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Aspire 71: McGee v Ibu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge LaCrosse (ranked 2230 p4p, 290 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 1957 p4p, 254 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judge LaCrosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaCrosse has Mercy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercy misses with a body punch.
LaCrosse lands an elbow just above Mercy 's eye.
Mercy tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaCrosse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercy misses with a punch to the body.
LaCrosse tries a body shot but Mercy blocks it.
Mercy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it misses.
LaCrosse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercy tries a body shot but LaCrosse blocks it.
Good body shot from Mercy.
Mercy tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
Mercy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to LaCrosse's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
LaCrosse misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercy.
Mercy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercy misses with a body punch.
Mercy tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
LaCrosse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaCrosse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as LaCrosse is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mercy moves into the clinch.
LaCrosse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Waylon Mercy has been cut.
Mercy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse scores with a nice strike.
Mercy throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy throws a hook but LaCrosse avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Mercy.
LaCrosse wants to clinch up but Mercy keeps it at a distance.
And Mercy tries to counter it with a takedown but LaCrosse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
LaCrosse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A right-left combo lands from Mercy.
LaCrosse staying out of range there.
LaCrosse seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mercy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaCrosse moves away.
Mercy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaCrosse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercy 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.
Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaCrosse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercy.
LaCrosse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mercy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercy lands a jab to LaCrosse's midsection.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Mercy moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mercy 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 LaCrosse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from LaCrosse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mercy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Mercy misses.
LaCrosse slips under a jab.
Mercy moves in looking to clinch but LaCrosse pushes him off.
Mercy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercy tries to work over LaCrosse's front leg with a kick but LaCrosse checks it.
Mercy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mercy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
LaCrosse scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercy should have avoided that one.
LaCrosse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Mercy misses.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaCrosse has closed the distance and engaged Mercy in a clinch.
Mercy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercy manages to break the clinch.
Mercy misses with a kick to the body.
Mercy defending well as LaCrosse loads up on a big left hand.
Mercy throws a head kick but LaCrosse moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mercy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mercy throws a good cross that connects.
Mercy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
A solid body kick from Mercy.
Mercy tries to work over LaCrosse's front leg with a kick but LaCrosse checks it.
LaCrosse is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercy.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaCrosse moves in looking to clinch but Mercy pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting LaCrosse counter with a right hand.
Mercy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaCrosse walks into a straight right hand from Mercy.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch but Mercy is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Mercy moves away
and Mercy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercy lands a nice shot that snaps LaCrosse's head back.
LaCrosse slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by LaCrosse.
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy scores with a hook.
Mercy has closed the distance and engaged LaCrosse in a clinch.
LaCrosse prevents a body shot from Mercy.
Mercy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
LaCrosse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LaCrosse struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercy controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Mercy.
Mercy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse tries a body shot but Mercy blocks it.
Mercy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LaCrosse throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LaCrosse scores with a nice hook to the head.
LaCrosse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
LaCrosse misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy lands with a right to the head.
Mercy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercy struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.
Mercy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
Mercy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
LaCrosse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercy backwards.
A body shot lands from LaCrosse.
Mercy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from LaCrosse.
Mercy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Mercy.
Mercy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mercy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mercy on the inside.
LaCrosse can't find room to land a body shot as Mercy controls the action.
Mercy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Mercy fails to land.
LaCrosse lands an uppercut.
Mercy can't find room to land a body shot as LaCrosse controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaCrosse.
A right hand to the body from Mercy.
A right hand to the body from Mercy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaCrosse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercy's elbow.
Mercy tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercy can't find room to land a body shot as LaCrosse controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercy just misses with a elbow thrown towards LaCrosse's brow.
A short body shot lands from LaCrosse as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
LaCrosse swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
LaCrosse staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mercy's cut.
That's time! LaCrosse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mercy 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.
LaCrosse moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercy.
LaCrosse connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Mercy.
LaCrosse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercy misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaCrosse. Mercy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercy scores with a hook.
Mercy throws a jab but it's blocked by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Mercy.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaCrosse.
A nice combination there by Mercy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mercy.
LaCrosse fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercy circles away.
Mercy throws a jab when LaCrosse was well out of range.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mercy moves into the clinch.
Mercy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
LaCrosse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LaCrosse blocks a body shot from Mercy.
Mercy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaCrosse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercy lands a left hand.
Mercy misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaCrosse pushes off an throws an elbow but Mercy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Judge LaCrosse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse lands with a light punch inside.
Mercy takes an elbow to the temple.
Mercy tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage.
Mercy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waylon Mercy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
LaCrosse tries to work over Mercy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Mercy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercy.
LaCrosse is rocked!
Mercy lands a shot to the body.
Oh LaCrosse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercy jerks LaCrosse's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! LaCrosse drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Mercy goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Mercy because LaCrosse was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Brooks (ranked 1406 p4p, 187 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 1162 p4p, 152 weight class). Brooks's entrance music is Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davidyan avoids it really well and circles away.
Davidyan stuffs the takedown.
Davidyan takes one to the chin there.
Brooks gets the takedown into side control.
Brooks wants to control but Davidyan is keeping him busy.
Brooks tries to move to mount but Davidyan blocks the move with his legs.
Brooks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Davidyan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to control but Davidyan is keeping him busy.
Brooks misses with the ground and pound.
Brooks trying to control the position but Davidyan is working away.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Davidyan is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davidyan parries the strikes from Brooks easily there. Brooks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davidyan to escape.
