punch.
Hanak misses with a straight right.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak dominated that second 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.
Hanak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanak jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Hanak moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts.
Hanak ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
Man throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanak throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanak.
Hanak looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Man scores with a hook.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanak misses with a kick to the body.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanak. That did some damage!
Hanak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Hanak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Hanak checks it.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanak checks a low kick from Man.
Hanak doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Hanak throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Hanak only half commits.
Hanak jabs at Man's body.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanak circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man cracks Hanak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanak.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Hanak wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak.
Hanak throws a body kick that misses.
Hanak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Hanak misses with a wild body shot.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanak is able to avoid easily.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hanak's ribs.
Hanak checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanak with a jab.
Man throws a low kick but Hanak moves out of range easily.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hanak down.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Hanak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanak pushes Man away with a front kick.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak misses with a looping left.
Man throws a right and a left that Hanak avoids nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Hanak shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Hanak only half commits.
Hanak throws a body kick that misses.
Hanak misses with a leg kick.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man slips under a jab.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Hanak scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Hanak blocks the low kick.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanak's hands.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hanak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Fook Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Fook Man just about did enough to take it.
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.
Hanak takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a low kick.
As Man backs away, Hanak returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range.
Man digs a good hook to Hanak's body.
Hanak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanak tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanak blocks a jab.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man thows a body kick. Hanak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man wants to slow Hanak down by chopping away at his legs.
Man checks a low kick from Hanak.
Hanak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hanak moves out of range easily.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanak misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man 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.
Hanak tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanak. That's going to slow Man down.
Hanak gets a clinch.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
Man blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Hanak tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Man.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Hanak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Hanak in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak misses with the head strike.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Hanak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak working aggressively here.
Man blocking some punches.
Hanak wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Hanak takes a shot to the head.
Man misses with some punches.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak.
Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Hanak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hanak tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Hanak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Man tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Hanak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands a damaging elbow.
Hanak throws a head punch that misses.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Hanak.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanak misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fook Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Man.
Man walks into a jab.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanak doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man tries to land a front kick but Hanak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range.
Hanak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanak throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Hanak. Hanak maintains the clinch.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Hanak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man throws out a leg kick but Hanak moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man thumps Hanak with a low kick.
Hanak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanak if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak moves into the clinch.
Man misses with some punches.
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!
Hanak gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanak blocks an uppercut.
Lukas Hanak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Hanak misses.
Man 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.
Hanak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hanak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Hanak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Hanak blocks the body kick.
Hanak missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Hanak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanak missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man blocks a jab.
Man cracks the inside of Hanak's front leg.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hanak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Hanak misses
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Hanak defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Hanak wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Lukas Hanak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Man scores with a punch to the head.
Hanak lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanak is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Hanak scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hanak is predictable there
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Hanak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanak lands the left hand.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man staying out of range there.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
Fook Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanak checks a leg kick.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hanak throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man feints a counter leg kick.
Hanak tries to clinch up.
Hanak misses with a wild combination.
Man lands with a good body shot.
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 Lukas Hanak.
I think Man 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man is the new welterweight champion!
Fook Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 88 p4p, 10 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 85 p4p, 9 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yuudai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yuudai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malvo tries a quick counter leg kick but Yuudai is wise to it.
Yuudai loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malvo.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuudai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yuudai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuudai looks to throw a body kick
and Malvo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yuudai cracks the inside of Malvo's front leg.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Malvo throws a low kick but Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Malvo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuudai. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yuudai connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo misses with a hook.
Yuudai loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
Yuudai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yuudai digs a good body shot into Malvo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo slips under a jab.
Yuudai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuudai swings for the body but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malvo throws a push kick but Yuudai slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo blocks a low kick nicely.
Malvo 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.
Malvo throws a low kick but Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Malvo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malvo digs a good hook to Yuudai's body.
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malvo throws a push kick but Yuudai slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo thows a body kick. Yuudai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malvo connects with a solid leg kick.
Malvo staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malvo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuudai - the referee stops the clock and Malvo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuudai. Malvo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malvo works the jab nicely.
Malvo tries to work over Yuudai's front leg with a kick but Yuudai checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai throws a front kick aimed at Malvo's knee but Malvo avoids it well.