Brooks trying to control the action but Davidyan is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Brooks stalls from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidyan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Brooks 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.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Davidyan feints a counter leg kick.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Davidyan avoids them all with ease.
Brooks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davidyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davidyan sprawls and moves away.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davidyan sprawls well. Davidyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Davidyan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Davidyan sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A shot to the liver by Davidyan. Beautiful body shot.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davidyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Davidyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks tightens his grip and picks Davidyan up, before dumping him to the ground. Davidyan manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davidyan is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurgen Davidyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks has Davidyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davidyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan manages to break the clinch.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davidyan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davidyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidyan.
Davidyan blocks a jab.
Davidyan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Davidyan's leg but Davidyan calmly moves out of range.
Davidyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Davidyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davidyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Brooks has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brooks is pushing Davidyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davidyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidyan scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Davidyan.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What's Davidyan going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Damian Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks is trying to get an arm triangle but Davidyan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Brooks wants to control for a moment but Davidyan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidyan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brooks not doing much here.
Brooks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Davidyan tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Davidyan won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Davidyan slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Davidyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davidyan is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davidyan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davidyan lands with a left to the head.
Brooks has hold of one of Davidyan's legs. Davidyan is fighting the takedown attempt but Brooks gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Davidyan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks is fighting to break Davidyan's control of his arms but Davidyan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidyan is keeping the position for now.
Davidyan wants to get back to his feet but Brooks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davidyan keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brooks has his takedown stuffed
and Davidyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks thows a leg kick but Davidyan checks it
and Davidyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks misses with a hook. Davidyan ducked under it nicely.
Davidyan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brooks with a poor takedown
and Davidyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davidyan thuds his shin into the meat of Brooks's side.
Davidyan throws out a powerful jab.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davidyan.
Brooks fails to land the takedown.
Davidyan clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Davidyan back against the cage.
Davidyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidyan pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Davidyan.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Davidyan tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davidyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davidyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Davidyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Davidyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davidyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davidyan's waist but Davidyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Davidyan throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Davidyan sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brooks throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
And Davidyan responds with a good body kick, but Brooks manages to step out the way in time.
Davidyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Davidyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Davidyan manages to get underhooks.
Davidyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Damian Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurgen Davidyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidyan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear 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 Royal Pain (ranked 1259 p4p, 147 weight class) and Ray Bundles (ranked 1635 p4p, 189 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. Bundles has chosen It's Tricky by Run DMC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Bundles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. Bundles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bundles throws a low kick but Pain moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Pain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pain.
The fighters circling - Bundles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bundles dips to his left and cracks Pain with an uppercut!
Pain scores with a hook to the body. Bundles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pain blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pain at a distance.
Pain connects with a nice looking jab.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bundles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bundles sprawls well. Bundles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Bundles ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Bundles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pain in his tracks.
Pain slips under a jab.
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Bundles finds it's target.
Pain tries to clinch up but Bundles circles away and keeps his distance.
Bundles pushes Pain away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bundles. That snapped Pain's head back.
Pain slips a straight right by Bundles.
Bundles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bundles takes one on the button.
Bundles misses with a hook. Pain ducked under it nicely.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundles lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bundles uses from the top position.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Bundles pushes his legs off easily.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Bundles pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bundles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bundles postures up in Pain's guard and throws a big left but Pain blocks it.
Bundles working some strikes from top position.
Pain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bundles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pain wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Bundles from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
Bundles postures up and lands a big shot to Pain's brow.
Pain is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pain wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bundles wants to improve his position but Pain is controlling well.
Bundles is defending against the submission attempts here by Pain.
Bundles gets full guard.
Pain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bundles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pain has managed to get both his arms back between Bundles's legs - danger averted.
Pain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Bundles's brow.
Our spies down at at 99% Fight Club inform us that Bundles has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pain won't allow Bundles to sweep him here.
Pain trying to control but Bundles is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bundles is on top in guard.
Bundles with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundles chips away with some ground and pound.
Bundles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bundles landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bundles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bundles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bundles scores with a jab to the body.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles throws a good cross that connects.
Bundles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pain on the side of the head.
Bundles throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
Pain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bundles just manages to avoid it.
Bundles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bundles slaps away a takedown attempt from Pain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pain throws a body shot but no joy.
Pain misses the shot to the body.
Pain cracks Bundles with a good jab.
Pain staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Pain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain walks into a left hand.
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bundles has one foot on Pain's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bundles lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain tries to throw a body punch but Bundles avoids it by throwing Pain back against the cage.
Bundles throws an elbow that misses.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bundles has him pressed against the cage.
Bundles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bundles breaks the clinch.
Bundles defending well as Pain loads up on a big left hand.
Bundles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pain moves away.
Ray Bundles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bundles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pain.
Bundles 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.
Bundles missing with a left hand there. Pain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bundles misses with a straight left.
Bundles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Pain misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a body shot.
Bundles cracks Pain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bundles misses with a straight right.
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ray Bundles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pain throws a big shot that misses.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Pain moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bundles.
Bundles wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pain. Pain obviously looking to wear him down.
Pain missing with a left hand there. Bundles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bundles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Pain.
Pain throws a hook but Bundles avoids it easily.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundles.
Bundles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bundles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Pain.
Bundles scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundles.
Bundles misses with a straight left.
Bundles slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Bundles.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain closes the distance and pushes Bundles back into the cage.