Yuudai pushes Malvo away with a front kick.
Yuudai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malvo. Malvo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Yuudai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Malvo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yuudai.
Malvo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malvo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuudai misses with a looping left.
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yuudai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malvo is able to avoid easily.
Malvo cracks Yuudai with a good jab.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yuudai.
A nice side step and Malvo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body kick there by Malvo.
Yuudai misses with a kick to the body.
Yuudai checks a leg kick.
Yuudai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
Malvo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malvo misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Malvo catches Yuudai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yuudai tries to move into range but Malvo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuudai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo tries to land a body kick
and Yuudai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Malvo tenderised Yuudai's leg. Yuudai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yuudai clinches up against the cage.
Malvo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Yuudai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Yuudai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Malvo.
Malvo lands a shot to the body.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Yuudai as the two fighters clinch.
Yuudai lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Yuudai.
Malvo just leaning against Yuudai, taking a breather.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Malvo to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuudai.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuudai misses with a body punch.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Malvo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuudai can't find room to land a body shot as Malvo controls the action.
Malvo tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo avoids the elbow strike from Yuudai, against the cage.
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 Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yuudai tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takeshi Yuudai is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Malvo moved out of range nicely.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yuudai walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malvo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuudai, right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Yuudai blocks the leg kick.
Malvo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yuudai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai checks the leg kick.
Yuudai connects with the punch.
Yuudai moves out of range as Malvo strikes.
A shot to the liver by Malvo. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Malvo misses.
Yuudai lands a head kick. Malvo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Malvo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malvo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malvo lands an overhand right.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Yuudai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuudai.
Malvo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yuudai's sensitive parts.
Malvo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yuudai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malvo lands a jab to the nose.
Yuudai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malvo 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.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malvo looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
Yuudai throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuudai.
Yuudai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malvo is out of range.
Yuudai checks the leg kick.
Malvo thuds his right hand into Yuudai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
Malvo flicks out a counter leg kick but Yuudai steps away.
Malvo motions for Yuudai to come forward. Malvo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai throws a low kick but Malvo avoids it.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malvo moves out of range as Yuudai throws a body kick.
Malvo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malvo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malvo walks into a left hand.
Yuudai throws a sloppy head kick
letting Malvo counter with a right hand.
Malvo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuudai checks it well.
Malvo throws a chopping leg kick but Yuudai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yuudai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yuudai throws a hook but Malvo avoids it easily.
Malvo keeps Yuudai at a distance using the push kick.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Malvo moved away.
A good leg kick by Malvo.
Malvo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malvo misses with a body shot.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Malvo moved away.
Yuudai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Yuudai there.
Malvo throws the kick towards the body but Yuudai avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yuudai checks a leg kick.
Malvo jabs at Yuudai's body.
Malvo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yuudai.
Malvo throws a right and a left that Yuudai avoids nicely.
Yuudai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuudai.
Yuudai motions for Malvo to come forward. Yuudai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malvo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malvo.
Yuudai throws a sloppy head kick and Malvo moves out of range easily.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yuudai is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malvo moves away from the strike by Yuudai.
Malvo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Malvo moved away.
Malvo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yuudai lands with a right hand.
Yuudai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuudai.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malvo.
Malvo throws a shot from downtown. Yuudai moves away and avoids it.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Malvo checks a leg kick nicely.
Malvo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malvo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo scores with a jab.
Yuudai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lorne Malvo 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.
Malvo is looking to slow Yuudai down with leg kicks.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yuudai's calf.
Malvo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yuudai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Malvo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malvo down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuudai.
Malvo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yuudai.
Malvo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yuudai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Yuudai thuds his shin into the meat of Malvo's side.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malvo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malvo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malvo connects with a nice looking jab.
Malvo blocks a head kick by Yuudai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Yuudai off balance momentarily.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yuudai 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 Malvo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malvo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malvo delivers a nice body kick.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses
and Malvo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A punch combination from Malvo misses.
Yuudai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yuudai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malvo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yuudai. Yuudai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yuudai misses with a lunging right hand
and Malvo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malvo throws a push kick but Yuudai slaps the foot to one side.