Pain blocks an elbow strike from Bundles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bundles throws an elbow but misses.
Bundles is stalling here.
Bundles throws an elbow but it misses.
Bundles throws an elbow that misses.
Bundles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Bundles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bundles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bundles is struggling to control the position.
Bundles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundles manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
Bundles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bundles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pain under the eye.
Bundles misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Pain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundles throws out the jab.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Pain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bundles connects with the punch.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain is looking to counter punch.
Bundles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bundles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bundles throws out a counter right but Pain avoids it with no problem.
Pain walks into a straight right hand from Bundles.
Pain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bundles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pain somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pain does it's job there.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundles cracks Pain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bundles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pain lands with a nice body punch.
Bundles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pain eats them both and turns towards Bundles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pain darts in looking for a takedown but Bundles gets double underhooks and turns Pain into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain slips under a jab from Bundles.
Bundles cracks Pain with an open hand slap.
Bundles throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Bundles throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain slips a straight right by Bundles.
Bundles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pain moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundles tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bundles keeps the fight on the outside.
Bundles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles tries to clinch up.
Bundles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pain under the eye.
Bundles scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Bundles throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.
Pain throwing a counter right hand but Bundles manages to avoid it.
Pain is looking to clinch.
A jab from Bundles misses.
Bundles lands a jab.
Pain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pain lands a really nice looking cross but Bundles seems unphased.
Bundles throws a leg kick but Pain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pain moves forwards but Bundles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Pain feints and as Bundles raises his hands in defense, Pain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pain slips nicely into half guard.
Bundles trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
Pain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bundles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pain pulls his head out easily.
Pain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bundles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bundles tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Bundles trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
Bundles might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pain haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bundles trying to control here.
Pain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bundles sees it coming and defends easily.
Pain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bundles is just riding it out for now. Pain eventually gives up the hold.
Pain not doing much here.
Bundles is looking to improve his position.
Pain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bundles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bundles 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bundles!
An out of breath Ray Bundles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Royal Pain stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 890 p4p, 111 weight class) and Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 935 p4p, 117 weight class). Al Ahwei has chosen Whirling Madness as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farouk Al Ahwei!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costacurta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Ahwei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costacurta tries to bum rush Al Ahwei with a series of wild strikes but Al Ahwei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Ahwei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Ahwei throws out a loose jab but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Ahwei shoots in looking for a takedown but Costacurta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Al Ahwei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Costacurta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Costacurta throws a good cross that connects.
Al Ahwei loads up on a big right hand but Costacurta slips the punch.
Rosinante Costacurta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Ahwei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Ahwei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Al Ahwei gets tackled into the cage by Costacurta. Costacurta maintains the clinch.
Al Ahwei goes for a takedown attempt but Costacurta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costacurta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Ahwei throws a jab but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Al Ahwei fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei scores with a hook to the body. Costacurta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Costacurta misses with a low kick as Al Ahwei jumps back.
Costacurta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta misses with a head kick.
Al Ahwei tries a quick counter leg kick but Costacurta is wise to it.
Nice body kick from Al Ahwei.
Jab, jab by Costacurta - just one landing.
Costacurta throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Ahwei.
Costacurta throws a body kick that misses
and Al Ahwei counters with a nice double leg into side control. Costacurta won't be happy with that.
Costacurta bucks up and tries to throw Al Ahwei off but instead Al Ahwei has got his back!
Costacurta is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Ahwei looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Al Ahwei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Costacurta do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Al Ahwei looking for the RNC.
Al Ahwei looking for the RNC.
Costacurta wants to escape the position.
Well, with Al Ahwei on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Costacurta is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Al Ahwei is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Costacurta is defending well though. Al Ahwei let's go of the attempt for now.
Al Ahwei is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Costacurta defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei tightening his grip on Costacurta, looking for the choke.
Costacurta is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farouk Al Ahwei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Costacurta slips a jab from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Al Ahwei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Costacurta moves out of range of the strikes.
Costacurta missing with a left hand there. Al Ahwei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costacurta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Costacurta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costacurta moves into the clinch.
Al Ahwei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Ahwei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Ahwei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costacurta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Al Ahwei fails to land.
Al Ahwei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Ahweis head.
Al Ahwei digs a right hand underneath Costacurta's ribcage. Costacurta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Costacurta scores with a shot to the side of Al Ahwei's head.
Al Ahwei has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Costacurta after a bit of a struggle.
Costacurta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Ahwei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al Ahwei struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Al Ahwei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Ahwei takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Costacurta - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Costacurta.
Al Ahwei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Ahwei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costacurta throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Ahwei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Ahwei backwards.
Al Ahwei swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Ahwei goes for a takedown in the clinch but Costacurta prevents it.
Costacurta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Ahwei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Al Ahwei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Al Ahwei lands a hook that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Ahwei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Ahwei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costacurta.
Costacurta is working Al Ahwei over against the cage.
Costacurta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Ahwei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Ahwei working aggressively here.
Costacurta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosinante Costacurta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costacurta blocking some punches.
Costacurta throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Ahwei.
Costacurta has a couple of punches blocked by Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei tries to work over Costacurta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Ahwei is working for takedown but Costacurta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rosinante Costacurta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farouk Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei digs a right hand into Costacurta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Costacurta's gas tank.
Al Ahwei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Ahwei has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costacurta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a head punch that misses.
Al Ahwei lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei has hold of one of Costacurta's legs. Costacurta is fighting the takedown attempt but Al Ahwei gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Costacurta keeping full guard, as Al Ahwei tries to pass.