Yuudai's corner calls for a 1-2. Yuudai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malvo takes one to the chin there.
Malvo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yuudai counters with a good low kick that Malvo was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yuudai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malvo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yuudai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Yuudai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Yuudai's knee but Yuudai avoids it well.
Yuudai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yuudai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuudai scores with a body shot.
Malvo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuudai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses Yuudai's front leg but catches the back leg as Yuudai tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Yuudai misses its intended target.
Yuudai throws a solid leg kick but Malvo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuudai.
Malvo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yuudai on the side of the head.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yuudai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuudai lands a leg kick that knocks Malvo off balance momentarily.
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Malvo responds with a good body kick, but Yuudai manages to step out the way in time.
Yuudai lands a nice looking body kick.
Malvo tests Yuudai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malvo.
Yuudai moves out of range of the body kick from Malvo.
Malvo slips a straight right by Yuudai.
Malvo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Malvo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yuudai.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Malvo moved out of range nicely.
Malvo throws a low kick but Yuudai avoids it.
Yuudai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malvo.
Malvo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malvo.
Yuudai wants to land a leg kick but Malvo is out of range.
Yuudai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Malvo counters with a body kick that stops Yuudai in his tracks momentarily.
Yuudai cracks the inside of Malvo's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo motions for Yuudai to come forward. Malvo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malvo.
Malvo throws a leg kick that misses.
Yuudai throwing a counter right hand but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Yuudai lands with a straight right. Malvo didn't see that one coming.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malvo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuudai - the referee stops the clock and Malvo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuudai. Malvo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malvo pushes Yuudai away with a front kick.
Yuudai wants to slow Malvo down by chopping away at his legs.
Yuudai misses with a straight left.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but Yuudai ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Malvo looks for the body kick but Yuudai saw that one coming.
Yuudai moves away from the strike by Malvo.
It looked like Yuudai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takeshi Yuudai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yuudai checks a leg kick.
Yuudai is looking to land body kicks.
Yuudai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malvo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yuudai takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Yuudai tries to score with a low kick but Malvo moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuudai.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Malvo counters with a body kick.
Malvo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
Yuudai 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.
Malvo moves out of range of the body kick from Yuudai.
Malvo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yuudai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo is looking to score with low kicks.
Malvo lands a two punch combo.
Yuudai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malvo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malvo tries to score with a low kick but Yuudai moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yuudai throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malvo.
Yuudai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malvo.
Malvo misses with a straight left.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuudai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yuudai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvo. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malvo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yuudai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malvo's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malvo.
Yuudai checks a low kick from Malvo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Malvo.
Malvo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yuudai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yuudai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yuudai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Malvo misses with a hook.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malvo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yuudai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malvo.
Yuudai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malvo.
Yuudai throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Malvo.
A good leg kick by Malvo.
Yuudai misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malvo on the side of the head.
Yuudai avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Malvo misses
and Yuudai counters with a nice uppercut.
Malvo scores with a leg kick.
Yuudai throws a leg kick which misses Malvo's front leg but catches the back leg as Malvo tries to avoid it.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo slips a jab from Yuudai.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Malvo moved away.
Yuudai blocks the body kick.
Malvo blocks a jab.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malvo takes one on the button.
Yuudai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yuudai takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Malvo throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Yuudai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malvo just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malvo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo defending well as Yuudai loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yuudai tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yuudai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuudai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malvo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yuudai throws a head kick that misses.
Yuudai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Yuudai off balance momentarily.
Malvo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yuudai's sensitive parts.
Yuudai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yuudai misses with a kick to the body.
Malvo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Malvo misses its intended target.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the body.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Yuudai checks it.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yuudai.
Malvo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Yuudai misses the target.
Yuudai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuudai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malvo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuudai doesn't manage to clinch there - Malvo circles away.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Yuudai moved away.
Yuudai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Malvo lands with an overhand left.
Yuudai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malvo will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malvo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yuudai walks into a straight right hand from Malvo.
Yuudai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malvo. Malvo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yuudai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malvo.
Yuudai scores with a leg kick.
Yuudai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yuudai throws a poor cross that misses
and Malvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Malvo moved away.
Yuudai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
A low kick from Yuudai is predictable there
and Malvo counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! Yuudai slams his shin into Malvo's torso.