Al Ahwei controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Al Ahwei has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Al Ahwei wants to control from the top but Costacurta keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Farouk Al Ahwei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costacurta scores with a hook to the body.
Costacurta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costacurta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costacurta.
Costacurta lands a shot to the body.
Costacurta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Ahwei swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Al Ahwei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Ahwei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Ahwei misses with some punches.
Costacurta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Ahwei jumps into guard, dragging Costacurta to the mat.
Al Ahwei controls Costacurta momentarily but Costacurta frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei 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.
Costacurta trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.
Al Ahwei working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Costacurta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Costacurta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Al Ahwei has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Al Ahwei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Al Ahwei is on top in guard.
Rosinante Costacurta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Costacurta holds on and takes a little breather.
Al Ahwei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costacurta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Ahwei controls the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Al Ahwei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta is trying to keep Al Ahwei in close.
Costacurta managing to control the position.
Costacurta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Costacurta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Ahwei was well out of range. Poor timing from Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with a hook
and Al Ahwei counters with a stiff right hand.
Costacurta misses with a leg kick
and Al Ahwei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Al Ahwei counters with a nice leg kick.
Costacurta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Costacurta throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Al Ahwei misses.
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Ahwei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costacurta on the side of the head.
Al Ahwei avoids the head kick by Costacurta.
Al Ahwei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Ahwei changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Costacurta tries to avoid it but Al Ahwei manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Costacurta to the ground. Costacurta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Al Ahwei misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Al Ahwei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costacurta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Ahwei to score with a decent uppercut.
Costacurta wants to land a leg kick but Al Ahwei is out of range.
Costacurta misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Ahwei counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farouk Al Ahwei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Al Ahwei 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farouk Al Ahwei!
Farouk Al Ahwei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natural Born Killer (ranked 774 p4p, 92 weight class) and Ryan Brophy (ranked 1019 p4p, 126 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Natural Born Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Brophy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Killer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Killer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Killer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Killer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Boyz II Men in the buildup to the fight.
Brophy defending well as Killer loads up on a big left hand.
Killer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killer. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses the jab.
Killer scores with a jab. Brophy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Killer jumps back.
Killer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brophy 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!
Killer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Killer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natural Born Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Natural Born Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer scores with a shot to the body.
Killer throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Killer avoids it with no problem.
Killer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killer.
Killer lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Killer avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy looks for the body kick but Killer saw that one coming.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Brophy misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Killer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Killer cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Killer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a body kick that stops Killer in his tracks momentarily.
Killer throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Killer shakes it off.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Killer's shoulder, as Killer tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Killers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Killer scores with a jab.
Brophy throws a head kick that half lands.
Killer misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Killer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brophy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Killer swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killer misses with a straight right.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
It looked like Killer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brophy.
Killer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killer.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killer.
Killer with a nice cross.
Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Killer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Killer throws a shot to the body.
Killer is looking to clinch.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands a nice shot that snaps Brophy's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer throws out a leg kick but Brophy moves out of range and Killer only half commits.
Brophy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Killer blocks it well.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Killer cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Killer misses with a hook
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Brophy slips a jab from Killer.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Killer.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
Killer throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Killer throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killer connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Brophy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Killer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natural Born Killer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Killer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brophy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy cracks Killer with a nice body shot.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
Killer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Brophy trying to control the position but instead, Killer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brophy into the cage.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brophy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Killer stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Killer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Killer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Killer gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brophy looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer working Brophy over with knees to the body.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killer pushes Brophy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brophy tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killer.
Killer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killer lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Killer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brophy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killer is leaning against Brophy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Killer.
Killer prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Killer lands a shoulder strike.
Killer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Killer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Killer blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.
Killer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Killer lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Killer.
Brophy looking to stall.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Natural Born Killer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Brophy.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Killer blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy digs a right hand into Killer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killer's gas tank.
Killer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brophy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brophy is defending well for now.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Brophy to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy is working Killer over against the cage.
Killer misses with some punches.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natural Born Killer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brophy flicks out a counter leg kick but Killer steps away.
Killer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Killer.
Killer misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Killer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Killer cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Killer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Killer throws a good cross that connects.
Killer throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Killer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killer. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Natural Born Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
Killer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
Brophy tries to move into range but Killer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Killer misses the target.
Killer ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Killer is looking to counter the offense by Brophy and move into the clinch.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Killer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brophy.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killer.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Natural Born Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Killer slips the punch.
Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killer lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Killer misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Killer misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a low kick, right behind Killer 's knee.
Brophy tries to land a leg kick but Killer saw it coming and moves away.
Killer lands with a right hand.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy counters with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brophy 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 Killer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Killer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Killer.
Brophy tries to work over Killer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brophy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
Brophy tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
A short right from Killer on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy digs a right hand into Killer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killer's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Killer.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Killer lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Natural Born Killer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Killer 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natural Born Killer!
Natural Born Killer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahsan Hamed (ranked 659 p4p, 82 weight class) and Cruz Lopez (ranked 895 p4p, 112 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ahmed's Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hamed checks it well.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hamed is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez slips a jab from Hamed.
Hamed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a fast counter high kick but Hamed manages to duck under it in time.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Hamed misses with a straight right.
Ahsan Hamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamed throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Hamed throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Hamed blocks the body kick.
Lopez moves out of range as Hamed throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Hamed looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hamed throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Hamed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hamed misses with a kick to the body.
Hamed tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamed connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez wants to slow Hamed down by chopping away at his legs.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Hamed's head coaches at Rain's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hamed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Hamed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Hamed throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Hamed's head back.
Lopez 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.
Hamed throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamed was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Hamed counters with a quick kick to the body but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Hamed moved away.
Hamed slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Hamed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamed.
Hamed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Hamed misses with the body kick
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Hamed.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hamed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Hamed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Hamed lands a nice looking body kick.
Hamed throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed lands a jab to the head.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamed.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Hamed moves out of range easily.
Hamed quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lopez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hamed.
Hamed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Hamed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Hamed just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Lopez.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamed.
Lopez thumps Hamed with a low kick.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Hamed.
Lopez defending well as Hamed loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Hamed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hamed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hamed throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lopez avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Hamed scores with a hook.
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 Ahsan Hamed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cruz Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamed manages to avoid it.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Hamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamed misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Hamed throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Hamed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Lopez.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Hamed cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Hamed's ribs.
Hamed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hamed.
Ahsan Hamed is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamed throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamed connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Hamed takes it in his stride.
Hamed misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Hamed saw that one coming.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Hamed.
Lopez feints a counter leg kick.
Hamed looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Hamed throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Hamed's ribs.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Hamed jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hamed is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hamed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good exchange - Hamed coming out on top.
Hamed fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopez in the body.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Hamed checks it.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Hamed.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamed moves away.
Hamed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamed, right into the meat.
Hamed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Hamed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed motions for Lopez to come forward. Hamed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamed moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamed misses with a hook.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez throws a jab when Hamed was well out of range.
Hamed throws a big counter combination but Lopez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamed blocks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Hamed.
The fighters circling - Hamed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez flicks out a counter leg kick but Hamed steps away.
Hamed blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cruz Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cruz Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamed slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Hamed looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hamed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamed lands a head kick!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Hamed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamed.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamed doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hamed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Hamed moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Lopez cracks Hamed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hamed.
A big right from Lopez misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lopez lands a head kick. Hamed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopez lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hamed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Hamed moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Hamed's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamed tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamed.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Hamed sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Lopez backs away, Hamed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Hamed scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamed misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamed misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Hamed moves out of range easily.
It appears Hamed was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hamed slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hamed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Hamed moved away.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Hamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hamed.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Hamed swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Hamed lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hamed.
Hamed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hamed avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Hamed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hamed wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz Lopez!
Cruz Lopez 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 765 p4p, 118 weight class) and Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 690 p4p, 108 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch throws a lazy uppercut
and Koreshkov counters with a single leg into guard. Bosch didn't expect that.
Koreshkov stops Bosch from standing up.
Koreshkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Koreshkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koreshkov wants to pass the guard but Bosch is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koreshkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bosch has wrist control.
Koreshkov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bosch is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Koreshkov, into his guard.
Koreshkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bosch defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bosch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bosch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov is looking for a triangle here but Bosch uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Koreshkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koreshkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bosch tries to stand but Koreshkov is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koreshkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koreshkov strikes from the bottom but Bosch takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Koreshkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Bosch has a good base and remains in mount.
Bosch wants to stand but Koreshkov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Koreshkov regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bosch decides to stand and escape the position.
Bosch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bosch stuffs the takedown attempt from Koreshkov. Koreshkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Koreshkov walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a body shot.
Koreshkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Bosch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koreshkov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bosch.
Bosch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koreshkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koreshkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bosch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Koreshkov.
Koreshkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bosch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koreshkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bosch can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Koreshkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koreshkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
Koreshkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bosch to score with a decent uppercut.
Bosch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koreshkov counters with a straight right hand.
Bosch throws a leg kick
and Koreshkov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koreshkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Bosch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koreshkov is controlling him.
Koreshkov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bosch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bosch has escaped and now he's on top!
Koreshkov is looking for a triangle but Bosch pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bosch passes into half guard.
Koreshkov actively working from the bottom here.
Bosch tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Koreshkov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Koreshkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bosch wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Koreshkov looking for subs from the bottom but Bosch mounts him!
Koreshkov is looking to improve his position but Bosch isn't that keen on the idea.
Koreshkov is still trying to improve position.
Bosch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bosch is looking to stand but Koreshkov has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bosch tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bosch prevents Koreshkov from getting the reversal.
Koreshkov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bosch wants to stand but Koreshkov is controlling the position.
Koreshkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koreshkov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bosch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bosch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bosch!
Bosch wants to stand but Koreshkov is controlling his arm.
Heribert Bosch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov is looking for a sweep.
Koreshkov looking for a sweep but Bosch has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Koreshkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosch wants to stand but Koreshkov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Bosch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bosch gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bosch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bosch can't find room to land a body shot as Koreshkov controls the action.
Bosch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bosch presses Koreshkov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bosch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch scores with a nice head shot.
Bosch throws a push kick but Koreshkov slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Bosch.
Koreshkov shoots and misses
and Bosch counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bosch can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Bosch.
Koreshkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosch pushes Koreshkov away with a front kick.
Koreshkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bosch but Bosch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koreshkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koreshkov shoots in for a takedown but Bosch shows good takedown defense.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Koreshkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koreshkov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Bosch is predictable there
and Koreshkov counters with a single leg into guard. Bosch didn't expect that.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koreshkov can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch seems keen to control Koreshkov's posture.