Malvo throws the kick towards the body but Yuudai avoids it.
Yuudai misses with an uppercut
and Malvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lorne Malvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Yuudai blocks the low kick.
Malvo lands a nice shot that snaps Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai tries to clinch up but Malvo circles away and keeps his distance.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Yuudai jumps back.
Yuudai misses with a low kick as Malvo jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Malvo blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Yuudai as he checks the leg kick.
Yuudai misses with a leg kick
and Malvo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Yuudai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a wild body kick that Malvo sees coming a mile off.
Yuudai lands a front kick.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Yuudai jumps back.
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Yuudai's knee but Yuudai avoids it well.
Malvo scores with a jab to the head.
Malvo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yuudai throws a lazy uppercut
and Malvo counters with a one-two to the body.
Yuudai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuudai, right into the meat.
Malvo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malvo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malvo.
Yuudai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai moves out of range of the leg kick from Malvo.
Yuudai slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
Yuudai clobbers Malvo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yuudai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai lands a head shot.
Yuudai misses with a jab to the body
and Malvo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuudai checks the leg kick nicely there.
A quick step to the side and Yuudai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuudai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malvo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Malvo.
Malvo misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Yuudai with a nice cross.
Yuudai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malvo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo is looking to chop away at Yuudai's legs.
Yuudai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malvo.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malvo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuudai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a head kick that misses.
Malvo feints and then cracks Yuudai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yuudai down.
Good work by Yuudai as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorne Malvo.
I think Yuudai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Takeshi Yuudai 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 11 p4p, 1 weight class) and Jeff Gower (ranked 79 p4p, 15 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sturm duly obliges.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower swings widly with a right hand
and Sturm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gower.
Gower misses with a hook. Sturm ducked under it nicely.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
Gower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturm throws out the jab.
Sturm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sturm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gower smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sturm is rocked!
Sturm throws a hook to the side of Gower's head but Gower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Sturm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeff Gower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Sturm.
Sturm seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gower stuns Sturm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
Gower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gower scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower misses with a hook.
Sturm takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Sturm connects with a looping right hand.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturm was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
Gower misses with a hook.
Gower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturm.
Gower throws a head kick that misses.
Sturm jabs Gower right on the nose. Gower blinks but takes it well.
Sturm misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gower to counter with a crisp jab.
Gower misses with a hook.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
Sturm moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturm misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gower to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a low kick but Sturm moves out of range easily.
Gower missing with a left hand there. Sturm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Sturm lands with a nice body punch.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Sturm.
Gower takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gower attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturm throws out the jab.
Sturm misses with a straight right.
Gower misses with a leg kick
and Sturm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower drops his hands momentarily and Sturm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
Gower swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gower throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Sturm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sturm misses with a looping left.
Gower throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturm counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gower.
Sturm lands a big right hand that sends Gower crashing to the mat! Sturm stays standing though and waves Gower back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturm blocks a jab.
Sturm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sturm throws out a leg kick but Gower moves out of range and Sturm only half commits.
Gower lands an overhand right.
Gower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturm misses with a looping right.
Gower only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gower lands with a nice body punch.
Sturm 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.
Gower moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gower misses with a kick to the body
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Gower walks into a straight right hand from Sturm.
Gower staying out of range there.
Gower counters with a body kick.
Gower throws a head kick that misses
and Sturm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm throws a big shot that misses.
Sturm checks a low kick from Gower.
Gower misses with a right hand
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sturm 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.
Gower misses with a body kick.
Sturm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gower works the jab nicely.
Sturm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gower.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gower might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sturm has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturm throws the left hand but Gower avoids the punch easily.
Sturm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower misses with a hook.
It looked like Sturm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gower.
Felix Sturm is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Sturm's head but Sturm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sturm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sturm lands a slapping body shot.
Sturm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gower can do to turn this around?
Sturm swings for the body but Gower moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm avoids the body shot from Gower.
Sturm takes one on the button.
Gower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Sturm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sturm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sturm scores with a body shot.
Gower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturm throws out the jab.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturm is just out of range.
Sturm is looking to counter punch.
Sturm throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
Gower swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sturm blocks the low kick.