Koreshkov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bosch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Koreshkov has Bosch in his guard.
Bosch wanted to stand there but Koreshkov had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bosch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Koreshkov looking for subs off his back but Bosch has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bosch tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Koreshkov.
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.
Koreshkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bosch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Alexander Koreshkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bosch.
Koreshkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bosch swivels and escapes.
Bosch is looking to counter punch.
Bosch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosch cracks Koreshkov with a good jab.
Koreshkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bosch 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
After the big win, Heribert Bosch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 686 p4p, 111 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 297 p4p, 40 weight class). Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
204 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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207 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
Sidious fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sidious blocks a leg kick.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Garibaldi fakes the leg kick and cracks Sidious in the body.
Sidious scores with a decent looking hook.
Garibaldi moves away from the strike by Sidious.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garibaldi misses with a looping left.
Garibaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Sidious throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sidious's head.
Sidious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darth Sidious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sidious.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious is looking to wear down Garibaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sidious misses the target.
Sidious missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi lands with a shot to the body.
Sidious swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Sidious lands a nice looking body kick.
Sidious looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidious avoids the body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a low kick but Sidious moves out of range easily.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sidious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garibaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sidious's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious misses the jab.
Garibaldi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sidious.
Sidious throws a shot to the body.
Sidious scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sidious connects with a right hand. Garibaldi shakes it off.
Sidious shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sidious checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sidious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sidious as he connects with a hook.
Sidious looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Garibaldi 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.
Garibaldi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garibaldi defending well as Sidious loads up on a big left hand.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Sidious does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidious stuns Garibaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sidious fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sidious looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Garibaldi's shoulder, as Garibaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Garibaldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sidious lands a nice shot to the body.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Sidious counters with a one-two to the body.
Sidious swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
A big right from Sidious misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Sidious shakes him off and moves away.
Sidious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sidious thuds a left hand into Garibaldi's body.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garibaldi misses with a head kick.
Garibaldi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sidious scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sidious connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi moves into range and clinches up with Sidious.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sidious.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious dominated that round.
That's time! Sidious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidious lands a right hook to the body.
Sidious misses with a looping right.
Sidious is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Garibaldi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sidious lands a nice looking body shot.
Garibaldi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sidious. Sidious circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garibaldi, right into the meat.
Sidious takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Sidious checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi misses with a right hand
and Sidious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sidious throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sidious lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Sidious.
A telegraphed right hand from Garibaldi misses the target.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
Garibaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidious lands a jab.
Sidious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sidious punishes Garibaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Sidious lands a really nice looking cross but Garibaldi seems unphased.
Sidious takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sidious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garibaldi counters by clinching up.
A short right from Sidious on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Sidious forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but Sidious turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sidious lands a hook that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Sidious avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.
Sidious lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sidious blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garibaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garibaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sidious backwards.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garibaldi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sidious seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garibaldi can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sidious lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
A short left from Sidious.
Sidious swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidious manages to break the clinch.
Sidious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sidious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garibaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sidious.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sidious is looking to land body kicks.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Sidious.
Garibaldi misses with a hook. Sidious ducked under it nicely.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Sidious throws a body kick.
Sidious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sidious throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Garibaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Sidious throws a sloppy body shot
and Garibaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garibaldi! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Sidious.
Sidious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sidious swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Sidious misses with a hook to the body
and Garibaldi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sidious closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garibaldi lands a nice shot that snaps Sidious's head back.
Sidious is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious 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. This is the final round!
Sidious slips a jab from Garibaldi.
Sidious scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sidious missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sidious misses with a wild combination.
Garibaldi connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Sidious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sidious takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garibaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garibaldi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sidious to the canvas! Sidious doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garibaldi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
A relieved looking Michael Garibaldi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 276 p4p, 37 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 346 p4p, 45 weight class). Souvlaki comes to the cage accompanied by Greek Anthem. Nordskov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fugle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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138 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki throws out a powerful jab.
Souvlaki lands with a cross.
Nordskov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Souvlaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nordskov scrambles back to his feet.
Koulouraki Souvlaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souvlaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nordskov is fending him off so far but Souvlaki persists. Nope, Nordskov circles away and we're back to standing.
Souvlaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Souvlaki is keen to just control but Nordskov is a slippery customer.
Souvlaki throwing shots but Nordskov is blocking nicely.
Nordskov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki is taking a breather. Nordskov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nordskov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souvlaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nordskov is concentrating on defense, preventing Souvlaki from advancing position.
Nordskov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
Nordskov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordskov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souvlaki stalling.
Nordskov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souvlaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nordskov tries to get to full guard but Souvlaki has control of the leg.
Souvlaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souvlaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nordskov's head.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souvlaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nordskov's head.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Nordskov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Souvlaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Nordskov keeps moving.
Souvlaki is really struggling to control Nordskov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've been hearing that Souvlaki has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Souvlaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souvlaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nordskov keeping moving, preventing Souvlaki from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Nordskov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souvlaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki trying to control but Nordskov is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nordskov walks into a left hand.
Souvlaki connects with a single shot there.
Souvlaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nordskov defends it nicely.
Nordskov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov throws a lazy right hand but Souvlaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Souvlaki misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov throws out a powerful jab.
Souvlaki ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Souvlaki moves out of range as Nordskov throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nordskov loads up on a big right hand but Souvlaki slips the punch.
Souvlaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nordskov sprawls and moves away.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souvlaki manages to avoid it.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nordskov.
Nordskov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souvlaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nordskov defends well and Souvlaki ends up having to push Nordskov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Souvlaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Nordskov, which made it look bad.
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souvlaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Souvlaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nordskov!
Nordskov wants to control but Souvlaki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koulouraki Souvlaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses the body punch
and Souvlaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souvlaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nordskov swivels and escapes.
Souvlaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a hook but Souvlaki avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souvlaki is defended easily by Nordskov.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souvlaki is defended easily by Nordskov.
Nordskov is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Nordskov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov wants to sweep but no luck.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Nordskov keeps moving.
Souvlaki throwing strikes from guard but Nordskov blocks nicely.
Souvlaki trying to control but Nordskov is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nordskov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Souvlaki connects with a nice short shot to Nordskov's temple.
Nordskov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koulouraki Souvlaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souvlaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Nordskov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souvlaki misses with a head shot. Nordskov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Souvlaki cracks Nordskov with a solid left hand.
Souvlaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Nordskov has wrist control.
Souvlaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souvlaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souvlaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nordskov's guard.
Nordskov is controlling Souvlaki's trapped leg to prevent Souvlaki from advancing to side control.
Souvlaki wants to take a breather but Nordskov is having none of it.
Souvlaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki with the ground and pound but Nordskov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nordskov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souvlaki stopping the sweep attempt from Nordskov.
Souvlaki trying to control but Nordskov is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nordskov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Nordskov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Nordskov!
Souvlaki working a defensive guard here.
Souvlaki wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki has his hands on Nordskov's head, controlling the position.
Souvlaki tries to strike from the bottom.
Souvlaki is trying to keep Nordskov in close.
Souvlaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nordskov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nordskov blocks the strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nordskov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Souvlaki gets full guard.
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 Koulouraki Souvlaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Souvlaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nordskov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nordskov lands a jab to the head.
Souvlaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick by Nordskov misses
and Souvlaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nordskov's guard.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Nordskov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Nordskov!
Souvlaki trying to keep a closed guard but Nordskov is proving a slippery customer.
Nordskov content to stall in guard here.
Nordskov stopping the sweep attempt from Souvlaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nordskov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nordskov is one step ahead there.
Souvlaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nordskov manages to get himself to full guard.
Souvlaki works over Nordskov with some ground and pound from guard.
Souvlaki throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Nordskov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Nordskov!
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nordskov is one step ahead there.
Souvlaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souvlaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nordskov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nordskov stopping the sweep attempt from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki working a defensive guard but Nordskov passes into half guard.
Nordskov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nordskov is working away from the top position though.
Souvlaki wants to improve his position but Nordskov is controlling well.
Nordskov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Souvlaki wants to improve his position but Nordskov is controlling well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Souvlaki is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nordskov works Souvlaki's body with a nice hook.
Nordskov tries to move into range but Souvlaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Souvlaki with that takedown attempt.
Nordskov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nordskov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Souvlaki's head backwards.
Souvlaki fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souvlaki 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koulouraki Souvlaki!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koulouraki Souvlaki made sure he mentioned My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bonerz McGee (ranked 54 p4p, 6 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 189 p4p, 32 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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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bonerz McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ibu thumps McGee with a low kick.
Ibu avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGee looks to land a left hand but Ibu moved out of range nicely.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee scores with a one two! Ibu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Koh Ibu has been cut.
Ibu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibu blocks the leg kick.
McGee checks a low kick from Ibu.
It looked like McGee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibu throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGee attempts a counter takedown but Ibu avoids it well and moves away.
McGee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Ibu lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGee doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ibu does it's job there.
A big left from McGee misses.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as McGee blocks the low kick.
McGee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from McGee
and Ibu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu thows a body kick. McGee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been hearing reports that McGee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ibu scoring well with a low kick there.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Ibu's shoulder, as Ibu tries to avoid the shot.
Ibu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Ibu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ibu.
Ibu thuds his shin into the meat of McGee's side.
A good leg kick by Ibu.
Nice shot lands for Ibu.
McGee checks a leg kick.
Ibu is looking to slow McGee down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibu blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
Ibu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibu connects with a 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!
McGee checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibu checks a leg kick.
Ibu lands a really nice looking cross but McGee seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu slips a jab from McGee.
McGee moves out of range as Ibu throws a body kick.
Ibu blocks a head kick by McGee.
Ibu throws an off balance right hand
and Ibu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ibu misses with a low kick.
Ibu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ibu throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from McGee misses the target.
McGee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee drops his hands momentarily and Ibu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ibu checks a leg kick.
McGee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee connects with a looping right hand.
Ibu connects with a solid leg kick.
McGee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
McGee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu checks a leg kick.
McGee throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibu connects with an inside leg kick.
McGee thuds his right hand into Ibu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koh Ibu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibu stuns McGee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGee tries to land a front kick but Ibu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibu checks a leg kick.
McGee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGee throws a leg kick but Ibu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ibu takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Ibu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibu. That snapped McGee's head back.
Ibu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee ducks right into an uppercut from Ibu.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. McGee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGee scores with a jab to the body.
McGee shoots for a takedown but Ibu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Ibu.
Ibu throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGee counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibu.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGee blocks a low kick nicely.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Ibu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ibu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ibu.
McGee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McGee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ibu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ibu moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
Ibu lands a jab to the head.
Ibu blocks a jab.
McGee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGee moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
McGee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ibu throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu lands with a straight right. McGee didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Ibu lands.