Sturm swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturm.
Gower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sturm is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm looks to land a left hand but Gower moved out of range nicely.
Gower takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sturm jabs Gower right on the nose. Gower blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturm.
A little feinted left hand from Sturm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm cracks a nice hook into Gower's ribs.
Gower misses the jab.
Sturm throws a shot from downtown. Gower moves away and avoids it.
Sturm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm scores with a nice head shot.
Gower takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gower!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.
Gower throws a sloppy head kick
and Sturm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gower misses with a body shot
and Sturm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturm misses the target.
Gower missing with a left hand there. Sturm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturm swings widly with a right hand
and Gower makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sturm really felt that one!
A low kick from Gower misses
and Sturm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gower missing with a left hand there. Sturm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Sturm finds it's way through Gower's defenses.
Sturm throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gower counter with a right hand.
Sturm misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sturm.
And Gower responds with a good body kick, but Sturm manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturm lands a nice shot that snaps Gower's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Sturm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturm.
Gower misses with a lunging right hand
and Sturm counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gower! Sturm lets Gower back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gower is rocked!
Sturm slips a straight right by Gower.
A little feinted left hand from Sturm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gower is still on wobbly legs! Can Sturm finish him?
Gower looks to throw the jab but Sturm is out of range.
Gower misses with an uppercut
and Gower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gower looks to throw the jab but Sturm is out of range.
Sturm throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gower to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Gower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Sturm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.
Gower seems to have recovered his senses.
Gower misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm slips a straight right by Gower.
Sturm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sturm dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sturm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Sturm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gower misses with an uppercut. Sturm saw that one coming.
Gower throws a leg kick
and Sturm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gower moves away.
Gower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gower misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sturm stuns Gower with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sturm scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower misses with a straight left.
Sturm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gower feints and then cracks Sturm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturm down.
Gower missing with a left hand there. Sturm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturm cracks Gower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gower doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
It looked like Sturm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gower.
Sturm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gower scores with a head kick.
Sturm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gower rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gower tries to land a front kick but Sturm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sturm is looking to counter punch.
Gower thuds his right hand into Sturm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gower throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gower throws a body kick that misses
and Sturm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gower takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturm.
Sturm throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Gower lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturm doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturm walks into a left hand.
A big right from Sturm misses.
Sturm moves out of range of the body kick from Gower.
Sturm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sturm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturm swinging wildly here.
Gower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gower throws a wild body kick that Sturm sees coming a mile off.
Sturm misses with an uppercut.
Gower throws a big counter head kick but Sturm avoids it with no problem.
Sturm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gower.
Gower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Sturm. Those never looked like landing.
Gower gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
Gower swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gower takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Sturm misses.
Gower lands a front kick.
A lazy left from Gower finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm is looking to slow Gower down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower feints and then cracks Sturm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturm down.
Sturm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Gower connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturm. Sturm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
Gower lands a jab to the head.
Gower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gower lands a front kick.
Sturm misses with a hook.
Gower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jeff Gower just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sturm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gower throws a sloppy head kick and Sturm moves out of range easily.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
Gower lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
Gower misses with a few strikes there.
Sturm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturm feints and then cracks Gower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gower down.
Sturm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gower connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturm scrambles back to his feet.
Sturm blocks the body kick.
Gower swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Gower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturm is just out of range.
Sturm takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower is looking for the big counter here.
Gower lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Gower is predictable there
and Sturm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gower.
As Gower backs away, Sturm returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gower throws an off balance right hand
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Sturm looks to land a right hand but Gower moved out of range.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses.
Gower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sturm cracks Gower with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gower misses with a double jab
and Sturm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower throws a jab when Sturm was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturm drops his hands momentarily and Gower takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gower looks to land a left hand but Sturm moved out of range nicely.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Sturm.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Sturm counters with a nice right hand that sends Gower toppling to the canvas! Gower scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sturm finish him?!
Sturm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Sturm.
Gower throws a sloppy head kick
and Sturm rattles Gower with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Gower tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Sturm dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Gower stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Felix Sturm!
Felix Sturm retains his lightweight title!
Felix Sturm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
82% |
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