Ibu lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee looks to land a left hand but Ibu moved out of range nicely.
McGee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibu circles away.
McGee throws a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
McGee blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGee scores with a leg kick.
McGee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Ibu counters with a body kick.
Ibu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
A shot to the liver by Ibu. Beautiful body shot.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
Ibu lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGee takes a step back to recover.
Ibu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibu.
Ibu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGee 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 Ibu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ibu scores with a nice head shot.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt.
McGee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibu is fending him off so far but McGee persists. Nope, Ibu circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonerz McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibu cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ibu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee throws a leg kick but Ibu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ibu is able to avoid easily.
McGee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick from Ibu.
McGee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
Ibu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ibu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Ibu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ibu lands a nice shot that snaps McGee's head back.
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!
Ibu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ibu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibu delivers a nice body kick.
Ibu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Ibu scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ibu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Ibu moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Ibu finds it's target.
Ibu throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
McGee with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ibu.
Ibu scores with a push kick.
Ibu lunges at McGee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGee's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ibu lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Ibu.
Ibu's corner calls for a 1-2. Ibu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ibu throws the kick towards the body but McGee avoids it.
Ibu staying out of range there.
Koh Ibu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Ibu tenderised McGee's leg. McGee is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGee throws a hook but Ibu blocks it.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGee misses with an uppercut.
Ibu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu.
McGee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ibu moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Ibu as he checks the leg kick.
Ibu slips a jab from McGee.
McGee throws a shot from downtown. Ibu moves away and avoids it.
McGee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGee. Ibu shrugs it off though.
Ibu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee misses with a hook. Ibu ducked under it nicely.
Ibu cracks the inside of McGee's front leg.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Ibu lands a nice hook to McGee's body. McGee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibu was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ibu.
McGee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ibu. McGee shrugs it off though.
McGee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGee showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ibu tries to roll over but McGee keeps him under control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ibu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ibu wants to control but McGee is keeping busy.
Ibu is trying to get back to full guard.
Ibu is looking to control McGee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ibu avoid being mounted?
Ibu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McGee is staying active.
McGee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McGee throwing shots but Ibu is blocking nicely.
McGee wants to free his trapped foot but Ibu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu is doing well to control the position and prevent McGee from advancing to side control.
Ibu trying to hold on to McGee's head to control him but McGee postures up.
McGee is looking for a kimura but Ibu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGee to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee looks to land a strike but Ibu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ibu controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGee throws out a leg kick but Ibu moves out of range and McGee only half commits.
McGee scores with a head kick.
Ibu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee thinks about countering with a body kick.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibu can pounce on him.
McGee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Ibu shows good takedown defense.
Ibu jabs McGee right on the nose. McGee blinks but takes it well.
Ibu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ibu finds it's way round the side to connect with McGee's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ibu's waist but Ibu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
Ibu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibu lands with a nice body punch.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ibu as McGee shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonerz McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee walks into a jab.
McGee throws the left hand but Ibu avoids the punch easily.
Ibu flicks out a counter leg kick but McGee steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ibu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGee.
Ibu lands a slapping body shot.
McGee misses with a hook. Ibu ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibu, right into the meat.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
Ibu lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Ibu misses
and McGee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ibu kicks McGee off and gets back to his feet.
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 McGee.
Nice straight punches there by McGee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGee.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ibu defends it nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McGee checks a low kick from Ibu.
Ibu cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
Nice jab there from McGee.
McGee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ibu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGee lands a jab.
Ibu connects with a solid leg kick.
Ibu looks for the body kick but McGee saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ibu - the referee stops the clock and McGee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ibu. McGee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGee lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGee moves away from the strike by Ibu.
Ibu throws a poor cross that misses
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
McGee lands with an overhand left.
Ibu digs a good body shot into McGee's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from McGee misses.
McGee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ibu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGee cracks the inside of Ibu's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Ibu down.
Ibu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGee misses with a right hand
and Ibu counters with a nice body kick.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
McGee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ibu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibu can pounce on him.
Ibu just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee 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.
Ibu throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ibu. Beautiful body shot.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Ibu counters with an outside leg kick.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but Ibu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.
A left lands for Ibu.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibu as he avoids it easily.
McGee connects with a nice looking jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ibu!
McGee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ibu lands a nice hook to McGee's body. McGee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ibu checks a low kick from McGee.
Ibu takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Ibu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee throws a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by McGee.
Jab, jab by Ibu - just one landing.
Ibu avoids a kick to the body.
Ibu feints a counter leg kick.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibu lands with an overhand left.
Ibu lands the left hand.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from McGee misses.
Ibu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonerz McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGee on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ibu.
Ibu scores with a shot to the body.
Ibu connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
Ibu looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from McGee misses its target.
McGee blocks a leg kick.
McGee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Ibu slams his shin into McGee's torso.
Ibu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Ibu 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu looking to control.
McGee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ibu controlling the position.
McGee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu is adopting a defensive guard.
McGee lands a couple of digs.
Ibu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McGee chips away with some ground and pound.
Ibu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ibu trying to keep a closed guard but McGee is proving a slippery customer.
Bonerz McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGee lands a couple of digs.
Ibu is rocked!
McGee gets to his feet and stands over Ibu, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ibu felt that one! McGee unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ibu from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bonerz McGee!
During a confident post fight interview, Bonerz McGee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
97% |
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